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9 T* C/ R; o- s" S( vChris Jericho wore this top to the ring when he faced Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XIX.
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) }" l- c4 U7 q3 O4 w“Macho Man” Randy Savage wore this jacket to the ring for his final bout on The Grandest Stage of Them All at WrestleMania X./ {! V" S3 o9 Q* q0 ~1 I6 V) O2 a) I
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9 e6 l" d, e1 L. A9 ?; o5 dRecognize this iconic red blazer? It belonged to Mr. McMahon during his days as a WWE commentator.
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4 f/ L: U5 b7 t% w. h! d% q; A1 nLegendary manager Jimmy Hart crafted unique blazers for each of his clients, including this one for the tag team of Money Inc.
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7 d5 u4 W" k, n6 I, n5 T5 y“The Mouth of the South” wore this iconic blazer when he managed The Hart Foundation of Bret Hart and Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart.0 G4 Z4 I. _) Q5 B+ W/ P
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& l0 a& v; U* z' T, U# \3 n# C3 lLong before he was “The King,” WWE Hall of Famer Harley Race went by the nickname “Handsome.”
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: q. V/ |. h4 d9 n M& HDuring his early days in Mexico, Eddie Guerrero wore this ostentatious red, white and blue jacket while teaming with Art Barr as the villainous Americans known as "Los Gringos Locos."
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Art Barr, who was sometimes known as The Love Machine, wore this jacket as well, which was donated to WWE by Vickie Guerrero.
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No fooling. This tiny jacket was worn by Dink the Clown at WrestleMania X. The banana cream pie stains were tough to get out.+ ~3 v; j2 z% P7 f
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9 x. z/ Z- y8 cThese jackets belonged to The Federettes — a group of lovely ladies who could be seen at ringside during WWE events from 1986.
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2 u- s. V7 j9 v5 ]. ]' Q2 S“Classy” Freddie Blassie was the picture of sophistication in these handmade sequined jackets.
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