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Fancy footwear: photos
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Many Superstars, including "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, had symbols or logos on their boots emblematic of their persona.3 G) y: Y. X7 k3 H! m$ q2 Z
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Other boot symbols were not quite as expected. Bret "Hit Man" Hart went with stars instead of the more obvious hearts.
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- M) W$ U4 @4 ]# i& e9 gBam Bam Bigelow's boots were ablaze with flames, much like his tights and head tattoo.
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1 |4 a2 b6 g5 J( KBobby Heenan's favorite to win Royal Rumble Matches because of his propensity to throw opponents over the top rope, The Berzerker wore barbaric fur boots while competing.$ h: X! J& A6 B7 Z0 z. V
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9 x8 b- u1 r i: g1 \The legendary Bruiser Brody with his sheepskin boots., Z6 B* I0 V+ @8 S. {' H
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Demolition used studded shin guards on their boots, matching their unique ring gear.( {8 v* r6 [5 ^* ^
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# C" J2 m- H. H) ?! {/ z# PDusty Rhodes was one of many grapplers to ply his trade in a set of cowboy boots.
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' S5 Z# P; T" J8 `Barry Windham, of Four Horsemen and "Stalker" fame, also sported cowboy boots in the ring.
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4 ~" @4 e" S' i6 YBarefoot WWE Hall of Famer Mr. Fuji.
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Barefoot WCW competitor Prince Iaukea.
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Jimmy Snuka likewise competed barefoot. Also, Roddy Piper wore traditional monogrammed boots.( o$ f1 ^* ~5 d$ P8 m. g8 r' q
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A! F" ^$ D, n) @. VGreg Valentine also wore monogrammed boots.
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Perhaps the most well-known technician for initialling his boots was Ric Flair, whose "RF" was awfully similar to Roddy Piper's "RP."
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Chris Jericho opts not for a "CJ" monogram, but rather for his full last name across his shin guards.( e2 R( {- O+ n& N! u: p, L
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Sgt. Slaughter wore camo-inspired boots.+ t6 j: A [6 F9 G! d0 a
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' @2 T. w! A- ? V- kThe Iron Sheik's unique footwear.
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Sgt. Slaughter's villainous footwear.
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+ m' N4 t" U6 D. EThe red and yellow of Hulkamania ran wild on Hollywood Hogan's boots.
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( l* m6 q3 y" uThe Texas Tornado, Kerry Von Erich.
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1 x4 x* ?6 T) L, uRicky Morton and Robert Gibson of The Rock 'n' Roll Express.- M& d5 X0 @/ T( Z
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6 o% V6 P) J$ d& ]( c }" @+ {Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty of The Rockers wore matching zebra-print boots, demonstrative of their exciting ring style.# r1 ]5 g8 c0 R) }
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Cactus Jack could not be more different than The Rockers, but Mrs. Foley's Baby Boy also sported animal print boots.$ n w2 y; K9 _! _( e
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CM Punk shows his hometown pride with Chicago stars.
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2 g* R3 m. V( @ _; I6 f b) @1 r* uThe look of Punk's gear has varied over the years, but always shows love for The Second City.' b' D4 d9 Y! \+ T+ d: {
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, I7 J+ L; d4 N- ]+ b: K3 d$ oKnown for having gear as dynamic as his ring persona, Kofi Kingston's boots often display his own logo.$ V1 M4 A1 j, \: i7 }+ @
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Kofi has had many variations of his matching ring outfits.4 t+ i# o) x1 T" \
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Kofi spent some time in ring gear evocative of iconic villain The Riddler, but the WWE Universe couldn't help but cheer the multi-time titleholder.
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John Morrison's rockstar attitude spread to his outfit choices, which included fur accoutrements attached to his boots. Sheamus also has boots emblematic of his persona.
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The Great White uses his cross logo across the back of his boots.
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AJ Lee wears Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars.. I5 A% H- P0 h; k! w
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Love him or hate him, John Cena chooses to wrestle in sneakers, love it or hate it.
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Many Native Americans used boots inspired by their culture, including Wahoo McDaniel.1 w% I' K( @! P; f" R1 {
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Chief Jay Strongbow also wore suede Native American boots when battling the likes of The Wild Samoans.
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Perhaps it was Tatanka's fringed Native American footwear that propelled him to an impressive undefeated streak in the 1990s.
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Hailing from Outer Space, Max Moon traveled from light-years away wearing futuristic boots.
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" c2 z _& Z. g) {) B8 \9 ZTiger Ali Singh wore vibrant, unique ring boots.
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5 @" g( t" e- }+ A S" B7 K U/ TThough they were difficult to spot as he flew across the ring, Sean Waltman wore the popular brand of ASICS athletic sneakers while competing as The 1-2-3 Kid.
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( Z6 e4 C$ m( Q; g1 P, sThe most interesting element of Mantaur had to be his footwear, right? |
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