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Fancy footwear: photos
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) T8 H7 u7 o$ Y2 x8 EMany Superstars, including "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase, had symbols or logos on their boots emblematic of their persona.
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5 h0 b2 N, E! I7 h# C% zOther boot symbols were not quite as expected. Bret "Hit Man" Hart went with stars instead of the more obvious hearts.
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Bam Bam Bigelow's boots were ablaze with flames, much like his tights and head tattoo.: f/ N+ M% n5 ?* Z! W3 Q
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+ l/ o" ?+ a2 E6 l% WBobby 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.: u/ J. `+ L m! y1 ?- t0 N' N$ F
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! k* I; t2 F1 K2 j. }6 p1 HThe legendary Bruiser Brody with his sheepskin boots.$ ^* c X! J$ Z" ]# g" @/ z' [
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Demolition used studded shin guards on their boots, matching their unique ring gear.6 p# G6 C9 K: P( c
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Dusty Rhodes was one of many grapplers to ply his trade in a set of cowboy boots. C. k- \; [# M6 t, |6 M5 i. @
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$ c0 @/ j! \/ c; Y6 gBarry Windham, of Four Horsemen and "Stalker" fame, also sported cowboy boots in the ring.7 g4 g s5 X" d# S1 v O3 u: z
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Barefoot WWE Hall of Famer Mr. Fuji.0 b! E# c# T$ C" _
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Barefoot WCW competitor Prince Iaukea.2 D4 q* q8 s% U6 c
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Jimmy Snuka likewise competed barefoot. Also, Roddy Piper wore traditional monogrammed boots.
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) M) ]# P R3 A* Q5 j9 V9 O. lGreg Valentine also wore monogrammed boots.
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! I. p* M0 C b3 s# `; l6 {6 PPerhaps the most well-known technician for initialling his boots was Ric Flair, whose "RF" was awfully similar to Roddy Piper's "RP."2 X+ Y0 R( B# S" j) x
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Chris Jericho opts not for a "CJ" monogram, but rather for his full last name across his shin guards.
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4 ^. H- a& t# L b2 D' NSgt. Slaughter wore camo-inspired boots.3 Q* d. P7 Y6 ~ D+ p2 h, @
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u: }; i$ o! q; ]5 @The Iron Sheik's unique footwear.
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+ G# O3 S3 x. t8 xSgt. Slaughter's villainous footwear.* h; z1 J V% G8 N" C$ V
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$ `" B7 i( H1 M, X2 dThe Sheik was a boot innovator.6 r# T1 R! M3 ~9 d" X- G5 ~5 d" v
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The red and yellow of Hulkamania ran wild on Hollywood Hogan's boots.
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The Texas Tornado, Kerry Von Erich.8 j. S0 W; h, Z/ Q5 I0 K0 [/ p
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Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson of The Rock 'n' Roll Express.. _0 R; O3 ]1 ` U; U1 h3 o+ x
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4 [6 m. ~3 _& [# |Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty of The Rockers wore matching zebra-print boots, demonstrative of their exciting ring style.
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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.. V; l! X( ^; O6 i) ]
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CM Punk shows his hometown pride with Chicago stars.3 k4 W8 L& D4 G2 n
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Punk's Chicago stars come in different colors.# F5 A7 r, c4 i) _( S- x# m* q
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The look of Punk's gear has varied over the years, but always shows love for The Second City.3 ~) f* Y* z) w V3 A
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Those aren't hockey skates, but don't tell that to The Goon.5 B$ V2 B! w/ F2 E) Z% f
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% C2 Z8 W) }% S& {Known for having gear as dynamic as his ring persona, Kofi Kingston's boots often display his own logo.
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Kofi has had many variations of his matching ring outfits. u+ ^* U; J7 K4 b, N" ?9 j% b9 x
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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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% C! }% q' y! x3 ]8 S. A2 J5 D0 G2 y/ mJohn 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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t5 l# T4 y" t- @& ?% iThe Great White uses his cross logo across the back of his boots.( f4 K2 I9 {8 v. ?( X0 ]+ r
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AJ Lee wears Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars.( L) ]3 X1 m" ^3 [1 `
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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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The Road Warriors wore spiked shin guards.* }% \. L0 R7 Y' D5 Y) X
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Many Native Americans used boots inspired by their culture, including Wahoo McDaniel.: k& n# h& M# O
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, ]7 W* [1 \) ~Chief Jay Strongbow also wore suede Native American boots when battling the likes of The Wild Samoans.
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/ b! K( f" ]2 BPerhaps it was Tatanka's fringed Native American footwear that propelled him to an impressive undefeated streak in the 1990s.7 [1 p1 P/ i% z5 z$ F
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+ z( R3 B4 V' F8 r$ W+ T) l& PHailing from Outer Space, Max Moon traveled from light-years away wearing futuristic boots.
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Though 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., O$ x7 Z/ b D; W7 s5 K" A! `
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The most interesting element of Mantaur had to be his footwear, right? |
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发表于 2012-8-10 11:31
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