10 Unbelievably Ugly Wrestling Attires From WWE's Past

Wrestling gear is something that every single wrestler has to invest in. Without some sort of flash and panache behind what you look like, you could become instantly forgotten - no matter how good you are in the ring. Plenty of superstars spend a good chunk of change on how they want to look, and everyone hopes for a decent return on their investment.

But then there are these infamous WWE outfits. Be it for one show, or a guy forgot their gear, or they really spent the money for some of this gear - these attires are almost as hideous as lulz-WCW show.

10 Shawn Michaels’ Little Drummer Boy

The WWE Universe was pleasantly surprised and ecstatic when Shawn Michaels returned from a sabbatical in 2002. After his war with Triple H at SummerSlam, the next time he showed up was at Survivor Series and the first ever Elimination Chamber. He showed up ready for war and even won the World Championship.

But he showed up looking more like The Little Drummer Boy than a warrior. His attire was an odd choice for HBK - a shade of fecal brown that did nothing to accentuate the flamboyant style of Shawn Michaels.

9 Max Moon

Depending on who you ask - the Max Moon gimmick was either way ahead of its time or a completely terrible idea. But one thing is certain about Max Moon - that outfit was garish. Clearly he looked like something that might have fit in with The Marvel or DC Cinematic Universes.

But way back in the early nineties, that kind of superhero gimmick wasn’t tried before, and Max Moon wasn’t even outlined to be that kind of babyface.

8 Bastion Booger

Sometimes an outfit is all about perspective. When you see Mike Shaw, the former Canadian giant - Makhan Singh dressed like Milla Jovovich in The Fifth Element, a majority of the people reading this might have just lost their lunch.

But that was actually the point of Bastion Booger - easily one the of grossest gimmicks of all time.

7 Saba Simba

During the seventies and early eighties, there were seldom few men with the physiques of Mr. USA, Tony Atlas. Along with Rocky Johnson, The Soul Patrol went on to become tag team champions. But years later, he needed to have a gimmick to match the burgeoning New Generation.

Somehow Saba Simba is what was created for the powerhouse. He wore a massive headdress that looked like it belonged in Wakanda and was instantly derided by fans. The gimmick was DOA before it ever got underway.

6 Giant Gonzalez

When massive human Jorge Gonzalez was drafted to the Atlanta Hawks, he practically immediately was sent over to Ted Turner’s other company - WCW. He eventually was released and headed to WWE.

At least there, Vince McMahon was able to craft him a gimmick that fans would forget all about El Gigante. Unfortunately he was remembered for all the wrong reasons - it was a giant bodysuit made to look like he was far more musclebound than he actually was.

5 Battle Kat

In the WWE, and plenty of other wrestling promotions, having a gimmick helps any guy stand out a bit more than their in-ring skill. That’s why we have a character called Battle Kat on the list. From an in-ring standpoint, the guy was a good hand but used more as an enhancement talent than anything else.

Then he donned a silly mask and became The Battle Kat. Oddly enough, the outfit sort of looks a prototype for the original Kona Crush character.

4 Mantaur

As the old joke goes, “he had hooves for feet” has been tossed around by nearly every wrestling podcaster who was around during the time of Mantaur.

Based on the real mythological feature of a Centaur, Mantaur’s look was completely absurd. He had face paint resembling horns and huge headdress resembling something more of a Z-Grade horror flick than wrestling attire.

3 Undertaker’s Snakeskin Pants

When it comes to great wrestling gear, seldom few come close to having memorable gear than The Undertaker. But when it came to celebrating A Decade Of Destruction, The American Badass did not do a good job of representing Deadman, Inc.

At the 2000 Survivor Series, The Phenom showed up for his match against Kurt Angle in snakeskin leather pants. As the story goes - the gear that he had planned was lost in transit to the show, and he had to borrow a pair of The Godfather’s pants.

2 The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust

For several years, draped in nothing but gold with the vivacious Marlena at his side - few stars looked better than Goldust.

But when he left his wife to partner up with Luna Vachon, he became The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust - and his whole gimmick became to be even more bizarre than he was as Goldust! That meant wearing all kinds of outfits that were hideous for the sake of being hideous.

1 The Helmets Of Hulk Hogan And Faarooq

It didn’t happen much, if at all on national television, but thanks to the internet, all fans can all see the marketing mavens of WWE once really wanted to make a Hulkamania helmet a thing.

Hulk Hogan wore the yellow and red faux-motorcycle helmet at various house shows during the height of the Golden Era. Another odd piece of headgear came when Faarooq arrived in WWE. The company were going for a gladiator motif and fitted Ron Simmons with a hideous baby blue helmet.