5 Ugliest WWE Attires From The 1990s (& The 5 Best)

The 1990s featured some of the best WWE attires ever to go along with some really ugly ring gear.

Like most other things, fashion evolves. Historically, each decade has had its unique style as far as fashion goes. The 90s in pro wrestling were certainly a bit of a departure from the 80s. The hairstyles were a little smaller, the clothes were a little baggier but the larger-than-life personalities were still there.

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In WWE specifically, ring attire remained the best way to make a fashion statement. The 90s saw a slew of WWE performers use their attire to get noticed. Some drew attention to themselves with the unforgettable ring gear. Unfortunately, a few others rocked some threads that fans wish they could forget.

By nature, pro wrestling fans can be a bit fantastical. After all, it takes a certain kind of person to continuously suspend disbelief the way wrestling fans do. Still, even wrestling fans have a limit to how much they're willing to play along. During the early 90s, WWE repeatedly tested those limits with some of their vocational gimmicks.

One of the more extravagant gimmicks WWE introduced at the time was Max Moon. The futuristic character was originally portrayed by Konnan but when he quit WWE abruptly, Paul Diamond stepped into the role. It's fair to say that Konnan made the right call by abandoning the character and the whacky suit, which was said to have cost a pretty penny.

This one snuck in right at the buzzer. While Kurt Angle was more prominent in the 2000s, his WWE debut happened in late 1999 at Survivor Series. Right off the bat, Angle proved to not only be an elite-level competitor but also one of the best-dressed stars in the company.

As a former Olympian, it made sense for Angle to drape himself in the stars and stripes of The U.S. Angle wasn't the first WWE performer in the 90s to don patriotic attire, but he was certainly the best. Angles red singlet with The U.S. flag mimicked his attire at the 1996 Olympics. He also wore a blue singlet with the same design. Angle's attire choices would only get better as time passed.

Some lucky pro wrestlers never have to live through a bad gimmick. Other, not-so-lucky performers have to put up with a bad gimmick before finding some success. Then, there are guys like Bastion Booger, who get bad gimmick after bad gimmick before being shown the door. Originally, Bastion Booger played the role of Friar Ferguson.

After some religious backlash though, that character was replaced by the repulsive Bastion Booger gimmick. The name was bad enough but WWE doubled down by giving Bastion some of the worst and unflattering ring attire ever. It's hard to imagine any performer succeeding when their physical shortcomings are emphasized like that.

For Bret Hart, the 90s signified a turning point in his career. When the decade started, Hart was still a part of the Hart Foundation tag team alongside Jim Neidhart. By the summer of 1992, Hart would be main eventing a stadium show for WWE. By the end of the year, Hart would be WWE Champion. Despite all the changes during the 90s, one thing persisted with Hart, his ring attire color scheme.

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Since the 80s, "The Hitman" seemed to have cornered the market as far as pink and black attire went. To be fair, nobody could rock those colors quite like Hart. Whether he wore all pink, all black, or a combination, his attire was always spot on. In a decade full of flash, Hart's simple, yet elegant look always delivered. Especially when paired with a leather jacket and shades.

Not all heat in pro wrestling is good heat. Likewise, not all attention is good attention. If there's is one thing that can be said about Jeff Jarrett's ring attire during the 90s it's that it was attention-grabbing for sure. Unfortunately for Double J, a lot of that attention was negative.

Colorfulness was to be expected during the 90s. However, the cut-outs on the upper part of his attire were a bit odd. Recently, it was theorized by fans online that those cuts in his attire were meant to represent guitar strings. That makes a lot of sense but doesn't change the ugly appearance of the getup.

Much like Kurt Angle and other WWE stars, The British Bulldog's ring attire was always a nod to his home country. Instead of The U.S. though, Davey Boy always represented The UK with his Union Jack attire. Davey wore similar UK-inspired gear when he teamed with The Dynamite Kid as part of The British Bulldogs tag team.

However, once Davey struck out on his own, the attires got a lot more elegant and eye-catching. Davey also incorporated a UK flag on his entrance cape. The Bulldog's iconic look was definitely one of the things sorely missing from his final WWE comeback in 2000.

Ugh, this is where the list really starts getting ugly. While fashion is certainly subjective, there cannot be that many people out there who thought Mantaur's look was a good one. As far as fans know, there was only one person who thought Mantaur's attire looked good, Vince McMahon. That's the only person who needed to like it though.

The all-brown ring attire was pretty bad on its own. What made Mantaur especially laughable and cringe-worthy though was his entrance gear. Mantaur was tasked with coming down to the ring wearing a headpiece that looked like some kind of bull. Apparently, in McMahon's mind, that was supposed to convince fans that he was a real-life centaur. It didn't.

While fashion evolved from the 80s to the 90s, there were still a lot of similarities between the two decades, fashion-wise. The biggest similarity was the bright colors. Although, the 90s did lend itself more to neon colors than the 80s did. Well, let's just say The Steiner Brothers were big fans of bright, occasionally neon, colors.

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As a unit, The Steiners had some of the most attention-grabbing attires in WWE during the early 90s. They both wore singlets with wild colorful designs. Rick Steiner stood out even more by wearing his amateur wrestling headgear as a compliment to his singlet. Today, NXT star Bron Breaker's colorful singlets are a homage to his Hall Of Fame father and uncle.

Throughout wrestling history, it's been a bit uncommon for a wrestler to work in a full bodysuit. What's even rarer is finding an instance where a wrestler successfully pulled off wearing a full bodysuit. Honestly, Goldust and Kane may be the only examples ever of full-length bodysuits that looked good.

In 1993, Giant Gonzalez tried his hand at a bodysuit and failed miserably. Gonzalez had one of the things that Vince McMahon coveted at that time, height. However, Gonzalez had a flabby physique. McMahon decided to cover that up with a bodysuit. Unfortunately, the full bodysuit with body hair and muscles airbrushed on was more laughable than anything else.

Every era of pro wrestling has its top dog as far as ring attire goes. During the 80s, that performer was undoubtedly "Macho Man" Randy Savage. While Savage was still around in the 90s, his spot as best dressed wrestler was usurped by Shawn Michaels. Much like Savage in his prime, young HBK was the total package as far as ring attire.

From his color-coordinated heartbreak tights to his entrance chaps all the way to the entrance glasses, Michaels was very detailed oriented. While Michaels would be a big part of WWE up until 2010, there's no denying his ring attire peaked in 1998. His 90s look puts Michaels in the conversation for best-dressed performer of all time.

Wesly Avendano is a writer from a small town in southern California. A Life long pro wrestling, Los Angeles Lakers, and Philadelphia Eagles fan. He's a writer, podcast host, and runs the @flashbackwrestling account on Instagram.