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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Aug 30, 2022 23:09:07 GMT -5
Meaning whether it be facial hair, cutting or growing their hair, adding knee pads etc... can that help change your perception of them whether it be good or bad
2 examples for me:
Jay Lethal cutting his hair made him lose "all the juice". Even before the dirt on his name, he felt like he lost a lot when he finally went bald and didn't have the same swagger anymore
Cody Rhodes adding knee pads. I think going to the tights and blond hair has completed the main event appearance but just him adding knee pads changed a lot for him and just made him look "better" even without much changing
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Post by ISO Mid Thigh Pull on Aug 30, 2022 23:10:04 GMT -5
Baron Corbin shaving his head was one of the biggest glowups in the history of this business
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Aug 30, 2022 23:12:52 GMT -5
Baron Corbin shaving his head was one of the biggest glowups in the history of this business  The man lost his hair in record time. Like it was majorly thinning in 6 months after his debut and the longer he grew it the worst it looked. Shaving his head was best thing he did, too bad he hasn't had decent ring gear in a few years |
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Post by pinja on Aug 30, 2022 23:23:24 GMT -5
Meaning whether it be facial hair, cutting or growing their hair, adding knee pads etc... can that help change your perception of them whether it be good or bad 2 examples for me: Jay Lethal cutting his hair made him lose "all the juice". Even before the dirt on his name, he felt like he lost a lot when he finally went bald and didn't have the same swagger anymore Cody Rhodes adding knee pads. I think going to the tights and blond hair has completed the main event appearance but just him adding knee pads changed a lot for him and just made him look "better" even without much changing I think Mark Henry is a worse case than Lethal. With hair he looked like a monster, bald he looks like Pinhead from Puppet Master.
Hardcore Holly changed more than just his hair, but I think it was him cutting and bleaching it that instantly elevated him from jobber status.
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Aug 30, 2022 23:28:15 GMT -5
Meaning whether it be facial hair, cutting or growing their hair, adding knee pads etc... can that help change your perception of them whether it be good or bad 2 examples for me: Jay Lethal cutting his hair made him lose "all the juice". Even before the dirt on his name, he felt like he lost a lot when he finally went bald and didn't have the same swagger anymore Cody Rhodes adding knee pads. I think going to the tights and blond hair has completed the main event appearance but just him adding knee pads changed a lot for him and just made him look "better" even without much changing I think Mark Henry is a worse case than Lethal. With hair he looked like a monster, bald he looks like Pinhead from Puppet Master.
Hardcore Holly changed more than just his hair, but I think it was him cutting and bleaching it that instantly elevated him from jobber status.
For the big wrestlers, I think there is something to be said about the hair swinging around tho you also probably have to change the gear a little too Like when Braun went bald, it sucked some his mystique away too. But they also dressed him with a big muscle shirt and gloves for some reason Christian cutting his hair and losing the singlet helped a lot. |
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Post by karl100589 on Aug 30, 2022 23:33:24 GMT -5
Kurt shaving his head made him appear more intense, it also helps that he started phasing out the comedic elements of his character.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2022 23:33:44 GMT -5
Rusev deserved the "Handsome Rusev" moniker after cutting his hair.
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Post by Fade is a CodyCryBaby on Aug 30, 2022 23:54:02 GMT -5
Anytime someone goes from minimal (ala Rusev or Garcia off the top of my head) to adding boots, knee pads, whatever..is an instant upgrade in my book.
- Orton going from puffy gas head frat boy to thin, shaved head, sleeves-having psychopath made me have a complete 180 on him.
- HHH w/ the handlebar mustache or clean shaven during evolution made him come across very unlikeable (but I guess that was the point)
- Hogan was one of the first wrestlers I was aware of when I was a kid and his look did nothing for me. But the second I saw a picture of him in ‘97/‘98 with the lightning black nwo gear and stubble, my curiosity was piqued.
- Lita going from the Hardy boyZ gear, cargo pants, tank and thong to scantily and dressed up during the rated R days was such a downgrade (but again, that was the point).
- Miz going from shorts/whatever to trunks was day and night. Kudos to the deranged madman being right on that.
- Never liked Danielson’s beard/unruly hair look. Short and what he has now looks cool on him.
- if RUSH shaved that monstrosity he calls a beard, I’d prbly become a fan.
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Post by ThankGodForSidJustice on Aug 31, 2022 0:09:12 GMT -5
Mr. Perfect switching to the colorful singlets. Even though he was getting pushed he looked like a jobber in his first several months when he just had the plain black or blue trunks. He looked and came off like so much more of a star with the singlets.
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Post by thegatewaydrug on Aug 31, 2022 0:57:22 GMT -5
King Kong Bundy with hair sure wasn't imposed. On the opposite side, bald Paul Wight looks terrible.
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Post by Mozenrath on Aug 31, 2022 1:05:12 GMT -5
I've always liked Evil Uno, but his gear looks much better when he stopped having the awkward length tights and no shirt. Both looks are better than his "pajamas" look as Player Uno, though, which even he concedes he gets why Cornette hated him the moment he stepped into ROH for that, appearance-wise, since it looked amateurish.
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Post by The Thread Barbi on Aug 31, 2022 1:23:00 GMT -5
Probably the most famous example is Stunning Steve Austin to Stone Cold Steve Austin
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Post by Fundertaker on Aug 31, 2022 3:38:42 GMT -5
Jay White without beard? Knife pervert.
Jay White with beard? Perfection.
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Post by Bo Rida on Aug 31, 2022 3:54:35 GMT -5
Being English I'm of course a fan of the British Bulldog and Regal but that was hard when they were wearing jeans/bathing suits.
Dark Order were much better after Brodie bought them new attire.
Snitsky was a fun goof with hair, without he had nothing going for him.
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Post by saneiac on Aug 31, 2022 8:05:52 GMT -5
Being English I'm of course a fan of the British Bulldog and Regal but that was hard when they were wearing jeans/bathing suits. WCW Regal with the red bathing suit and his pasty white legs underneath was a guy I was never able to take seriously. I hate the look of Pete Dunne in his bathing suit, too. Kurt Angle shaving his head and adding the mouth guard transformed him from wrestling dork to frightening animal almost overnight. |
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Aug 31, 2022 8:08:12 GMT -5
Nakajima as a fresh faced kid in Dixie Cup trunks during his early NOAH days to when he got his current haircut and facial hair and the hoodie, he became way nastier and he has more of a main event vibe than ever.
HHH moving to short trunks made him instantly come off more barbarian-like.
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Post by Dub H on Aug 31, 2022 8:16:12 GMT -5
Jay White without beard? Knife pervert. Jay White with beard? Perfection. Both Jay and Danielson look very dweebish without beards and their almost lack of a jawline. Jay White looked like a teenager at the time he beat Omega for the US Title But with beard? Dangerous Hunks |
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Post by Captain Stud Muffin (BLM) on Aug 31, 2022 8:20:30 GMT -5
Being English I'm of course a fan of the British Bulldog and Regal but that was hard when they were wearing jeans/bathing suits. WCW Regal with the red bathing suit and his pasty white legs underneath was a guy I was never able to take seriously. I hate the look of Pete Dunne in his bathing suit, too. Kurt Angle shaving his head and adding the mouth guard transformed him from wrestling dork to frightening animal almost overnight. The thing with Dunne is he’s going to muscled up for the one piece. He’s a guy who can transition to trunks and it won’t look bad. Or even he can wear a top and tights |
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Post by chronocross on Aug 31, 2022 8:21:36 GMT -5
I'd say Miz in 2009 changing from the Faux-hawk and jorts to wrestling tights and changing his music made him look more of a main-eventer to me.
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Post by Confused Mark Wahlberg on Aug 31, 2022 9:33:36 GMT -5
Otis with no beard went to looking even more like a giant baby  |
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