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Post by greenjack1992 on Dec 6, 2017 14:41:17 GMT -5
I was looking at Sami Zayn during his match with Orton, and it got me thinking:
For years, wrestlers who wore long tights also wore trunks over the top of them.
Who started the current trend of just wearing the tights on their own?
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Post by TheLastDude on Dec 6, 2017 16:20:29 GMT -5
Interesting question. Maybe HBK, Triple H, or Jericho? That would probably take quite a bit of picture searching.
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Post by marino13 on Dec 6, 2017 16:47:39 GMT -5
I remember Chris Benoit in wCw never wore trunks over the top of his tights. And it used to give him "webbed crotch". He's the first one I can think of.
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Post by ohernan6 on Dec 6, 2017 16:58:47 GMT -5
Well, wouldn't you say Rick Rude or Jake Roberts only wore tights? I'm pretty sure there were others before them too.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Dec 6, 2017 17:32:06 GMT -5
Many wrestlers over the years wore long tights without trunks over them.
Sting Rude Snake Benoit Beefcake Franchise Jericho Storm
I know there are others, but that's all I came up with quickly.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Dec 6, 2017 18:13:56 GMT -5
I would say Big John Studd was one of the first just to wear tights.
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Post by PJ on Dec 6, 2017 20:18:32 GMT -5
I would say Big John Studd was one of the first just to wear tights. He had both on at WM vs Andre. But Rude, Roberts, Sting, Benoit all only wore the tights.
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Post by marino13 on Dec 6, 2017 20:22:17 GMT -5
Well, wouldn't you say Rick Rude or Jake Roberts only wore tights? I'm pretty sure there were others before them too. Rude & Roberts are both great suggestions. Disappointed in myself for not thinking of them.
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Post by Darkhawk on Dec 7, 2017 17:52:43 GMT -5
Edge Eddie Guerrero
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Post by ~*Young $ Money*~ on Dec 7, 2017 21:55:20 GMT -5
What is the point of the trunks on top of the tights? I never did get that
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Post by TheLastDude on Dec 7, 2017 22:23:56 GMT -5
Well, wouldn't you say Rick Rude or Jake Roberts only wore tights? I'm pretty sure there were others before them too. Rude & Roberts are both great suggestions. Disappointed in myself for not thinking of them. That makes two of us. I'm disappointed in you as well.
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Post by hbkbigdaddycool on Dec 7, 2017 23:58:30 GMT -5
What is the point of the trunks on top of the tights? I never did get that I always figured one of two things. One was probably if they wanted to just wear trunks that night, they could. Secondly, maybe it gave them some kind of support?? It's just a guess.
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Post by aggressiveperfectpoor on Dec 8, 2017 3:10:17 GMT -5
I always thought the trunks over tights thing was the exception. Strange. I remember Bret used to do it. Especially during the end of the Hart Foundation Tag Teams heel run. when He'd wear the same color trunks as his top and either pink to contrast the black top and trunks (I remember Jakks doing a Bret like that). Jim did the same thing during that time period. I've heard of a lot of people that wore tights wearing trunks UNDER their tights. Or if they wore singlets they definately wore trunks underneath. There was a story where Triple H picked Al Snow up for a suplex and Al wasn't wearing any trunks under his singlet, and Al's privates fell out. Mick discussed it in his book, and Triple H brought it up on a late night talk show.
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Post by JC Motors on Dec 8, 2017 8:46:44 GMT -5
Honky Tonk Man
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Post by King Richius on Dec 8, 2017 9:24:28 GMT -5
I always thought the trunks over tights thing was the exception. Strange. I remember Bret used to do it. Especially during the end of the Hart Foundation Tag Teams heel run. when He'd wear the same color trunks as his top and either pink to contrast the black top and trunks (I remember Jakks doing a Bret like that). Jim did the same thing during that time period. I've heard of a lot of people that wore tights wearing trunks UNDER their tights. Or if they wore singlets they definately wore trunks underneath. There was a story where Triple H picked Al Snow up for a suplex and Al wasn't wearing any trunks under his singlet, and Al's privates fell out. Mick discussed it in his book, and Triple H brought it up on a late night talk show. I bet AJ wishes he wore something under or over his tights after that PPV match where he ripped 'em and flashed his bleeding butt for ten minutes.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2017 11:38:51 GMT -5
Au contraire mon frère, he wore the tights/ trunks combo too.
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Post by jayrod2009 on Dec 9, 2017 12:03:26 GMT -5
Superstar Billy Gram.
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Post by IRS on Dec 9, 2017 14:35:38 GMT -5
I always thought the trunks over tights thing was the exception. Strange. I remember Bret used to do it. Especially during the end of the Hart Foundation Tag Teams heel run. when He'd wear the same color trunks as his top and either pink to contrast the black top and trunks (I remember Jakks doing a Bret like that). Jim did the same thing during that time period. I've heard of a lot of people that wore tights wearing trunks UNDER their tights. Or if they wore singlets they definately wore trunks underneath. There was a story where Triple H picked Al Snow up for a suplex and Al wasn't wearing any trunks under his singlet, and Al's privates fell out. Mick discussed it in his book, and Triple H brought it up on a late night talk show. I bet AJ wishes he wore something under or over his tights after that PPV match where he ripped 'em and flashed his bleeding butt for ten minutes. Maybe he wanted to flash his bleeding butt all along?
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Post by Patrick Bateman (original) on Dec 9, 2017 17:29:35 GMT -5
While on the topic, what's up with them wearing thongs? It's weird. Angle, Edge, and Hogan do.
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Post by REAL REVY on Dec 9, 2017 22:02:55 GMT -5
The Rock should of worn long tights more
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