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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Sept 8, 2017 18:52:08 GMT -5
One thing I have noticed lately in the WWE audience is the amount of Bullet Club and classic shirts that are being worn by fans. Now the Bullet Club shirt is iconic and represents a huge stable in NJPW, but it's not WWE produced. But looking at modern WWE I can't say that there is one wrestler who has a shirt that be worn by fans 20 years in the future. The only shirt that stood a chance was Kevin Owen's original KO shirt but it hasn't been worn in 2 years.
Lets look at famous shirts of the past you had Austin 3:16, Just Bring It, nWo, DX, Hulkamania, Purple Macho Man etc. Not only are those shirts still worn today but they became instant classics during their era and were highly sought after.
One of the main issues with todays shirts is that they don't get a chance to become iconic because once a wrestler debut's a new shirt there previous one is abandoned and never worn again.
Look at Austin he wore many shirts but never stopped wearing his Austin 3:16 which kept it relevant and popular.
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Post by Chip on Sept 8, 2017 19:00:52 GMT -5
nowadays its more important to sell 1 each of 50 shirts, than 50 of one shirt. That's their business model. Keep pumping out new merch at live events and you'll get the same person buying more.
I agree with your point, but I'm just saying I dont think the WWE even cares about iconic shirts anymore, as much as they care about guys like Reigns having a new shirt people can buy every 2-3 months. Because all they have to do is TELL us what shirt is going to be iconic and amazing and that's what its gonna be....at least thats they way they portray everything else.
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Post by Darkhawk on Sept 8, 2017 19:05:17 GMT -5
The most recent iconic shirt was Daniel Bryan's YES! shirt, but other than that. Every wrestler tends to get a new shirt every month or so.
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Sept 8, 2017 19:20:28 GMT -5
A large part of that is the fact that there's nobody in wrestling right now who will go down to be as iconic as any of those people you just mentioned. A large part of that has to do with the fact that wrestling just isn't as popular anymore.
The last iconic shirt I can think of is Punk's original BITW t-shirt. Actually, that's probably the last WWE shirt that I bought, come to think about it.
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Post by JHTB® on Sept 8, 2017 19:22:05 GMT -5
Clicked in here thinking it was about Billy and Peyton's Iconic Duo shirts.
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Post by ARUN on Sept 8, 2017 21:21:58 GMT -5
A large part of that is the fact that there's nobody in wrestling right now who will go down to be as iconic as any of those people you just mentioned. A large part of that has to do with the fact that wrestling just isn't as popular anymore. The last iconic shirt I can think of is Punk's original BITW t-shirt. Actually, that's probably the last WWE shirt that I bought, come to think about it. I completely agree. |
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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on Sept 8, 2017 22:12:00 GMT -5
One thing I have noticed lately in the WWE audience is the amount of Bullet Club and classic shirts that are being worn by fans. Now the Bullet Club shirt is iconic and represents a huge stable in NJPW, but it's not WWE produced. But looking at modern WWE I can't say that there is one wrestler who has a shirt that be worn by fans 20 years in the future. The only shirt that stood a chance was Kevin Owen's original KO shirt but it hasn't been worn in 2 years. Lets look at famous shirts of the past you had Austin 3:16, Just Bring It, nWo, DX, Hulkamania, Purple Macho Man etc. Not only are those shirts still worn today but they became instant classics during their era and were highly sought after. One of the main issues with todays shirts is that they don't get a chance to become iconic because once a wrestler debut's a new shirt there previous one is abandoned and never worn again. Look at Austin he wore many shirts but never stopped wearing his Austin 3:16 which kept it relevant and popular. Ive NEVER thought the original nor ANY KO shirts looked iconic. But the original one was probably the worst one made. The last iconic shirt I can think of....Punk's MITB shirt. WWE churns out so many different versions so often nowadays, its hard to create an iconic shirt. The shirts you are talking about became iconic...not just for who wore it, but the fact they werent putting as many out at the time. When I got my first Austin 3:16 shirt, Austin was still a heel and it was the ONLY shirt he had. I think it was more than a year or so before Austin got a 2nd shirt. DX had their original shirt and it was quite sometime before they would have another. Notice how the other ones, when they started cranking them out, all became a dime a dozen. Also, keep in mind that once these guys started churning merch....none of those shirts ever became iconic....Hogan and Rock might be the only exceptions. |
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Post by LA Times on Sept 8, 2017 22:33:17 GMT -5
One thing I have noticed lately in the WWE audience is the amount of Bullet Club and classic shirts that are being worn by fans. Now the Bullet Club shirt is iconic and represents a huge stable in NJPW, but it's not WWE produced. But looking at modern WWE I can't say that there is one wrestler who has a shirt that be worn by fans 20 years in the future. The only shirt that stood a chance was Kevin Owen's original KO shirt but it hasn't been worn in 2 years.Lets look at famous shirts of the past you had Austin 3:16, Just Bring It, nWo, DX, Hulkamania, Purple Macho Man etc. Not only are those shirts still worn today but they became instant classics during their era and were highly sought after. One of the main issues with todays shirts is that they don't get a chance to become iconic because once a wrestler debut's a new shirt there previous one is abandoned and never worn again. Look at Austin he wore many shirts but never stopped wearing his Austin 3:16 which kept it relevant and popular. Are you talking about the duct tape shirt? I took an old black T-shirt, some duct tape and made my own KO shirt. |
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Post by Funk The Revival on Sept 8, 2017 22:33:57 GMT -5
Clicked in here thinking it was about Billy and Peyton's Iconic Duo shirts. Ditto. More worthy of a thread in fairness! |
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Post by Sizzle on Sept 8, 2017 22:55:36 GMT -5
Bayley's "I'm a Hugger" shirt had that iconic look to it.
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Post by LostHawk05 on Sept 8, 2017 23:00:19 GMT -5
A friend and I were talking about this a week ago and I completely agree. It's definitely not like it used to be. The most recent shirt I thought had a chance was "Eat, Sleep, Conquer, Repeat" but even that was replaced rather quickly by his Suplex city merch.
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Post by HHH316 on Sept 8, 2017 23:26:24 GMT -5
Nothing outside of Punk's white BITW shirt has stood the test of time over the last 15 years.
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Post by Falconsinclair on Sept 8, 2017 23:38:50 GMT -5
Clicked in here thinking it was about Billy and Peyton's Iconic Duo shirts. Same here lol |
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Post by ThugSuperstar on Sept 9, 2017 0:32:29 GMT -5
One thing I have noticed lately in the WWE audience is the amount of Bullet Club and classic shirts that are being worn by fans. Now the Bullet Club shirt is iconic and represents a huge stable in NJPW, but it's not WWE produced. But looking at modern WWE I can't say that there is one wrestler who has a shirt that be worn by fans 20 years in the future. The only shirt that stood a chance was Kevin Owen's original KO shirt but it hasn't been worn in 2 years. Lets look at famous shirts of the past you had Austin 3:16, Just Bring It, nWo, DX, Hulkamania, Purple Macho Man etc. Not only are those shirts still worn today but they became instant classics during their era and were highly sought after. One of the main issues with todays shirts is that they don't get a chance to become iconic because once a wrestler debut's a new shirt there previous one is abandoned and never worn again. Look at Austin he wore many shirts but never stopped wearing his Austin 3:16 which kept it relevant and popular. Ive NEVER thought the original nor ANY KO shirts looked iconic. But the original one was probably the worst one made. The last iconic shirt I can think of....Punk's MITB shirt. WWE churns out so many different versions so often nowadays, its hard to create an iconic shirt. The shirts you are talking about became iconic...not just for who wore it, but the fact they werent putting as many out at the time. When I got my first Austin 3:16 shirt, Austin was still a heel and it was the ONLY shirt he had. I think it was more than a year or so before Austin got a 2nd shirt. DX had their original shirt and it was quite sometime before they would have another. Notice how the other ones, when they started cranking them out, all became a dime a dozen. Also, keep in mind that once these guys started churning merch....none of those shirts ever became iconic....Hogan and Rock might be the only exceptions. Austin had the lame half skull/half human shirt after his 3:16 shirt that he wore in '97, but it wasn't until after he won the title at WM14 when they really started pumping out the new merchandise for him regularly (SCU, Raise Some Hell, etc.). After that, it seemed like they would come out with a new shirt for him every month, but he would still alternate the shirts he wore. Nowadays, if you debut a new shirt, you won't ever see the guy wear his old one ever again. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 3:05:03 GMT -5
No iconic characters means no iconic shirts.
Everyone is as bland as 5 day old soup.
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Post by Vamp55 on Sept 9, 2017 3:17:43 GMT -5
Man - back in the day I had the RVD 4:20 I just smoked your ass shirt. Sold it for a pretty penny, but wish I had of keep that that one.
But I agree with the theme of the thread. Certainly a lack of iconic shirts, although we really can't say that, as what makes this iconic is time and hindsight...
I thought Jeff Jarretts "Slap Nuts" was one of the better ones towards the end of WCW.
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Post by IRS on Sept 9, 2017 6:20:59 GMT -5
I think part of the problem is that WWE often overcomplicates the designs of shirts now. Whether it's Austin 3:16, Punk's BITW, the original DX shirt, nWo, Bullet Club, etc. they generally are all simple designs.
They're not bright and flashy, and either don't have back designs, or at least don't overly gaudy ones. Many WWE shirts now are something that you wouldn't want to wear frequently in public, because they look terrible.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Sept 9, 2017 6:35:52 GMT -5
One thing I have noticed lately in the WWE audience is the amount of Bullet Club and classic shirts that are being worn by fans. Now the Bullet Club shirt is iconic and represents a huge stable in NJPW, but it's not WWE produced. But looking at modern WWE I can't say that there is one wrestler who has a shirt that be worn by fans 20 years in the future. The only shirt that stood a chance was Kevin Owen's original KO shirt but it hasn't been worn in 2 years. Lets look at famous shirts of the past you had Austin 3:16, Just Bring It, nWo, DX, Hulkamania, Purple Macho Man etc. Not only are those shirts still worn today but they became instant classics during their era and were highly sought after. One of the main issues with todays shirts is that they don't get a chance to become iconic because once a wrestler debut's a new shirt there previous one is abandoned and never worn again. Look at Austin he wore many shirts but never stopped wearing his Austin 3:16 which kept it relevant and popular. Ive NEVER thought the original nor ANY KO shirts looked iconic. But the original one was probably the worst one made. The last iconic shirt I can think of....Punk's MITB shirt. WWE churns out so many different versions so often nowadays, its hard to create an iconic shirt. The shirts you are talking about became iconic...not just for who wore it, but the fact they werent putting as many out at the time. When I got my first Austin 3:16 shirt, Austin was still a heel and it was the ONLY shirt he had. I think it was more than a year or so before Austin got a 2nd shirt. DX had their original shirt and it was quite sometime before they would have another. Notice how the other ones, when they started cranking them out, all became a dime a dozen. Also, keep in mind that once these guys started churning merch....none of those shirts ever became iconic....Hogan and Rock might be the only exceptions.But they were still wore. DX pumped out quite a few shirts including the football jerseys but they never stopped wearing the original DX shirt. They debut it in 1997 and I remember HHH still wearing it in 1999. |
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Sept 9, 2017 7:34:08 GMT -5
Last wwe shirt I got was the Sting shirt. Before that it was Punk. No interest in anything since. The shirts are pretty cringeworthy.
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Post by bige on Sept 9, 2017 9:00:30 GMT -5
What my Seth freaking Rollins shirt
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