History RealMenWearPink / ProfessionalWrestling

* Wrestling/RingOfHonor and WWE wrestler [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan Danielson]] is a vegan, a socialist, about 50 lbs lighter than the average pro-wrestler, and born in Nirvana's home city. Yet he's the greatest technical wrestler alive today, and can easily dominate men twice his size with submission moves.
* Wrestling/JohnMorrison, master of LeParkour (Hey it's manly), incredible high flier, possessor of epic abs, [[Music/TheDoors Jim Morrison]] impersonator, lover of fur lined, glittery coats that go down to his feet.
* Wrestling/MickFoley is known for his no holds barred style of wrestling and bloody traumatizing hardcore matches. He's also a devoted fan of Music/ToriAmos and a volunteer counselor for [[http://www.slate.com/id/2267815/ RAINN]], an organization that helps survivors of sexual assault. He also possesses an extensive collection of kitschy Christmas knick-knacks.

* [[Wrestling/RandySavage "Macho Man" Randy Savage]] wore pink tights for his match against Wrestling/RickySteamboat at Wrestlemania 3.

* Wrestling/JohnCena wore [[https://www.bostonherald.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2012/09/15/07e381_091312cena02.jpg?w=1024 pink and black]] starting at [=WWE=]'s ''Night of Champions'' pay-per-view in 2012, as part of their partnership with Susan B. Komen's Race for the Cure. Two weeks later, [[TitleDrop he says the trope by name]] (despite earlier deriding Wrestling/DolphZiggler for wearing it).

* While Randy [=McKenzie=] typically wears blue, his tights are also typically adorned with flowers. Yet he is a macho surfer dude, with no hints of being a {{gorgeous George}} nor an exotico.

* Wrestling/JohnCena wore pink and black starting at [=WWE=]'s ''Night of Champions'' pay-per-view, as part of their partnership with Susan B. Komen's Race for the Cure. Two weeks later, [[TitleDrop he says the trope by name]] (despite earlier deriding Wrestling/DolphZiggler for wearing it).

* Not exactly pink, but Wrestling/TripleH's purple trunks from 2003 deserve a mention. A literal example of pink is in RAW, Aug. 13th, 2012 where we see him in a [[https://media.giphy.com/media/lqMylCFdOffZWtWTpc/giphy.gif pink business shirt]].

* In a more subdued, borderline case, when the 6'7", 300+-lb Wrestling/{{Batista}} wears his [[BadassInANiceSuit impeccably-tailored suits]], the shirt or tie is often pink. And that ''works'' for him.

* Given that Wrestling/StillLifeWithApricotsAndPears' gimmick is a [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible wrestling work of art]], they[[note]]Still Life identifies as [[{{Transgender}} non-binary]], preferring they/them pronouns.[[/note]] have worn pink paint, as well as many other colors.

* On a more outlandish, character-based level, Wrestling/{{WWE}}, for a short time, played host to Vito, a six-feet-tall, bald, musclebound Italian badass -- who liked to wear frilly dresses, and who was often referred to as "the toughest man to ever wear a dress". Debate still rages on whether this was {{Kayfabe}}, or a RealLife preference of Vito's, especially since, rumor has it, after he was released from WWE, he attempted to negotiate a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship with the rider that he would be allowed to compete in a dress. Of course, the gimmick came about at the same time a mobster on ''Series/TheSopranos'' was revealed to be gay, and Wrestling/{{WWE}} likes ripping off pop culture for character ideas. On the other other hand, it might have started as a gimmick but the wrestler who played him [[BecomingTheMask might have grown to like it]].
** An earlier WCW storyline saw Perry Saturn (a bald, heavily tattooed wrestler), lose a Loser Wears a Dress match and subsequently start wearing black latex-looking skirts. If the story from Wrestling/ChrisJericho's autobiography can be believed, Saturn ''wanted'' this change in character. Several years later, he was shot ''twice'' saving a woman from two men attempting to rape her. And barely even noticed until the officer on scene pointed out the wounds. The bullet wounds were discovered in his neck.

* WWE also had the skirt-wearing Wrestling/TheHeadbangers. This was back when kilts were big among metalheads... but what The Headbangers wore could only be considered kilts if one were especially charitable.
** Their t-shirts even had a variation of the trope's name on it: "REAL MEN WEAR SKIRTS".
** The same can also be said of some of Wrestling/{{Raven}}'s "kilts" in his Wrestling/{{WWE}} and earlier [[Wrestling/ImpactWrestling TNA]] runs.
* And then there's the guy who started it all back in 1941: Gorgeous Wrestling/{{George| Wagner}}. A {{delinquent}} turned YMCA wrestler, who also wore a dress!

* Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage, three-time World Champion Wrestler, practices yoga daily, and [[http://irreference.com/yoga-for-regular-guys/ has co-authored a book on the subject]]. He also tended to wear pink during his cigar-smoking midcarder days, as illustrated by the current page photo.

* Wrestling/MickFoley is known for his no holds barred style of wrestling and bloody traumatizing hardcore matches. He's also devoted fan of Music/ToriAmos and a volunteer counselor for [[http://www.slate.com/id/2267815/ RAINN]], an organization that helps survivors of sexual assault. He also possesses an extensive collection of kitschy Christmas knick-knacks.
* [[LegacyCharacter The Hart Dynasty]], consisting of David Hart-Smith (son of "[[Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith The British Bulldog]]" and Diana Hart), Wrestling/TysonKidd (one of the last graduates of the Hart Family Dungeon before it closed down) and {{Wrestling/Natalya|Neidheart}} (daughter of the aforementioned Jim) like Bret before them, also took to the color pink.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bhLK6XPKCs Imagine what I could do to you.]] Basically Wrestling/ExoticAdrianStreet's gimmick was talking as manly as possible while acting the exact opposite, to help his AmbiguouslyGay image.

* Wrestling/RandyOrton [[http://www.sescoops.com/wwe-trademarks-future-endeavored-orton-barney/ likes Barney]].

* Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage, three-time World Champion Wrestler, practices yoga daily, and [[http://irreference.com/yoga-for-regular-guys/ has co-authored a book on the subject]].

* The legendary Wrestling/MagnumTOKYO from Wrestling/DragonGate and Wrestling/FightingOperaHUSTLE was a wrestling stripper. Nuff said.

* The color pink is practically a staple of the Hart WrestlingFamily. [[Wrestling/BretHart Bret "The Hitman" Hart]] is known as much for his distinctive pink-and-black singlets as he is for his incredible matches. This started when he was tagging with Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, one of his brothers-in-law and a more overt badass. Younger brother Wrestling/OwenHart later got in on the act.

* And then there's the guy who started it all back in 1941: Gorgeous Wrestling/{{George| Wagner}}

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bhLK6XPKCs Imagine what I could do to you.]]

* Not exactly pink, but Wrestling/TripleH's purple trunks from 2003 deserve a mention.

* The late great CHIKARA wrestler[=/=]Ring Of Honor manager [[Wrestling/LarrySweeney "Sweet N Sour" Larry Sweeney]] wore pink and various other colors. He and Pinkie in fact were the first two competitors in the Team CHIKARA[[note]]Sweeney[=/=]Wrestling/{{UltraMantis Black}}[=/=]Wrestling/MikeQuackenbush[=/=]Wrestling/EddieKingston[=/=]Wrestling/{{Jigsaw|Wrestling}}[=/=]Wrestling/{{Hallowicked}}[=/=][[Wrestling/ShaneStorm STIGMA]][=/=]Icarus[[/note]]-BDK[[note]]Pinkie[=/=]Ares[=/=]Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli[=/=]Tursas[=/=]Tim Donst[=/=]Wrestling/SaraDelRey[=/=]Wrestling/DaizeeHaze[=/=][[Wrestling/HunterJohnston Delirious]][[/note]] Torneo Cibernetico match at ''CHIKARA The Dark [=Ciberknetico=]'', October 23, 2010. Commentator Wrestling/GavinLoudspeaker said, "Larry Sweeney showing Pinkie Sanchez how to wear the color pink."

* Former Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} wrestler Wrestling/PinkieSanchez has this in his name. Following the formation of Die Bruderschaft des Kreuzes, he sometimes wore a mask as "Pink Ant."[[note]]He had been a mole in Wrestling/{{The Colony|Wrestling}} as Carpenter Ant.[[/note]]

* WWE also had the skirt-wearing Headbangers. This was back when kilts were big among metalheads... but what The Headbangers wore could only be considered kilts if one were especially charitable.

** The same can also be said of some of Wrestling/{{Raven}}'s "kilts" in his Wrestling/{{WWE}} and earlier Wrestling/{{TNA}} runs.

* [[LegacyCharacter The Hart Dynasty]], consisting of David Hart-Smith (son of "[[Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith The British Bulldog]]" and Diana Hart), Tyson Kidd (one of the last graduates of the Hart Family Dungeon before it closed down) and {{Wrestling/Natalya|Neidheart}} (daughter of the aforementioned Jim) like Bret before them, also took to the color pink.

* Perhaps it's due to being a Wrestling/JimmyJacobs group but all members of The Decade wear light pink. RD Evans meanwhile wrestles in a light pink jump suit.

** An earlier WCW storyline saw Perry Saturn (a bald, heavily tattooed wrestler), lose a Loser Wears a Dress match and subsequently start wearing black latex-looking skirts. If the story from Wrestling/ChrisJericho's autobiography can be believed, Saturn ''wanted'' this change in character. Several years later, he was shot ''twice'' saving a woman from two men attempting to rape her. And barely even noticed until the officer on scene pointed out the wounds. To help drive that last point home, the bullet wounds were discovered ''[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome in his neck.]]''

* A number wore [[FluffyFashionFeathers feather boas]], like Wrestling/HulkHogan and Wrestling/JesseVentura.

* Wrestling/JohnCena wore pink and black starting at [=WWE=]'s ''Night of Champions'' pay-per-view, as part of their partnership with Susan B. Komen's Race for the Cure. Two weeks later, [[TitleDrop he says the trope by name]] (despite earlier deriding DolphZiggler for wearing it).

* On a more outlandish, character-based level, Wrestling/{{WWE}}, for a short time, played host to Vito, a six-feet-tall, bald, musclebound Italian {{Badass}} -- who liked to wear frilly dresses, and who was often referred to as "the toughest man to ever wear a dress". Debate still rages on whether this was {{Kayfabe}}, or a RealLife preference of Vito's, especially since, rumor has it, after he was released from WWE, he attempted to negotiate a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship with the rider that he would be allowed to compete in a dress. Of course, the gimmick came about at the same time a mobster on ''Series/TheSopranos'' was revealed to be gay, and Wrestling/{{WWE}} likes ripping off pop culture for character ideas. On the other other hand, it might have started as a gimmick but the wrestler who played him [[BecomingTheMask might have grown to like it]].

* Los Bendejos tag team have come to the with pink towels draped around their necks. Jay Cruz has even died his mohawk pink. Their Full Impact Puerto Ricans partner Lince Dorado has also worn a mask with hot pink outlines.