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7	* 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 [[Wrestling/JimNeidhart 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.
8	* [[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\|Neidhart}} (daughter of the aforementioned Jim) like Bret before them, also took to the color pink.
9	* Wrestling/{{Konnan}} el Barbaro wore lots of bright colors, including pink and Konnan, even in one of his most gangsta phases during Wrestling/{{WCW}}, dressed up as ''Film/ZorroTheGayBlade''.
10	* The [[WrestlingDoesntPay Wrestling Porn Star of]] Wrestling/{{FMW}}, Chocoball Mukai wrestled in pink and black like Hart.
11	* 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, [[https://411mania.com/wrestling/big-vito-says-he-wouldnt-change-his-dress-gimmick-wishes-it-lasted-longer/ it might have started as a gimmick]] but the wrestler who played him [[BecomingTheMask might have grown to like it]].
12	** An earlier WCW storyline saw Wrestling/PerrySaturn (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. [[OnlyAFleshWound And barely even noticed until the officer on scene pointed out the wounds.]] The bullet wounds were discovered in his neck.
13	*** Saturn was a legitimate Army Ranger before he became a wrestler.
14	*** He's also legitimately crazy; the guy just disappeared from his life and was found years later working at a door factory.
15	** In a similar case, Darren "Droz" Drozdov lost a match where the stipulation was that the losers had to wrestle their next match in drag. Droz discovered he liked it. The thing came to an end after Droz challenged anyone on the roster to a nightgown match, and Wrestling/AlSnow agreed - with the stipulation that the match had to take place under hardcore rules.
16	* In a more subdued, borderline case, when the 6'4", 300+-lb Wrestling/{{Batista}} wears his [[BadassInANiceSuit impeccably-tailored suits]], the shirt or tie is often pink. And that ''works'' for him.
17	* 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.
18	* And then there's the guy who started it all back in 1941: Gorgeous Wrestling/{{George\| Wagner}}. A {{delinquent\|s}} turned YMCA wrestler, who also wore a dress!
19	* Yutaka Yoshie. Big scary dude. Wears a neon pink singlet.
20	* Wrestling/DiamondDallasPage, three-time World Champion Wrestler, practices yoga daily, and 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.
21	* {{Wrestling/Rey Mysterio\|Jr}} has several outfits in shades of pink and purple, and admitted in an interview to collecting perfumes and cologne. In the same interview, however, he also showed off his sword collection and vaguely implied having enough skill to be able to shave his beard with them.
22	* A number wore [[FluffyFashionFeathers feather boas]], like Wrestling/HulkHogan and Wrestling/JesseVentura (both of whom were imitating Wrestling/SuperstarBillyGraham)
23	* Wrestling/JeffHardy has worn almost every color under the sun whether it's on his clothes, in his body paint, or dyed in his hair.
24	* Wrestling/RingOfHonor, WWE, and [[Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling AEW]] wrestler [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan Danielson]] is a vegan, a socialist, about 50 lbs lighter than the average pro wrestler, and born in the hometown of two members of Music/{{Nirvana}}.[[note]]Specifically Aberdeen, Washington; Music/KurtCobain was born there; Krist Novoselic was born and mostly raised in the Los Angeles area, but came to Aberdeen in his early teens and met Cobain there.[[/note]] Yet he's the greatest technical wrestler alive today, and can easily dominate men twice his size with submission moves.
25	* 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.
26	* 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.
27	* Who can forget [[Wrestling/LowKi Kaval]] and his pink polo shirt? (besides WWE?)
28	* [[Wrestling/RandySavage "Macho Man" Randy Savage]] wore pink tights for his match against Wrestling/RickySteamboat at [=WrestleMania=] III.
29	* Not exactly pink, but Wrestling/TripleH's [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maezqffy4L1ql0k28o1_500.jpg 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]].
30	* 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).
31	* Some of Wrestling/RicFlair's [[BadassLongcoat robes]] are pink. All of them, regardless of color, qualify for this trope, being covered in sequins and having a feathered collar.
32	* Wrestling/{{Sting}} wore pink several times during his surfer gimmick.
33	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM47BY3cUkU 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.
34	* Two words: Wrestling/DolphZiggler. That motherfucker wears more pink than the Harts.
35	* Wrestling/RandyOrton [[https://www.reddit.com/r/SquaredCircle/comments/cwrz4q/randy_orton_and_barney/ likes Barney]].
36	* 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 exótico.
37	* One half of Defiant Pro and Wrestling/ProWrestlingGuerilla tag team, 2 Pretty in Pink, Brendan Michael Thomas. He and "Portuguese Princess" Ariel wear pink and black (well, Ariel wears a lot of colors, often randomly)
38	* Los Ben Dejos 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.
39	* Pink is the color of [[PowerStable World 1 International]] in Wrestling/DragonGate, so when we saw Rich Swann in pink and black trunks it was official, he was going places.
40	* Perhaps it's due to being a Wrestling/JimmyJacobs group but all members of The Decade wear light pink. [[Wrestling/ArchibaldPeck RD Evans]] meanwhile wrestles in a light pink jump suit.
41	* Wrestling/TheYoungBucks are one of the most respected tag teams around. And [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx9eIqhPbWM this]], is their theme, [=MMMBop=]!
42	* Ladybeard: Sing, dance, DESTROY! And yes, that lady is a dude.
43	* The legendary Wrestling/MagnumTOKYO from Wrestling/{{Toryumon}}, Wrestling/DragonGate and Wrestling/FightingOperaHUSTLE was a wrestling stripper. Nuff said.
44	* Former Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} wrestler Wrestling/PinkieSanchez has this in his name. Following the formation of Wrestling/DieBruderschaftDesKreuzes, he sometimes wore a mask as "Pink Ant."[[note]]He had been a mole in Wrestling/{{The Colony\|Wrestling}} as Carpenter Ant.[[/note]]
45	* 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[=/=]Wrestling/{{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."
46	* Wrestling/{{UltraMantis Black}} and Wrestling/{{Crossbones\|TheWrestler}} have worn pink masks.
47	* Cam Stewart is a proud Only Fans model who wears bright pink and baby blue. He tends to look slight among professional wrestlers, but is still taller, heavier and more muscular than the average man, and thus quite confident in his masculinity.

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