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One of the things that can set some WWE Superstars apart from others is their choice of ring attire. In the minds of fans, a wrestler's ring gear can be one of the most memorable things about that performer.
Whether it is bright colors, crazy patterns, or flashy accessories, finding the right combination of character and style is very important to a wrestler's overall presentation.
However, there are some cases in which, for whatever reason, a specific attire doesn't quite make it for the long haul. It might be a planned one-off for a special event, or maybe WWE decided that the choice of gear didn't quite hit the mark for the character.
Regardless, ring attires worn by a wrestler for just a few occasions can be just as memorable as their usual duds.
In this feature, we'll look at five ring attires that were only worn once by WWE Superstars.
#5 Razor Ramon
Razor Ramon had some of the WWE's most unique and recognizable attires in the early to mid-90s. Bright colors, flashy vests, and gold chains were a hallmark of The Bad Guy. But that look could have been a bit different based on early design concepts.
When Razor first debuted in the WWE in dark matches, he wore long tights instead of short trunks. Over time, various pictures and videos have surfaced of this proposed look. Razor’s original attire featured long purple tights with yellow razor blades running down the legs.
Razor Ramon had a different look in his WWE dark match debut
The attire never made it to television, as the long tights were ditched in favor of the look we had come to know by the time Ramon made his official debut on WWE television.
#4 Curtis Axel
Being the son of a WWE legend, many had high hopes for Curtis Axel's career in wrestling. While his time in the WWE may not be as fondly remembered as his father's, there was an instance in which their ring attire was very similar.
While teaming with Ryback at Money in the Bank 2014, Curtis Axel debuted a new singlet as his ring attire for his match.
A few things stuck out about the new look from the short trunks Axel usually wore. Number one, it may have been an attempt to better mesh his look into a cohesive unit with his tag team partner, who himself wore singlets as his trademark ring gear.
Number two, if you look at the design and logo placement on the front and back of the singlet, it appears somewhat reminiscent of the shape and design of the trademark singlets worn by Axel’s father, Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig.
Curtis Axel wore a singlet like his father, Mr. Perfect, just once on WWE pay-per-view
The thought process behind the change notwithstanding, this would be the only time we would see Axel wear a singlet like this in the ring.
#3 Kane
Kane is a WWE Superstar who has had many reinventions of his ring attire during his tenure with the company. Some versions of these attires made more appearances than others. Or in this case, just a single appearance.
In 2001, Team WWE took on The Alliance at Survivor Series. As a member of Team WWE against the combined forces of WCW and ECW, the Big Red Machine lived up to his moniker by wearing a red-on-red rendition of his ring attire at the event.
It was the first and only time that Kane used this version of his ring gear. Most of the time, his attire was a larger combination of red and black.
Kane was a member of Team WWE at Survivor Series 2001
This particular attire was also immortalized in plastic by Mattel in one of their Survivor Series-themed sets of Elite Series action figures.
Spoiler alert: An extra fun fact about attire that Kane only wore once in his career appears later on in the list as well!
#2 Shawn Michaels
We often see WWE Superstars break out new ring gear at big events like WrestleMania or historical first-time-ever occurrences. The first-ever Elimination Chamber Match definitely qualified as one of those occurrences.
So it would seem fitting that Shawn Michaels would want to commemorate it with a new ring gear. But it will probably be remembered for all the wrong reasons.
Shawn Michaels won the first-ever WWE Elimination Chamber Match
Michaels won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in the first-ever Elimination Chamber Match at Survivor Series 2002. Unfortunately for him, it was his ring gear that night that might stick out even more so than that in the minds of fans. Brown tights, black knee pads, and cowboy boots, to be more precise!
Reportedly, this look came to be because the tights that Michaels commissioned for the show were not able to be completed on time. This accounted for the unfinished logos on the tights and overall lack of the usual flair that fans had been used to seeing in HBK ring attires.
#1 The Undertaker
In 2001, The Undertaker had entered into his “American Badass” persona in WWE, and with it came a new look. Gone were the gray or purple spats and gloves, the traditional duster and hat.
Now, The Deadman rode a Harley to the ring and usually wore a combination of jeans and a vest or singlet tank top for ring attire.
The Undertaker wore a one-time ring attire at WWE No Way Out 2001
However, at WWE No Way Out 2001, The Undertaker’s ring gear took another detour. The Undertaker teamed with Kane to face Edge and Christian and The Dudleys in a Triple Threat Match at the event. While he still came to the ring on a motorcycle with his usual long, leather trench coat, we did not see the usual jeans and top.
Instead, the Undertaker wore a bodysuit that was more reminiscent of his Ministry of Darkness days or the attire he would later wear in the late 2000s after returning to The Deadman persona.
Strangely enough, while his pants were emblazoned with his current “Deadman Inc'' trademark, his top featured his gothic Undertaker symbol. It was definitely a bit of a hodgepodge of looks, and it would be the only time we would see The Undertaker wear this particular attire in WWE.
Extra fact: The attire that Kane wore in this match - an all-black version of his usual ring gear - was also the first and only time he wore that particular attire as well!
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