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To be a successful WWE Superstar one needs to have the whole package - good in-ring ability, mic skills, and the look to be a hit among fans. WWE Superstars often change their look to either get a fresh new start following an injury or a hiatus due to creative not having anything for them to do.
It could also be used to make one more hated or liked, much like what Bayley did last year when she chopped off her hair after turning heel. There have been quite a few Superstars who have experimented with a new look this year, some who are quite difficult to identify.
Let's take a look at 8 WWE Superstars who changed their look in 2020:
#8 Ricochet
Ricochet has had quite an eventful last two years. After signing with WWE in January 2018, the former NJPW and Lucha Underground star has been pushed hard, first in NXT, where he won the North American Championship.
He was then moved to the main roster where he won the United States Championship, before getting an opportunity to face Brock Lesnar at Super showdown. Ricochet was squashed by the WWE Champion at the Saudi Arabia PPV.
He then lost to then 24/7 Champion Riddick Moss on RAW and hasn't been seen. In videos that he has posted on social media, Ricochet is sporting a new look where he is clean-shaven, which makes him unrecognizable!
This perhaps could be a new look that he could use when he returns to WWE television. There were some disappointing reports making the rounds earlier this month about Vince McMahon burying Ricochet with his loss to Lesnar, and that the WWE Chairman is "done" with the former United States for the moment.
#7 Sheamus
Former WWE Champion Sheamus returned to WWE television earlier this year, after being on the shelf since last April due to a concussion, and then creative not having anything for him.
Sheamus put out a promo last year, teasing his return to SmackDown, and he made his big return in January of this year. He looked excellent, having lost a lot of pounds and looked ripped. He also got rid of the Mohawk hairstyle, while he also sported a new facial hair design.
In an interview with TalkSport, Sheamus spoke about how WWE's creative team gave him various new ideas, which he felt weren't good enough:
"Mate, I got these notebooks of ideas from creative with like, a small moustache, and suspenders and my hair go over to the side…it looked almost exactly like Jack Gallagher from 205 Live and I said ‘you know, we have a person who looks just like this here, right?’ Man, if I did any of it any of those pictures, I’d just be done!
#6 Jack Gallagher
Sheamus mentioned that he would have looked like Jack Gallagher had he gone with what WWE's creative had suggested his new look to be. But, Gallagher himself debuted a new look recently, looking incredibly mean and deadly.
The 205 Live Superstar got rid of the bushy hairstyle, and went in for a closer crop, while also sporting a neat beard.
The leaner and meaner Gallagher also sported an incredible new tattoo which has added an extra edge to his character. Gallagher, who was an MMA fighter before his pro wrestling career, has been with WWE since 2017.
#5 Ember Moon
Ember Moon suffered an injury last year which will keep her on the shelf for a long time. Moon has often experimented with various hair colors, and through her rehab, has changed her appearance a few times.
The former NXT Women's Champion looks unrecognizable in some pictures, having turned brunette.
On a recent appearance on WWE Backstage, where she has appeared as an analyst on a few occasions, she showed off her flaming red hair color.
#3 Zack Ryder
Former RAW Tag Team Champion and Intercontinental Champion, Zack Ryder has not had any big feuds on the red brand. He has mostly been on WWE's Main Event show, alongside tag team partner Curt Hawkins, and only recently returned to the red brand for a singles match against Bobby Lashley.
Ryder recently showed off a new look, going clean-shaven and getting rid of the beard that he has had for a long time.
#2 Tyler Breeze
Tyler Breeze was moved over to NXT last year, after not having anything to do on RAW. He debuted on 205 Live earlier this year as well. Breeze also changed his look recently, chopping off his long locks for shorter hair.
Breeze, who was underused on WWE, revealed recently that he firmly told WWE that he will leave the company if they don't want him. That's when, he says, WWE decided to move him to NXT, to give him some much-needed screen time on the black and gold brand.
#1 Kofi Kingston
Former WWE Champion Kofi Kingston debuted a drastic new look earlier this year, where he colored his hair blonde. Kingston got rid of the black hair and went in for a blonde color. On New Day's Feel The Power podcast, Kingston revealed the reason why he colored his hair blonde.
He said that hereditary baldness is the reason why he dyes his hair often. He warned all men about it, saying that it's "coming for us all".
"People are like, 'who why did you dye your hair?' And I say, 'two words: hereditary baldness.' Okay? Because it's coming for us all. Do you know what I'm saying? You take a look around this office and you look around, look around, and you see. No, no, no, it is necessary because Mother Nature is very cruel to us as men.
In the podcast, he also revealed that the reason he wore pigtails was because The New Day were heels then and felt that the pigtails would make him feel heel-ish.
