Wrestling fans often attach themselves to certain looks or aspects of a talent, and because of that when the wrestlers decide to change things up it always feels strange. Because many wrestlers do the same thing for so long, people become used to that and whenever there's a change, it doesn't feel right.
Whether it's a hairstyle or the specific ring gear that a person wears, every wrestler has something that fans identify with them. Therefore whenever that gets altered, it can feel very strange to the fans because they're used to something completely different, with the new looks simply feeling wrong.
10 John Cena With Hair
Throughout John Cena's entire WWE career, fans have always associated him with the buzzcut. It's something people have seen and known as the face of WWE for over a decade, therefore any change is a big one.
Therefore when he returned with a full head of hair, fans instantly felt it looked wrong. While it has improved upon his most recent return, his initial JBL style hair was one nobody could get behind.
9 Edge With Short Hair
While John Cena looks wrong with longer hair, Edge is the complete opposite. Seeing him with short hair is something that fans could never get used to, even though he did look great with it.
Edge wrestled his whole career with long hair and, because of that, fans became used to seeing him with that style. So during his retirement years when he popped up with shorter hair, fans were left very surprised.
8 Bluetista
Sometimes wearing all of one color can look quite sleek and can make a wrestler pop. However, when Batista decided to rock an all-blue look, it really didn't work and actually led to fans mocking him online and in the arena.
Blue was simply the wrong color to go for this, with absolutely every part of the outfit being in that color. #Bluetista became the number one trend on Twitter which just goes to show how badly this worked.
7 Undertaker's Snakeskin Pants
In complete contrast to Batista's all-blue outfit, fans always expect one color to dominate for The Undertaker's ring gear, and that is black. While he's featured others such as purple and red, the majority of the gear has always been black.
However, at Survivor Series 2000, for some reason, he decided to bring out some snakeskin pants. This was just something that fans couldn't get behind.
6 Shawn Michaels Bald
While this is simply a natural circle of life as people get older they can go bald, when it comes to Shawn Michaels it is still taking fans time to adjust. He rocked the iconic ponytail for so long that nobody expected it to change.
Therefore when he decided to commit to being bald and shaved his hair off, fans were certainly left stunned. It's something that still doesn't look completely right, but fans will have to get used to it at some point.
5 Triple H's Longer Shorts
When it comes to Triple H, everyone associates him with the classic wrestling trunks, typically which were black to go with the rest of his ring gear. However, after a quadriceps injury, Triple H switched things up and added some compression shorts.
It was perfect for allowing Triple H to actually compete safely and get through his matches without injury, but in terms of an aesthetic, it wasn't a great look for him.
4 Randy Orton's 'Burns'
During Randy Orton's storyline with The Fiend, he ended up burning his opponent alive. This led to The Fiend coming back with a cool new mask, but when Alexa Bliss 'burned' him, Orton's new look was not a good one.
WWE clearly tried to make it believable, putting him in a protective mask and making his features bright red. However, it just looked ridiculous in the end, with this being a look he would likely want to forget.
3 Mojo Rawley's Face Paint
Face paint has a long history in professional wrestling, with the likes of Jeff Hardy and Goldust making it very appealing. However, the same cannot be said for when Mojo Rawley started using it.
He had a random blue crack on his face that would appear when he turned and stared into a mirror backstage. It never really led to anything which didn't help matters as fans had no reason to care about it, plus it looked terrible.
2 Faarooq's Gladiator Outfit
Ron Simmons was a feared professional wrestler who was known for being a tough man. As a former WCW World Champion, he was a true top star, yet for some reason, in WWE, he was randomly thrown into a knock-off, cheap-looking Gladiator costume.
It's something that looked incredibly wrong and really hurt his momentum at the time. He was impossible to take seriously in the outfit, and thankfully, The Nation Of Domination allowed this horror to be put to bed.
1 Dolph Ziggler's Brown Hair
Dolph Ziggler has built up an iconic look for himself over the years with his blonde curly hair. It's something that worked for him and made Ziggler stand out amongst the crowd, which is always crucial for a wrestler.
So, when he randomly turned up with a generic haircut and brown hair, fans were left stunned. It looked completely wrong and made Ziggler seem more ordinary, which is why it didn't last too long.