WWE Legendary Fans: 10 Things All Hardcore Wrestling Fans Must Possess

Do you consider yourself a hardcore wrestling fan? Think you have everything?

The following is a list of items that only the most hardcore would possess. If you have the first, keep progressing to see just how much of a legendary fan you are.

Mind though, it's only a bit of fun.

This slideshow seeks to debate the items that we, as fans, have that allow us to celebrate our love of wrestling. What items do you have that are unique or special?

Enjoy!

They May Not Grow Up but They Sure Do Glow Up: The DX Glow Stick

Perhaps the most modern phenomenon amongst wrestling fans, the DX glow stick sold in thousands. Simple yet effective. Get two green tubular lights, cross them over and you can officially say those two little words.

Not many DX fans would be without them, so if your room now has a slightly green tinge where you have stuffed them into a cupboard, then you have passed stage one of wrestling's most legendary supporter.

If you don't have those two glow sticks.........we got two words for ya!

Why not? .........

T-Shirts: Austin 3:16 or the NWO?

At the height of the Attitude Era, wrestling t-shirts became fashion statements. Whether you chose the Stone Cold Steve Austin 3:16 shirt or the WCW's heel faction, the nWo, it was a clear indication of anti-hero, anti-establishment culture.

So how many of us have locked away in our drawer with other clothes that do not quite fit, one of these treasured gems? Maybe time has been kind, maybe you are one of the few who are still seen walking down the street displaying their once proud message of rebellion?

If you have one of these shirts, give me a hell yeah and move on to slide No. 3.

DIY Wrestlers: Your Own Wrestling Attire

Who amongst the WWE universe did not at one time consider themselves the future heavyweight champion? Personally I always fancied the Intercontinental Belt but I am showing my age now, because it was once a prestigious belt.

To get to WrestleMania however, we needed a gimmick and whether it was the Masked Wonder or the slightly ripped off version of the Undertaker, we all have remnants of our wrestling past.

Are there black cut off shorts and long black boots somewhere in your attic? Did you break a tennis racket pretending to be like Jim Cornette? Perhaps purple washing up clothes that in their spare time performed chokeslams and elbowdrops?

If your wrestling career can be found somewhere in your proud possessions, move on to stage four.

Tommy Two Shirts: One Size Seemingly Doesn't Fit Anyone but Them

Ever go to a wrestling event wearing your favorite t-shirt and come home wearing a slightly over-sized second one? Like catching a home run ball in the World Series, picking up a superstar's shirt makes you the envy of an entire arena in a matter of seconds.

Sometimes there is quite the scramble, and a Royal Rumble looks imminent over this one piece of clothing, but if you are the victor, you pass onto slide five.

If you did catch a shirt —who did you get?

What To Do When Ya Hulkamania Shirt Is Ripped and You Can't Put It Back On?

....brother?

How many of us at one time or another have not become Hulk Hogan in ripping our shirts down the middle. Perhaps one of the most iconic wrestling poses in history, Hulk Hogan splitting the red and yellow before each match, usually sent the fans into raptures.

And so t-shirts sold like hot-cakes. However once you have done the Hulk and split the shirt, what else do you do with it? You now have a ripped shirt brother. And unless you have expert fingers and can stitch it back up again brother, you no longer can do anything with it brother.

So if you didn't quite have the heart to throw that shirt out brother, you are a Hulkamaniac and should proceed to the next slide.......brother.

Celebrating a World Champion with Pyrotechnics, Hugs And.......Confetti

It can be a fairly iconic sight when a new world champion is crowned, especially if it happens at WrestleMania. The majesty of the "boyhood dream" creates real feeling amongst the fans, and just as we are fighting back the tears, the confetti falls and it makes the moment all the more magic.

Unless John Cena wins again. Really how many more belts does that guy want?

Anyway if you were there and caught a piece of the confetti only to take it home and put it in your album, you are not only a wrestling romantic, but you can move on to the next slide.

Having a Cold One with the Stone Cold One: A Steveweiser

If there is one thing Stone Cold Steve Austin likes, it's beer. How many does he seemingly go through in celebration after every promo and match? However despite seemingly magnetic hands, the odds can go amiss

Where some break bread with their neighbours, Stone Cold prefers to bash cans.

If you have caught one and shared a beer with Stone Cold, then your status as a WWE fan is increasing still and that's the bottom line because......well this slideshow says so.

Shades of Legend: Wrestling's Hart and Soul

Another one for the more seasoned wrestling fans, but there have been chances in recent times, for wrestling fans to gain the legendary Bret Hart glasses. Fashioned from pink and black plastic with a rubber tubing, they were the epitome of cool.

Many from a certain era will have theirs stashed away in their keepsake box, but how many can say to own a pair from Bret himself?

Signed and with a high five?

If you are in this group, you are quickly growing in stature and should proceed onwards.

You Are the Salt of the Earth If You Have Salt from Yokozuna

Another one for the seasoned fan (pardon the pun), but if you were at WrestleMania IX, toga and all, you will have seen Yokozuna capture his first World title. You would also have seen him lose his first World Title.

Beating Bret Hart is not an easy thing to do unless you have Mr Fuji and a handful of sodium carbonate, and so when the 500 pounder's manager grabbed a handful and threw, did you catch some?

There's only so many that would have been close enough and so if you did, you are entering wrestling fan royalty and can move on another slide.

Chew on This: A Piece of Curt Hennig's Projectile Gum

It became an unofficial part of his entrance, that the late, great Mr Perfect, Curt Hennig, in addition to boasting to the crowd and tossing his towel, would spit a piece of gum into the air and bat it away.

However where did those pieces of gum land?

Some must surely have landed close to, or on the WWE universe?

If you were hit, did you keep it?

Having it encased, contained and adorning a mantelpiece might very well be the grossest piece of memorabilia, but it qualifies you to get to the next stage.

Can't imagine there's many of you left by this stage though.

Hair Today, Gone Later After Losing to Donald Trump: Vince McMahon's Hair

It is often a sign of affection to have a locket of our loved ones' hair. Perhaps you have a lock of your children's first curls? Perhaps in your own baby book, you have it alongside your first picture and your mittens.

However there was nothing affectionate or loving when billionaire Donald Trump gave the Chairman of the Board a trim. In fact pool balls have got more hair than Vinny Mac after his defeat at WrestleMania XXIII.

However in all mad aftermath, did you secure a lock of the Chairman's hair? Maybe it's not quite placed in a locket or in a book but if you caught a piece, it must go down as the strangest piece of wrestling memorabilia in history.

If you have completed the set, you are quite a fan and we most doth our self-made Undertaker hats to you in true respect.

Conclusions

Silliness aside, this article seeks to examine the memorabilia  we all have as fans, that is unique. Whether it be a 7'0' life-size cutout of Diesel, to a signed Bret Hart autobiography or even just simply homemade videos of all your favorite moments, wrestling fans celebrate their love of wrestling in different ways.

What is in your attic? How many of the 10 in this article do you possess —do you even have something all the more strange, unique or gross?

Share your thoughts below and thanks for reading.

As always this was CVG.