WWE Superstar Enzo Amore Reflects On His In-Ring Style Ahead of The Biggest Match of His Career

Enzo Amore breaks down how hip-hop and a love of sneakers has impacted his WWE in-ring style.

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Earlier this week, we went Sneaker Shopping with WWE Superstar Enzo Amore as he was on the quest for the kicks he'll be wearing this Sunday night at Wrestlemania 33 in Orlando. For anyone who knows how Enzo gets down, he's the kind of guy who will one-and-done a pair of retro Js each week in on WWE Raw like it ain't no thing. Heads might not realize that when it comes to putting his outfits together, there's a method to Enzo's madness.

On the WWE Network this Sunday, we'll get to see Enzo team up with his boy Cass to fight for the WWE Raw Tag Team Championship. Before he even sets foot in the stadium, though, Enzo's plotting out his Wrestlemania 'fit. He decided to take some time out to give us a glimpse at how he's crafted some of his illest outfits from his first year on the main roster, letting us know that there's a mix of hip-hop and leopard-printed flair in how he does his sh*t.

"There is a significance in all of my movement," Enzo begins before dropping a fire quote from Kanye West's "Good Life": "I always had a passion for flashin' / Before I had it, I closed my eyes and imagined..."

"I have let my imagination run wild," he continues. "My imagination Forrest Gump'd America—on the road less traveled—while on the pursuit of happiness, and did it all laced in fresh J's. In front of millions each week and thousands in the flesh, I used the ramp to the wrestling ring as a runway and did not hesitate one time to strike a pose."

Enzo's lightsaber outfit on a mannequin

"Not even on Halloween— steppin' in pumpkin seeds, dressed as Buzz Lightyear in closing Jordan Ceremony 11 lows. Or as #SmackTalkerSkywalker with Princess Leia mudflap girls draped across the back of Chewbacca jacket with a microphone lightsaber—knocked out cold—in a pair of White Jordan 5s (they're still clean). That microphone-lightsaber sewn on my pants replicating my tattoo is the same type of mic used by my pops when he would introduce the brand new bride and groom (Daddy was a DJ) and now I use that same damn mic to introduce The Realest Guys In TheRoom!!!"

Enzo's far from done, though. "Back to the fashion: Be-a-u...those just happen to be the first few syllables in 'beautiful,' and that's all I can be is me. A product of my environment, inspired by the bright lights of New York City; molded, sculpted, rearranged, and evolving with a culture that has spawned a new breed of wrestler, heavily influenced by sneakers, ball, fashion, & hip-hop."

Enzo's

"In my first calendar year in the WWE I have one-and-done'd a new pair of Jordan's every Monday never wearing the same shoe twice (shouts to Champs Sports and Jordan)! Rocking The Notorious B.I.G. in a Coogi sweater counting cash overlooking a leopard-print New York City skyline with the words 'It was all a Dream' stitched into the back of a Mitchell & Ness New York Yankees batting practice jacket, Shmoney Dancing in a pair of Jeter Jordan 1s in Brooklyn in front of a 🔥 NYC crowd while they chanted my name to the tune of the White Stripes. 😂 I can't handle it. What a blast I'm having. What a fashion show."


"Taking five pairs of Jordan Signature Cement spandex pants and having seamstresses turn them into overalls with a 💩 emoji on my ass, MMG chains (shouts to Rick Ross and Spiff Tv), Gucci tracksuits, Ferris Bueller SBs with leopard-print accents and Diddy Versace deadstock are only subtitles."

Enzo also drops some knowledge about coordinating his 'fits with what's going on in the world. "Know your audience. When my boy The Weeknd's Starboy album was dropping on November 25th and it just so happened that Survivor Series was going to be on November 20th? In Toronto?! 'False Alarm' was the pay-per-view theme, so [I rocked] white OVO 10s, XOs on the overalls, and a promo heavily influenced by hip-hop.

"These subtleties and intricacies in my presentation go way over the average fan's head, including that of the eight-year-old child wearing the Enzo wig on his head. So, if Wrestlemania is the biggest runway of 'em all.... what will I be wearing????"

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