The mullet, one of history's greatest aesthetic pleasures, yet one of hair's biggest mistakes. It's such a unique blend of good and bad like Hypercolor shirts or Turbo Grafix 16.
I had a chance to watch Shawn Michaels new dvd. Great little watch, and one of the things that stuck out was HBK's killer mullet. Now it's not like it was a mullet he was wearing in the 80's although he did. He wore it clear into mid 90s. You have to respect that. I'm sure there is great debate as to when the mullet "officially" died off, but in the mid 90's it was alive and well in the then WWF. But who had the best one?
The Undertaker
The Undertaker is a certified bad ass no question. But when he hit the scene in 1991 and beat Hulk Hogan it scared me. It was his second greatest performance, only behind his role as 'Butch' with his one line in Suburban Commando "You're a dead man Ramsey". I think Taker's mullet didn't last as long as some others, but it certainly deserves a big nod.
Mr Perfect
I don't even know if you can call Mr Perfect's haircut a mullet. He always had his hair slicked back and in a pony tail. It amazingly stayed in tact for most of his matches. I don't know what was a bigger surprise, when at Summerslam in 1991 when Bret Hart kicked out of the "Perfect Plex" for the first time ever, or Mr Perfect's hair came completely unglued revealing the "perfect mullet". I was hoping after he would go to Metrodome and throw it a hundred yards down a football field and catch it himself but it never happened....
Shawn Michaels
The aforementioned HBK's mullet was a piece of art. He certainly gets props for his different styles, colours, and longevity. I think his mullet accomplishments are almost on a par with his in ring accomplishments. I always loved how he came out with Sherri and check out his mullet in a huge heart shaped mirror, or later his intercontinental title.
Bob "Spark Plugg" Holly
Bobby was kind of the like the "Deion Sanders" of the WWF. He wrestled and also was a "Nascar Driver". Of course he wasn't and it was all a fassaud. But there was nothing fake about his kick ass mullet. When he teamed with the 123 Kid and won the tag team titles it truly showed how powerful two mullets can be.
Razor Ramon
Oh man...looking back at this guy you just have to be in awe of him. Looking at him, hearing him, or whatever, he was gold. And he wore ten pounds of it to the ring every time. There might be some some debate as to did Ramon have an actual mullet, but rest assured he did. It usually came out mid way through the match. But what makes his mullet awesome, was the fact that it was completely greased out with the greatest sweater vest/chest to compliment it. He also had that little swervy strip at the front that looked like a snake. The source of all his "machismo".
The Nasty Boys
Brian Knobbs and Jerry Saggs rubbed guys in their armpits as a move. Simply put...innovative. Yet as great as that was, they also had this mullet where the top was spiked, the side was shaved, and the back straight. I don't even know how that's possible.
Pick em'-while there are many more you can bring into this debate, I have to say it's a draw between Ramon and HBK.
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