WWE Vault Reveals Very Different Concept For Bret Hart's Iconic Attire

It is almost impossible to envisage Bret 'The Hitman' Hart in any other ring gear than his iconic pink and black attire.
Pink has become synonymous with The Excellence of Execution for over 30 years to the point where Hart also goes by the moniker 'The Pink and Black Attack'.
However, this almost wasn't the case.
In footage shared by the WWE Vault YouTube channel in a community post, concept art is revealed that shows attire for 'The Hitman' that is white and gold (or is it blue and black?) rather than his iconic pink and black.

A post by Robert DeFelice on BlueSky, who shared the picture of the art with his followers, said in the caption, "The WWE Vault channel suggests that WWE's creative services might have envisioned Bret Hart in white and gold gear, similar to what Shawn Michaels wore at WWE WrestleMania 12 when he defeated Hart for the WWE Championship."
Indeed, the concept art attire is reminiscent of HBK's victorious Iron Man gear from WrestleMania 12. The Hitman can be seen in colors other than black and pink in matches from earlier in his career, however. His most recognizable color scheme wasn't adopted until he and Jim 'The Anvil' Neidhart started wearing it as The Hart Foundation in 1987.
The same YouTube commuity post from the WWE Vault also revealed alternate concept attires for Mankind, Goldust and Triple H. All these stars would notably have several changes to their in-ring gear, however, whereas Bret's remained pretty much the same, with some slight edits along the way, for his entire career once he made the shift to pink and black in 1987.
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Joe Baiamonte is a contributing writer for The Takedown On SI, joining the team in April, 2025. Joe has been covering professional wrestling, sports and entertainment for over a decade, serving as editor at SPORTbible between 2014 and 2018 - where he helped the team to three consecutive Football Blogging Awards - and as head of sport at Unilad. Joe has written for numerous outlets in the United Kingdom and United States, including The Sportsman, Sporf, Pubity, GiveMeSport and The Sportster, interviewing the likes of Neymar, Harry Kane, Ruud Gullit, Triple H, Ric Flair, Cody Rhodes, Becky Lynch, Rey Mysterio, Aaron Boone, Alex Cora, Chris Sale and Chase Uttley. He has a BA (Hons) degree in Journalism and Broadcasting from the University of Salford and currently resides in Manchester, England, having been raised just down the road in Burnley. He briefly moved to Croatia with his family after the birth of his son, where he spent an entire summer writing on the beach and eating squid.
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