Trick Williams details how white coat became his signature WWE attire
Trick Williams’ white coat and white shoes he calls ‘lemon pepper steppers’ have become an integral part of his WWE appearance.
Speaking with Stephen A. Smith on ESPN, Williams revealed how the white mink coat became a significant part of his WWE look. He wore it for his SmackDown debut and a week later for his next appearance when he was spotted backstage without it, Triple H, Bruce Prichard and Michael Hayes questioned its absence which made him realize how it had become synonymous with his style.
“When I debuted on SmackDown, I put on this white mink coat, and I stepped out and I wanted to make a point to everybody. And it was widely accepted, I interrupted Sami Zayn and he’s hated me ever since.”
“The next Friday, I put on a new fit, and Triple H told me, he said, ‘Where’s your coat?’ I was thinking to myself, ‘It ain’t MY coat, it’s A coat.’ And I let that slide. Then Bruce Prichard, he comes over and says, ‘Where’s your coat?’ I’m like, ‘Oh, alright.’”
“Then Michael Hayes, ‘Where’s your coat?’ Oh, I get it now. He said, ‘I ain’t never seen Elvis Presley without his coat.’ “I was like, ‘I got it. This is my coat.’”
“Then, I called myself the ‘Anointed One,’ so how more fitting is it for Trick Williams to wear all white every single time you see him.”
Williams made his main roster debut on the January 2 edition of SmackDown and confronted Sami Zyan. Their back-and-forth continued over the next few months as they confronted each other backstage with verbal taunts and physical altercations.
Last week, Zayn captured the United States Title from Carmelo Hayes. And shortly after Nick Aldis informed him that he will defend the title against Williams at WrestleMania 42. This marks his first match at the Premium Live Event.
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