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11 Famous Wrestlers With Beards On Point

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Last Updated on March 18, 2024 by Avik Das

In the world of professional wrestling, look plays an essential part to build a character on the screen. The size, muscle mass, the ring gear, and even the hair are important for wrestlers to suit a particular gimmick. Besides these things, beards could also be predominant in male WWE Superstars. Wrestlers with beards could make a drastic difference in their gimmicks.

While some wrestlers look great with beards, some usually don’t. On the other hand, they have been many wrestlers who have rocked their gimmicks with beards or no beards because they look good with either of them.

# 11 Brock Lesnar

From making his debut in 2002 to 2020, Brock Lesnar never sported a beard in WWE. But when The Beast Incarnate returned to WWE at SummerSlam 2021, he returned with a completely new look. Other than having a ponytail, Brock Lesnar’s beard was long and blonde. As a babyface, Brock Lesnar is still rocking that beard. Needless to say, Lesnar not only looks better with that beard but also his character has become more fun due to the new look.

# 10 Triple H

In his prime, young Triple H was a wrestler with beard and long hair. Although he didn’t ka eep beard in his early WWE days, he later started sporting a beard regularly. Throughout the Attitude Era or the Ruthless Aggression Era, Triple H had stubble or a deep beard. Even when he shaved his head later, Triple H kept a long beard. Now after retiring from WWE, he still has the same bearded look. 

# 9 Scott Steiner

When Scott Steiner was a rookie in professional wrestling, he had a clean shaved face. But right after getting a significant push as a singles star in WCW, The Big Poppa Pump changed his look drastically, including his facial hair. While Scott Steiner’s muscle mass grew and hair changed, he also started keeping a French cut beard, which became iconic. He was certainly one of the popular wrestlers with beards in the 2000s.

# 8 Braun Strowman

Since making his WWE, Braun Strowman kept a long beard to fit in the Wyatt Family, whose members also had long beards. He was one of the few bearded WWE wrestlers to keep a long beard throughout his career. The fans can’t fathom watching the Monster among Men without a beard. When Strowman left the Wyatt Family, he didn’t trim his beard nor did he do it after getting released from WWE. Today, he still rocks the beard with a bald look.

# 7 Sheamus

Sheamus’ beard is certainly classic, and he has certainly maintained it well to elevate his character throughout the years. When he debuted in WWE, he was one of the wrestlers with beards. Like his hair, his beard has always been red. Even when Sheamus changed his hairstyle to a mohawk one a few years ago, he kept his beard intact.

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# 6 Bray Wyatt

Bray Wyatt was one of the wrestlers with beards to make them look more conventional. When he was in WWE, Bray Wyatt was a wrestler with a beard and long hair, which played a crucial role to make his character intimidating as the leader of The Wyatt Family. Even when Bray Wyatt changed his gimmick to The Fiend, he kept a beard, but it wasn’t as long as his previous gimmick. Keeping a beard proved to be a game-changing move for Brat Wyatt because he failed miserably with the Husky Harris gimmick, who had a completely clean shaved look.

# 5 Superstar Billy Graham

Superstar Billy Graham was one of the famous 80s wrestlers with beards. He was the lodestar for the likes of Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair. With a bodybuilding background, the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion was responsible for making a good physique prerequisite in the world of professional wrestling. In his younger days, Billy had a very lean physique, and he sported blonde hair. But later, he shaved his hair and started keeping a black and white French Cut beard.

# 4 Bryan Danielson

Bryan Danielson is certainly one of the best-known wrestlers with beards. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that when his popularity sky-rocketed in WWE, his beard certainly played a crucial part to make him one of the known bearded WWE wrestlers at that time. Even when he went to AEW, Bryan Danielson kept his signature beard on his face.

# 3 Mick Foley

Mick Foley had portrayed different gimmicks throughout his wrestling career. From Dude, Cactus Jack, Mankind, to Mick Foley, he also managed to get the best out of each gimmick. However, there was one similarity in all these gimmicks. Foley always kept a long beard while playing any character, making him one of the prominent WWE wrestlers with beards. Even when Mick Foley wrestled for other promotions other than WWE, he had always been a wrestler with a beard. Considering the three-time WWE Champion had always kept the look intact, he was one of the most recognizable bearded WWE wrestlers.

# 2 Hollywood Hulk Hogan

As a babyface, a younger Hulk Hogan in the 1980s not only wore red and yellow wrestling gear but also kept his signature blonde mustache most of the time. However, when Hulk Hogan shocked the world and turned heel in WCW, he not only changed the color of his wrestling attire but also changed his facial hair. As the leader of nWo, Hollywood Hulk Hogan sported black and yellow ring gear. On the other hand, he also started keeping a thin black beard, which became a signature look of his career. Along with the beard, Hogan kept his previous blonde mustache unchanged.

# 1 Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns’ beard is probably the most popular one among bearded Superstars right now because he is the current biggest name of the company. From the time of his debut, Roman Reigns has always been a wrestler with beard and long hair. As part of The Shield, Reigns kept a French cut beard. Now, he still keeps a stubble beard as the Tribal Chief of WWE.

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