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Wrestling t-shirts have a long and storied history of not only being terrible to look at but also terrible to wear. In recent years, this problem has been remedied by fan club merch makers (not bootleggers). There's a wide swath of these folks with some focusing on specific eras or styles of wrestling while others commission/make a cool design and throw it on a t-shirt. Every now and then they get noticed by wrestlers and end up working directly with wrestlers to make and sell shirts which is also pretty cool. The trick with these folks is that this stuff is almost always limited run and only sold for a short period of time. So, you have to act fast when it goes on sale. If they have a mailing list, subscribe to it and you'll get early access. These people are generally all pretty great and offer great products that are a step ahead of your basic wrestling t-shirt. Not only are the designs much better, but the t-shirts are screenprinted rather than being direct-to-garment like you'll get from sites like Pro Wrestling Tees. And, you'll get the added benefit of supporting independent artists and designers! So, I thought I'd kick up a thread of some of the merch makers I follow and buy from so they can increase their following, make more money, and continue to do what they love. If you have any that I've missed, definitely add them! Currently Active These makers are actively making things, and hopefully they continue to do so! Cobra Clutch Club/Cobra Vision https://www.instagram.com/cobragoodsandservices/ https://www.instagram.com/cobra.vision/ Just... one of the loving best. Someone posted this great Bret Hart shirt the other day which prompted this thread. I've ordered from them a bunch in the past and they make a bunch of really great stuff, plus post really great artwork all of the time AND put together seasonal watch-lists. Just a great count all around. Some fun stuff: - All Japan Roster tees inspired by 90s designs - This absolutely insane Terry Funk/Great Muta Halloween Havoc tee - This All Japan Women's collection. I snagged the Aja Kong and Queendom shirts and will forever be sad that I wasn't fast enough to get the Queendom hat. Violent Miracle https://www.instagram.com/wrestling.observed/ Great merchandise and a great dude all-around. Big focus on Japanese promotions and 90s wrestling in general. They also have a side-brand called Pool Jerks where they make more 90s pop culture kind of stuff and sell a lot of Japanese import VHS tapes. Some fun bits: - "Parking lot" bootleg Undertaker t-shirt (also offered in black at one time but I can't find a picture of it) and this loving Taz/Vader crossover - This tie-dye Bull Nakano shirt they've offered in various color schemes - Like video games? They have a pretty good WCW/nWo Revenge shirt for sale right now Mid-Card Merch https://www.instagram.com/midcardmerch/ This guy makes merchandise but mostly sells vintage stuff, so you'll find a lot of different stuff on their page. Some of their work over the years: - A Monster Mania mini-collection featuring Leatherface and Jason The Terrible - This fun little Yokozuna beanie inspired by one worn by Yoko way back when Dismantle https://www.instagram.com/dismantle_chiba/ (I think their Instagram might be private?) https://dismantle.bigcartel.com/ Another really cool maker who works with wrestlers from time to time. - Look at this loving stupidly beautiful Glacier/Ernest Miller shirt - This Ganso Bomb shirt was obviously a must-buy for me - How cool is this official Bounty Hunter Bryan Keith shirt? Dry Rot https://www.instagram.com/dry.rott/ Dry Rot is sort of a new entry into the field, but only sort of. A lot of these makers (and a lot of indie wrestlers) use LVAC to do their printing and this is a project by the guy who runs LVAC. He's a great guy and a big sweetheart, and in addition to doing great work at printing tees and stuff he also promotes shows in Bethlehem, PA under the Let's Hang Out banner with a show coming up May 6! They also make non-wrestling stuff, but will always make wrestling stuff because he's as obsessed with wrestling as the rest of us here. Some great recent shirts: - This fun Undertaker shirt - Need a Bret Hart shirt? I did. - It's Stiiiiiiiiiiiing! Stashpages https://www.instagram.com/stashpages/ This guy makes new designs and also reboots a lot of 90s designs from the WWF and various Japanese promotions with a propensity for FMW. He also sells a bunch of other miscellaneous stuff aside from shirts. His prices are often a bit on the high end, but for the right thing I'll spend money on his stuff. He's also become an official partner of Kemonito and you can get personalized video messages through him. Some fun stuff I've grabbed: - I have no real need for an ECW tracksuit but this looked too good to not buy - I love my blue Onita shorts more than most things - I've picked up the WWF and WCW lights, but I can't find a picture of the WCW one so have a post about the WWF and ECW lights instead Mort Crimp Media https://www.instagram.com/mortcrimpmedia/ This is one half of Hardway (now defunct, see graveyard below) who often takes commissions and still does cool art. He recently started making shirts again and started off with some Sopranos tees with a Thing tee coming soon. Not sure if he'll branch back into wrestling or not, but he's a great artist and drew me a picture of Orange Cassidy as a hot dog once. Cheap Shot Party https://www.instagram.com/cheapshotparty/ I don't know if I've ordered from them before, but they make a bunch of randomly weird designs: - This Mall Madness inspired First Nitro/Lex Luger tee/koozie/sticker combo - More koozies of some DEFINITELY NOT PHOTOSHOPPED pictures of Ric Flair & Elizabeth - This Wolverine-inspired Hangman tee The Atomic Elbow https://www.instagram.com/theatomicelbow/ They mostly make zines, but the zine is loving great. Cheap Pop Shop https://www.instagram.com/cheappopshop/ A follow from way back. They don't do a ton these days but they're actually who first sold the Akira Hokuto Dangerous Queen shirt that I love. I now have this as a big flag instead! Some of their past stuff: - A very cool licensed Joey Janela tee - This fun Mike Awesome shirt - Danielson/Morishima Sal https://www.instagram.com/_powerdad5000/ Sal doesn't make shirts but makes VHS mixtapes periodically with the profits going to a different charity. He recently put out a very fun mix that raised a little over $500 for the Transgender Law Center. Sal is the best. 2800 studio IG - https://instagram.com/2800studio Website - https//www.2800studio.com Camera Guy Gimmick IG - https://instagram.com/cameraguygimmick Website - https://cameraguygimmick.bigcartel.com/ God's Chillin IG - https://instagram.com/godschillin Store - https://www.godschillin.com/ Wrestlebudz IG - https://instagram.com/wrestle.budz Store - https://www.wrestlebudz.com Fan Club Graveyard Nothing lasts forever, and these are some of my favorite makers who no longer make. Hardway https://www.instagram.com/hardway_ltd/ Hardway was one of my favorite makers who had a big focus on All Japan Women's. Some of my favorite designs are: - Akira Hokuto Dangerous Queen shirt which I bought 3 of – 1 in black which ended up being too small, then 2 in white when they re-released it so I'd have a backup just in case - A whole Champion Carnival line of which I picked up the crewneck and found out I really love crewnecks - A loving sick Meiko Satomura shirt that sparked a chat with another fan at a STARDOM show during Wrestle Kingdom weekend one year Hardway lives on through Mort Crimp Media and Mid-Card Merch Edit: edited to remove some stuff that wasn't really necessary. Don't have any hard feelings toward anyone and just made an offhanded comment about a maker that probably wasn't warranted. These folks all do good work and seem like good people, and this is the nichest of niche nerd poo poo so there's no need for dumb commentary. Ganso Bomb fucked around with this message at 17:52 on Jun 12, 2023 |
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I need some new stuff for summer so this is perfect thanks for the hard work ganso bomb
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Apr 11, 2022 01:25
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The amount of money I have spent on these shops makes my stomach turn. But I do have some really loving cool merch that embarrasses my wife and kids, especially the all over prints, which makes it all worth it. iykyk
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Suplex Liberace posted:I need some new stuff for summer so this is perfect thanks for the hard work ganso bomb No problem! Happy I can help more goons spend more money on poo poo we love but don't really need. onefunkynote posted:The amount of money I have spent on these shops makes my stomach turn. But I do have some really loving cool merch that embarrasses my wife and kids, especially the all over prints, which makes it all worth it. iykyk I'm so mad I didn't buy the Britt/Rosa all over print. I go back and forth on AOP shirts and if I'd actually wear them but it was just so loving cool. I'd also hate to tally up how much I've actually with these folks over the years and it's not ending anytime soon. As long as Stashpages has the market cornered on flags especially he'll keep getting my money. They're consistently relatively cheap and always look good. Love the old school WWF flag. Anything with that logo on it is hard for me to pass up.
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Apr 11, 2022 01:59
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Ganso Bomb posted:
I'm also pissed I didn't pull the trigger on the Britt/Rosa. I just recently got the Sting AOP from God's Chillin and the Shawn Michael's/Sid AOP from Wrestlebudz which both are fantastic. Here are their links: God's Chillin: IG - https://instagram.com/godschillin Store - https://www.godschillin.com/ Wrestlebudz: IG - https://instagram.com/wrestle.budz Store - https://www.wrestlebudz.com
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Apr 11, 2022 02:43
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onefunkynote posted:I'm also pissed I didn't pull the trigger on the Britt/Rosa. I just recently got the Sting AOP from God's Chillin and the Shawn Michael's/Sid AOP from Wrestlebudz which both are fantastic. That Michaels/Sid shirt is amazing but I'm only admiring it from afar. There's like a 10% I'd wear an AOP shirt but drat if they don't all look cool.
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Ganso Bomb posted:That Michaels/Sid shirt is amazing but I'm only admiring it from afar. There's like a 10% I'd wear an AOP shirt but drat if they don't all look cool. It's even better in person but I haven't had the balls to wear it yet. Some other great ones to add to the list are: 2800 studio IG - https://instagram.com/2800studio Website - https//www.2800studio.com Camera Guy Gimmick IG - https://instagram.com/cameraguygimmick Website - https://cameraguygimmick.bigcartel.com/ gripebomb fucked around with this message at 05:45 on Apr 11, 2022 |
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Updated OP with your recommendations, thanks onefunkynote! Apologies to Stashpages/friends of Stashpages. I made a dumb comment in my post initially and it wasn't necessary at all. He seems like a fine dude and makes good stuff, no need to take dumb snipes at anyone. Who are we all if not a bunch of little shits on the internet?
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Apr 11, 2022 21:05
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That Akira Hokuto shirt is the coolest wrestling t-shirt I've ever seen.
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Apr 11, 2022 23:08
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Explosions posted:That Akira Hokuto shirt is the coolest wrestling t-shirt I've ever seen. It's so loving good. I was so happy when they did a re-release in white, it looks so cool in that color scheme.
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Ganso Bomb posted:Updated OP with your recommendations, thanks onefunkynote! I forgot that the Gods Chillin dude posts most of the stuff on this Instagram account https://instagram.com/mattbotvin You can see that Sting AOP I was talking about on that page.
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onefunkynote posted:I forgot that the Gods Chillin dude posts most of the stuff on this Instagram account https://instagram.com/mattbotvin That Sting shirt is sick. I didn't realize Botvin ran Gods Chillin, I've ordered a couple things from him here and there as well.
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Apr 12, 2022 01:06
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I bought the Bret Hart shirt that got posted the other day. Can't wait to show the world my love for Bret and his/my distaste for Goldbergs wrestling skills. Edit: 
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Apr 12, 2022 02:05
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Heck yeah. Thanks for making this thread. I’ve never been able to track it down so I honestly don’t know if I just dreamed it up but I recall seeing a Naito shirt in like 2017ish in the style of Nirvana’s Sliver artwork? I think the text was “Tranquilo”. Does anyone know who made that?
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JUNGLE BOY posted:Heck yeah. Thanks for making this thread. I think this is an old Hardway design but I could be wrong. I know what you're talking about, though. Edit: Looks like an old Violent Miracle one under a different name. https://twitter.com/JaimsVanDerBeek/status/996195113125662720?s=20&t=tfV-IB8RlAanATYaJ4daYQ Ganso Bomb fucked around with this message at 03:37 on Apr 12, 2022 |
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Apr 12, 2022 03:31
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Got another one for the list for those interested. WhoIsBoris does some awesome looking shirts, most are AOP. Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/whosboris/ Website - https://whoisboris.com
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Apr 12, 2022 22:29
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My pal is currently on hiatus, but he's made some sick shirts. Kaiju Clutch https://www.instagram.com/kaijuclutch/ Look at this poo poo https://www.instagram.com/p/B3IwcqQg_w2/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BqixkagHR_Z/
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GenghisTron posted:My pal is currently on hiatus, but he's made some sick shirts. Those are awesome! I just got the 98 NWO Muta figure and would love to have that shirt. Any idea how long the hiatus is? Edit: All his poo poo rules
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GenghisTron posted:My pal is currently on hiatus, but he's made some sick shirts. i have one of theres and its great
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Ah I forgot about Kaiju Clutch! That nWo Muta shirt is so good.
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Apr 13, 2022 00:20
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I’ve got a great Bruiser Brody shirt from Hardway Also pretty tempted by this Suzuki/Liger shirt from FlowerChainz before they close   Dacap fucked around with this message at 02:25 on Apr 13, 2022 |
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Apr 13, 2022 02:09
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I feel it’s also necessary post one of the greatest drops from these I’ve seen, this remake from Violent Miracle (no longer available)
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Dacap posted:I feel it’s also necessary post one of the greatest drops from these I’ve seen, this remake from Violent Miracle (no longer available) drat, that looks like a fun shirt. As an aside, how the hell do I order from these folk? Via email or IG DM?
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widespread posted:drat, that looks like a fun shirt. Most have sites you order through and have email lists to sign up for so you get a password to access the site early. Usually they'll be up for a few days/a week before coming down. Everything is generally limited run.
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Dacap posted:I feel it’s also necessary post one of the greatest drops from these I’ve seen, this remake from Violent Miracle (no longer available) I got the t-shirt variant. It's incredible.
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New one from Wrestlebudz coming, get on the email list! https://twitter.com/Wrestle_Budz/status/1514396740262273026?s=20&t=Te7WPqLUX9FcP7zYeTKTCg
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Ganso Bomb posted:New one from Wrestlebudz coming, get on the email list! This is live now if you're on the list and have the password. Don't think I'm going to pick it up myself; the design is pretty fun but I don't know if I'd actually wear it. I do really like the snapback with the big WCW logo but I don't know if I can bring myself to spend $30 on a hat since I only wear a hat like 10 times a year. Just a sucker for that WCW logo.
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Yah I'm with you I want that hat real bad but 30 bucks usd.....
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Dacap posted:I feel it’s also necessary post one of the greatest drops from these I’ve seen, this remake from Violent Miracle (no longer available) I don't have the guts to wear this outside but it keeps me warm around the house
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Apr 15, 2022 16:12
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i bought the wcw dad hat
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$30 is unfortunately a pretty normal price for a hat in 2022
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New Violent Miracle drop is out with two new shirts, for members only: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcqTjQEJ6nv/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcqeSRfgH6n/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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Ganso Bomb posted:New Violent Miracle drop is out with two new shirts, for members only: I ordered that Summerslam shirt with a quickness when I got the email.
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onefunkynote posted:I ordered that Summerslam shirt with a quickness when I got the email. I used to have that poster on my wall as a kid so the pull to order the shirt is strong but I haven't decided to do it just yet
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Apr 22, 2022 23:38
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I think I will buy that amazing ted turned WWF shirt
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Apr 24, 2022 01:02
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Prominence are dropping a new shirt at their launch show
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New Rick Rude shirt from Cobra Vision and it's a loving beaut. Was debating whether or not to buy it since I don't exactly NEED any new shirts but it's only 13 god drat dollars. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc37dykJY8L/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Direct link: https://cobravision.bigcartel.com/product/narcissistic-violence
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gently caress, and this Beavis & Butthead ECW shirt from The Extreme Collector. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc33MdaJDqh/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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Ganso Bomb posted:New Rick Rude shirt from Cobra Vision and it's a loving beaut. Was debating whether or not to buy it since I don't exactly NEED any new shirts but it's only 13 god drat dollars. I ordered it earlier, I really need to stop ordering shirts but for $13 how could I not.
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ah gently caress $13 i might do something rash today even though we're going out tonight to watch the draft
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