Trick Williams Explains Origin of His All-White Entrance Look

On a recent episode of her podcast, “What’s Your Story? With Stephanie McMahon,”  Trick Williams discussed how his all-white entrance coat became a permanent part of his character, crediting a piece of feedback from Triple H after his Smackdown debut as the moment it became truly official. Williams explained that he had been saving the coat for a big moment, having bought it in Atlanta while still in NXT. Here are the highlights:

On the Coat:

“The all white, I had this coat I’ve been saving for a big moment. It was just sitting in my closet. I got it when I was at NXT.”

On Being Known For the Coat:

“As I debut on SmackDown and I cut off Sami Zayn, the Gingerbread Man. And I come out with this all white coat, white pants, white belt buckle, no shirt of course. White lemon pepper steppers. And I hold my foot up just like this before I get in the ring. And they had memes of everything with me and this coat. They had some dude from Powerpuff Girls, all types of stuff.

“I remember, I show up the next week. And Michael Hayes comes to me and is like, ‘Trick, where’s your coat?’ I said, ‘Well you know, it’s not my coat, it’s a coat. It’s at my house, thank you very much.’ And then Bruce says, ‘Where’s your coat, Trick?’ I thought, ‘Oh, it’s my coat? Alright?” And then your husband, Trips, he comes like, ‘Trick, where’s your coat?’… He said, ‘I never seen Elvis Presley without his coat.’ I’m like, ‘Ah, okay. It’s my coat.’ And I’ve been rocking the coat ever since.”

If you use any of the quotes in this article, please credit the What’s Your Story? With Stephanie McMahon podcast with an h/t to 411mania.com for the transcription.