5 WWE Superstars who competed as Santa Claus
T'was the night before Christmas, and all through the land, not a creature was stirring, except Zack Ryder getting tanned.
That's right, it is Christmas Eve, and the WWE is no stranger to getting into the festive spirit, with Superstars on both RAW and SmackDown Live feeling the festive spirit.
For as long as WWE programming has been on TV, there have been sightings of Santa Claus constantly in the winter, and even the brief character of Xanta Claus, a reverse of St. Nick, who would punish those who were good.
But despite Xanta's wicked ways, there have been plenty of Superstars who have embraced the meaning of Santa, whilst also delivering a beating to their opponents.
Here are five WWE Superstars who showed their festive spirit, when they wrestled as the big man himself, Santa Claus.
#5: John 'Bradshaw' Layfield
As one of the longest reigning WWE Champions in SmackDown history, JBL didn't exactly share the message of peace and goodwill, often using nefarious means to hold on to the gold.
But at Tribute to the Troops 2006, JBL was seemingly a changed man, when he donned the red and white to answer Chris Masters' Masterlock challenge.
Failing to break the Full Nelson, Bradshaw-Santa was attacked by the Masterpiece, who issued a new challenge to a soldier.
Proving that he knows if you've been bad or good, Santa-JBL retaliated, attacking Masters, helping the soldier to break the Masterlock.
Interestingly, JBL had competed as Bad-Santa just one year earlier, at Tribute to the Troops, proving that people can change at this festive time.
Perhaps he was visited by three ghosts whilst he slept...