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Kyrie Irving's Undertaker-inspired shirt proclaims he's the 'Ankletaker'

Published Nov. 15, 2016 2:59 p.m. ET

Andrew Lynch

If this whole NBA thing ends up not working out for the Cleveland Cavaliers, maybe the team can start their own professional wrestling promotion.

Earlier this summer, LeBron James famously wore an "Ultimate Warrior" T-shirt when the Cavs arrived back in Cleveland with the Larry O'Brien trophy. And on Thursday, Kyrie Irving showed off his own wrestling-themed shirt -- although this one comes with an Undertaker-inspired twist. Say hello to the Ankletaker.

Kyrie "The Ankletaker" Irving. This has to be a top 5 shirt of all-time pic.twitter.com/UlNwAfVD96
— Devin Walker (@Devin_Walker5) October 6, 2016

Nice filter as well, Kyrie.

The shirt comes courtesy of Kingdom Apparel, which specially made the shirt for Irving, according to owner Billy Jelenic. And it is spectacular.

This is the Ankletaker graphic. It's beyond incredible. pic.twitter.com/VBsqGYChlX
— Scott @ WFNY (@WFNYScott) October 6, 2016

One question, though: if LeBron's the Ultimate Warrior, and Kyrie's the Undertaker, who does that make Kevin Love? The Cavs forward would probably insist that he's Stone Cold, since he rocked the Steve Austin "Rattlesnake" belt during Cleveland's championship parade. He's really more of a Kane -- a solid but ultimately unspectacular big man who has a complicated relationship with his brothers within the business.