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I DARE you to google "WWF king of the ring", and then click the images tab.
Yes, pro wrestling is all bullshit, but the difference is actual kings wear that garb as tradition dating back hundreds of years. WWF/WWE only did this shit for like 15 years, before they realized it's stupid. But they still DID it for 15 years.
Wrestlers wearing royal stuff is kinda parody, plus I assume that the story is that it's more "this guy was strong enough to claim the title of 'king'" instead of being born into it, making it somewhat merit-based (most royal lineages started like that, but once inheritance comes into play it's just a bunch of douches who are barely not terrible enough at their job to keep the title).
You… do know he doesn't wear this all the time?
Right?
I feel like you know he doesn't, but I still need to check.
Yeah right! Next you're gonna tell me the sportsball mascot doesn't sleep in their uniform!
That's an appeal to tradition fallacy. Just because they've been doing crazy and wasteful stuff for a long time doesn't make it objectively less crazy and wasteful.
What exactly is wasteful about wearing some old clothes for a ceremony?
A ceremony that brings in significant funds through tourism.