Parody/Tribute List!!!

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(90s)
Legendary
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Ace of Spades - Stone Cold Steve Austin
Blockbuster Brohan - Hollywood Hogan
High Flyin Kid - Shawn Michaels
Mercenary - Bret Hart
Mr. Fantasy - 90s Vince McMahon
The Hunk - The Rock
Undermaster - Undertaker

Main Event
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Average Guy - Dusty Rhodes WWF
Big Bad Doctor - Vader
Big Rig - Kevin Nash
Buzzsaw - Warrior 90s
Cadaver - Raven & Rob Zombie (*****)
Chicano - Scott Hall
Dude Brohan - Hulk Hogan 90s
Grand Manga - Jushin Liger 90s(*****)
High Flyin Kid - Shawn Michaels DX
Jet Set Strutter - Ric Flair
King V - Macho King
Krool - Kane (*****)
Lazer - Sting Crow version
Natsukashi - Kenta Kobashi (*****)
O'Hooligan - Roddy Piper 90s
Samson - Goldberg
Sumo San - Yokozuna
Troglo - mankind
Undermaster - Undertaker Ministry version

Upper Midcard
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Blaine Fantasy - Shane McMahon (*****)
Cabb - Taz
Chicano - Razor Ramon
Dark Mauler - Darth Maul
Dragonfly - Rob Van Dam
Exotic Rick - Rick Rude 90s
Great Ginzu - Great Muta
Hotshot - "King of Hearts" Owen Hart (*****)
Magnus Muscle - MUSCLE, Kurt Angle
Memphis Prince - Jerry Lawler WWE run (*****)
Nuclear Warhawk - Duke Nukem
Overshock - Shockmaster (*****)
Reptile Ranger - Jake Roberts 90s, Jurassic Park
RoboLectro 3000 - T-1000
Silvergod - Goldust (*****)
Suicide - Sabu
The Doberman - The British Bulldog single run (*****)
TrogLove - Mankind's Dude Love persona (*****)
Valkyrie - Chyna
VTC - Triple H
VTC - Triple H DX

Midcard
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2Zap - 2Pac
Beastheart - Braveheart
Beer Can Man - Sandman
Big Rig - Diesel
Chopper - Demolition Smash
Curt Grunge - Billy Kidman & still Nirvana reference but instead of Cobain it's Dave Groehl. Groehl started Foo Fighters in 1994, the same year this version of Grunge becomes active. (*****)
Cutthroat - Demolition Ax
Destruction Crash - Demolition Crush
Detective X - Men in Black, Fox Mulder
Dirk Dungeon - Ash from Army of Darkness
Dizzy Lixx - Marilyn Manson
Fireball - Bam Bam Bigelow 90s
Johnny Kobra - ken masters
Kannibal keith - Hannibal lector
Killer Klown - Doink, Pennywise, Insane Clown Posse
Mad Arab - Abdullah the Butcher 90s
Magnifico - rey Mysterio
Masakari - Hayabusa
Max Attack! - Ryu
Notorious BB - Notorious BIG
Orion Northstar - Obi Wan Kenobi
Pharoah - Harlem Heat's Stevie Ray, visor reference to either Giordi La Forge or Cyclops although attire is same color scheme as X-Men (Gold & Blue) (*****)
Power Boy - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Power Racer - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Quan - Harlem Heat's Booker T, visor reference to either Giordi La Forge or Cyclops although attire is same color scheme as X-Men (Gold & Blue) (*****)
Rager Gage - Rage Against the Machine's Zack de la Rocha & Matt Hardy (*****)
Ricardo Suave - The Model Rick Martel (*****)
Ronny Believer - Tommy Dreamer
Tatters Gage - Crazytown's Seth Binzur & Jeff Hardy (*****)
The Annihilator - Terminator 2

Opener
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Avery - Backstreet Boy, NSync.......I dont care what their names are
Blizzard - Glacier, Sub Zero
Brimstone - Scorpion
Crash Ratchethands - Edward Scissorhands
Curt Grunge - Kurt Cobain
Deputy Lee - Smoking Gunns Billy (*****)
Eddy Grunge - Eddie Vedder
Ezekiel - Jules from Pulp Fiction
Herman Nerd, Super Spy - Austin Powers
Jesse Wild - Marty Jannetty 90s
Juan Tijuana - Tito Santana The Matador
Lifeguard Chip - David Hasselhoff Baywatch
MC Frosty - Vanilla Ice
Rodeo Bo - Smoking Gunns Bart (*****)
Romeo - Backstreet Boys, Nsync
Skelescream - Ghostface from Scream
Tonto Loco - elements of Psychosis, Juventud Guerrera & Super Crazy (*****)
Vegas - Vincent Vega from Pulp Fiction

Jobber
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Jacko pop - Michael Jackson 90s
Jobber Joe - 123 Kid
Mandonna - Madonna 90s
Zombie Skater - skateboard culture, Zombies Ate My Neighbor

Women
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Bombshell - Pamela Anderson from baywatch
Dande - Lita (*****)
Dandelion - Gwen Stefani
Elara Nexus - still Samus from Metroid but seemingly with Power Ranger inspired armor (*****)
Femme Fatale - Mileena
Jenny Dreadful - Fairuza Balk from The Craft (*****)
Ms Misery - Annie from misery
Penny Dreadful - Lydia from Beetlejuice
Sissy the Ghoulie Hunter - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (*****)
Tiffany Fantasy - Stephanie McMahon (*****)
Trixie - Sailor Moon, maybe Chun Li
Valkyrie - Chyna

Manager
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Mr Tycoon - Million Dollar Man
Hacker - Morpheus
Mort Ishin - Paul Bearer
Valkyrie - Chyna

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Commissioners
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Mr. Codger - Ronald Reagan
Mr. Fantasy - Mr Rourke from Fantasy Island
Mr. Gold - Donald Trump
Mr Greenhorn - Vince McMahon 80s

Other
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Basement Broadcast - Wayne's World
Cupid's Arrow - The Brother Love Show (*****)
Honest Al - Mean Gene Okerlund, Super Mario
Kids Show Guest Host - Teletubbies
Late Night Talk Show - David Letterman
Mandonna's Boutique - The Flower Shop (*****)
Mort's Mausoleum - Funeral Parlor (*****)
O'Hooligan's Pub - Piper's Pit (*****)
Reptile House - Snake Pit w/ Jake Roberts (*****)
Rex Spectrum - Max Headroom
Shock Jock Radio- Howard Stern
Shocking Debut - Shockmaster
Terry Summer Show - Jerry Springer
Twisted Theater's Ichabod Twist - Beetlejuice, Willy Wonka (*****)

Sponsors (*****)
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AkariVision - AtariVision
Albuquerque Iced Tea - Arizona Iced Tea
Bladez - no exact much, just a nod to the rollerblading craze of the 90s
Fab - Tab
Foton Tag - Lazer Tag
Greg Freeman's Griller - George Foreman's Grill
Jeepers Beepers - no exact match, a reference to the pager/beeper era
Jogman - Walkman
Matador 64 - Commodore 64
Nice - Nike
Omega Exodus - Sega Genesis
PAG Jeans - GAP Jeans
Pop's Tattoo & Piercing Parlor - no exact match, a reference to the popularity of tattoos and piercings in the 90s
Radio Hut - Radio Shack
Skykicker Skateboards - Airwalk
United States Online - AOL
VPS "Video Playing System" - NES "Nintendo Entertainment System"
VTV - MTV
Zeta Max - Beta Max
Zwatch - Swatch watches

[linkonpark]

Just realized that Big Thuggee is based off Pat Roach as the big henchman. Lil’ Thuggee is based off the brainwashed Maharajah.

[alexb]

Couple of other things I’ve noticed:

Elfette is also linked to the Receptionist in purgatory in the film Beetlejuice

Pharaoh looks like Ice T, so another strand to the Damage Control tag team (Stevie Ray & Booker T, and Ice T & Booker T)

The Blitz has a feather in his hair, and looks a bit like Tatanka - Tatanka did play a bit of football, so could there be an element of him in there too?

Glam also has some Cyndi Lauper in there

[thejd44]

Dec 31, 2020 7:43:23 GMT -5 omen said:

El Presidente - to me, it looks like mix of Santo & Mil Mascaras
Tupu - Wild Samoans (*****)
Brit Buckingham - mostly William Regal but overall a hodge podge of 80s British wrestling
Yuppie VP - Gordon Gekko from Wall Street

El Presidente has the Blue Demon/Blue Demon Jr. mask. A few of the lucha characters are mash-ups (like Psicosis/Juventud being combined for Tonto Loco), but Presidente is definitely at least partially Blue Demon/Blue Demon Jr.

I had figured Tupu was just Tama/Tonga Kid because of the team with Savai'i/Haku, but he does look a lot more like Afa.

I don't see the Brit/Regal comparisons at all. Other than being British, there are no similarities. No physical resemblance, no gear resemblance, different size, different hometown, different finisher, and Brit has a very low skill level. I think Brit is just a generic British character, but there really are no Regal influences in there.

Yuppie definitely has some Gekko, but he's also clearly meant to be IRS, too. The team with Mr. Tycoon and the description ("A total shyster...") make that clear. Another mash-up.

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Jan 1, 2021 15:17:25 GMT -5 thejd44 said:

Dec 31, 2020 7:43:23 GMT -5 omen said:

El Presidente - to me, it looks like mix of Santo & Mil Mascaras
Tupu - Wild Samoans (*****)
Brit Buckingham - mostly William Regal but overall a hodge podge of 80s British wrestling
Yuppie VP - Gordon Gekko from Wall Street

El Presidente has the Blue Demon/Blue Demon Jr. mask. A few of the lucha characters are mash-ups (like Psicosis/Juventud being combined for Tonto Loco), but Presidente is definitely at least partially Blue Demon/Blue Demon Jr.

I had figured Tupu was just Tama/Tonga Kid because of the team with Savai'i/Haku, but he does look a lot more like Afa.

I don't see the Brit/Regal comparisons at all. Other than being British, there are no similarities. No physical resemblance, no gear resemblance, different size, different hometown, different finisher, and Brit has a very low skill level. I think Brit is just a generic British character, but there really are no Regal influences in there.

Yuppie definitely has some Gekko, but he's also clearly meant to be IRS, too. The team with Mr. Tycoon and the description ("A total shyster...") make that clear. Another mash-up.

Brit Buckingham is definitely just a few aspects of British wrestling rolled into one. The reason I went with Regal is he's the most well known or successful British wrestler in the US who wasnt a British Bulldog. He also started his career in 1983. And I do think he kind of looks like him in the face. But he also has elements of other guys like Chris Adams and Dave Taylor. his attire also seems based on past wrestlers. The Union Jack cape has been used a bunch by people from Lord Alfred Hayes to the British Bulldogs. And his tights seem largely based on the British Bulldog's singles run in the 90s.

Pretty sure Brit was in the game a while before the Bulldog proxies were introduced so he may have gotten some aspects they should have gotten. So no he's not an exact match up but he seems to be the best stand in all things considered. That's the thing about this game. Some of these characters cover a lot of ground even though they were inspired by one specific wrestler. As for the rest, El Presidente is in the same boat. A handful of different luchadores. Tupu is straight up a Wild Samoan. But Haka Tonga not only covers Superfly Snuka but Tonga Kid as well. Yuppie is all Gekko but is the IRS stand in as well. I went back and edited a few other references I overlooked too. 

[linkonpark]

Island Warriors are based of The Islanders for sure. However, Tupu is definitely Siva Afi, as his bio mentions that Tupu is the chief of something. Siva Afi used to go by the ring name of High Chief Afi. It’s possible that Haka Tonga might also borrow elements of Siva Afi as well since the guy also went by Superfly Afi.

[primetime21]

I don't think a lot of the musicians mentioned (Zack de la Rocha, Rob Zombie, Seth Binzur) are actual influences. I don't see anything in the characters that indicate it and they seem kind of esoteric.

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Jan 2, 2021 14:52:16 GMT -5 primetime21 said:

I don't think a lot of the musicians mentioned (Zack de la Rocha, Rob Zombie, Seth Binzur) are actual influences. I don't see anything in the characters that indicate it and they seem kind of esoteric.

wow. Really? go look again. I mean dude's name in the game is Rager. He looks just like Zack from RATM. Same hair and everything. His bio has a nod to Smashing Pumpkins. Tatters was definitely harder to pinpoint but the hair and the tattoos match up with dude from Crazytown. And I know Cadaver is supposed to be Raven, no mistaking that but his look is based almost entirely on Rob Zombie from his Hellbilly Deluxe phase. 

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Jan 2, 2021 12:53:31 GMT -5 linkonpark said:

Island Warriors are based of The Islanders for sure. However, Tupu is definitely Siva Afi, as his bio mentions that Tupu is the chief of something. Siva Afi used to go by the ring name of High Chief Afi. It’s possible that Haka Tonga might also borrow elements of Siva Afi as well since the guy also went by Superfly Afi.

No. Tupu is definitely supposed to be a Wild Samoan. He looks more like Sika who is actually Roman Reigns father. It's a direct rip. Siva Afi was a jobber version of Superfly Snuka. If I had to guess he was there as a back up in case Snuka ran into any out of ring problems. He was a major coke head and it's pretty much been decided he murdered his girlfriend Nancy Argentina and it was covered up. The thinking was they could just slide him in and nobody would notice because they were both "Superflys". 

Haka Tonga is 95% Superfly Snuka. Siva Afi is referenced by default I suppose but that is probably where the grass skirt and leggings come from since Superfly never wore those. Afi may have at some point , not really sure. Tonga Kid also gets a small nod since he was actually from Tonga while Snuka was from the Fiji Islands. Tonga also completes the trio South Pacific. Haku and Tonga Kid were the original Islanders .

[Revan The Legend]

Sissy definitely has Britney Spears influences too.

[thejd44]

Jan 2, 2021 18:09:34 GMT -5 omen said:

Jan 2, 2021 12:53:31 GMT -5 linkonpark said:

Island Warriors are based of The Islanders for sure. However, Tupu is definitely Siva Afi, as his bio mentions that Tupu is the chief of something. Siva Afi used to go by the ring name of High Chief Afi. It’s possible that Haka Tonga might also borrow elements of Siva Afi as well since the guy also went by Superfly Afi.

No. Tupu is definitely supposed to be a Wild Samoan. He looks more like Sika who is actually Roman Reigns father. It's a direct rip. Siva Afi was a jobber version of Superfly Snuka. If I had to guess he was there as a back up in case Snuka ran into any out of ring problems. He was a major coke head and it's pretty much been decided he murdered his girlfriend Nancy Argentina and it was covered up. The thinking was they could just slide him in and nobody would notice because they were both "Superflys". 

Haka Tonga is 95% Superfly Snuka. Siva Afi is referenced by default I suppose but that is probably where the grass skirt and leggings come from since Superfly never wore those. Afi may have at some point , not really sure. Tonga Kid also gets a small nod since he was actually from Tonga while Snuka was from the Fiji Islands. Tonga also completes the trio South Pacific. Haku and Tonga Kid were the original Islanders .

I'm with you that Tupu is a Wild Samoan, but I think he's more closely based on Afa (see the signatures):

[Chuckles]

Boombox is also a Fat Albert riff. His merch shirt says "Hey hey hey!"

[primetime21]

Jan 2, 2021 12:53:31 GMT -5 linkonpark said:

Island Warriors are based of The Islanders for sure. However, Tupu is definitely Siva Afi, as his bio mentions that Tupu is the chief of something. Siva Afi used to go by the ring name of High Chief Afi. It’s possible that Haka Tonga might also borrow elements of Siva Afi as well since the guy also went by Superfly Afi.

Well we all know now that Roman Reigns is the Tribal Chief 

[Stanley The Weeb]

Jan 4, 2021 8:26:27 GMT -5 Chuckles said:

Boombox is also a Fat Albert riff. His merch shirt says "Hey hey hey!"

Fat Albert was a late 70's thing which stretched out to the early 80's. It's a pity, considering how human Bill Cosby became, ruining the careful image of the shining thoughtful teaching black father.