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[PrancePranceRevolution]

The name the Mullet Cousins might take some inspiration from The Mulkey Brothers, a jobber tag team that developed a cult following in the Mid Atlantic territory.

Def Row (2Zap and Notorious BB) while playing on the names of real rappers of the time is just as much a nod to The Gangstas, New Jack and Mustafa.

[egbugg79]

I've seen most of the wrestlers listed here... but I haven't seen any of the extras. Honest Al is Mean Gene and it just occurred to me that Rex Spectrum is Max Headroom.

[Omen]

Oct 17, 2018 12:51:20 GMT -5 egbugg79 said:

I've seen most of the wrestlers listed here... but I haven't seen any of the extras. Honest Al is Mean Gene and it just occurred to me that Rex Spectrum is Max Headroom.

Yes Honest Al is Mean Gene AND Super Mario (check out the cap)

The commissioners are Mr.Greenhorn which I believe is Vince McMahon from way back in the day when he first started out with the WWF. Mr. Codger is Ronald Reagan and Mr. Fantasy is Mr. Rourke from the old TV show Fantasy Island. 

Oddly enough, Mr. Fantasy morphs into Vince McMahon in the 90s as Mr. Fantasy is given a wrestler card and is for all intents and purposes the Mr. McMahon character. 

There was also a Mr. Golden that was based on Donald Trump but it seems like it was for the older versions of the game as he's nowhere to be found on Returns.

There's also nods to pop culture in the Skits department. Shock Jock is supposed to be Howard Stern. There's another called Terry Summers or something which is a play on Jerry Springer. The Teletubbies and Pee Wee Herman are also parodied. 

[Nox]

few more that people missed

Teeny Norman - Peewee Herman
The Schmuck - Andy Kaufman

[Stanley The Weeb]

Humm. Lifeguard Chip is an alt of Officer Chip, and is, of course, David Hasihoff.

[phreak811]

Actually.

Chet Skye: Ricky Morton
Jessie Wild: Robert Gibson
Starboy: Star Man from NES Pro Wrestling
The Piranha: The Amazon from NES Pro Wrestling

[phreak811]

Oct 15, 2018 22:57:16 GMT -5 PrancePranceRevolution said:

The name the Mullet Cousins might take some inspiration from The Mulkey Brothers, a jobber tag team that developed a cult following in the Mid Atlantic territory.

Def Row (2Zap and Notorious BB) while playing on the names of real rappers of the time is just as much a nod to The Gangstas, New Jack and Mustafa.

Nice to see someone else knows about Mulkey Mania! Personally I think the Mullets are an homage to the Goodwins.

[Magnifico jr.]

Oct 22, 2018 6:08:21 GMT -5 phreak811 said:

Actually.

Chet Skye: Ricky Morton
Jessie Wild: Robert Gibson
Starboy: Star Man from NES Pro Wrestling
The Piranha: The Amazon from NES Pro Wrestling

you sure about the first two

[noisylion1984]

Oct 22, 2018 6:11:18 GMT -5 Magnifico jr. said:

Oct 22, 2018 6:08:21 GMT -5 phreak811 said:

Actually.

Chet Skye: Ricky Morton
Jessie Wild: Robert Gibson
Starboy: Star Man from NES Pro Wrestling
The Piranha: The Amazon from NES Pro Wrestling

you sure about the first two

I see Neon Express as more a cross between R'n'R Express and The Rockers

[Thumper Moore III]

Oct 22, 2018 7:21:45 GMT -5 noisylion1984 said:

Oct 22, 2018 6:11:18 GMT -5 Magnifico jr. said:

you sure about the first two

I see Neon Express as more a cross between R'n'R Express and The Rockers

The thing that would lead me more to The Rockers rather than R&R Express would be that in 1991, Chet Skye becomes HFK, teams with Big Rig, and he and Wild start a rivalry. But the R&R Express and Rockers gimmicks are almost identical, so I could totally see where you were going— and the beautiful thing is that everyone is entitled to see exactly who they want to see.

[Stanley The Weeb]

I ponder...beyond Gargamel, would The Wizard be a part of The Gargoyle?

[omen]

Here.....I was sort of obsessed with figuring out all the references so I'll put my own list up with the conclusions I came to. You'll notice lots of references to Southern California as I assume that's where the creators are from.

(80s)
Legendary
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Average Guy - Dusty Rhodes
BuZZsaw - Ultimate Warrior, American Gladiators
Dude Brohan - Hulk Hogan, surfing culture
Enormous Pierre - Andre the Giant
Jet Set Strutter - Ric Flair
Valedictorian - Randy Savage & The Genius

Main Event
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Ace Arcadium - Arcade culture, also reminds me of comic book ads where you could earn cash and prizes
Ace Arcadium/Ace of Spades - poker, playing cards, casino
Buzzsaw - Ultimate Warrior from Blade Runners tag team
Dark Invader - Darth Vader
Dr. B - Mr. T (good) A-Team (bad) Clubber Lang from Rocky 3
Flawless One - Mr Perfect
Jupiter - Zeus
Kezzif - Andrfe the Giant as Fezzik from The Princess Bride
Lazer - Sting from NWA/WCW & from Blade Runners tag team
Ninja Shadow - Storm Shadow from GI Joe
Ninja Star - Ninja Gaiden, Shinobi
Pierre the Enormous - Andre the Giant heel turn
Slashmaster - Jason Vorhees, Freddy Krueger & Michael Myers

Upper Midcard
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Arizona Chance - Indiana Jones, slight reference to Wyatt Earp with Tombstone, AZ hometown
Cobalt Commander - Cobra Commander from GI Hoe (hooded version)
Copper Commander - Cobra Commander from GI Joe (metal mask version)
Damon Van Winkle - David Von Erich
Death Star Boy - Star Boy alt, Death Star reference to Star Wars, feud with Rod Nada is a reference to aliens in They Live
Devin Van Winkle - Kevin Von Erich
Dicky Thunderbird - Ricky Steamboat
Exotic Rick - Rick Rude
Fireball - Bam Bam Bigelow
Great Ginzu - Shredder. Ginzu knives
Hammerhead - Ivan Drago fro Rocky IV
Mighty Leo - Lion-O from Thundercats
Mr. Tycoon - Million Dollar Man, Monopoly guy
O'Hooligan - Rowdy Roddy Piper
Overload - Earthquake
Reptile Ranger - Jake Roberts, Crocodile Dundee
Robolectro 2000 - Omnibot 2000, robot culture
Rod Nada - Roddy Piper's character John Nada from They Live
Terry Van Winkle - Kerry Von Erich
Troglo - John Matusczak character Tonda from the movie Caveman, maybe some Bruiser Brody

Midcard
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Bobby Blitzworth - Brian Bosworth
Brute - Brute form Champions of the Galaxy
Chameleon Kid - Koko B Ware, maybe someone else also
Doberman Denny - British Bulldog Davey Boy Smith
Doberman Duke - British Bulldog Dynamite Kid
Drool - Sloth from Goonies, Toxic Avenger, a reference to George "The Animal" Steele tearing up the turnbuckle
El Presidente - to me, it looks like mix of Santo & Mil Mascaras
Haka Tonga - Jimmy Snuka
He-Beast - He-Man, Conan & Beastmaster
Iron Mask - Destro from GI Joe
Juan Tijuana - Tito Santana
Mad Arab - Abdullah the Butcher, Iron Sheik finisher
Magnus Muscle - King Muscle/Kinnikuman from M.U.S.C.L.E.
Massacre - Massacre from Champions of the Galaxy
Mercenary _ Bret "The Hitman" Hart
Michael T Wolf - Teen Wolf, Michael J Fox
Pelvis Pressly - Honkytonk Man, Elvis Presley
Red Pirate Rogers - Dread Pirate Roberts from The Princess Bride
Robolectro - TRON
Ruffian - Ogre from Revenge of the Nerds
Skullgore - Skeletor
Spazz - Jim Neidhart, Biff's hat from Back to the Future 2
Star Boy - Starman from NES Wrestling
The Annihilator - Terminator
The Piranha - The Amazon from NES Wrestling
The Shark - Piranha alt, maybe a slight reference to Jaws
Vladimir the Cruel - Vigo from Ghostbusters 2
Warhawk - Rambo
Zen - Link from Legend of Zelda

Opener
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Big Thuggee - from Temple of Doom
Boombox - Fat Albert, Fat Boys, hip hop culture
Brit Buckingham - mostly William Regal but overall a hodge podge of 80s British wrestling
Bug Buster - Ghostbusters, seemingly Dan Akroyd
Cesar Sleaze - Dee Snider form Twisted Sister
Chet Skye - Shawn Michaels from The Rockers, Rock & Roll Express
Cletus Mullet - country bumpkins teams like the Hillbillies & Moondogs, Dukes of Hazzard.......looks like Jeff Foxworthy to me
Crash - Crash Test Dummies
Cutthroat Carter - Oakland Raiders
Dangerzone - Top Gun, seemingly Val Kilmer's character Iceman
Dizzy Lixx - Nikki Syxx from Motley Crue, 80s glam rock
Dungeon Crawler - Dirk from Dragon's Lair
Goblinknight - Dungeons & Dragons
Herman the Nerd - Louis Skolnick from Revenge of the Nerds
Jesse Wild - Marty Jannetty, Uncle Jessie from Full House?
Johnny Kobra - Johnny Lawrence form Karate Kid
Keith Blood - David from Lost Boys
Lil Thuggee - Temple of Doom
Mark Bugg - Killer Bees, maybe Kamen Rider
Max Attack! - Lil Mac from Mike Tysons Punch Out
Mike Bugg - Killer Bees, maybe Kamen Rider
Moon Man - Neil Armstrong
Officer Chip - Sgt Smith from the movie Rad, outfit looks like CHiPs
Papa Chopper - Wez from mad Max 2
Pat Cabbage - Cabbage Patch Kids, Garbage Pail Kids
Rad Racer - Cru Jones from the movie Rad
Slammer Johnson/Slugger Johnson - Reggie Jackson
Soul Daddy - ShoNuff from the Last Dragon
Teeny Norman - Pee Wee Herman
Tennis Pro - John McEnroe
Waldo the Dweeb - Gilbert from Revenge of the Nerds, also looks like Poindexter from same movie
Yuppie VP - Gordon Gekko from Wall Street
Zap - Turbo from Breakin 2 Electric Boogaloo
Zeke Mullet - Moondogs, Hillbillies, kind of reminds me of Big John Studd

Jobber
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Jobber Joe - Glass Joe
Mandonna - Adrian Adonis, Madonna
Pop King - Michael Jackson
The Schmuck - Andy Kaufman
Zombie Punk - Return of the Living Dead, punk rock, the Misfits?

Women
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Almighty Dolla - Fabulous Moolah
Auntie Voodoo - Big Bad Mama
Aurora - She-Ra, Red Sonja
Chaka Crass - Grace Jones
Countess - Evil Lyn
Elara Nexus - Samus from Metroid
Glam - Jem
Gorgon Tokoro - Bull Nakano, "Gorgon" seems to be an ode to Medusa aka Alundra Blayze
Gothica - Elvira
Madam Tiki - Mount Fiji
Mother Russia - Brigitte Nielsen from Rocky IV
Mynx - Cheetara from Thundercats
Princess Starbright - Rainbow Brite
Queen of Mean - Sensational Sherri
Sgt Shipley - Ripley from Aliens
Succubus _ Im 99.9% positive this is based on Angie Everhart as Lilith from Bordello of Blood even though it came out in 1996
Valley Girl - 80s mall culture, also possibly a shot at Malibu Barbie

Manager
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Big Boss Jr - Boss Hogg
Countess - Evil Lyn
Franz Van Winkle - Fritz Von Erich
Gothica - Elvira
Mother Russia - Brigitte Nielsen from Rocky IV
Mr Bonsai - Mr Miyagi
Mr Bonsai - Mr Fuji
Princess Starbright - Rainbow Brite
Professor Gigawatt - Doc Emmitt Brown from Back to the Future
Queen of Mean - Sensational Sherri
Ryan Regret - Brian Zane from Wrestling with Wregret
The Gargoyle - Gargamel
The Thinker - Bobby Heenan
Uncle Eros - Brother Love
Valley Girl - mall culture

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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 Micahels
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
Chicano - Scott Hall
Dude Brohan - Hulk Hogan 90s
High Flyin Kid - Shawn Michaels DX
Jet Set Strutter - Ric Flair
King V - Macho King
Lazer - Sting Crow version
O'Hooligan - Roddy Piper 90s
Samson - Goldberg
Sumo San - Yokozuna
Troglo - mankind
Undermaster - Undertaker Ministry version

Upper Midcard
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Cabb - Taz
Chicano - Razor Ramon
Dark Mauler - Darth Maul
Dragonfly - Rob Van Dam
Exotic Rick - Rick Rude 90s
Great Ginzu - Great Muta
Magnus Muscle - MUSCLE, Kurt Angle
Nuclear Warhawk - Duke Nukem
Reptile Ranger - Jake Roberts 90s, Jurassic Park
RoboLectro 3000 - T-1000
Suicide - Sabu
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
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
Power Boy - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Power Racer - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Ronny Believer - tommy dreamer
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
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
Romeo - Backstreet Boys, Nsync
Skelescream - Ghostface from Scream
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
Dandelion - Gwen Stefani
Femme fatale - Mileena
Ms Misery - Annie from misery
Penny Dreadful - Lydia from Beetlejuice
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

[omen]

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
Honest Al - Mean Gene Okerlund, Super Mario
Kids Show Guest Host - Teletubbies
Late Night Talk Show - David Letterman
Rex Spectrum - Max Headroom
Shock Jock Radio- Howard Stern
Shocking Debut - Shockmaster
Terry Summer Show - Jerry Springer

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Does anyone else feel that Ryan Regret has an essence of Jim Cornette thrown in. Ryan Regret/Jim Cornette.. sounds similar when you say them together