Parody/Tribute List!!!

[Dyno]

Jan 25, 2019 12:46:29 GMT -5 mmtmaniac said:

Yuppie vp is Irwin R. Schyster

With added Paul E Dangerously.

[Thumper Moore III]

Jan 25, 2019 13:37:58 GMT -5 Dyno said:

Jan 25, 2019 12:46:29 GMT -5 mmtmaniac said:

Yuppie vp is Irwin R. Schyster

With added Paul E Dangerously.

And a little bit of Gordon Gekko.

[Papa Chopper]

Ninja Star and Ninja Shadow could also be references to two characters from the animated series Rambo: The Force of Freedom...namely White Dragon and Black Dragon.

To me they look like these guys as much as the Gi-Joe references.even the color patterns are similar.

[kalkeenness]

Oct 22, 2018 12:01:02 GMT -5 Thumper Moore III said:

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

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.

The 80s Neon Express is a complete mashup of both the (Midnight) Rockers and RnR Express imho.

But that is the beauty of this game.

[kalkeenness]

Just wanted to chime in on Mad Arab- he's definitely Abdullah the Butcher but based on the "Arab" motif and Camel Clutch finisher I actually think the other 15% is closer to The Original Sheik than The Iron Sheik. Similar to Neon Express, the Rockers copied the Rock N Roll Express, and Iron Sheik copied the Original Sheik, so...six of one, half a dozen of the other. But Abdullah feuded with The Sheik, so I believe the intention was to merge the two. Both The Sheik and Abdullah were in late 1970s/early 1980s Kinnikuman (who Magnus Muscle is 100% based off). It would not surprise me if people get The Sheik and Iron Sheik confused, so...really is just splitting hairs when it comes to parody.

Regarding Chameleon Kid- I know his face looks like Koko B Ware, he's a showman, has neon colors, is a cruiserweight, has colored hair (Koko experimented with blond) and has sunglasses, but there's too much against him being 100% Koko IMHO.

For one, Koko was billed from Tennessee, not The Caribbean. Koko was a singer not a party crasher. Koko was billed as 5-9 and was probably shorter. CK is 6 feet. Finally, Koko is best known as being an opener not a midcarder. Koko was also famous for having his parrot Frankie. His finisher was the missile dropkick not a suplex. Also not sure why Koko would feud with IRS (Yuppie VP) called "Weekend at Yuppies" which is about crashing a beach house party. (They had some opening matches in 1994, not the 1980s.)

I remember a Florida wrestler named "The Haitian Sensation" Tyree Pride but he does not have CK's flamboyancy. Then I thought of Sweet Daddy Siki: youtu.be/2V37kRtPnIQ

SDS actually has the hair, sunglasses, entertainment, and color green, but not much else on CK's card.

As mentioned there was the Sega Genesis game Kid Chameleon, but the main character looks nothing like CK. So I am not sure if there is a movie, musical artist, or other reference I am missing. Or perhaps it is indeed just a riff on the video game name and Koko, although the demographics still don't match.

[Bigshot]

Am i the only one who looks at Freedom Fighter and thinks he looks a little bit like Captain America?

[Slashmaster]

Mar 10, 2019 12:56:20 GMT -5 Bigshot said:

Am i the only one who looks at Freedom Fighter and thinks he looks a little bit like Captain America?

I can kinda see that. Wouldn't mind having a feud between Freedom Fighter and Skullgore (Red Skull)

[Terry Van Winkle]

Aug 14, 2017 9:26:59 GMT -5 Barbarossa said:

I'm sure a lot of us already know most of these, but I wanted to document the wrestlers and managers from the game, and what wrestler/pop culture reference they represent. For each entry below, I have listed the card fromt he game and the tribute or parody it represents. If a card only has a name listed as the tribute, it is someone within the wrestling industry. Those with a longer explanation are other concepts like TV, video games, fims, etc. If there are more than one version of a card, like Jet Set Strutter, I have only listed it once. If a card's second or third version vary significantly in my opinion, I listed it multiple times. If an entry is blank, I did not know the reference, or it is not readily apparent, or I have not seen that card. Please feel free to reply with suggestions, and I will update this list when necessary.



WRESTLERS

2-Zap: Rapper 2 Pac

Ace Arcadium: 80's arcade culture

Ace of Spades: AA's alter ego

Ace of Spades (90's): Stone Cold Steve Austin

Arizona Chance: Indiana Jones

Avery: Some sort of 90's boy band musician

Beastheart: Braveheart film

Beer Can Man: Sandman

Big Thuggee: Tiger Jeet Singh

Blizzard: Glacier (who was modeled after Mortal Kombat character Sub Zero)

Blockbuster Brohan: "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan

Bobby Blitzworth: College, NFL football player Brian Bosworth

Boombox: Rapper Heavy D

Brimstone: Mortal Kombat character Scorpion

Brit Buckingham: By the name, it's pro wrestler Davey Boy Smith. But Buckingham doesn't physically look like the British Bulldog.

Brute:

Bug Buster: Main characters from Ghostbusters film

Buzzsaw: Ultimate Warrior

Cabb:

Cesar Sleeze: 80's hair metal in general; Dee Snider from Twisted Sister specifically

Chameleon Kid: Possibly pro wrestler Koko B Ware, but no real resemblance

Chet Skye: Shawn Michaels (early career)

Chicano: Razor Ramon/Scott Hall

Chopper:

Cletus Mullet:

Cobalt/Copper Commander: Cobra Commander from GI Joe toys/cartoons

Crash: From 80's crash test dummy commercials

Crash Ratchethands: Parody of Edward Scissorhands film

Curt Grunge: Musician Kurt Cobain from Nirvana

Cutthroat: Oakland Raiders football team/parody of tag team Demolition?

Cutthtroat Carter: Oakland Raiders football team

Dangerzone: Top Gun film in general; Iceman character played by Val Kilmer specifically

Dark Invader: Darth Vader from Star Wars

Dark Mauler: Darth Maul from Star Wars

Death Star Boy: Starboy's alter ego

Dirk Dungeon: Bruce Campbell from Army Of Darkness film

Dizzy Lixx: 80's hair metal in general; someone specific - I don't know

Dr. B: Mr. T

Dragonfly: Rob Van Dam

Drool: The deformed guy from the Goonies film

Dude Brohan: Hulk Hogan

Dungeon Crawler:

Eddy Grunge: Musician Eddy Vedder from Pearl Jam

Enormous Pierre/Pierre the Enormous: Andre the Giant

Exotic Rick: Mostly Ravishing Rick Rude; a little "The Model" Rick Martel

Ezekiel: Jules Winnfield from Pulp Fiction film

Fireball: Bam Bam Bigelow

Freedom Fighter: Hammerhead's alter ego

GoblinKnight:

Great Ginzu: The Great Muta/also looks like Shredder from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and cartoons/Ginsu knife company (originated the phrase "But wait - there's more!" in their infomercials from the 80's)

Great Ginzu (90's): Great Muta without mask

Haka Tonga: Superfly Jimmy Snuka

Hammerhead: Ivan Drago from Rocky IV film

He-Beast the Barbarian: He-Man from Masters Of The Universe toys & cartoons/Conan The Barbarian (Arnold Schwarzenegger version)/The Highlander; to me, his face looks like Lex Luger

Herman Nerd:

Herman the Nerd:

HFK: Shawn Michaels (later career)

Jacko Pop: Musician Michael Jackson

Jesse Wild: Marty Janetty

Jet Set Strutter: Ric Flair

Jobber Joe: Glass Joe from Punch-Out video games

Johnny Kobra: Johnny Lawrence from Karate Kid film

Juan Tijuana: Tito Santana

Jupiter: Zeus from No Holds Barred film

Kannibal Keith: 90's version of Keith Blood/Hannibal Lecter from Silence of the Lambs film

Killer Klown: Doink The Clown (though does not look like him; possibly Stephen King's It?)

Keith Blood: Keifer Sutherland as David from The Lost Boys film

King V: Macho King Randy Savage

Lazer: Sting

Lil Thuggee:

Mad Arab: Abdullah The Butcher

Magnifico: Rey Mysterio Jr

Magnus Muscle: Kinnikuman from Kinnikuman manga

Magnus Muscle (90's): Although the card still says he's from Japan, the description (gold medal, suplexes, submissions) and outfit colors suggest early career Kurt Angle

Mandonna: A Madonna cross-dresser

Massacre:

Max Attack!: 90's version of

MC Frosty: Repper Vanilla Ice

Mercenary: Brett "The Hitman" Hart

Michael T Wolf: Michael J Fox's character from Teen Wolf film

Mighty Leo: 80's cartoon ThunderCats

Moon Man: 80's space program

Mr. Fantasy: Vince McMahon

Mr. Tycoon: "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase (though the face/hair doesn't look like DiBiase at all)

Ninja Shadow: Stormshadow character from GI Joe toys/cartoons

Ninja Star: Main character from Ninja Gaiden arcade game

Notorius BB: 90's version of Boombox/rapper Notorious BIG

Officer Chip: ChiPs TV show

O'Hooligan: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper

Papa Chopper:

Pat Cabbage: Cabbage Patch Kids toys

Pelvis Las Vegas/Pelvis Presley: Elvis Presley impersonator

Pop King: 90's musician Michael Jackson

Power Boy: 90's version of Star Boy

Power Racer: 90's version of Rad Racer

Rad Racer: BMX biker

Red Pirate Rogers: Dread Pirate Roberts from The Princess Bride film

Reptile Ranger: Jake "The Snake" Roberts/Mick Dundee from Crocodile Dundee films

RoboLectro: Main character from Tron film

RoboLectro 2000:

Robolectro 3000: T-1000 from Terminator 2 film

Romeo: Some sort of 90's boy band musician

Samson: Goldberg

Skeleskreem: Character from Scream film

Skullgore: Skeletor from Masters Of The Universe toys & cartoons

Slammer Johnson: Pro baseball player Reggie Jackson (he's wearing Oakland A's colors)

Slashmaster: Jason Vorhees from Friday The 13th films

Slugger Johnson: Pro baseball player Reggie Jackson, though he never played for the Dodgers (outfit colors) or in the National League

Soul Daddy:

Spazz: Visually, looks similar to pro wrestler Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart (size/shape/beard)

Star Boy: Starman from Pro Wrestling video game

Sumo San: Yokozuna

Suicide: Sabu

Tennis Pro: Pro tennis player John McEnroe

Undermaster: The Undertaker

The Annihilator: Arnold Schwarzenegger as terminator T-800 in The Terminator film

The Annihilator (90's): Arnold Schwarzenegger as terminator T-800 in The Terminator 2 film

The Hunk: The Rock

The Piranha: The Amazon from Pro Wrestling video game

The Shark: The Piranha's alter ego

Troglo:

Valedictorian: Pro wrestler "Macho Man" Randy Savage

Vegas: Vincent Vega from Pulp Fiction Film

Vladimir the Cruel: Vigo The Carpathian from Ghostbusters film

VTC: Pro wrestler Triple H

Waldo the Dweeb:

Warhawk: Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo from Rambo films

Yuppie VP: Charlie Sheen as Bud Fox from Wall Street film

Zap: 80's B-boy

Zeke Mullet:

Zombie Punk:

Zombie Skater:



MANAGERS

Big Boss Jr.: Boss Hogg from Dukes Of Hazzard TV show

Gothica: Elvira character from TV/films

Hacker: Morpheus from The Matrix films

Mort Ishin: Paul Bearer

Mr. Bonsai (bad): Mr. Fuji

Mr. Bonsai (good): Mr. Miyagi from Karate Kid films

Mr. Tycoon: Ted DiBiase

Princess Starbright: 80's cartoon character Rainbow Bright

Professor Gigawatt: Dr. Emmitt Brown from Back To The Future films

Queen Of Mean: "Sensational" Sherri Martel

The Gargoyle:

The Thinker: Bobby "The Brain" Heenan

Valkyrie: Chyna

Valley Girl: "Valley girl" 80's stereotype

He never played for the Dodgers but he played for the royals (Slugger Johnson) 

[wilsontw]

Who is geppeto Rocco?
This has been bugging me

[Papa Chopper]

May 21, 2019 16:25:35 GMT -5 wilsontw said:

Who is geppeto Rocco?
This has been bugging me

Bruno Sammartino

[wilsontw]

May 21, 2019 16:26:04 GMT -5 Papa Chopper said:

May 21, 2019 16:25:35 GMT -5 wilsontw said:

Who is geppeto Rocco?
This has been bugging me

Bruno Sammartino

Thank you

[bradmeister]

Mar 10, 2019 12:56:20 GMT -5 Bigshot said:

Am i the only one who looks at Freedom Fighter and thinks he looks a little bit like Captain America?

He does, but I would think he's more a parody of The Patriot.

[Ashe]

You all know ninja star is the main character from Ninja Gaiden right?

[Ashe]

By the way I’m 99% cabb is taz, based on the colors and 90s extreme era

[Ashe]

I don’t know why but I feel like robo 2000 is the robot from short circuit