Parody/Tribute List!!!

[Dyno]

May 27, 2020 7:46:51 GMT -5 Stanley The Weeb said:

May 26, 2020 22:00:39 GMT -5 lechampion said:

Barry Darsow one of the members of Demolition could use a Repoman card and a Pain Stewart (golfer gimmick) card when he was in wCw.

So, basically Brute Takerman and Brute Golfswing?

Destruction are our Demolition.

The Gladiators are imported from the Champions Of The Galaxy game rather than being a reference or several references to RL peeps.  I use them as our version of Powers of Pain though.

[bigdubwins]

May 28, 2020 9:57:04 GMT -5 Dyno said:

May 27, 2020 7:46:51 GMT -5 Stanley The Weeb said:

So, basically Brute Takerman and Brute Golfswing?

Destruction are our Demolition.

The Gladiators are imported from the Champions Of The Galaxy game rather than being a reference or several references to RL peeps.  I use them as our version of Powers of Pain though.

It kills me that Brute and Massacre don't have better stats. They were THE monster tag team in COTG back in the day. At least until New Order showed up. 😁😁😁

[lechampion]

I use Brute and Massacre for hit and runs along with Zen. I'd still like to see that Repoman gimmick but I'm not sure who he'd feud with.

[theredpirate]

May 29, 2020 5:22:16 GMT -5 lechampion said:

I use Brute and Massacre for hit and runs along with Zen. I'd still like to see that Repoman gimmick but I'm not sure who he'd feud with.

Repo man could feud w crash since crash alt makes third part of destruction/demolition. Alt of crash something like Kona- crash.
That was 90s feud repo and Hawaii gimmick crush. . He could also just naturally feud w officer chip in cop n robber type of thing. but that have to be w use of legends card if repo just 90s. Yes he was technically not a robber but his quote “Whats mine is mine, and what yours is mine ha haha” suggests otherwise. Also he can team w mr tycoon to help with collections and repossessions. And could repossess feud w Jacko pop or any parody celebrities who had cash flow problems at times.

[theredpirate]

Omens list is the best I’ve seen on whose who w parodies but it’s been awhile.Does anyone know a list of whose who updated? , still not sure who tatters n rager are. One has a billy corgan smashing pumpkins reference of song bullet w butterfly wings in his bio yet they don’t look like him. Are they just 90s alternative music giant combo? Peppers, pumpkins etc.
and cadaver if he is just raven main eventer seems a bit much ?

[Pale Rider/Nikolai Ivanov]

Tatter and Rage are The Hardy brother confirmed by their MMW alts being very similar to their real life counterparts

[primetime21]

Hey guys first post!  Got the game about a month or so ago and am loving it!

This list is great; a couple of things to add or may have been mentioned but I may have missed it (if so, I apologize):

It's clearly established Valedictorian is Macho Man.  I get the that his real-life brother is the Genius and that may play into the name, but I think we're missing a bigger clue.  Savage's theme song is one used at graduations across the US (if not the world, I'm not sure).  Graduation...Valedictorian.  Voila!

Damage Control is Harlem Heat.  Pharaoh is Stevie Ray and Quan is Booker T.  The bio states Pharaoh is older.

I'm surprise this hasn't been mentioned.  Obviously Hammerhead's look is inspired by Ivan Drago, but I think the character is pretty clearly Nikita Koloff.  Especially with his turn to the "good" side much like Nikita did.

Hotshot is Owen Hart.
Blaine and Tiffany Fantasy are Shane and Stephanie McMahon.
Cadaver is Raven and Ronnie Believer is obviously Tommy Dreamer.
Magnifico is Rey Misterio.
Overload is obviously Earthquake, but his alter ego Overshock would be the Shockmaster who was actually Tugboat/Typhoon.
Ruffules is Hercules
Thumper Moore is Junkyard Dog
Vin Voltage in Sid Vicious
Memphis Prince is Jerry Lawler (I'm sure this is listed somewhere)
Magnus Muscle is absolutely Kurt Angle.  I think this was mentioned before, but all I needed to see what that is bio ends in It's true
I think this was also mentioned, but Mandonna is Adrian Adonis.  What sealed it for me was the talk show, like Adonis used to have The Flower Shop.  Surprised he's so low rated though, Adonis was a legit wrestler.
Finally, this is obvious, but since they were just released and not in this thread yet, Mutant 8 and Mutant 9 are Hawk and Animal, the Road Warriors/Legion of Doom.

[eric78dx]

Oct 23, 2018 4:16:34 GMT -5 omen said:

(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

Trixie's face totally looks like Scoops Ahoy Robin from Stranger Things which is based in the 80's

[refslingy]

Amazing lists so far. Am I the only one here who sees a virtual Frank Mir portrait when looking at Dirk Dungeon?

[primetime21]

Sept 17, 2020 15:45:28 GMT -5 refslingy said:

Amazing lists so far. Am I the only one here who sees a virtual Frank Mir portrait when looking at Dirk Dungeon?

I can't look at Dirk Dungeon and see anything other than Bruce Campbell.

[thejd44]

I don't think any of these have been mentioned in the thread yet:

Quan and Pharaoh - Harlem Heat, but I feel like there's some other reference in there, too that I'm not picking up on.
Studmuffin - Brutus Beefcake
Ricardo Marceau/Ricardo Suave - Rick Martel (his team and feud with Juan Tijuana, who is Tito Santana is a giveaway here
The Island Warriors (Savai'i & Tupu) - The Islanders (Savai'i is definitely Haku, so I guess Tupu is Tama/The Tonga Kid)
Tonto Loco - Psicosis (the Hair Or Mask feud is with Curt Grunge Alt, which leads me to...)
Curt Grunge Alt - Billy Kidman
Lyndi Harker - Definitely Wendi Richter (the feud with Dolla, who is Moolah, and the character model looks just like Richter)
Otto Thompson - Ole Anderson
Strongarm Thompson - Arn Anderson (I feel dumb because I got Otto and just kind of assumed he was Arn until I saw the Otto manager card and realized my mistake)

Some of these might have other subtle references, but those are the primary influences.

Oh, and Chameleon Kid has to be Koko B Ware. The team with Hotshot (Owen Hart), and the Chameleon manager, Marley, is just close enough to Frankie. And Koko's finisher was the Ghostbuster, which was a brainbuster. Close enough to Chameleon-Plex. Looks like they just added some Caribbean flavor to the character.

[primetime21]

Nov 6, 2020 3:47:06 GMT -5 thejd44 said:

I don't think any of these have been mentioned in the thread yet:

Quan and Pharaoh - Harlem Heat, but I feel like there's some other reference in there, too that I'm not picking up on.
Studmuffin - Brutus Beefcake
Ricardo Marceau/Ricardo Suave - Rick Martel (his team and feud with Juan Tijuana, who is Tito Santana is a giveaway here
The Island Warriors (Savai'i & Tupu) - The Islanders (Savai'i is definitely Haku, so I guess Tupu is Tama/The Tonga Kid)
Tonto Loco - Psicosis (the Hair Or Mask feud is with Curt Grunge Alt, which leads me to...)
Curt Grunge Alt - Billy Kidman
Lyndi Harker - Definitely Wendi Richter (the feud with Dolla, who is Moolah, and the character model looks just like Richter)
Otto Thompson - Ole Anderson
Strongarm Thompson - Arn Anderson (I feel dumb because I got Otto and just kind of assumed he was Arn until I saw the Otto manager card and realized my mistake)

Some of these might have other subtle references, but those are the primary influences.

Oh, and Chameleon Kid has to be Koko B Ware. The team with Hotshot (Owen Hart), and the Chameleon manager, Marley, is just close enough to Frankie. And Koko's finisher was the Ghostbuster, which was a brainbuster. Close enough to Chameleon-Plex. Looks like they just added some Caribbean flavor to the character.

Psicosis I'm sure is an influence but consensus when he was released was Tonto was Juventud Guerrera.

[thejd44]

Nov 6, 2020 14:45:19 GMT -5 primetime21 said:

Nov 6, 2020 3:47:06 GMT -5 thejd44 said:

I don't think any of these have been mentioned in the thread yet:

Quan and Pharaoh - Harlem Heat, but I feel like there's some other reference in there, too that I'm not picking up on.
Studmuffin - Brutus Beefcake
Ricardo Marceau/Ricardo Suave - Rick Martel (his team and feud with Juan Tijuana, who is Tito Santana is a giveaway here
The Island Warriors (Savai'i & Tupu) - The Islanders (Savai'i is definitely Haku, so I guess Tupu is Tama/The Tonga Kid)
Tonto Loco - Psicosis (the Hair Or Mask feud is with Curt Grunge Alt, which leads me to...)
Curt Grunge Alt - Billy Kidman
Lyndi Harker - Definitely Wendi Richter (the feud with Dolla, who is Moolah, and the character model looks just like Richter)
Otto Thompson - Ole Anderson
Strongarm Thompson - Arn Anderson (I feel dumb because I got Otto and just kind of assumed he was Arn until I saw the Otto manager card and realized my mistake)

Some of these might have other subtle references, but those are the primary influences.

Oh, and Chameleon Kid has to be Koko B Ware. The team with Hotshot (Owen Hart), and the Chameleon manager, Marley, is just close enough to Frankie. And Koko's finisher was the Ghostbuster, which was a brainbuster. Close enough to Chameleon-Plex. Looks like they just added some Caribbean flavor to the character.

Psicosis I'm sure is an influence but consensus when he was released was Tonto was Juventud Guerrera.

I think he's most likely a combination since the mask is more like Juvy's, but everything else is a Psicosis reference. The biggest clues are the feud, which is called "Hair or Mask," and Psicosis lost his mask in WCW to Billy Kidman; Curt Grunge Alt is definitely supposed to be the Raven's Flock version of Kidman. "Crazy Fool" just makes more sense that it'd be Psicosis, too.

But I think "it's both" probably makes the most sense. They're never going to have an exact replica of every single popular wrestler. Doing these mashups makes a lot of sense, and I kind of like that better anyway.

[jmm308]

Damage Control is a combination parody of Harlem Heat and Lavar Burton’s character from Star Trek: The Next Generation.

[omen]

ok guys it's been a while and they've added a lot to the game since I last stopped by. went ahead and updated the master list to the best of my abilities. newly added content will have asterisks beside their names. Hope this helps those of you who may be stumped on a wrestler or two.

(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
Memphis Prince - Jerry Lawler (*****)
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
Chance Solar - Han Solo (*****)
Dark Invader - Darth Vader
Dr. B - Mr. T (good) A-Team (bad) Clubber Lang from Rocky 3
Flawless One - Mr Perfect
Jupiter - Zeus
Kezzif - Andre 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
Vin Voltage - Sid Vicious, face looks very similar to Brock Samson from the Venture Brothers (*****)

Upper Midcard
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Arizona Chance - Indiana Jones, slight reference to Wyatt Earp with Tombstone, AZ hometown
Chief Buffalo - King Hippo, possibly referencing Native American wrestlers like Chief Jay Strongbow & Tatanka (*****)
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
Flex Deltoid - Lex Luger (*****)
Grand Manga - Jushin Liger (*****)
Great Ginzu - Shredder, Ginzu knives
Hammerhead - Ivan Drago fro Rocky IV
Hairy - Chewbacca & Bigfoot from Hairy & the Hendersons (*****)
Mighty Leo - Lion-O from Thundercats
Mr. Tycoon - Million Dollar Man, Monopoly guy
Mutant 8 - Road Warrior Hawk, the mutant high school kids from Return to Nuke Em High (*****)
Mutant 9 - Road Warrior Animal, the mutant high school kids from Return to Nuke Em High (*****)
O'Hooligan - Rowdy Roddy Piper
Otto Thompson - Ole Anderson (*****)
Overload - Earthquake
Reptile Ranger - Jake Roberts, Crocodile Dundee
Robolectro 2000 - Omnibot 2000, robot culture
Rod Nomad - Roddy Piper's character John Nada from They Live
Strongarm Thompson - Arn Anderson (*****)
Studmuffin - Brutus Beefcake (*****)
Terry Van Winkle - Kerry Von Erich
Thumper Moore - Junkyard Dog, Ernie Ladd (*****)
Troglo - John Matusczak character Tonda from the movie Caveman, maybe some Bruiser Brody

Midcard
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Average Son - Dustin Rhodes (*****)
Bobby Blitzworth/The Blitz - 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, elements of other lucha wrestlers
Gepetto Rocco - Bruno Sammartino (*****)
Haka Tonga - Jimmy Snuka, Tonga Kid
He-Beast - He-Man, Conan & Beastmaster
Hotshot - "The Rocket" Owen Hart (*****)
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
Michael T. Wolf - alt attire, Back to the Future II (*****)
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
Ruffules - Hercules (*****)
Savai'i - Haku (*****)
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
Tupu - Wild Samoans (*****)
Vladimir the Cruel - Vigo from Ghostbusters 2
Warhawk - Rambo
Zen - Link from Legend of Zelda

Opener
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Beat 'Em Up Bo - 80s beat em up style video games like Final Fight, Doyuble Dragon, Fatal Fury (*****)
Beat 'Em Up Lee - 80s beat em up style video games like Final Fight, Doyuble Dragon, Fatal Fury (*****)
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
Moon Trooper - Stormtrooper (*****)
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
Ricardo Marceau - Rick Martel (*****)
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, IRS
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 rom GLOW
Aurora - She-Ra, Red Sonja
Chaka Crass - Grace Jones
Countess - Evil Lyn
Devastatia - Tina Turner's Auntie from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (*****)
Elara Nexus - Samus from Metroid
Elfette - Smurfette (*****)
Glam - Jem
Gorgon Tokoro - Bull Nakano, "Gorgon" seems to be an ode to Medusa aka Alundra Blayze
Gothica - Elvira
Kit Pistol - Lady Maxine, the character Trash from Return of the Living Dead (*****)
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
Spunky Sparks - Punky Brewster (*****)
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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Allie - pet alligator, refernce to the movie Crocodile Dundee and Ricky Steamboat's komodo dragon (*****)
Araknos - pet tarantula, reference to the 80s movie Arachnophobia (*****)
Big Boss Jr - Boss Hogg
Bruce - pet bat, reference to Bruce Wayne, secret identity of Batman (*****)
Copperhead - pet snake, refernece to Jake Roberts snake Damian (*****)
Countess - Evil Lyn
Doggo - pet doberman, reference to the British Bulldogs mascot Matilda (*****)
Franz Van Winkle - Fritz Von Erich
Gothica - Elvira
Growler - pet mountain lion (*****)
Majestic - pet eagle (*****)
Marley - pet chameleon, mascot of Chameleon Kid as Frankie the Bird was to Koko B Ware (*****)
Mother Russia - Brigitte Nielsen from Rocky IV
Mr Bonsai - Mr Miyagi
Mr Bonsai - Mr Fuji
Otto Thompson - Ole Anderson (*****)
Party Animal - Capt. Lou Albano (*****)
Princess Starbright - Rainbow Brite
Professor Gigawatt - Doc Emmitt Brown from Back to the Future
Queen of Mean - Sensational Sherri
Red Parrot Rogers - pet parrot, reference to Frankie the Macaw & possibly Iago from Aladdin (*****)
Ryan Regret - Brian Zane from Wrestling with Wregret
The Crow - pet crow, reference to the 90s movie The Crow & Sting's vulture (*****)
The Gargoyle - Gargamel
The Thinker - Bobby Heenan
Uncle Eros - Brother Love
Valley Girl - mall culture