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Post by agent817 on Jul 9, 2021 16:39:36 GMT -5
Also probably no surprise in a game series that has featured Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper as guest voices, but the Saints Row series has a ton of wrestling references. Rob Van Dam also voiced a character in The Third. Saints Row 2 had some wrestling references, too. For example, when changing taunts or compliments, one of them was Sting's taunt when he yells "Owwww!" There was also the Flair strut. In a cutscene, the character Veteran Child called Mr. Sunshine Papa Shango. Also, when changing fighting styles, one style had hurricanranas and head-scissor takedowns, and another one had spinebusters and backbreakers. |
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Post by Triangle Lancer on Jul 9, 2021 19:50:20 GMT -5
The Leisure Suit Larry PS2 game where Larry's son goes to college had a veiled reference to WM3.
He brings a girl back to his dorm and she saw the poster of "Bondre the Giant". She was at that show because her uncle was in concessions and got her in.
Larry's nephew claims he knows Bondre personally and played up he was calling him on the phone.
Even the girl knew he was long since dead.
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Post by Jake, The Jake, Jake on Jul 9, 2021 19:56:09 GMT -5
The Leisure Suit Larry PS2 game where Larry's son goes to college had a veiled reference to WM3. He brings a girl back to his dorm and she saw the poster of "Bondre the Giant". She was at that show because her uncle was in concessions and got her in. Larry's nephew claims he knows Bondre personally and played up he was calling him on the phone. Even the girl knew he was long since dead. I was gonna bring this up too. There’s also a dialogue line where Larry talks about Willie Nelson performing at Wrestlemania VII. |
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Post by The Ichi on Jul 9, 2021 20:00:36 GMT -5
Yakuza Kiwami 2 had a bunch of NJPW legends voice characters.
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Post by James Fabiano on Jul 9, 2021 20:11:06 GMT -5
Where's the Bray Husky thing from?
Let's see....
In (arcade) Ninja Gaiden, a pair of bosses are patterned after the Road Warriors (and even have an Iron Man soundalike as their BGM)
Zangief (Street Fighter) = Victor Zangiev (most US fans will remember him in the Russian team at Starrcade 90)
Indirect, but...Abobo (arcade version) looked like Animal to me as well in the original Double Dragon. The Bad Brothers in Golden Axe looked like the Iron Sheik.
If I wanted to really cheat, I'd name when wrestling games reference real life wrestling. Such as...
Alexander the Grater in Saturday Night Slam Masters = Big Van Vader
The Main Event had TONS of these.
Mat Mania had the Golden Hulk as its main boss.
Pro Wrestling (NES) : Fighter Hayabusa = Antonio Inoki. King Slender = Ric Flair. Giant Panther = Hulk Hogan.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Jul 9, 2021 22:05:25 GMT -5
Where's the Bray Husky thing from? It's from a Fallout 4 DLC pack. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jul 9, 2021 22:10:14 GMT -5
RAWK HAWK! form Paper Mario. Rob Van Dam also voiced a character in The Third. Saints Row 2 had some wrestling references, too. For example, when changing taunts or compliments, one of them was Sting's taunt when he yells "Owwww!" There was also the Flair strut. In a cutscene, the character Veteran Child called Mr. Sunshine Papa Shango. Also, when changing fighting styles, one style had hurricanranas and head-scissor takedowns, and another one had spinebusters and backbreakers. Papa Shango is more than just a wrestling reference though. |
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Post by agent817 on Jul 9, 2021 22:22:54 GMT -5
RAWK HAWK! form Paper Mario. Saints Row 2 had some wrestling references, too. For example, when changing taunts or compliments, one of them was Sting's taunt when he yells "Owwww!" There was also the Flair strut. In a cutscene, the character Veteran Child called Mr. Sunshine Papa Shango. Also, when changing fighting styles, one style had hurricanranas and head-scissor takedowns, and another one had spinebusters and backbreakers. Papa Shango is more than just a wrestling reference though. So I've heard. |
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Post by lionheart21 on Jul 10, 2021 0:06:08 GMT -5
Mortal Kombat 11 has a ton of them. Lot of them are in connection to Sonya but even beyond that Kano has the Lumbar Check while Jax has the Burning Hammer, I think someone had a piece of gear called Empress of Tomorrow (think it was one of Kitana's masks?), Kano has a piece of gear called Ruby's Riot Shield, and there are others I'm blanking on. Johnny has a belt buckle thats called "Bullet Gang is Fine" and in one of Noob's pre-fight dialogues, he drops the line "Everything is Evil", so at least one person in that studio is an NJPW fan. |
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 10, 2021 4:55:49 GMT -5
No More Heroes has probably the deepest cut of wrestling lore I've ever seen in a non-wrestling game hidden away in a flavor text box. You mostly unlock new moves by watching wrestling tapes from your tape trading buddy, which is already pretty relatable to hardcore wrestling fans, but then you also get letters from your master just before the boss fight that unlock one-time-special moves that only work on the next boss you're up to fight. One of those letters tells you to "remember your training in the dungeons of Calgary". I have no idea if that was a direct translation from the original Japanese or if it was changed by the localization team, either way that one blew me away when I read it. Given Suda51, the creative lead behind NMH, worked on Fire Pro before, it's not remotely out of the realm of possibility it was in the original Japanese, but I am not sure off-hand. |
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Post by Main Eventer on Jul 10, 2021 12:17:06 GMT -5
Also probably no surprise in a game series that has featured Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper as guest voices, but the Saints Row series has a ton of wrestling references. Rob Van Dam also voiced a character in The Third. I believe Christopher Daniels was a radio DJ for the 4th game as well. |
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Post by MrElijah on Jul 11, 2021 10:49:46 GMT -5
Rushing Beat Shura/The Peace Keepers has a hidden boss fight against 2 Rick Steiners who suplex you left and right if they got close.
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Post by BJ Sturgeon on Jul 11, 2021 12:08:23 GMT -5
The Tiger Mask-esque wrestler enemies in River City Girls are named Dwayne, Leon, Aurelien, Szatkowski, Oscar and Hellwig. I assume they are references to the real names of The Rock, Vader, Jake Roberts, RVD, Rey Misterio jr and Ultimate Warrior respectively.
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