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Post by dirkburton on Jul 12, 2022 12:04:08 GMT -5
Here's one for the movie buffs. Which solo or tag team wrestlers were named after a movie? So far I've got:
*The Road Warriors
*The Ultimate Warrior
*The Midnight Express
*Jon Moxley (almost, was supposed to be named Jon Moxon like the character in Varsity Blues but the guy naming him got it wrong)
I'd include the Rock, but I doubt the Sean Connery movie had anything to do with why he picked that name.
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Post by TOK Hehe'd Around & Found Out on Jul 12, 2022 12:41:31 GMT -5
Brodie Lee got his name due to him looking very similar to a clean shaven Jason Lee who played Brodie Bruce in a few of Kevin Smith's films.
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Post by XIII on Jul 12, 2022 14:14:00 GMT -5
Blade Runners
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Post by Jindrak Mark on Jul 12, 2022 14:19:16 GMT -5
The Hulk in Hulk Hogan was probably taken from the TV show/comic book character.
Rob Van Dam was surely named that in large part due to his resemblance to Jean-Claude Van Damme.
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Post by HisRoyalGreeness on Jul 12, 2022 14:28:35 GMT -5
I’m sure had it not been for Darth Vader we wouldn’t have had Big Van.
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Post by I'm Team Bayley and Indi on Jul 12, 2022 14:36:22 GMT -5
Oz
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Post by Dang! on Jul 12, 2022 15:11:29 GMT -5
The Outsiders were most likely named after the movie of the same title. I mean, just compare the way Tom Cruise (far left) is dressed here:  with Scott Hall here:  |
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jul 12, 2022 15:15:25 GMT -5
Although I’ve never read it confirmed anywhere, I’ve always considered the name Dolph Ziggler to be a play on Dirk Diggler.
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Post by wildojinx on Jul 12, 2022 16:02:02 GMT -5
Mad Max spawned quite a bit:
Lord Humongous
Madd Maxx and Super Maxx
Master Blasters (possibly the AWA Blaster as well)
and of course, The Road Warriors
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Jul 12, 2022 16:52:00 GMT -5
Mad Max spawned quite a bit: Lord Humongous Madd Maxx and Super Maxx Master Blasters (possibly the AWA Blaster as well) and of course, The Road Warriors Don't forget the throwback semi-parody of the Devastation corporation: Max Smashmaster, Blaster McMassive, and Flex Rumblecrunch. |
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Post by krozor on Jul 12, 2022 18:07:57 GMT -5
Mike Rotunda went from IRS in WWF to "Michael Wallstreet" in WCW as a reference to Michael Douglas in Wall Street, and it was probably close enough to getting them in trouble that they immediately dropped the Michael part.
Keeping it in the Douglas family, Foley got it way more famous, but he did take "Cactus Jack" as a name from the title character Kirk Douglas played in The Villain.
An even bigger one where the wrestling name eclipsed the inspiration, but The Honky Tonk Man almost certainly would have come from directly from one of Clint Eastwood's less famous movies, The Honkytonk Man, which came out a few years before the gimmick was developed and named for WWF (and remembering that HTM technically came in intended to be a face before a very smart adjustment).
The Blue Meanie comes from Yellow Submarine.
Don Callis in ECW as Cyrus was a direct Con Air reference.
Kurrgan taken from The Kurgan from Highlander.
Dustin Rhodes as Seven, I'd say that the name at least was picked in part because of the movie even if the gimmick probably came from another movie.
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on Jul 12, 2022 18:15:39 GMT -5
The Big Valbowski clearly named after the Big Lebowski.
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Post by XIII on Jul 12, 2022 18:22:48 GMT -5
The Human Tornado
Magnum TA
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Post by tafkaga on Jul 12, 2022 18:33:06 GMT -5
Steve Austin managed by the Million Dollar Man... coincidence?
Mod Squad (TV Series)
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Post by HisRoyalGreeness on Jul 12, 2022 18:53:04 GMT -5
Even though it’s a TV show and not a movie honorable mention goes to Dexter Lumis.
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Post by DSR on Jul 12, 2022 20:06:35 GMT -5
Even though it’s a TV show and not a movie honorable mention goes to Dexter Lumis. I have to imagine Lumis is an alternate spelling of Loomis, the last name of a character from Psycho...or a character from Halloween...or a character from Scream. |
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Post by Psicofreak667 on Jul 12, 2022 20:13:59 GMT -5
I'm not sure if this was intended since the aesthetic isn't remotely similar, but Gigi Dolan's name has always made me think of GG Allin.
(Funnily enough, there was more of a connection to when she was doing her shock/grossout schtick on the indies, but she was Priscilla Kelley then)
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 12, 2022 20:15:14 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure Dennis Condrey has said Midnight Express weren't named after the film, but because he and his buddies kept late hours, wore black, and favored black cars. That said, they obviously used "The Chase" from the movie, so it wasn't like any distance was created from the get-go, so it could be a lie, albeit not one I know why they'd bother with given wrestlers almost never get in trouble for this kind of thing.
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Post by Stone Coke Miami Watson 🥃 on Jul 12, 2022 20:30:34 GMT -5
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Post by The Foreigner™: OffSZN on Jul 12, 2022 20:43:23 GMT -5
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