Trying to make a list of video game pro wrestler characters

[SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman]

It's for a thing that I may or may not end up doing but mostly out curiousity and I would like your help to find as many as possible, preferrably with the franchise they come from. A few parameters though before we start naming them:

1. They have to be specifically video game characters, which means no real wrestlers who happen to be in video games, otherwise we'd just end up listing a bunch of real wrestlers who've been in wrestling games. Oh, and characters who appear in adaptations or spin-offs of games but in actual video games as either a playable character or enemy don't count either;

2. They have to explicitly be pro wrestlers. I'm not counting characters who dress like wrestlers, or act like wrestlers, or are themed after pro wrestling but aren't explicitly stated to be such in game, and no character who just happens to have some wrestling moves within their arsenal, otherwise we'll be sitting here all day naming every fighting and beat 'em up character who happen to use a suplex.

3. They have to be actual characters. I'm not counting the myriad of lawyer-friendly expies of real wrestlers and generic ones from stuff like Fire Pro, Wrestling Empire, Total Extreme Wrestling games or even officially licensed wrestling games. UNLESS there is a story mode that gives them enough of a personality to justify viewing them as unique characters.

4. Spinning off from rules 1 & 3, I'm also not counting characters who are just straight rip-offs of real wresters. I WILL count wrestlers who are inspired by real but are different enough to be their own character such as King from Tekken, but I'm not gonna bother with countless Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage knock-offs.


Alright, with that in mind, here's my list off the top my head:

- Angel De LaMuerte (Saints Row)
- Armor King (Tekken)
- Azam (Street Fighter)
- Craig Marduk (Tekken. In one ending, he ends up becoming King's tag-team partner so I'm counting him)
- Darun Mister (Street Fighter / Fighting EX Layer)
- El Fuerte (Street Fighter)
- Hugo (Final Fight / Street Fighter)
- Jaycee/Julia (Tekken)
- Killbane (Saints Row)
- King (Tekken)
- King II (Tekken)
- Mike haggard (Street Fighter / Final Fight / Slam Masters)
- Raiden (Fatal Fury / King of Fighters)
- Rainbow Mika (Street Fighter)
- Ramon (King of Fighters)
- King of Dinosaurs/Tizoc (Garou/Fatal Fury/King of Fighters)
- Zangief (Street Fighter)

[darbus alan]

Joachim Valentine from Shadow Hearts 2

[Herman The Tosser]

The Virtua Fighter series has two - Wolf Hawkfield has been a mainstay since the first one, and VF5 introduced the luchador El Blaze

[Lizuka #BLM]

Top of my head there's Beowulf in Skullgirls. There's also a Wrestler ability in Kirby Fighters 2 that gives Kirby a wrestling moveset and a luchador mask if that counts.

[FinalGwen]

Max Thunder from Streets Of Rage.

[Spiderf 4]

One of the characters in Pit Fighter was labeled as being a pro wrestler.

[darbus alan]

Dead or Alive has a few of them like Lisa/La Mariposa and Tina Armstrong. There's also Tina's father Bass but he might be a little too similar to Hulk Hogan. Though he was amusingly played by Kevin Nash in the DOA movie.

[WoodStoner1]

Would the roster of Saturday Night Slam Masters count?

[XIII]

Do non-real wrestlers in pro wrestling games count? Amazon and the crew from Pro Wrestling and Dr. Guildo etc from Tecmo?

[WoodStoner1]

Jun 21, 2024 10:29:19 GMT -5 Spiderf 4 said:

One of the characters in Pit Fighter was labeled as being a pro wrestler.

Yep,Buzz.

[agent817]

According to the "Def Jam Vendetta" strategy guide, the character of Chukklez is supposed to be a former professional wrestler. Yes, it's a wrestling game, but it has an underground fighting theme.

I noticed Hugo being listed in the OP. Should he count, given that he, along with the Andore characters from "Final Fight," were based on Andre the Giant?

[PHD-FENDERBAUM]

Mr.Torgue

[Citizen Snips]

Not sure if it “counts” but the first boss in The Simpsons arcade game is the super-obscure character Professor Werner von Brawn.

[WoodStoner1]

Shoot I was about to name The Dragons from arcade Ninja Gaiden, but obviously LOD clones.

I used to think Abobo was based on the Road Warriors too but not exactly.

[Eunös ✈]

Alex from Street Fighter 3rd Strike.

Muscle Power from the World Heroes series.

[WoodStoner1]

Jun 21, 2024 17:10:33 GMT -5 Eunös ✈ said:

Alex from Street Fighter 3rd Strike.

Muscle Power from the World Heroes series.

MP = Hogan parody. Does he count?

Is Abigail from Final Fight considered a wrestler? He is a headswap of Andore at any rate.

Some of the Punch-Out boxers could moonlight as pro wrestlers.

[Psicofreak667]

Abadede and his palate swap Z.Kusano from Streets of Rage.

And the Andore family from Final Fight.

Not sure if Abigail from Final Fight is a pro wrestler, but he's a palate swap of the Andores with Road Warrior Animal's head.

[UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm]

would the luchador from killer7 count?

[SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman]

Jun 21, 2024 14:08:02 GMT -5 WoodStoner1 said:

Would the roster of Saturday Night Slam Masters count?

Jun 21, 2024 14:10:53 GMT -5 XIII said:

Do non-real wrestlers in pro wrestling games count? Amazon and the crew from Pro Wrestling and Dr. Guildo etc from Tecmo?

I've been on the fence about those but I think ultimately, because they have a bit more personality than generic characters or legally distinct versions of real wrestlers, I'm ultimately gonna go with them counting.

[SsnakeBite, the No1 Frenchman]

Jun 21, 2024 15:35:40 GMT -5 agent817 said:

According to the "Def Jam Vendetta" strategy guide, the character of Chukklez is supposed to be a former professional wrestler. Yes, it's a wrestling game, but it has an underground fighting theme.

I noticed Hugo being listed in the OP. Should he count, given that he, along with the Andore characters from "Final Fight," were based on Andre the Giant?

Yep. Like it says, I'm OK with characters inspired by real wrestlers, as long as they aren't just straight rip-offs.

Jun 21, 2024 16:09:30 GMT -5 PHD-FENDERBAUM said:

Mr.Torgue

Is he a pro wrestler in-universe? I was under the impression he was heavily inspired by the likes of Randy Savage and The Rock but wasn't actually supposed to be a wrestler.

Jun 21, 2024 16:43:32 GMT -5 Citizen Snips said:

Not sure if it “counts” but the first boss in The Simpsons arcade game is the super-obscure character Professor Werner von Brawn.

Ah, that's an interesting one because I guess I didn't really specify it, but they have to originate from video games too, and von Brawn debuted in the cartoon before the arcade game, if I'm not mistaken.

Jun 21, 2024 17:10:33 GMT -5 Eunös ✈ said:

Alex from Street Fighter 3rd Strike.

Muscle Power from the World Heroes series.

So I've been hesitant about Alex because even though he uses a lot of wrestling moves and makes direct references to real-world wrestlers, I don't rmember the games ever mentioning him being a wrestler. At the same time, many sources say he is. Is it mentioned at some point and I just forgot?

Muscle Power is definitely a good suggestion. He's juuuuust different enough from Hogan to count.

Jun 21, 2024 18:08:41 GMT -5 UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm said:

would the luchador from killer7 count?

He apparently is canonically a luchador, albeit a retired one, so sure!