Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted October 22, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 22, 2018 It seems pretty common knowledge that the coolest film to take something from is the Mad Max series. Mad Max has basically been the inspiration of about a million things in wrestling hasnt it? The Road Warriors, Demolition etc. type gimmicks being the most obvious, but WCW seemed to run through the lot in the early 90s. The Thunderdome cage and the Spin the Wheel Make the Deal, being obvious lifts from the series. What other things have been taken from movies or pop culture and used in wrestling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacko Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 The crow for sting seems an obvious one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Scarface being the inspiration for Razor is an obvious one, and it's obvious Vince hadn't seen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2018 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Zeus was shamelessly ripped straight out of No Holds Barred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted October 22, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 22, 2018 Waylon Mercy was inspired by Cape Fear, and Bray Wyatt, as pointed out so cromulently by @Astro Hollywood, drew on influences also from that and a ton of so many other things, including Southern Gothic horror films. Paul Birchall infamously, as I'm sure we all recall, had a pirate gimmick based on Jack Sparrow. And Ric Flair, as I'm sure @Thunderplex will attest, was inspired by Alien: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted October 22, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 22, 2018 Is no thread sacred? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted October 22, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 22, 2018 When Heyman just used to stand there nodding while Punk used to do his gobshite programs I used to pretend to myself that they were wrestling's Jay and Silent Bob, but that was only for my own amusement. Except I caught a bit of an old Jericho podcast the other day and heard Paul E say of their pairing "He's Morris Day, I'm Jerome" and I nearly spat out my squash. Maybe I wasn't imagining it after all. Oh we oh we oh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted October 23, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 23, 2018 14 hours ago, IANdrewDiceClay said: It seems pretty common knowledge that the coolest film to take something from is the Mad Max series. Mad Max has basically been the inspiration of about a million things in wrestling hasnt it? The Road Warriors, Demolition etc. type gimmicks being the most obvious, but WCW seemed to run through the lot in the early 90s. The Thunderdome cage and the Spin the Wheel Make the Deal, being obvious lifts from the series. What other things have been taken from movies or pop culture and used in wrestling? A few more from Mad Max - a number of wrestlers, including Sid, have wrestled as Lord Humongous, the WWF had Mad Maxine in the '80s, Jericho's "Ayatollah of Rock & Rolla" nickname comes from Mad Max 2, and for a couple of years Jimmy Jacobs' look was largely modelled on Toecutter from the first film. There's probably a bunch more I'm forgetting, it's probably the most referenced film series in pro-wrestling. Otherwise - wrestling's had its fair share of Jasons, Freddies and Leatherfaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted October 23, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 23, 2018 Another horror influence - Undertaker's sit-up was directly inspired by the one from Michael Myers at the end of Halloween. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted October 23, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 23, 2018 All of Vince Russo's ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted October 23, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 23, 2018 Knuckleball always reminded me of someone who had walked off the set of The Warriors. Outback Jack was of course inspired by Crocodile Dundee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted October 23, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 23, 2018 17 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said: Knuckleball always reminded me of someone who had walked off the set of The Warriors. Apparently British wrestler Bash, who wrestles primarily for WAW (I think) amongst many other promotions, also took his inspiration from the Baseball Furies in The Warriors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopper Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Kenny Omega has a few different things from Terminator incorporated into his act. At Wrestle Kingdom last year he parodied an entire scene from Terminator for his entrance before walking out in Arnie/Terminator attire. In addition to that, he has released a few t-shirts in the style of the movie and the crowd chant to the famous beat of the movie theme when he is preparing to do a big dive out of the ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted October 23, 2018 Moderators Share Posted October 23, 2018 1 hour ago, Chris B said: Another horror influence - Undertaker's sit-up was directly inspired by the one from Michael Myers at the end of Halloween. Similarly, Kane's mannerisms and physical movements were almost entirely based on Myers, particularly the famous head tilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted October 23, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted October 23, 2018 4 hours ago, dopper said: Kenny Omega has a few different things from Terminator incorporated into his act. At Wrestle Kingdom last year he parodied an entire scene from Terminator for his entrance before walking out in Arnie/Terminator attire. In addition to that, he has released a few t-shirts in the style of the movie and the crowd chant to the famous beat of the movie theme when he is preparing to do a big dive out of the ring. Never mind this knock off, lets not forget that horrible Wrestlemania 31 /Terminator HHH enterance from a few years back. Just like the movie it was promoting, it sucked. Also, am I the only one that thinks Kenny Omega just looks like a long haired and buff Jimmy Fallon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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