Medium: Film
Title: Wrestlemaniac
Bio: Once a famed luchador, El Mascarado became a deranged killer inside and outside the ring. Instead of being sent to prison, he was sent to live in some small remote town in Mexico, free to kill anyone who happened to stop by via wrestling holds.
Signature Move: Murder.
Tag: Video Game
The Mad Bull
Medium: Film
Title: Mad Bull
Bio: Mad Bull was a heel in an era where everybody treated heels like pieces of shit, both inside and outside the ring. It affected his love life and his relationship with his son. He made it his mission to prove to the world that he was a decent guy, and that the top babyface, Jack Braden, was a dick in real life.
Signature Move: Turning face.
Thunderlips
Medium: Film
Title: Rocky III
Bio: “The Ultimate Male” is also the ultimate performer. Despite being a world champion wrestler, he was all for boxer vs. wrestler charity events. He also didn’t mind breaking kayfabe immediately after a match and posing for a photo with his opponent.
Signature Move: Exposing the business.
El Rey
Medium:Â Animation
Title: Viva Lucha
Bio: A once decorated champion luchador, El Rey has since moved on from the squared circle to the tiny confines of an office cubicle. Faced with his greatest rival yet, a malfunctioning copier.
Signature Move: Processing TPS reports.
Sakura Hagiwara
Medium: Anime
Title: Wanna be the Strongest in the World
Bio: The former lead vocalist for pop group, Sweet Divas, is determined to prove that she is the strongest in the world by consistently losing every wrestling match, but showing lots of heart. Eventually, she’s able to string together a few notable wins here and there.
Signature Move: Sakura Special
The Masked Mabels
Medium:Â Television
Title:Â Mama’s FamilyÂ
Bio: The Masked Mabels were once the most dominant tag team in the women’s wrestling division. Despite their size and years of wrestling experience, they were easily defeated by a wrestling grannie on the biggest show in the history of Raytown.
Signature Move:Â Jobbing to an older lady who has never wrestled.
The Green Bastard
Medium: Television
Title: Trailer Park Boys
Bio: The Green Bastard roams the Sunnyvale Trailer Park looking to take on all comers. As long as they take off their shirts. Has only had one professional backyard wrestling bout, Â which was a tag team match that saw him on the losing end due to a disqualification.
Signature Move: Hammerin’ people.
Gunner Lawless
Medium: Television
Title: Supernatural
Bio: Gunner Lawless once sold his soul for a world title shot and a lifetime supply of wrestling gear decorated with tassels. Now, he’s the main booker of Top Notch Wrestling, which means he’ll occasionally put himself over the younger talent.
Signature Move:Â Chokeslam and selling his soul to the devil.
Booking WrestleMania (The Video Game)
The Internet Wrestling Community (IWC) A.K.A. wrestling fans in general, usually celebrate the month leading up to WrestleMania by posting up on forums and complaining about the current WrestleMania card and booking their own dream WrestleMania. It’s nothing but an exercise in futility. Then again, being a wrestling fan usually is. So instead of booking a card that I feel WWE should’ve put together for this year’s WrestleMania and disappointing myself further, I figured I’d book a completely fictitious WrestleMania card inspired by wrestling characters from different pop culture mediums (film, comic books, and video games), starting with video games.
The Ninja
Medium: Film
Title: Backyard Dogs
Bio: A backyard wrestler with dreams of going pro. The Ninja mixes martial arts with wrestling, like a less successful Steve Blackman. When not getting overshadowed by his tag team partner, Cole Davis, The Ninja and Cole are consistently overcoming the odds as the Backyard Warriors.
Signature Move: Mighty morphing into a cruiserweight wrestler.
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