History OneOfUs / WrestlingWeenies

* [[Wrestling/DeanAmbrose Jon Moxley (fka Dean Ambrose)]] is a big fan of cartoons and movies, and says that the inspiration for his promo video that released the moment his WWE contract was up was [[Film/Venom2018 Venom's teaser trailer.]]

* Kairi Sane (formerly known as Kairi Hojo in STARDOM) loves pirates due to her past as a sailing champion in high school. This means she's a fan of ''Manga/OnePiece'' and ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean''. She also enjoys ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' and ''Franchise/SailorMoon''.

* Wrestling/TheBigShow has said in an interview that when he goes home he "grabs an Ice Tea, goes to his room and plays ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'', it's therapy for me.". He also has a tour bus with TV's and Xboxes hooked to them.

* Portia Perez is a big fan of Franchise/{{Batman}} (and not so much of Eartha Kitt as Catwoman). Also likes The Muppets.

* Wrestling/KaraDrew (formerly WWE's Cherry) cited Wrestling/RandySavage and Wrestling/MissElizabeth as her favorites, and
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* CHIKARA original Wrestling/{{UltraMantis Black}} has his own HeavyMetal band and his [[http://ultramantis.firstpress.net/ website]] sells T-shirts based on Music/BlackFlag's logo and the cover to Music/TheSmiths' ''Meat Is Murder''. Originally known as [=UltraMantis=], his name and image were based on ''Series/{{UltraMan}}'' and ''Franchise/KamenRider''.

** Wrestling/MadManPondo took his name from [[Wrestling/AbdullahTheButcher "The Madman from the Sudan" Abdullah The Butcher]] and he and Crazy Mary Dobson ([[Wrestling/TheRiottSquad WWE's Sarah Logan]] hosted ''Horror Movie Massacre'' on Music/InsaneClownPosse's Radio/PsychopathicRadio.

** There was a TagTeam called the VideoGame/SuperSmashBros, Player Uno and Player Dos. And they are, indeed, true geeks; they now have [[https://www.youtube.com/thenerdslam a Youtube channel called The Nerd Slam]] where they post videos of themselves playing video games with their friends. Uno also does videos where he previews upcoming indie games, as well as the occasional LetsPlay.

* Wrestling/HeidiLovelace (WWE's [[Wrestling/TheRiottSquad Ruby Riott]]) is a fan of [[HorrorFilms horror movies]], particularly the work of Music/RobZombie. She [[https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/heidilovelace sells]] T-Shirts that reference the HardcorePunk band Music/TheMisfits, ECW and ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim''.

* Brennan Williams was a former NFL player who gained notoriety for revealing he had an anime body pillow on Twitter. Years later, he would retire from football and begin a wrestling career where one of his finishers was the "Nico Nico Knee." He would also collaborate with the Best Friends Zaibatsu, where his resemblance to Woolie earned him the nickname "Better Woolie." His love of anime and manga is so great that he has been dubbed "Great Black Otaku."

* Wrestling/HaniaTheHowlingHuntress is a GamerChick with her own channel on Website/{{Twitch}} and has praised ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild''. While working as Saturyne in CHIKARA, she appeared on the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5uDtYmoQgc&t=7s July 18, 2012]] edition of their Website/YouTube series ''The Barber Shop'', which asked different CHIKARA personalities to describe their version of a perfect date. Saturyne's involved "an episode of ''Manga/InuYasha'', an episode of ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERAW}} Monday Night Raw]]'' and then me kicking his butt in ''[[VideoGame/WWEVideoGames SmackDown Shut Your Mouth]]''". She is a fan of Music/MichaelJackson, Music/{{Prince}}, Music/LionelRichie, Lenny Kravitz, Music/TupacShakur, Music/{{Wham}} and Creator/AlPacino, and has said that Wrestling/ShawnMichaels is her favorite wrestler.

** His former teammate in Wrestling/RingOfHonor, Wrestling/JimmyJacobs, is obsessed with video games and Franchise/TheMuppets, and calls himself "The Zombie Princess".

* Wrestling/DevonStorm, aka WCW's Crowbar, claims to be the biggest ''Star Wars'' fan alive.
* His former ally Wrestling/DaffneyUnger cited ComicBook/HarleyQuinn as an inspiration for her original gimmick.
* Funkadactyl and WWE Diva Naomi is a big fan of Japanese women's pro wrestling (aka joshi puroresu), specifically Wrestling/ManamiToyota.

* On one episode of ''The [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin Steve Austin]] Show'' {{Podcast}}, the eponymous Steve Austin (as in the beer drinkin', hell raisin', middle finger flippin' Stone Cold) and Vader (aka Big Van Vader, one of the baddest big men alive) discussed their love of Star Trek.

* Wrestling/JohnnyGargano is a big fan of Marvel Comics, usually wearing ring gear inspired by characters at big events. He is also a huge Power Rangers fan. Meanwhile, his wife, Wrestling/CandiceLerae, is a huge fan of Disney, to the point where one of her finishing moves was called "Ms Lerae's Wild Ride." Since Lerae moved to Orlando after signing with NXT, the pair have gone to Walt Disney World many times.
* Kairi Sane (formerly known as Kairi Hojo in STARDOM) loves pirates due to her past as a sailing champion in high school. This means she's a fan of One Piece and Pirates of the Caribbean. She also enjoys Naruto and Sailor Moon.
* Wrestling/AleisterBlack is a legitimate occultist (nothing wrong with that) but he still loves video games and comic books and is a huge fan of the band [[Music/Ghost]].

** They had a wrestler named [=Create-A-Wrestler=], where the idea was that the fans would get to decide his gimmick for him. At ''Time Will Prove Everything'', Crossbones [[http://www.cagematch.net/?id=93&nr=267 questioned the logic of that idea]].[[note]][=Create-A-Wrestler=] would be reintroduced at ''Young Lions Cup V'' (2007) as [[EverythingsBetterWithCows [=MosCow=] the Communist Bovine]], and as Ultimo Breakfast a year later. He was repackaged as the turn of the 20th Century UsefulNotes/{{Baseball}} player Dasher Hatfield, debuting in the gimmick at ''CHIKARA Young Lions Cup VII'', Night I, August 14, 2009 and has continued in the gimmick ever since.[[/note]]

* Wrestling/HiroshiTanahashi is a huge ''Franchise/{{Kamen Rider}}'' fan. He even had ring gear inspired by Kamen Rider W's Fang Joker form in 2010, and his pose he does (besides his famous air guitar) is very similar to Kamen Rider Kabuto's "Walking Heaven's Path" pose.

* Wrestling/AleisterBlack is a legitimate occultist (nothing wrong with that) but he still loves video games and comic books and is a huge fan of the band Music/Ghost.

** Also, while he was one of the biggest stars in wrestling history, once he left for the big lights of Hollywood, most people assumed that he never actually cared about wrestling and just saw it as a launching pad to stardom. Thanks to his Twitter account, it turns out that he's still very much a ''huge'' wrestling geek, and in addition to Wrestling/{{WWE}} he regularly watches both Wrestling/{{TNA}} and Wrestling/RingOfHonor. He's a big fan of Kevin [=Steen/Owens=].

* Wrestling/{{TNA}}'s Chris Sabin (real name Josh Harter) is a big gamer and took his wrestling name from Sabin in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. Considering that the [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment MOTHERFUCKER SUPLEXED A TRAIN]]... [[http://www.ign.com/articles/2007/01/12/chris-sabin-interview Sabin (the wrestler) still plays video games to this day.]]

** They had a wrestler named [=Create-A-Wrestler=], where the idea was that the fans would get to decide his gimmick for him. At ''Time Will Prove Everything'', Crossbones [[http://www.cagematch.net/?id=93&nr=267 questioned the logic of that idea]].[[note]][=Create-A-Wrestler=] had previously been known as Ultimo Breakfast and [[EverythingsBetterWithCows [=MosCow=] the Communist Bovine]]. He was repackaged as the turn of the 20th Century UsefulNotes/{{Baseball}} player Dasher Hatfield, debuting in the gimmick at ''CHIKARA Young Lions Cup VII'', Night I, August 14, 2009 and has continued in the gimmick ever since.[[/note]]
* A [[EnsembleDarkhorse J]] [[Wrestling/AJStyles Styles]] of Wrestling/{{TNA}} is a gamer and a fan of Creator/JKRowling.

* Former [[Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}} WWE Diva Jacqueline]] has a black belt in Taekwondo and loves {{Martial Arts Movie}}s.

* On one episode of The Steve Austin Show podcast, the eponymous Steve Austin (as in the beer drinkin', hell raisin', middle finger flippin' Stone Cold) and Vader (aka Big Van Vader, one of the baddest big men alive) discussed their love of Star Trek.

* [[Characters/WWEDivas Summer Rae]], the gorgeous blonde statuesque stunner and dance partner of Wrestling/{{Fandango}} was a huge WWE fan long before getting signed. On her Twitter account she could be seen congratulating Wrestling/KellyKelly on winning the Divas' title and she also tweeted the following which solidifies her as a wrestling geek:

* Creator/RondaRousey once wore an [[{{MemeticMutation/DragonBall}} OVER 9000]] tank top to a match. In a Reddit AMA, she declared her love for [[{{AllGirlsWantBadBoys}} Vegeta]], and mentioned she used to moderate a ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' forum.

* 205 Live's resident Gentleman, Jack Gallagher happens to be an avid gamer, regularly appearing on UpUpDownDown to play and once wrote for GiantBomb [[https://www.giantbomb.com/articles/jack-gallaghers-top-10-games-of-2017/1100-5662/ his Top 10 Games of 2017]]. He even lists ''VideoGame/Persona5'' as his personal game of the year, while referring to the MC as [[LetsPlay/Persona4EnduranceRun Charlie Tunoku]].

** Woods also hosts a YouTube channel called [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIr1YTkEHdJFtqHvR7Rwttg UpUpDownDown]] under an older ring name of "Austin Creed", and invites a bunch of other nerd wrestlers to play with him as a video series.

** ''Franchise/StreetFighter'': One of his current signature moves is called the [[VideoGame/StreetFighterV V-Trigger]], he shouts Alex's "You can't escape!" taunt during matches, he previously imitated the Hadouken gesture and modified it as a dual palm strike as a signature move, once performed Zangief's Ultimate Atomic Buster on a blow-up doll, copied Cody's Bad Stone throw with a crumpled paper ball, once paraphrased one of Bison's speeches [[Film/StreetFighter from the movie]], and he can play the game on a competitive level in addition to being a really good commentator. This came to a head at CEO 2016 as not only did Kenny participate in the Street Fighter V tournament but fellow gamer Xavier Woods dropped in as well (being a Florida local) and the two took to the main stage [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxb5BuecXoc to do battle]].

* A lot of WWE wrestlers are gamers. Wrestling/CodyRhodes has the Triforce on his boots. He even admitted to playing ''Zelda'' every year. Specifically, he's admitted that every year he plays ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]'' from start to finish ''without saving or quitting.''

* Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr trots out the cosplay for pay-per-view events (usually ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}}'', but occasionally other shows), having dressed as Franchise/TheFlash, ComicBook/SilverSurfer, Franchise/SpiderMan, SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker, a Na'vi from Film/{{Avatar}}, as well as ComicBook/CaptainAmerica.

** This has taken on a life of its own as Xavier's stable with Wrestling/BigELangston and Wrestling/KofiKingston, Wrestling/TheNewDay, has all sorts of nerdy in-jokes going for it (such as coming out dressed in [[Anime/DragonBallZ Saiyan armor]] at WrestleMania). They also seem to nod to the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic "Brony"]] fandom through their use of unicorn references (as Woods has been seen out of the ring wearing Brony merch).

* Wrestler [[Wrestling/GeorgeSteele George "The Animal" Steele]] has a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master's degree from Michigan State University.

* Wrestling/MickFoley was an avid wrestling fan before getting his start professionally. Since semi-retiring he's gone on to become a novelist and voiced "The Boulder," an AffectionateParody character of Wrestling/DwayneJohnson's iconic persona, "The Rock" on ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''.

* WWE's Wrestling/ChrisJericho is such a geek, he named his son [[Franchise/EvilDead Ash]], sings for a [[Music/{{Fozzy}} metal band]] in a persona called Moongoose [=McQueen=] (named for Steve [=McQueen=], of course), and has recorded with Music/DreamTheater and Music/IronMaiden.

* Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s Wrestling/CMPunk is a big comic book fan and a bigger Franchise/GIJoe fan, going so far as to have the Cobra logo tattooed on his arm.

** Cena is also a huge StarWars fan, even ranking ''all of them'' (including prequels) amongst his favorite films. He even once cut a promo imitating Yoda's voice.

* Wrestling/BryanDanielson. Japanese wrestling fanboy, comic book nerd

* Seth Rollins of WWE's Wrestling/TheShield named two of his finishing moves the [[Literature/HarryPotter Avada Kedavra]] (superkick) and the [[Franchise/StarWars Skywalker]] (Shiranui).

** This has taken on a life of its own as Xavier's stable with Wrestling/BigELangston and Wrestling/KofiKingston, "The New Day", has all sorts of nerdy in-jokes going for it (such as coming out dressed in [[Anime/DragonBallZ Saiyan armor]] at WrestleMania). They also seem to nod to the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic "Brony"]] fandom through their use of unicorn references (as Woods has been seen out of the ring wearing Brony merch).

* Portia Perez is a big fan of Franchise/{{Batman}}(and not so much of Eartha Kitt as Catwoman). Also likes The Muppets.

** He's also a huge comic book fan and has said his favorite characters are [[Comicbook/{{X-Men}} Archangel, Omega Red, Cyclops]] and the Inhumans. He has a cabinet of the Konami ''X-Men'' arcade game at his house, he once said he'd want Patriot from the ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers'' as a member of Legacy, and that he'd want to wrestle ComicBook/BlackPanther in a cage match. He also enjoyed the comparisons of him to Doctor Doom while masked.