History OneOfUs / WrestlingWeenies

* Wrestling/HaniaTheHowlingHuntress is a GamerChick with her own channel on Website/{{Twitch}} and has praised ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''. 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. When [[https://twitter.com/HaniaHuntress/status/1134627617355784193 asked on Twitter]] if she could only watch three shows for the rest of her life, she said, "''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife''. ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower''. ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold''."

* Wrestling/KanakoUrai, better known to indy fans as Kana and to Wrestling/{{WWE}} fans as Asuka, is a part-time video game journalist and used to work for UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} magazine when she wrestled in Japan. Prior to her NXT run, her entrance theme was actually "The Sun Rises", the final boss theme from ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}''! She occasionally includes video game content on her Youtube channel, as well as manga (including ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' and ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'').

** Cody has taken to doing a bit of cosplay since leaving WWE. At Ring of Honor's Final Battle in 2018, he came out dressed as [[Franchise/MetalGear Big Boss/Venom Snake]] with his wife Brandi as the Boss. At Wrestling/{{A|llEliteWrestling}}EW ''Double or Nothing'', his gear was inspired by Alucard from Castlevania.

* A lot of wrestlers are {{Juggalo}}s, including Wrestling/{{Raven}}, Wrestling/{{Sabu}}, Wrestling/{{Rhyno}}, Wrestling/RobVanDam and Vampiro, as was the late Wrestling/BallsMahoney, who was also a {{metalhead}}.

* Wrestling/BigShow 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 [=TVs=] and Xboxes hooked to them. And then there was the time he appeared on the official ''TabletopGames/DungeonsAndDragons'' web stream "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-blGAjzL3yI Stream of Many Eyes]]" playing a 14 foot tall [=half-giant=] [[... StealthyColossus Rogue Thief]].

* Wrestling/BigShow 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 [=TVs=] and Xboxes hooked to them.

* Funkadactyl and WWE Diva Wrestling/{{Naomi}} is a big fan of Japanese women's pro wrestling (aka joshi puroresu), specifically Wrestling/ManamiToyota.

* Former Wrestling/{{WWE}} wrestler [[Wrestling/GregoryHelms Gregory "Hurricane" Helms]]' love of the ''Franchise/GreenLantern'' is well-documented (not the least of which by the Green Lantern Corps logo tattooed on his shoulder), and his total fanboy obsession was actually his gimmick for a short time after entering Wrestling/{{WWE}} (before the character jumped completely off the deep-end and became a campy {{Superhero}}). His website also features a piece of art by himself, showing The Hurricane delivering his FinishingMove to [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] as ComicBook/BlackAdam looks on approvingly.

** He's also a huge comic book fan and has said his favorite characters are [[Comicbook/XMen 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.

*** He debuted a pair of [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Riddler]] trunks on ''Superstars'' (which he then went on to wear in the Royal Rumble, as well as the following ''Monday Night Raw''), with the question marks all over, and his "Kofi-face" logo wearing the Riddler's hat and mask. He also mentioned in a ''WWE Magazine'' interview that the one pair of trunks he had made that he has never worn was a Red and Black ComicBook/HarleyQuinn one.

* Former WWE wrestler Scott Levy - best known as Wrestling/{{Raven}} - is a member of UsefulNotes/{{MENSA}} and a huge comic book fan. While in Wrestling/{{ECW}}, he often wrestled wearing T-shirts of comics from DC's Creator/VertigoComics imprint (usually ComicBook/TheSandman). He has also been spotted wearing a Comicbook/{{Daredevil}} shirt on occasion, and [[http://www.wwe.com/f/styles/talent_champion_m/public/rd-talent/Profile/Raven_pro.png]] his picture on his WWE.com profile has him wearing a ComicBook/DoctorStrange shirt. He also co-wrote issue #14 of the ''Comicbook/SpiderMan'' limited series ''Spider-Man's Tangled Web''

* Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} 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, ComicBook/TheJoker, a Na'vi from Film/{{Avatar}}, as well as ComicBook/CaptainAmerica.

* WWE's Wrestling/SashaBanks has a ''Anime/SailorMoon'' themed Twitter background and calls her fans the "Sasha Scouts"[[note]]In TheNineties English dub of ''Sailor Moon'', the senshi were called the Sailor Scouts[[/note]], frequently mentions her love of ''Mario Kart'', owns a Ninja Turtle dress and is a fan of ''Franchise/{{Superman}}''. Aside from ''Sailor Moon'', she has also mentioned being a fan of other anime, including ''Anime/DeathNote'', ''Anime/{{Monster}}'', and ''Anime/SchoolRumble''.

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

* Wrestling/HiroshiTanahashi is a huge ''Franchise/{{Kamen Rider}}'' fan. He even had ring gear inspired by Kamen Riders over the years, and his pose he does (besides his famous air guitar) is very similar to Kamen Rider Kabuto's "Walking Heaven's Path" pose. He later became a PromotedFanboy appearing at ''Film/KamenRiderGenerationsDrPacmanVsExAidAndGhostWithLegendaryRiders'' as one of the villains of the film as Sōji Kuruse aka the Robol Bugster.

* Creator/RondaRousey once wore an [[{{Memes/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.

** While in TNA, she once did a photo shoot lying face down nude with only a [[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams New York Yankees]] [[HandOrObjectUnderwear baseball cap covering her butt]].

** In his college days, he was a big fan of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog''. When a preview for the [[Film/SonicTheHedgehog2020 2020 film adaptation]] tossed in a joke with Sonic asking "Is The Rock the President?!", Johnson [[ApprovalOfGod gave his approval]].

* KUSHIDA, the resident Junior Ace of New Japan, has a gimmick which essentially boils down to "the best junior heavyweight who just so happens to be a massive ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' fanboy".

* Wrestling/XavierWoods has being a huge anime, video game, cartoon and anime fan as part of his gimmick. He even [[http://www.wwe.com/inside/overtheropes/xavier-woods-night-of-video-games-and-sportsmanship-26177348 challenged fans to a WWE2K14 match,]] and has name-dropped players in the competitive ''VideoGame/StreetFighter'' scene.

* Wrestling/TheaTrinidad is a GamerChick and loves comic books and anime especially Manga/{{Naruto}}. Her favorite comic book character is Harley Quinn as well. She even cosplayed as various characters. Special mention goes to Madara at the Royal rumble 2021 complete with his voice actor Creator/NeilKaplan as her special announcer. She would also be a selectable commentator for ''VideoGame/StreetFighter''.

* Wrestling/TheaTrinidad is a GamerChick and loves comic books and anime especially Manga/{{Naruto}}. Her favorite comic book character is Harley Quinn as well. She even cosplayed as various characters. Special mention goes to Madara at the Royal rumble 2021 complete with his voice actor Creator/NeilKaplan as her special announcer. She would also be a selectable commentator for ''VideoGame/StreetFigh

* Wrestling/TheaTrinidad is a GamerChick and loves comic books. Her favorite comic book character is Harley Quinn as well.

* 205 Live's resident Gentleman, Jack Gallagher, happens to be an avid gamer, regularly appearing on ''WebVideo/UpUpDownDown'' to play and once wrote for Website/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]].

* [[Wrestling/RubyRiott Heidi Lovelace (aka 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''.

* 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/GhostBand Ghost]].
* Brennan Williams was a former NFL player who gained notoriety for revealing he had an [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Asuka]] body pillow on Twitter. Years later, he would retire from football and begin a wrestling career where one of his finishers was the "[[Anime/LoveLive 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". He is currently signed to WWE where he took on the ring name of [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure Dio]] [[VideoGame/MaddenNFL Maddin]] and had a notable stint in commentary on RAW where he would sprinkle in references to anime and video games only the most hardcore nerds would recognize.

* Wrestling/{{Batista}} has expressed interests in superhero stories, science fiction (to the extent where he collects memorabilia in addition to movies), and vintage lunchboxes. The first two motivated him to land acting gigs in such productions as ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''. (He even admitted crying TearsOfJoy after becoming a star of ''Guardians of the Galaxy''.) He also read Shakespeare during his acting lessons, and admitted a desire afterwards to someday appear in a Shakespearean production.

* Wrestling/ChrisJericho, longtime WWE star and now with AEW, 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 Creator/SteveMcQueenActor, of course), and has recorded with Music/DreamTheater and Music/IronMaiden.

* Former ''[[Wrestling/{{WWESmackdown}} WWE [=SmackDown!=]]]'' color man Matt Striker betrays his {{anime}} geekdom with every nickname he bestows upon a wrestler. "[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Neon Genesis]]" Yoshi Tatsu, indeed. His commentary also has him proudly displaying his ComicBook geekery ("AvengersAssemble, this is ComicBook/SecretWars!"), not to mention that his vast knowledge of professional wrestling history is starting to reach ''[[Wrestling/JimRoss J.R]].-level'' ContinuityPorn. And now he's revealed that he named his cats after Wrestling/TheMidnightExpress. Yup, geek.

* Wrestling/ZackRyder seems to collect a number of action figures (a [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Peter Venkman]] figure makes at least one appearance in each episode of his [=YouTube=] [[WebVideo/ZTrueLongIslandStory webseries]], along with one of Wrestling/DolphZiggler), and likes ''Franchise/StarWars'' so much so that he's made more than a few ''Star Wars'' references, and made out with someone dressed as Princess Leia. He's also dressed as Han Solo. Again, this has occurred in all of his webisodes )