Professional Wrestling

From Homestar Runner Wiki

Revision as of 04:03, 22 January 2007

In the beginning . . .

. . . there were "The Strong Bads."

Ever since the first toon, Professional Wrestling has been a popular subject within the Homestar Runner Universe.

• Marshmallow's Last Stand - Strong Bad and Strong Mad steal the star from Homestar Runner's shirt in order to force Homestar and Pom Pom to participate in a tag team wrestling match.

• Mr. Bland is holding a sign that says "Wrestling Mania." This is quite likely a reference to the annual World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) event of WrestleMania.
• The Announcer says Strong Bad hails from Parts Unknown. Having characters (especially masked wrestlers, like Strong Bad) come from "Parts Unknown" is a standard way of adding to a wrestlers mystique.
• The largely ineffective "windmill punch" Strong Bad tries to use on Homestar has actually been used in real life to similar comedic effect, during one of the wrestling matches comedian Andy Kaufman staged with professional wrestler Jerry Lawler.

• Email 2 years - The "Tire Madness" Logo is similar to the logo used by the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW) organization.
• Pumpkin Carve-nival - Bubs is dressed as Captain Lou Albano who was one of the best known managers in the history of professional wrestling.
• 3 Times Halloween Funjob - Pom Pom is dressed as Kamala the Ugandan Giant who is a wrestler known for his wild and untamed style. He is played by James Harris.
• Email lady fan - The Iron Sheik is a wrestler, and a former WWE Champion in the 1980s.
• Teen Girl Squad Issue 7 - The large man in a wrestling singlet is pro wrestler King Kong Bundy, whose finishing move was a splash.
• The Best Decemberween Ever - Among the items Homestar finds at Bubs' is a copy of the NES game Tag Team Wrestling. The game's teams were called "The Ricky Fighters" and "The Strong Bads". Evidently, this game is where Strong Bad got his name.
• Email sibbie - Strong Bad performs the pro wrestling moves of Piledriver and Vertical Suplex to the radio.
• Email fingers - An action figure represents wrestling legend George "The Animal" Steele.
• Email pizzaz - "This interview is OVER!" is a reference to Pro Wrestling Manager J.J. Dillon, who would often end interviews with the same comment.
• An Open Forum - B. Brian Blair and Jumpin' Jim Brunzell were WWE wrestlers in the 80's, collectively known as the Killer Bees.
• No Hands On Deck - The term "Ham and Egger" refers to a mediocre or bland athlete, a reference to the fact that ham and eggs is an "ordinary" meal. It is often used in professional wrestling, to refer to a wrestler who routinely lost in opening matches and wouldn't make much money, but would still get paid enough to buy a simple meal. The wrestling meaning was popularized by Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.
• Welcome Back - The city "The Slickster" (as seen on the Cool Tapes tour map) is a reference to wrestling manager and referee Ken Johnson, whose ring name was "Slick" and was often called "The Slickster" by the commentators.
• Strong Bad has repeatedly been referred to as a "Wrestleman".