Wrestler appearances in other video games

What would you get if you mixed Hulk Hogan with Final Fight's Mike Haggar, Street Fighter's Zangief and Jackie Chan? You'd get Combat Kings:



Combat Kings is a Android IOS beat 'em up that was released in 2021. The two characters are:

Colby: this muscle-bound grappler embodies the classic big guy character. Strong throws, slow speed. Colby's spinning piledriver is a nod to Street Fighter's Zangief,
while Colby's appearance is a cross between Mike Haggar from Final Fight and Hulk Hogan.

Donovan: reminiscent of Jackie Chan's many roles as a Kung Fu-fighting super cop.

Bonus points: I believe the NPC 'Officer Jenny' is a dead ringer for an unmasked Samus Aran from Metroid.

For lovers of mobile Wrestling titles, Wrestling Arena was recently added to the Google Play store:



Wrestling Arena's unofficial spokesman is a knockoff of Hulk Hogan and John Cena. We'll call him John Hogena.



All of the Wrestlers are just John Cena dressed up in the ring attires of other WWE superstars such as:

The Undertaker
Sin Caras
Rey Mysterio
Hulk Hogan
and Kane



Wrestling Arena allows players to build teams with RPG elements to take on groups of opponents. As the game progresses,
the opponents get tougher, which makes levelling up and recruiting stronger teammates essential.

No need to apologize, Cobrettie. I think the best part about this thread is the ability to share games, no matter how recent or obscure
they are ,with other Wrestling fans. Especially those that feature appearances by recognizable Pro-Wrestlers.

I might as well take the opportunity to let you guys know which guides and print materials I have coming next:



Human Club 1993 Extra Issue
(ヒューマンくらぶ1993号外)

This pamphlet served as a promotional issue for two of Human Entertainment's games. Super Fire Pro-Wrestling III Final Bout, and
Human Grand Prix 2.

This particular pamphlet comes in a blue folder with Human's logo in Japanese and English.




The hardest Fire Pro guide to find anywhere. The Super Fire Pro-Wrestling Special Bible.

In the past, I posted the bible for Final Bout.



Jikkyou Power Pro-Wrestling 96 Max Voltage Official Guide (Blue cover).

I've seen a green cover version, too. I don't know what the difference is (but I believe Cobrettie is ordering a copy at the moment).

I've been eyeing the Continue 11 magazine for awhile, I have found pieces of the interview online but having the whole article would be nice. I have not seen the book yet, I'll keep my eye out for deals on both!

I love it! You play two stories at the same time, get new wrestlers for your two team who have new moves. I'm 10 hours in. Really enjoy all those legends and hidden wrestlers with new names. Story is nice, all wrestling related.
The BTE in almost all moves are a bit too much for me, BUT I use a PS controller, but STEAM recognizes it as a X-BOX controller, so all inputs on screen for the BTEs are wrong for me. Had to rewisre my brain to hit the correct buttons on the BTEs.
There will be an update where you can turn off those BTEs/always win the BTEs.

Nice find, Pat! Talk about a super-deep research. This is why you're a V.I.P. member here.



Next up is a browser-based Wrestling game (which I believe) was just released a month ago.



Notice the spiffy CG renders?




There are 24 characters to choose from. Initially, the player starts out with 3 or 4, and has to unlock the rest.

Brogan Paw is based on Logan Paul.



Bron Lester is Brock Lesnar.



Becky Lynch.




The Rock.



John Cena.



Bianca Belair.



Roman Reigns.



Rey Mysterio.



Seth Rollins.



Seth Rollins.



Macho Man Randy Savage.



Randy Orton.



Gunther.



Asuka.

Like many Wrestling gamers, I'm a glutton for punishment. In my previous post, I covered the first 16 or so Wrestlers in the browser-based
title Wrestle Bros. Though, a large chunk of the roster had yet to be unlocked. That is, until now...



Ronda Rousey.



Ric Flair.



Hulk Hogan.



Rhea Rhipley.



Ricochet.



Cody Rhodes.



Sammi Zayne.



Mark Zuckerberg (I guess someone really hates facebook...)



Elon Musk (and possibly Twitter, too).



Charlotte Flair.




All of the characters unlocked.

Your mileage may vary, but it took me 260 games to unlock all of the Wrestlers. In the process, I also unlocked moves such as:

the Piledriver, Stone Cold Stunner, Bulldog, Chokeslam, DDT, Leg Drop, and the Flip Elbow Drop. There's also customization options (
which are tiny graphics on the player's boots or chest). Personally, I don't really notice them during gameplay.



While there is no referee on-screen, we do have a nice tribute to late WWF announcer Howard Finkel, who introduces both Wrestlers before the start of each match.

If you look closely in the background, you may also notice two fan signs. These graphics display the names of the Wrestlers featured in the match.



The biggest letdown for Wrestle Bros is the amazing renders of generic Wrestlers featured throughout the game. Stylistically, the overly-exaggerated visuals give off a Disney Pixar
meets WWE All Stars vibe. Unfortunately, none of these Wrestlers are unlockable, serving merely as eye candy at the title and post-match menu screens.



With most of the roster hidden, it was these renders that inspired me to keep playing ....hoping to unlock them.



Wouldn't you want to play as these characters instead? More generic Wrestlers from a previous version of Wrestle Bros. I'm picking up some Hulk Hogan
and Iron Sheik inspirations here.

False advertisement aside, you can check out the whole game here (which also features an online mode):

wrestlebros.io/