My take on the wrestling characters in the series

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My take on the wrestling characters in the series

Post by SilverPlaqueVII » Sat Sep 13, 2014 11:34 am

Since this thread is fitting about wrestling (being part of the IWC), I would wonder how the series added "wrestling-type" characters such as Mr. Satan, Karoni, Piroshki, and Pizza. :crazy: :lolno:

However, it has come to my attention that these characters are loosely based on the Mega Powers stable (Hogan, Elizabeth, and Savage) but I don't really assume Piroshki being likely based off Andre the Giant or something. Akira Toriyama would have sparked the idea on this. :clap:
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Re: My take on the wrestling characters in the series

Post by ABED » Sat Sep 13, 2014 11:59 am

Given the mask thing Piroshiki wears in the beginning and his body type makes him more akin to Vader.
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Re: My take on the wrestling characters in the series

Post by Ryu-Ken Bakuhatsu » Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:35 pm

As ABED pointed out Piroshki is based upon Big Van Vader...

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However, Toriyama has a character in the preliminaries of the 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai who resembles Andre the Giant (see page 91 of Dragon Ball Viz Big Edition volume 4). The anime took it a step further having Yamcha give some background on the guy, naming him as "Anton the Great" noting that he is/was a Pro-Wrestler. It could be debated whether or not Toriyama based him off Andre the Giant but there's no doubt that's what the anime staff were going for. Other than his face he looks and dresses like a 1970s/early 80's Andre so it's entirely plausible.

Dragon Ball wikia claims he's called "Gregor" (where that comes from I don't know) and that he first appeared in Dragon Ball Movie 3 which is not true at all as the dates don't add up.

The big guy Gohan fights in DBZ Movie 9 appears to be based on Stan Hansen, who's considered the most successful "gaijin" (foreigner) in the history of Japanese Pro-Wrestling.

There's more that I'm forgetting about, the most obvious one I can think of is that there was someone in the anime with Hulk Hogan's head in a group shot of the fighters during one of the Budokai preliminaries - I don't remember which one it was off the top of my head.

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