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* And TNA is doing expy version of much older WWE characters. Orlando Jordan's playing with gay stereotypes bears a few similarities to Goldust. Mr. Anderson is the same type of loudmouth as [[The Miz]] (who is an expy of Anderson back when he was Kennedy.)
** Orlando Jordan is actually bisexual in real life
* New [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] wrestler [[Alberto Del Rio]]'s status as an expy of former wrestler [[John Bradshaw Layfield]] was [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] by [[Christian]], who has nicknamed Del Rio "Juan Bradshaw Layfield".
** Technically, John and Juan are both expys of [[Ted
* Jack Swagger is basically a whinier, lamer [[Kurt Angle]] - both are formers amateur wrestlers that use the Ankle Lock as a finishing move, dress in the traditional singlet and are very very proud of their amateur acomplishments.
** Not to mention the usage of American patriotism in their gimmicks.
* [[Randy Orton]] currently works as a [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] expy with a little bit of [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] thrown in.
** [http://imgon.net/di-6KBQ.jpg And he's not afraid to show it]{{Dead link}}
** YMMV, obviously, but most people seem to see Orton as "Stone Cold without the charisma". While in mid-late 2011, [[CM Punk]] seems to be doing a much better job with the "anti-establishment, badass, acts-like-a-heel [[Anti
* Mason Ryan not only looks very similar to [[Batista]], but his role in the New Nexus is similar to the role Batista played when he was part of Evolution (namely, being [[The Brute|the largest, most physically imposing member]] of a four-man heel stable).
** Mason Ryan will get "Batista!" chants in some of the smarkier cities he wrestles in.
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