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Not to be confused with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Pro_Wrestling Real Pro Wrestling], a short lived professional league of Olympic-style wrestlers. |
Not to be confused with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Pro_Wrestling Real Pro Wrestling], a short lived professional league of Olympic-style wrestlers. |
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== Anime & Manga == |
== Anime & Manga == |
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== Comic Books == |
== Comic Books == |
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* ''[[Street Fighter (Comic Book)|Street Fighter]]'' has it both ways; R. Mika's actual wrestling matches (i.e., the stuff that happens off panel) are scripted, while Zangief is baffled by the concept and has never heard of such a thing before. This has roots in ''[[Street Fighter|SF]]'' canon; the series takes place in the same world as the ''[[Saturday Night Slam Masters (Video Game)|Saturday Night Slam Masters]]'' games. Not only is wrestling real, but Zangief's old sparring partner Biff Slamkovich is upset that some people think it isn't. |
* ''[[Street Fighter (Comic Book)|Street Fighter]]'' has it both ways; R. Mika's actual wrestling matches (i.e., the stuff that happens off panel) are scripted, while Zangief is baffled by the concept and has never heard of such a thing before. This has roots in ''[[Street Fighter|SF]]'' canon; the series takes place in the same world as the ''[[Saturday Night Slam Masters (Video Game)|Saturday Night Slam Masters]]'' games. Not only is wrestling real, but Zangief's old sparring partner Biff Slamkovich is upset that some people think it isn't. |
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* Both [[WWE|WWF]] and [[WCW]] had licensed comics at one point that depicted their product as real; WWF's was published by Valiant, while WCW's was by [[Marvel Comics]]. Later, [[Dark Horse Comics]] would acquire the WWF license, and began publishing comics featuring WWF wrestlers in their kind of stories (such as [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] as a rebellious [[Anti |
* Both [[WWE|WWF]] and [[WCW]] had licensed comics at one point that depicted their product as real; WWF's was published by Valiant, while WCW's was by [[Marvel Comics]]. Later, [[Dark Horse Comics]] would acquire the WWF license, and began publishing comics featuring WWF wrestlers in their kind of stories (such as [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] as a rebellious [[Anti-Hero]] battling a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]], and [[The Undertaker]] being the focal point of a power struggle in Hell). |
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* In [[Marvel Comics]], wrestling is usually depicted as real. There are two notable examples: |
* In [[Marvel Comics]], wrestling is usually depicted as real. There are two notable examples: |
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** When ''[[Spider-Man]]'' first got his powers, he entered a wrestling tournament and beat a wrestler by the name of Crusher Hogan. Interestingly enough, Crusher came back years later, publicly stated that wrestling was fake, and that he [[Blatant Lies|purposefully threw the fight to Spidey.]] |
** When ''[[Spider-Man]]'' first got his powers, he entered a wrestling tournament and beat a wrestler by the name of Crusher Hogan. Interestingly enough, Crusher came back years later, publicly stated that wrestling was fake, and that he [[Blatant Lies|purposefully threw the fight to Spidey.]] |
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** Rumor has it that ''[[Bonanza]]'' (Michael Landon's previous series) had a script featuring professional wrestling in development before the show's sudden cancellation in 1973. |
** Rumor has it that ''[[Bonanza]]'' (Michael Landon's previous series) had a script featuring professional wrestling in development before the show's sudden cancellation in 1973. |
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* ''[[The A-Team (TV)|The A-Team]]'': The 1985 episode "Body Slam" starred [[Hulk Hogan]] in a plot that made heavy use of Hogan's wrestling career (including footage from a 1984 match vs. Greg "the Hammer" Valentine, presented as legit), and featured several WWF faces as un-billed extras in a scene where they fight off that episode's villains. In the segment featuring the Hogan-Valentine match, the ending is altered to show the bad guys entering the arena to confront and assassinate Hogan (don't worry, they're stopped in time). |
* ''[[The A-Team (TV)|The A-Team]]'': The 1985 episode "Body Slam" starred [[Hulk Hogan]] in a plot that made heavy use of Hogan's wrestling career (including footage from a 1984 match vs. Greg "the Hammer" Valentine, presented as legit), and featured several WWF faces as un-billed extras in a scene where they fight off that episode's villains. In the segment featuring the Hogan-Valentine match, the ending is altered to show the bad guys entering the arena to confront and assassinate Hogan (don't worry, they're stopped in time). |
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* In season four of ''[[Boy Meets World]]'', Cory has to be in [[Two |
* In season four of ''[[Boy Meets World]]'', Cory has to be in [[Two-Timer Date|two places at once]], and one of those places is ringside, giving tips to Big Van [[Vader]] as a favor to Vader's (fictional) son Frankie. Everyone, including Vader, treats the match as entirely real. |
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