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* [[Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory]]: Played with in-universe. Cassidy explicitly compares Randy to Jesus Christ, and even quotes the Bible... then it's revealed [[Popcultural Osmosis|she knows it all from a movie]], namely ''[[The Passion of the Christ]]''. |
* [[Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory]]: Played with in-universe. Cassidy explicitly compares Randy to Jesus Christ, and even quotes the Bible... then it's revealed [[Popcultural Osmosis|she knows it all from a movie]], namely ''[[The Passion of the Christ]]''. |
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* [[Expy]]: While Randy has elements of various wrestlers about him ([[Hulk Hogan]], [[Jake Roberts|Jake "The Snake" Roberts]], etc.), the Ayatollah is a straight up expy of [[The Iron Sheik]] (though is ''nowhere'' near as insane as the [[Real Life]] Sheik). |
* [[Expy]]: While Randy has elements of various wrestlers about him ([[Hulk Hogan]], [[Jake Roberts|Jake "The Snake" Roberts]], etc.), the Ayatollah is a straight up expy of [[The Iron Sheik]] (though is ''nowhere'' near as insane as the [[Real Life]] Sheik). |
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* [[Fallen-On-Hard-Times Job]]: Randy, working the deli counter. |
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* [[Firemen Are Hot]]: At least to the one-night stand Randy picks up. |
* [[Firemen Are Hot]]: At least to the one-night stand Randy picks up. |
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* [[Foreign Wrestling Heel]]: The Ayatollah character is this trope to a T, but Bob, the man behind the gimmick, is [[Mean Character, Nice Actor|a much nicer guy]]. |
* [[Foreign Wrestling Heel]]: The Ayatollah character is this trope to a T, but Bob, the man behind the gimmick, is [[Mean Character, Nice Actor|a much nicer guy]]. |
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* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: A promotional shot taken from the CZW match, has a sign in the background that clearly reads "NECRO SUCKS A FAT ONE". It appeared (unedited!) in an article for MSN. |
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: A promotional shot taken from the CZW match, has a sign in the background that clearly reads "NECRO SUCKS A FAT ONE". It appeared (unedited!) in an article for MSN. |
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* [[Glory Days]]: The main thrust of the film. Randy is unable to live outside of the glow of his glory days. He shares a common bond with Cassidy, who is also in the twilight of her profession. Their conversation about '80s cock-rock shows how they both prefer the old days. |
* [[Glory Days]]: The main thrust of the film. Randy is unable to live outside of the glow of his glory days. He shares a common bond with Cassidy, who is also in the twilight of her profession. Their conversation about '80s cock-rock shows how they both prefer the old days. |
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* [[Hey It's That Guy]]: Fans of Aronofsky's work will recognize Mark Margolis (who plays Lenny) as Max's neighbor Sol from ''[[Pi]]'', old Mr. Rabinowitz from ''[[Requiem for A Dream]]'', and Franciscan monk Father Avila from ''[[The Fountain]]''. |
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Fans of Aronofsky's work will recognize Mark Margolis (who plays Lenny) as Max's neighbor Sol from ''[[Pi]]'', old Mr. Rabinowitz from ''[[Requiem for A Dream]]'', and Franciscan monk Father Avila from ''[[The Fountain]]''. |
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** [[Sin City|Marv]] falls for [[Rescue Me|Danika]], tries to rekindle his relationship with his daughter [[Across the Universe (Film)|Lucy]] and signs things at [[30 Rock (TV)|Frank's]] rec center. |
** [[Sin City|Marv]] falls for [[Rescue Me|Danika]], tries to rekindle his relationship with his daughter [[Across the Universe (Film)|Lucy]] and signs things at [[30 Rock (TV)|Frank's]] rec center. |
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*** [[WWE]] fans will note that Ron Killings, now known as R-Truth, is among the indie wrestlers that make cameos in the film. Old WCW fans may recognize The Ayatollah as Ernest "The Cat" Miller. And [[ECW]] fans will recognize Tommy Rotten and the Blue Meanie. |
*** [[WWE]] fans will note that Ron Killings, now known as R-Truth, is among the indie wrestlers that make cameos in the film. Old WCW fans may recognize The Ayatollah as Ernest "The Cat" Miller. And [[ECW]] fans will recognize Tommy Rotten and the Blue Meanie. |
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