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| - | + | '''[[Professional wrestling]] [[alter egos]]''' of [[Strong Bad]] and others {{--}} particularly his tag-team partner [[Strong Mad]] {{--}} are revealed by Strong Bad in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[yes, wrestling]]. These [[wrestleman|wrestlemen]] make heavy use of {{w|Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmicks}}, specialized attire and behavior to portray an exaggerated character while performing in the ring. | |
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|-id="Sir Boliver Turnbuckle" | |-id="Sir Boliver Turnbuckle" | ||
| - | |[[Image:Boliver Turnbuckle.png|175px|"Of course, they wanted me to be one of those lame masked wrestlers at first, but I had gimmickier plans."]] | + | |[[Image:Boliver Turnbuckle.png|175px|"Of course, they wanted me to be one of those lame masked wrestlers at first, but I had gimmickier plans."]] |
| + | | '''Sir Boliver Turnbuckle''' was Strong Bad's first wrestling gimmick. As Turnbuckle, Strong Bad wears a crown and a singlet with a crown on it to portray "a pompous Brit" {{--}} a ''premium'' gimmick at the time, [[History according to Strong Bad|according to Strong Bad]]. Billed as the "Master of the {{w|Nelson hold|1/8th Nelson}}" (simply grabbing his opponent), the Nelson was Turnbuckle's signature move. Sir Boliver Turnbuckle is only seen in black-and-white photographs. | ||
| + | Strong Bad abandoned this gimmick in favor of il Cartographer after he became more popular. | ||
| + | |The "Ruthless Ruler" is a common type of wrestling gimmick where a wrestler takes on an imperial or royal role. Prominent examples of wrestlers themed around British royalty include [[Wikipedia:Darren Matthews|"Lord" Steven Regal]], [[Wikipedia:Dave Taylor (wrestler)|"Squire" Dave Taylor]] and [[Wikipedia:Bobby Eaton|"Earl" Bobby Eaton]]. || [[yes, wrestling]] | ||
|-id="Il Cartographer" | |-id="Il Cartographer" | ||
|[[Image:Cartographer.png|175px|"I claim-a this saggy ring in the name of il Cartographer!"]]|| | |[[Image:Cartographer.png|175px|"I claim-a this saggy ring in the name of il Cartographer!"]]|| | ||
| - | '''Il Cartographer''' (meaning "the mapmaker") was Strong Bad's second wrestling incarnation. He wears a floppy orange [[beret]], a frilly white shirt, and a brown vest, and talks in an Italian accent. One of his gimmicks was that he'd always come into the ring throwing maps to the restrooms into the crowd (labelled "Ye Olde Restroom Trail"). At least once, he would claim the ring with a flag reading "the il-est". He also has his own wrestling theme, mostly consisting of his name. [[The Announcer]] says that he hails from the age of exploration, and is the namer of nations. | + | '''Il Cartographer''' (meaning "the mapmaker") was Strong Bad's second wrestling incarnation. He wears a floppy orange [[beret]], a frilly white shirt, and a brown vest, and talks in an Italian accent. One of his gimmicks was that he'd always come into the ring throwing maps to the restrooms into the crowd (labelled "Ye Olde Restroom Trail"). At least once, he would claim the ring with a flag reading "the il-est". He also has his own wrestling theme, mostly consisting of his name. [[The Announcer]] says that he hails from the age of exploration, and is the namer of nations. His name uses an [[integral article]], as the singers sometimes call him "the Il Cartographer" (meaning "[[Redundancy|the the]]"). |
| - | According to Strong Bad in [[Fan Costumes 2017]], he won the Continental [[Breakfast]] title belt in front of a depressing basement wall with some sheets taped to it, a venue he used to wrestle in. At this point, he was enemies with [[Homestar Runner]] (or his wrestling alter ego, the Jack 'Em Up Kid). Homestar calls him "el Photographer" and [[I really like your costume|mixes up his costume]] with Rudy from [[Bill Cosby|Fat Albert]]. | + | According to Strong Bad in [[Fan Costumes 2017]], he won the Continental [[Breakfast]] title belt in front of a depressing basement wall with some sheets taped to it, a venue he used to wrestle in. At this point, he was enemies with [[Homestar Runner]] (or his wrestling alter ego, the Jack 'Em Up Kid). Homestar calls him "el Photographer" and [[I really like your costume|mixes up his costume]] with Rudy from ''[[Bill Cosby|Fat Albert]]''. |
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| + | | [[yes, wrestling]], [[Fan Costumes 2017]] (costume; mentioned) | ||
|-id="Jack 'Em Up Kid" | |-id="Jack 'Em Up Kid" | ||
|[[Image:Jack Em Up Kid.png|175px|"Hoo yeah!"]]|| | |[[Image:Jack Em Up Kid.png|175px|"Hoo yeah!"]]|| | ||
The '''[[X 'em up|Jack 'Em Up]] Kid''' was Homestar Runner's wrestling alter ego. His red pants (reading "'EM UP!" on the back) are pulled up to his chest, which has [[cinnamon]] stubble on it, and his hat has no propeller. He has white kneepads and shoes. He talks extremely fast, frequently leaning to the camera and saying "Hoo yeah!", and constantly running out of breath and inhaling quickly in between words. He refers to his fans as "Jack 'Emites" and "Jack 'Emettes" and he has licensed merchandise. | The '''[[X 'em up|Jack 'Em Up]] Kid''' was Homestar Runner's wrestling alter ego. His red pants (reading "'EM UP!" on the back) are pulled up to his chest, which has [[cinnamon]] stubble on it, and his hat has no propeller. He has white kneepads and shoes. He talks extremely fast, frequently leaning to the camera and saying "Hoo yeah!", and constantly running out of breath and inhaling quickly in between words. He refers to his fans as "Jack 'Emites" and "Jack 'Emettes" and he has licensed merchandise. | ||
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His imaginary tag team partner is named '''Gary the Legend''', similar to wrestler and commentator [[Wikipedia:Larry Zbyszko|Larry the Legend]]. | His imaginary tag team partner is named '''Gary the Legend''', similar to wrestler and commentator [[Wikipedia:Larry Zbyszko|Larry the Legend]]. | ||
| - | || [[yes, wrestling]], [[Sketchbook 2007#SK-2007-11-29|Sketchbook for November 29, 2007]], [[Homestar Ruiner]] (mentioned) | + | |His [[catch phrase]] may be "What you gone did when you get jacked up by the Jack 'Em Up Kid?", a twist of [[Wikipedia:Hulk Hogan|Hulk Hogan]]'s famous interview-ending catchphrase, "Whatcha gonna do when Hulkamania runs wild on you?!" In addition, beginning "Well you know, announcer man..." is similar to Hogan's famous interview opening, "Well ya know something, Mean Gene...", addressed to long-time wrestling personality [[Wikipedia:Gene Okerlund|"Mean" Gene Okerlund]]. Homestar also talks about his Jackemites, similar to the Hogan's hulkamaniacs. His costume and name resemble that of veteran pro-wrestler Shawn Michaels, [[Wikipedia:Shawn Michaels|the Heartbreak Kid]]. His frequent use of the phrase "Hoo yeah!" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Randy Savage|Macho Man Randy Savage]], whose famous catchphrase was "Oooh yeah!" |
| + | | [[yes, wrestling]], [[Sketchbook 2007#SK-2007-11-29|Sketchbook for November 29, 2007]], [[Homestar Ruiner]] (mentioned) | ||
|-id="Wild Vacationers" | |-id="Wild Vacationers" | ||
| - | |[[Image:WildVacationers.png|175px|"Nothing can stop the Wild Vacationers!"]]|| The '''Wild Vacationers''' was Strong Bad and Strong Mad's first wrestling team. They are dressed like tourists with fishing hats and cameras. Strong Mad wears a purple Hawaiian shirt, while Strong Bad wears a pair of [[Cool Shades|sunglasses]] and sunscreen smeared over his [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Strong Bad's Nose|seemingly nonexistent nose]]. It was deemed a "misfire", so Strong Bad and Strong Mad tried several other teams. The team is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Wild Samoans|Wild Samoans]] tag team who were managed by [[Wikipedia:Lou Albano|Captain Lou Albano]], who would often wear a Hawaiian shirt to the ring. || [[yes, wrestling]] | + | |[[Image:WildVacationers.png|175px|"Nothing can stop the Wild Vacationers!"]]|| The '''Wild Vacationers''' was Strong Bad and Strong Mad's first wrestling team. They are dressed like tourists with fishing hats and cameras. Strong Mad wears a purple Hawaiian shirt, while Strong Bad wears a pair of [[Cool Shades|sunglasses]] and sunscreen smeared over his [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Strong Bad's Nose|seemingly nonexistent nose]]. It was deemed a "misfire", so Strong Bad and Strong Mad tried several other teams. |
| + | |The team is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Wild Samoans|Wild Samoans]] tag team who were managed by [[Wikipedia:Lou Albano|Captain Lou Albano]], who would often wear a Hawaiian shirt to the ring. | ||
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|-id="Foreign Object Bros." | |-id="Foreign Object Bros." | ||
| - | |[[Image:ForeignObjectBros.png|175px|"You betta not mess with the Foreign Object Brothers!"]]|| The '''Foreign Object Bros.''' was Strong Bad and Strong Mad's second wrestling team. Strong Bad is wearing a black headband with a [[big knife]] tucked into it, and his pants have a wooden board, a wrench, and one other unidentifiable white object in them. Strong Mad has a razor blade lodged in his bleeding and apparently scarred forehead, a sledgehammer tucked into his black singlet, and the outline of a gun fully inside his singlet. A chainsaw blade can be seen behind him. Strong Mad's sledgehammer is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Triple H|Triple H]], who uses a hammer as a trademark foreign object. The razor blade lodged in Strong Mad's forehead references [[Wikipedia:Blading (professional wrestling)|blading]], the method that professional wrestlers use to make themselves bleed mid-match. Blading involves using a razor blade like Strong Mad's to surreptitiously cut oneself mid-match so that nobody notices that the cut is self-inflicted. Many older wrestlers have noticeable scar tissue on their forehead (much like Strong Mad does in the clip) from blading hundreds of times in their careers. | + | |[[Image:ForeignObjectBros.png|175px|"You betta not mess with the Foreign Object Brothers!"]]|| The '''Foreign Object Bros.''' was Strong Bad and Strong Mad's second wrestling team. Strong Bad is wearing a black headband with a [[big knife]] tucked into it, and his pants have a wooden board, a wrench, and one other unidentifiable white object in them. Strong Mad has a razor blade lodged in his bleeding and apparently scarred forehead, a sledgehammer tucked into his black singlet, and the outline of a gun fully inside his singlet. |
| + | |A chainsaw blade can be seen behind him. Strong Mad's sledgehammer is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Triple H|Triple H]], who uses a hammer as a trademark foreign object. The razor blade lodged in Strong Mad's forehead references [[Wikipedia:Blading (professional wrestling)|blading]], the method that professional wrestlers use to make themselves bleed mid-match. Blading involves using a razor blade like Strong Mad's to surreptitiously cut oneself mid-match so that nobody notices that the cut is self-inflicted. Many older wrestlers have noticeable scar tissue on their forehead (much like Strong Mad does in the clip) from blading hundreds of times in their careers. | ||
|-id="The Sanctum of Spiky Shoulder Pads" | |-id="The Sanctum of Spiky Shoulder Pads" | ||
|[[Image:SpikyShoulderPads.png|175px|"Rax and Arby: The Sanctum of Spiky Shoulder Pads."]]|| | |[[Image:SpikyShoulderPads.png|175px|"Rax and Arby: The Sanctum of Spiky Shoulder Pads."]]|| | ||
{{redirects|Arby}} {{for|restaurant chain|Arby's}} | {{redirects|Arby}} {{for|restaurant chain|Arby's}} | ||
| - | '''Rax''' and '''Arby''', the '''Sanctum of Spiky Shoulder Pads''', was Strong Bad and Strong Mad's third wrestling team. As the name implies, they wear spiky shoulder pads. Strong Mad's singlet is red and has "RAX" written on it, and Strong Bad wears a green mohawk. Their names refer to restaurants [[Arby's]] and [[Wikipedia:Rax (restaurant)|Rax]], both of which specialize in roast beef sandwiches. In an [[Easter egg]], Rax can be seen an interview with the Announcer, in which he adds "beef and cheddar, five for five", a reference to Arby's namesake restaurant. The team is also referencing the [[Wikipedia:Road Warriors|Road Warriors]] tag team (also known as the Legion of Doom), who became famous for their shoulder pads covered in spikes. | + | '''Rax''' and '''Arby''', the '''Sanctum of Spiky Shoulder Pads''', was Strong Bad and Strong Mad's third wrestling team. As the name implies, they wear spiky shoulder pads. Strong Mad's singlet is red and has "RAX" written on it, and Strong Bad wears a green mohawk. |
| - | + | |Their names refer to restaurants [[Arby's]] and [[Wikipedia:Rax (restaurant)|Rax]], both of which specialize in roast beef sandwiches. In an [[Easter egg]], Rax can be seen an interview with the Announcer, in which he adds "beef and cheddar, five for five", a reference to Arby's namesake restaurant. | |
| + | The team is also referencing the [[Wikipedia:Road Warriors|Road Warriors]] tag team (also known as the Legion of Doom), who became famous for their shoulder pads covered in spikes. | ||
|-id="Facepaint Connection" | |-id="Facepaint Connection" | ||
| - | |[[Image:FacepaintConnection.png|175px|"You better hope for your guts and your mercy can save you at this Sunday's PayPerViewver Series."]]|| The '''Facepaint Connection''' were Strong Bad and Strong Mad's fourth wrestling team, as well as the one that they finally settled on. They wear heavy white, blue, red, and gray facepaint, and Strong Mad's singlet reads "FACEPAINT CONNECTION". They are seemingly managed by the insidious Mr. Cheatayama. Strong Bad claims to have climbed the mountains and breathed the facepainted fumes, and he won't let the Jack 'Em Up Kid and Gary the Legend walk away with the title. After he's done talking, he frantically asks to be taken off the air. The facepaint is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Blade Runners|Blade Runners]], a tag team in Bill Watts' old [[Wikipedia:Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)|UWF]]. | + | |[[Image:FacepaintConnection.png|175px|"You better hope for your guts and your mercy can save you at this Sunday's PayPerViewver Series."]]|| The '''Facepaint Connection''' were Strong Bad and Strong Mad's fourth wrestling team, as well as the one that they finally settled on. They wear heavy white, blue, red, and gray facepaint, and Strong Mad's singlet reads "FACEPAINT CONNECTION". They are seemingly managed by the insidious Mr. Cheatayama. Strong Bad claims to have climbed the mountains and breathed the facepainted fumes, and he won't let the Jack 'Em Up Kid and Gary the Legend walk away with the title. After he's done talking, he frantically asks to be taken off the air. |
| + | |The facepaint is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Blade Runners|Blade Runners]], a tag team in Bill Watts' old [[Wikipedia:Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)|UWF]]. | ||
|-id="Mr. Cheatayama" | |-id="Mr. Cheatayama" | ||
| - | |[[Image:Cheatyama.png|175px|"Mr. Cheatayama with his trademark whisk!"]]|| The insidious '''Mr. Cheatayama''' seems to be the manager of Facepaint Connection. He is [[The Cheat]] with a painted-on [[mustache]] and goatee, a black [[bowler hat]], and holding "his trademark whisk". He is based on famous wrestling manager [[Wikipedia:Harry Fujiwara|Mr. Fuji]]. || [[yes, wrestling]], [[Fan Costumes 2017]] (costume; mentioned) | + | |[[Image:Cheatyama.png|175px|"Mr. Cheatayama with his trademark whisk!"]]|| The insidious '''Mr. Cheatayama''' seems to be the manager of Facepaint Connection. He is [[The Cheat]] with a painted-on [[mustache]] and goatee, a black [[bowler hat]], and holding "his trademark whisk". |
| + | |He is based on famous wrestling manager [[Wikipedia:Harry Fujiwara|Mr. Fuji]]. || [[yes, wrestling]], [[Fan Costumes 2017]] (costume; mentioned) | ||
|-id="Gardenboy" | |-id="Gardenboy" | ||
|[[Image:Gardenboy.png|175px|"All right, all you gophers out there, ha-bring-it-on!"]]|| | |[[Image:Gardenboy.png|175px|"All right, all you gophers out there, ha-bring-it-on!"]]|| | ||
'''Gardenboy''' is Strong Sad's wrestling identity. He has a red rake, straw hat, and a green watering can that can spout flames. He refers to all of his opponents as gophers. He has his own wrestling theme, based on Il Cartographer's. (The singers even accidentally say "Il Cartographer" at one point.) Later on, the Magnificent Marzipan steals his garden tools. Instead of gophers, he later asks to fight half woman-half man's champions instead. | '''Gardenboy''' is Strong Sad's wrestling identity. He has a red rake, straw hat, and a green watering can that can spout flames. He refers to all of his opponents as gophers. He has his own wrestling theme, based on Il Cartographer's. (The singers even accidentally say "Il Cartographer" at one point.) Later on, the Magnificent Marzipan steals his garden tools. Instead of gophers, he later asks to fight half woman-half man's champions instead. | ||
| - | He was named after the sender of the email [[yes, wrestling]], after Strong Bad suggests to the sender to "stop trying to perfect the Summer Squash Suplex" and get "a rake, a straw hat, maybe a watering can and start screaming about how your opponents are gophers". His flame-throwing watering can is a reference to TNA wrestler/booker/owner [[Wikipedia:Jeff Jarrett|Jeff Jarrett]], who often makes his entrance holding a pyro-spewing guitar over his head. | + | He was named after the sender of the email [[yes, wrestling]], after Strong Bad suggests to the sender to "stop trying to perfect the Summer Squash Suplex" and get "a rake, a straw hat, maybe a watering can and start screaming about how your opponents are gophers". |
| + | |His flame-throwing watering can is a reference to TNA wrestler/booker/owner [[Wikipedia:Jeff Jarrett|Jeff Jarrett]], who often makes his entrance holding a pyro-spewing guitar over his head. | ||
|| [[yes, wrestling]], [[hremail 3184]], [[Fan Costumes 2017]] (costume) | || [[yes, wrestling]], [[hremail 3184]], [[Fan Costumes 2017]] (costume) | ||
|-id="The Magnificent Marzipan" style="height:175px" | |-id="The Magnificent Marzipan" style="height:175px" | ||
| - | | || The '''Magnificent Marzipan''' is apparently [[Marzipan]]'s wrestling persona. She isn't seen, only mentioned by Gardenboy in the Easter egg in [[hremail 3184]]. She stole all Gardenboy's garden tools and lends them to Strong Bad so he can beat up Homestar. Gardenboy doesn't care if she's a women's champion, a men's champion, a half woman-half man's champion, which he would prefer to fight instead. It is unknown if this is Marzipan's real wrestling gimmick, or just a nickname given to her by Gardenboy. || [[hremail 3184]] (mentioned) | + | | || The '''Magnificent Marzipan''' is apparently [[Marzipan]]'s wrestling persona. She isn't seen, only mentioned by Gardenboy in the Easter egg in [[hremail 3184]]. She stole all Gardenboy's garden tools and lends them to Strong Bad so he can beat up Homestar. Gardenboy doesn't care if she's a women's champion, a men's champion, a half woman-half man's champion, which he would prefer to fight instead. It is unknown if this is Marzipan's real wrestling gimmick, or just a nickname given to her by Gardenboy. |
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| + | | [[hremail 3184]] (mentioned) | ||
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Revision as of 22:25, 11 July 2024
Professional wrestling alter egos of Strong Bad and others — particularly his tag-team partner Strong Mad — are revealed by Strong Bad in the Strong Bad Email yes, wrestling. These wrestlemen make heavy use of gimmicks, specialized attire and behavior to portray an exaggerated character while performing in the ring.
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| Sir Boliver Turnbuckle was Strong Bad's first wrestling gimmick. As Turnbuckle, Strong Bad wears a crown and a singlet with a crown on it to portray "a pompous Brit" — a premium gimmick at the time, according to Strong Bad. Billed as the "Master of the 1/8th Nelson" (simply grabbing his opponent), the Nelson was Turnbuckle's signature move. Sir Boliver Turnbuckle is only seen in black-and-white photographs.
Strong Bad abandoned this gimmick in favor of il Cartographer after he became more popular. | The "Ruthless Ruler" is a common type of wrestling gimmick where a wrestler takes on an imperial or royal role. Prominent examples of wrestlers themed around British royalty include "Lord" Steven Regal, "Squire" Dave Taylor and "Earl" Bobby Eaton. | yes, wrestling |
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Il Cartographer (meaning "the mapmaker") was Strong Bad's second wrestling incarnation. He wears a floppy orange beret, a frilly white shirt, and a brown vest, and talks in an Italian accent. One of his gimmicks was that he'd always come into the ring throwing maps to the restrooms into the crowd (labelled "Ye Olde Restroom Trail"). At least once, he would claim the ring with a flag reading "the il-est". He also has his own wrestling theme, mostly consisting of his name. The Announcer says that he hails from the age of exploration, and is the namer of nations. His name uses an integral article, as the singers sometimes call him "the Il Cartographer" (meaning "the the"). According to Strong Bad in Fan Costumes 2017, he won the Continental Breakfast title belt in front of a depressing basement wall with some sheets taped to it, a venue he used to wrestle in. At this point, he was enemies with Homestar Runner (or his wrestling alter ego, the Jack 'Em Up Kid). Homestar calls him "el Photographer" and mixes up his costume with Rudy from Fat Albert. | yes, wrestling, Fan Costumes 2017 (costume; mentioned) | |
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The Jack 'Em Up Kid was Homestar Runner's wrestling alter ego. His red pants (reading "'EM UP!" on the back) are pulled up to his chest, which has cinnamon stubble on it, and his hat has no propeller. He has white kneepads and shoes. He talks extremely fast, frequently leaning to the camera and saying "Hoo yeah!", and constantly running out of breath and inhaling quickly in between words. He refers to his fans as "Jack 'Emites" and "Jack 'Emettes" and he has licensed merchandise. His imaginary tag team partner is named Gary the Legend, similar to wrestler and commentator Larry the Legend. | His catch phrase may be "What you gone did when you get jacked up by the Jack 'Em Up Kid?", a twist of Hulk Hogan's famous interview-ending catchphrase, "Whatcha gonna do when Hulkamania runs wild on you?!" In addition, beginning "Well you know, announcer man..." is similar to Hogan's famous interview opening, "Well ya know something, Mean Gene...", addressed to long-time wrestling personality "Mean" Gene Okerlund. Homestar also talks about his Jackemites, similar to the Hogan's hulkamaniacs. His costume and name resemble that of veteran pro-wrestler Shawn Michaels, the Heartbreak Kid. His frequent use of the phrase "Hoo yeah!" is a reference to Macho Man Randy Savage, whose famous catchphrase was "Oooh yeah!" | yes, wrestling, Sketchbook for November 29, 2007, Homestar Ruiner (mentioned) |
 | The Wild Vacationers was Strong Bad and Strong Mad's first wrestling team. They are dressed like tourists with fishing hats and cameras. Strong Mad wears a purple Hawaiian shirt, while Strong Bad wears a pair of sunglasses and sunscreen smeared over his seemingly nonexistent nose. It was deemed a "misfire", so Strong Bad and Strong Mad tried several other teams. | The team is a reference to the Wild Samoans tag team who were managed by Captain Lou Albano, who would often wear a Hawaiian shirt to the ring. | yes, wrestling |
 | The Foreign Object Bros. was Strong Bad and Strong Mad's second wrestling team. Strong Bad is wearing a black headband with a big knife tucked into it, and his pants have a wooden board, a wrench, and one other unidentifiable white object in them. Strong Mad has a razor blade lodged in his bleeding and apparently scarred forehead, a sledgehammer tucked into his black singlet, and the outline of a gun fully inside his singlet. | A chainsaw blade can be seen behind him. Strong Mad's sledgehammer is a reference to Triple H, who uses a hammer as a trademark foreign object. The razor blade lodged in Strong Mad's forehead references blading, the method that professional wrestlers use to make themselves bleed mid-match. Blading involves using a razor blade like Strong Mad's to surreptitiously cut oneself mid-match so that nobody notices that the cut is self-inflicted. Many older wrestlers have noticeable scar tissue on their forehead (much like Strong Mad does in the clip) from blading hundreds of times in their careers. | |
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Rax and Arby, the Sanctum of Spiky Shoulder Pads, was Strong Bad and Strong Mad's third wrestling team. As the name implies, they wear spiky shoulder pads. Strong Mad's singlet is red and has "RAX" written on it, and Strong Bad wears a green mohawk. | Their names refer to restaurants Arby's and Rax, both of which specialize in roast beef sandwiches. In an Easter egg, Rax can be seen an interview with the Announcer, in which he adds "beef and cheddar, five for five", a reference to Arby's namesake restaurant.
The team is also referencing the Road Warriors tag team (also known as the Legion of Doom), who became famous for their shoulder pads covered in spikes. | |
 | The Facepaint Connection were Strong Bad and Strong Mad's fourth wrestling team, as well as the one that they finally settled on. They wear heavy white, blue, red, and gray facepaint, and Strong Mad's singlet reads "FACEPAINT CONNECTION". They are seemingly managed by the insidious Mr. Cheatayama. Strong Bad claims to have climbed the mountains and breathed the facepainted fumes, and he won't let the Jack 'Em Up Kid and Gary the Legend walk away with the title. After he's done talking, he frantically asks to be taken off the air. | The facepaint is a reference to the Blade Runners, a tag team in Bill Watts' old UWF. | |
 | The insidious Mr. Cheatayama seems to be the manager of Facepaint Connection. He is The Cheat with a painted-on mustache and goatee, a black bowler hat, and holding "his trademark whisk". | He is based on famous wrestling manager Mr. Fuji. | yes, wrestling, Fan Costumes 2017 (costume; mentioned) |
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Gardenboy is Strong Sad's wrestling identity. He has a red rake, straw hat, and a green watering can that can spout flames. He refers to all of his opponents as gophers. He has his own wrestling theme, based on Il Cartographer's. (The singers even accidentally say "Il Cartographer" at one point.) Later on, the Magnificent Marzipan steals his garden tools. Instead of gophers, he later asks to fight half woman-half man's champions instead. He was named after the sender of the email yes, wrestling, after Strong Bad suggests to the sender to "stop trying to perfect the Summer Squash Suplex" and get "a rake, a straw hat, maybe a watering can and start screaming about how your opponents are gophers". | His flame-throwing watering can is a reference to TNA wrestler/booker/owner Jeff Jarrett, who often makes his entrance holding a pyro-spewing guitar over his head. | yes, wrestling, hremail 3184, Fan Costumes 2017 (costume) |
| The Magnificent Marzipan is apparently Marzipan's wrestling persona. She isn't seen, only mentioned by Gardenboy in the Easter egg in hremail 3184. She stole all Gardenboy's garden tools and lends them to Strong Bad so he can beat up Homestar. Gardenboy doesn't care if she's a women's champion, a men's champion, a half woman-half man's champion, which he would prefer to fight instead. It is unknown if this is Marzipan's real wrestling gimmick, or just a nickname given to her by Gardenboy. | hremail 3184 (mentioned) |
