7 Times Batman Influenced Professional Wrestling!

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Throughout the decades, there have been many nods to Batman from inside the squared circle. Some are subtle, some are not so subtle, and some are just straight-up rip-offs. In fact, we begin with the latter!

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1. The Battman

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After returning to face Mankind at the 1996 Survivor Series, Undertaker descended from the heavens adorned with Batman wings.

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3. Rey Mysterio Pays Homage to Batman

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4. Joker Sting

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In December 2018, the then Dean Ambrose (now Jon Moxley in AEW) gave us the most noteworthy promo of this character arc during an episode of Raw. WWE fans got quite invested, taking to social media to discuss what was clearly homage to the Dark Knight Rises’ big bad Bane. Sadly nothing really came out of it.

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7 Times Batman Influenced Professional Wrestling!

Throughout the decades, there have been many nods to Batman from inside the squared circle. Some are subtle, some are not so subtle, and some are just straight-up rip-offs. In fact, we begin with the latter!

1. The Battman

Like a young Bruce Wayne being startled by the winged creature that flew through his library window, Tony decided he shall become a bat. Or, more specifically, a batt.

After returning to face Mankind at the 1996 Survivor Series, Undertaker descended from the heavens adorned with Batman wings.

2. Undertaker Entrance at Survivor Series 1996

3. Rey Mysterio Pays Homage to Batman

Rey Mysterio donned the famous Batman cowl and cape at least once for his SummerSlam entrance in 2012, and possibly again in 2015, although this may be a tribute to Michael Keaton’s other masked mad man, Birdman, which was released the year before.

4. Joker Sting

It was time for another shakeup in 2011, where Stinger debuted his ode to the Clown Prince Of Crime.

5. Dean Ambrose

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