Kowabunga was portrayed by Chris Champion, who would karate kick his way through competition dressed in a turtle costume.
In Smoky Mountain Wrestling in 1993, referee Mark Curtis (Brian Hildebrand) donned the shell a few times to wrestle against an unlikely opponent: Jim Cornette!
The Toxic Turtles were portrayed by Duane “Gillberg” Gill and Barry “Not Jeff and Matt’s dad” Hardy.