Just like the title says, who is the guy in the blue and white shirt on the front of the cab? It looks like a horrible drawing of Mr Perfect. Any ideas?
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Good question! Not Mr Perfect; I think he's in the right outlane. Most wrestlers are recognizable and artwork isn't so bad, but this guy doesn't look familiar.
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Man, I always thought it was a random referee....did they wear bowties in the late 80's early 90's?
I'm certain I am wrong...
Quoted from captainadam_21:I think it is Bob Backlund.
+1
Not Curt Henning/Mr perfect. Bob Backlund wore a bow tie for a while must be him.
Quoted from Chrizg:Bobby Heenan
Bobby Heenan is by the left flipper in the picture I posted
Bobby Heenan also had more weight on him than the guy being portrayed.
I also thought it was Curt Henning in a blue jumper, but now that I am actually *looking* at it... I dunno. He did do a stint as Ric Flair's "consultant" and wore a suit. He also wore all kinds of stuff when he was doing his "perfect (fill in blank)" promos. *shrug*
I can see the ref, since it can be interpreted as a white shirt with black slacks. Bob Backlund? Maybe.
Maybe another wrestler that had to get cut from the game and the artist just said, "Uh...ok...we gotta get this thing done NOW and I am tired of painting wrestlers...so let's just make something up"?? 
Quoted from icust298:Good lord, that is a referee. It's a Shadow not blue.
oh yeah! bow tie and everything
Quoted from pmWolf:Man, I always thought it was a random referee....did they wear bowties in the late 80's early 90's?
I'm certain I am wrong...
HOLY CRAP!!
I was right!!!
Just skipped through ROYAL RUMBLE 1994 and there is a referee controversy at the end one has short sleeves the other has long sleeves but they both have bow ties.
It really looks like a modern day Christian. It even has has his signature move of pointing like he does these days.
Quoted from RDReynolds:Looks like a blonde Bill Alfonso. He was famous as a ref and manager primarily in ECW.
That's who it is...There was a picture posted either in DVDR or F4Wonline forums that had the WWF crew(wrestlers/refs) from the time period this game was made on an overseas tour and Bill Alfonso looks pretty much like he does on the front of this cab. image.jpg
Quoted from Jimmyd044:Curt Henning
Quoted from PinRaider:+1
Not Curt Henning/Mr perfect. Bob Backlund wore a bow tie for a while must be him.
It's Curt HENNIG. *sheesh* And Bob Backlund is actually a redhead. Saw him at the WWF/E HoF induction a couple of weeks ago. He's in amazing shape for a guy his age.
And yeah, definitely a ref--the bowtie clinches it. Missed that detail on my tablet. Might be Billy Caputo?
Curt Hennig has the greatest set of wrestling vignettes ever when he did that series of how he was perfect in every sport. It was so ridiculous it was brilliant.
Quoted from captainadam_21:Curt Hennig has the greatest set of wrestling vignettes ever when he did that series of how he was perfect in every sport. It was so ridiculous it was brilliant.
All the drug abuse, daily working schedules and premature deaths aside...these guys had the funnest job in the world. The best guys were the ones who really got into their roles and obviously had fun with it.
WWF refs in the 80s and early 90s wore blue shirts and bow ties. They didn't switch to the zebra stripes until around the Attitude Era or just before.
Quoted from Gov:Is anybody else ever disturbed by the freaky ass clown and his vicinity to your junk while you are playing the game?
Sounds like you need to go lay down on a couch for a little talk!
The real question is who did he replace. Horrible waste of space of pinball real estate. :p
There's not any alternate sound for this game floating around somewhere is there? Would love some Razor Ramon, Heenan,and Perfect sound clips if they ever existed. Always thought it was weird how much they're represented in the art but that was it.
Yeah, seems like they hanged the artwork around quite a bit, with wrestlers moving between promotions, etc. I do prefer the prototype translite with a lot more wrestlers, but don't have one.
I am still determined to retheme my WWFRR as a classic ('95-'97) ECW pin, complete with killer theme songs.
Quoted from StevenP:Yeah, seems like they hanged the artwork around quite a bit, with wrestlers moving between promotions, etc. I do prefer the prototype translite with a lot more wrestlers, but don't have one.
I am still determined to retheme my WWFRR as a classic ('95-'97) ECW pin, complete with killer theme songs.
As long as instead of Macho Man screaming Multiball you can make red lights flash and Natural Born Killers play.
Looks like a ref to me too.
Never played WWFRR.
There isn't a squirt gun inside the main cabinet centered in the flower on the clown's chest that squirts you in the zipper area if you make some lame a$s low score is there?
You wet yourself! Mr.McDunnough wet himself. Oh, sorry. Wrong movie. Carry on.
Yea its already a hit at my house. I got lucky and found a nice one from this guy by St Louis who had way too many nice pins in his basement and just needed to get rid of one quick. Seriously thanks again man and anyone that has a chance to make a deal with pinballwizard79 don't hesitate, 1000% percent good guy.
Quoted from icust298:nyone that has a chance to make a deal with pinballwizard79 don't hesitate, 1000% percent good guy.
Pinballwizardz? Did he charge you extra for a Doink the clown signature on that backglass?
Quoted from StevenP:Yeah, seems like they hanged the artwork around quite a bit, with wrestlers moving between promotions, etc. I do prefer the prototype translite with a lot more wrestlers, but don't have one.
I am still determined to retheme my WWFRR as a classic ('95-'97) ECW pin, complete with killer theme songs.
Quoted from Rengozu:As long as instead of Macho Man screaming Multiball you can make red lights flash and Natural Born Killers play.
Gangstas Garbage Can Multiball! Collect crutches, cheese graters, stop signs..... Upgraded sound system with real speakers/amp/woofer/eq for the theme songs.
And for "Oh Yeah!" substitute various randomized clips of "Oh My God!"
Quoted from PW79:I'm gonna have to change my name on here thanks to that DESW clown lo
I think you are all one in the same. All pinballwizards on here are the same guy with multiple accounts. Talk about a long con....
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