WWE Superstar Ricochet wore ring gear inspired byBatman Beyondfor the company’sSurvivor Seriespay-per-view event Sunday night, and lead voice actor Will Friedle has taken notice. On the wrestling show, Ricochet wore full-body tights which were red and black in color with a familiar red bat symbol on the chest. While the mask was the only thing missing, the outfit was clearly modeled after the popular cartoon character, and now Friedle - who voiced the new version of Batman on the animated series - is calling out the wrestler in a new post on Twitter.
“Hey, King Ricochet… I think you stole my suit,“Will Friedlesays in a tweet, which is accompanied with a side-by-side comparison image of Ricochet andBatman Beyond’s Batman. For his part, Ricochet took no offense and actually seems thrilled to be acknowledged by Friedle, as his fandom for the actor goes beyondBatman Beyondinto another popular series from the ’90s. “As someone who as seenBoy Meets Worldall the way through, multiple times, this is the highlight of my day,” the wrestler writes, referring to Friedle’s role as Eric Matthews on the classit sitcom. Ricochet also clarifies his choice of wardrobe by adding: “Also, not stole. Inspired by!”
Oddly enough, Terry McGinnis wasn’t the only DC character to be acknowledged by way of custom ring attire worn by aWWE superstaratSummerSlam. Challenging Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship, luchador wrestler Rey Mysterio competed in his match wearing an outfit modeled after the Joaquin Phoenix version of the Clown Prince of Crime inJoker. Unfortunately, Mysterio did not exactly do Arthur Fleck proud, as Lesnar decimated the much-smaller wrestler and even his son during the course of the no-holds-barred championship brawl. Ricochet did not fare much better, as his team lost their Men’s Survivor Series Elimination match.
Batman Beyondfirst began airing in 1999. Set in the future in the same universe asBatman: The Animated Series, the show brings backKevin Conroyto voice an older version of Bruce Wayne. Filling in as the new Dark Knight of Gotham City is Terry McGinnis, who’s voiced by Will Friedle. The series came to an end in 2001 after airing 52 episodes across three seasons, though in the years since going off the air,Batman Beyondhas garnered quite a large cult following. Although Robert Pattinson will play the Dark Knight in 2021’sThe Batman, many fans of the Caped Crusader have been calling for a live-actionBatman Beyondmovie with Michael Keaton playing an older Bruce Wayne.
As for Ricochet, this is also not even the first time the wrestler has designed his ring attire after a DC character, as his outfit at this year’sSummerSlamwas modeled after Nightwing. Of course, as he refers to himself as “WWE’s Resident Superhero,” none of this is particularly surprising to wrestling fans. Stay tuned to WWE programming to see which superhero Ricochet will model his ring gear after next. This news comes to us fromWill Friedleon Twitter.
