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| There's even somewhat of a resemblance! Photo Credit for Vince: WWE.com; Manipulation: Me |
Game of Thrones is right now my favorite non-wrestling show. So of course it leeches into other parts of my consciousness, just as wrestling leeches into other parts as well. So yeah, the two have crossed paths. From that, I give you this week's six pack, the Houses of the great land of Wrestleros.
1. House McMahon/Lannister
The McMahons, like the Lions of Casterly Rock, have all the true power in their realm. I'd say that they have the real power, rather than the Lannisters serving nominally under the name of Baratheon. Just as a Lannister always pays his debts, the McMahon family, Vince in particular, has paid back so many debts, mainly ones against him. The parallels are there. Vince is Tywin, Steph is Cersei, and Shane is even the somewhat redemptive Jaime. There's just no analogue on either side for Linda or Joffrey. Ah well.
2. House von Erich/Baratheon
This is going to be somewhat cruel, but both houses are pretty much dead at this point. Low blow, I know. But there's at least one other parallel. Like the Baratheons, whose rebellion was successful, the von Erichs seized the national attention with World Class Championship Wrestling. It got national notoriety, even if it was short-lived.
3. House Heyman/Baelish
Petyr Baelish currently (in the show's timeline) is plotting to climb the ladder of chaos to seize the Seven Kingdoms. Paul Heyman did just that. He controlled the wrestling world from the advisory position. He wielded the real power, a man who drove the ENTIRE Attitude Era. Heyman was also bad with money, intentionally. It looks as if Baelish is the same way.
4. House Hart/Stark
Proud families from the North, both decimated by circumstance. They both represent honor to the point of stubbornness, even though there are members in each family that have made questionable decisions. Now granted, Stu Hart wasn't killed by a Mad King, and no one's head is on a pike outside of Titan Towers. Still, the youths that carry on each houses' names - Bran, Rickon, Sansa, Arya, Robb, Jon Snow for the Starks and Tyson Kidd, David Hart Smith, Nattie Neidhart, Teddy Hart for the Harts - have immense promise, even if they are mired in some of the most impossible situations.
5. House Hogan/Targeryan
One might argue that Hulk Hogan was the Mad King who pillaged WCW, and the most flippant of observers might imply that there's some incest going on here. The biggest similarity between houses is that they both represent old power that is threatening to come back. Danaerys' intentions are more noble, and her power is way more tangible. In fact, if TNA represents Brooke Hogan's dragons, well, they're more the last Targeryan dragons with the skulls that were as big as apples. But hey, these aren't exactly perfect comparisons.
6. House Levesque/Tyrell
Margery Tyrell is currently trying to marry her way into the power family of Westeros right now. Sound familiar? However, Triple H's boobs are way bigger than Lady Margery, and he doesn't have the benefit of a sassy grandmother, unless you want to say Killer Kowalski was his Lady Olenna.