10 Real Inspirations Behind Current Wrestling Gimmicks

With the influence of gaming, be that online or board, being felt in WWE and wrestling in general more and more as each year rolls by, a few talents taking what excites and intrigues them from the fantasy world and lacing it into their own on-screen characters was always to be expected.

And in the case of now-former WWE talent Ember Moon, said inspiration can be found in a Dungeons and Dragons character by the name of Drizzt Do'Urden. As the former NXT Women's Champion confessed during an interview last year, the Drow archer from the well-known R.A. Salvatore novel series wasn't ever too far from her mind when stepping in-between the ropes during her time in WWE:

"I'm a big fan of the Drizzt books from R.A. Salvatore. Drizzt is one of my favorite characters and low key inspires Ember Moon, the wrestling character...I don't say it a lot, but I love it."

Along with Moon, current King of WWE Xavier Woods has never been shy when it comes to professing his love for all things D&D, even lining up alongside Moon to play the game for charity earlier this year.