References to Sega/Sports

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The following is a list of references to Sega in sports.

For references specific to Sonic the Hedgehog, see References to Sonic in sports.

Horse racing

Event	Date	Description	Images
Multiple Irish horse races	1989-03-25	From March 25 to October 28, 1989, the Irish racehorse Altered Beast (named for the 1988 arcade game of the same name) ran a series of six races, coming in first for at least three of them.

Wrestling

Event	Date	Description	Images
Multiple All Japan Pro Wrestling events	1997-2000	For the promotion of the then-upcoming Zen Nihon Pro Wres Featuring Virtua, professional wrestler Jim Steele performed as Virtua Fighter's Wolf Hawkfield, using many of the same in-game moves. Steele continued to perform as Hawkfield as late as the year 2000.
Unknown All Elite Wrestling event	20xx	During an unknown All Elite Wrestling event, a fan is seen holding a sign with the words "Panzer Dragoon Saga > FF7".
Unknown All Elite Wrestling event	20xx	During an unknown All Elite Wrestling event, a fan is seen holding a sign with the words "Phantasy Star 4 is really good".
Unknown Ring of Honor event	20xx	During an unknown Ring of Honor event, a fan is seen holding a sign with the words "This is a more abrupt ending than Dreamcast".
AEW Dynamite	2021-08-xx	During an AEW Dynamite match, a fan is seen holding a sign with the words "Aladdin on SNES is inferior", in reference to the game's Mega Drive version.
Unknown WrestleMania event	20xx	During an unknown WrestleMania event, a fan is seen holding a sign with the phrase "You became the boss! You are great!", a direct quote from Streets of Rage 2's bad ending.
AEW Dynamite	2021-08-xx	During an AEW Dynamite match, a fan is seen holding a sign with the words "Remember Skies of Arcadia".
Unknown WrestleMania event	2022-05-xx	During an unknown WrestleMania event, a fan is seen holding a sign with the words "Edge looks rougher than a 3D Sega Saturn game".