Camp WWE characters revealed; Could Hogan controversy delay series?

WWE, in partnership with Seth Green’s Stoopid Buddy Stoodios, will debut a new, animated short-form comedy series entitled Camp WWE. Imagine WWE Superstars and Divas when they were kids at their favorite summer camp…which happens to be run by none other than Mr. McMahon – add in shock-value, slapstick humor and social satire– and you have WWE’s first adult comedy, which will debut later this year.

Voice production is set to kick off on August 9th, and according to The Wrestling Observer, we know what characters are going to be in the series, however none of them will be voiced by their WWE Superstar counterparts. Instead, the producers of Robot Chicken are looking for voice talent independent of the WWE and as such have announced the following characters they are looking to get cast along with descriptions for each of the characters.

* Vince McMahon – head of the camp and a 50 year old, big brash, egomaniacal billionaire who is also a loving father that hates complaining campers and ass-kissing subordinates, but loves money and power and is always thinking of new ways to run down his competition. Vince’s character is billed as “clearly, the most intelligent character on the show.”

* Triple H – a 14-15-year-old co-head camp counselor called Hunter. His character is tough and intimidating and he’s a vindictive prankster who is always trying to get Vince’s respect and always trying to win the love of Vince’s daughter. Hunter considers himself to be highly intelligent “but still has a long way to go.”

* Stephanie McMahon – the other co-head camp counselor, her character is also 14-15 years old. She has all of her father’s traits – arrogant, ruthless and intimidating but lacks the maturity to get the job done. She tries to run the camp but runs to her father at the first sign of trouble. Stephanie’s character is “beautiful, bold, confrontational and fearless.”

* John Cena – an 8-year-old camper described as the “most adorable, cherry, upbeat boy scout type” and a cute goody two-shoes who will do anything to make the other campers happy. Cena’s character is also described as a polarizing figure at the camp who is sometimes used by others to do their dirty work. He annoys people because he never gives up at anything and is always trying to inspire others.

* The Undertaker – the scariest 8-year-old you’ll ever meet, a large gothic kid obsessed with mystical powers and death. His character is based on Drax from Guardians of the Galaxy and Satin from Game of Thrones.

* Big Show – a big, dumb and gentle 8-year-old. Big Show’s character is both childlike and monstrous in size but doesn’t understand his own strength or the meaning of any word with more than two syllables. This was described as an 8-year-old Homer Simpson.

* Mark Henry – the strongest 8-year-old in the world, who loves food and girls. He brags that he knows everything about women but it comes out that he knows nothing about women.

* Hulk Hogan – this character will be nixed due to the racist comments controversy but they wanted Hogan’s character to be a camp legend who is huge, powerful and charismatic but tired from being old and being from a different era, still trying to connect with people by calling them “brother.”

* The Bella Twins – Brie Bella is the cunning, cute and sneaky one while Nikki Bella is the tomboy of the two and has the best body of all the women campers. They sometimes play “twin magic” on unsuspecting campers.

* Ric Flair – a camper who is 5 years older than everyone else that rides in limousines and jet planes. His character is cocky, always styling & profiling and is also the dirtiest kid in camp who shocks Vince with stories of his sexual conquests.

* R-Truth – Neither big or bright but is funny and drives people crazy with his misguided theories on why things are what they are. His character is also the most gullible camper who always gives you second and third-hand information that’s almost impossible to believe.

Notice the name Hulk Hogan on the list, though this casting announcement came out way before any of the Hogan controversies went down. Which controversies you asked? Turns out, Hulk Hogan had a bunch of audio leaked featuring him spouting off racial slurs causing the WWE to terminate their contract with the Hall of Famer. As a result, Hogan will probably be nixed from the series altogether, but I’m wondering if scripts were already written and scenes were already shot. If so, the series could be delayed for rewrites and re-shoots which could delay the premiere of Camp WWE.