Chloe says Maddox is a "Vince McMahon wannabe," a reference to Vince McMahon, founder of the World Wrestling Federation, or his son of the same name, who is the head of World Wrestling Entertainment. Both Kane (Glen Jacobs) and Ashley were wrestlers on the fellow CW program Smackdown! at the time this season was aired.
Ashley Massaro who plays Athena grew up in a wrestling family as her brother, dad, and uncle all competed in the sport. She was the winner of the 2005 RAW Diva Search.
The 33.1 facilities that have not yet been taken out by Green Arrow and his team are Chicago, Sydney, Mumbai and Reeves Dam. Those that have been shut down are Corto Maltese, St Martaan, Taipei, Vlatava, Havana, Middletown, and Tierra del Fuego.
When in the ring, Lois Lane is introduced as Vixen. DC Comics has a character by this name who is a member of the Justice League. Lois' Vixen costume is very similiar to Marvel comics character Elektra.
When it seemed that Clark was going to lose against Titan and decides to take a more aggressive stance by stating to Titan, "My turn", Clark performs a leaping punch which is commonly known in mixed martial arts and pro-wrestling as the "Superman Punch".