Fisk makes a reference to inform Mr. Potter that he will need a new suit. In the comics Melvin Potter was a costume maker who became the Daredevil villain Gladiator.
This is the first episode to feature all eight actors whose names appear in the opening credits.
While shaming the Russian brothers for getting beaten up by "the man in black" (Daredevil), Wesley made a reference to Thor and Iron Man by saying: "man in the iron suit or a magic hammer."
The star tattoos on Vladimir and Anatoly seen in the beginning of the episode are the tattoos of made men in the Russian mafia Vory v Zakone
The Russian brothers' wounded buddy tells them that the man who beat him is, "the devil". This is the first instance of how Mat Murdock would eventually gain the moniker Daredevil.