List of pop culture references in Warcraft/WoD

==World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor==

Games

 * Diablo III
 * Stay Awhile and Listen: The achievement name is a reference to a gossip line from Deckard Cain of the Diablo franchise.


 * Crossfire
 * You'll Get Caught Up In The... Frostfire!: Pays tribute to the catchy line used in the Crossfire commercial.


 * Hearthstone
 * Autographed Hearthstone Card
 * Hearthstone Strategy Guide
 * Hearthstone Board
 * Pack of Hearthstone Cards
 * Winning Hand


 * Heroes of the Storm
 * Graves


 * MMO genre
 * Time is a Flat Circle quoted description references to the usual grinding taking place in most MMOs, including World of Warcraft.

Television / Literature

 * Coin of Many Faces is an obvious reference to the Many-Faced God in Game of Thrones and A Song of Ice and Fire.
 * A Song of Frost and Fire and Game of Thorns are obvious references to the series of fantasy novels and it's TV adaptation.
 * A Song of Frost and Fire and Game of Thorns are obvious references to the series of fantasy novels and it's TV adaptation.


 * True Detective
 * Time is a Flat Circle quoted description references to the TV series, True Detective.

People

 * Aryu
 * Aryu's Puzzle Ring: This item is named after Aryu, a Wowhead developer! Aryu raided in Ensidia before starting at Wowhead in 2011. He handles all of the data for Wowhead, including datamining at 3 am, presenting Blizzard's data in more user-friendly ways, and adjusting the database to handle unannounced data changes on Blizzard's end so our tools keep working. The flavor text refers to the constant process of datamining and discovering data changes.
 * Ashelia
 * Ashelia's Adorned Waistguard: Ashelia became the site director for Wowhead in 2011! Under her guidance, the Transmog Sets database and Guides were launched, as well as user-favorite contests like the database scavenger hunts. She was also instrumental in growing our News section to cover more beta/PTR coverage and datamining changes. Ashelia also helped acquire LolKing--she spends most of her time there now, but you may catch her on Wowhead/Hearthhead setting up contests or helping with news!
 * Erorus
 * Erorus' Ledger of Trade: This item is named after Erorus, who developed The Undermine Journal and Realm Pop before starting work at Wowhead in 2013. The flavor text on the item refers to The Undermine Journal, which tracks all auctions. Erorus is behind many features at Wowhead, including the Garrison Calculator, Battle Pet Team Calculator, Character Planner, Blue Tweet Tracker, and Sounds Database.
 * Jerek
 * Jerek's Intractable Barrier: This item is named after Jerek, a Wowhead developer and designer! Jerek has been part of our battle pet and guides revamp, as well as developing Hearthhead Decks and the Deck Builder. The item is most likely a shield as his favorite character is a Warrior.
 * He is referenced to Justin Timberlord.
 * Noxy is the Wowhead artist.
 * Noxiia's Shackles: Noxy is the site artist for Wowhead! She does the adorable logos, contest art, and holiday graphics on the site, which you can browse here. She also creates name badges for every BlizzCon, drawing likenesses of WoW players and Blizzard staff. You can check out her 2014 badges here. This year her open slots sold out in just a few days! Noxy also has the related Garrison followers Noxiia Atoh, Bryan Schnau, and Sarah Schnau.
 * Following the death of comedian and actor Robin Williams, known to have himself been a player of World of Warcraft and Warcraft III, many players asked for an NPC to be created in his honor, with one player even creating a petition on Change.org and gathering nearly 11,000 signatures in just 16 hours. On August 12th, following assurances from CM Celestalon and Williams fan Brian Holinka, the official World of Warcraft twitter account tweets ".@robinwilliams Thank you. You gave us so much joy in our lives, and we hope you enjoyed your time in our world. We’ll see you in-game." The message is widely taken as confirmation of the creation of an in-game tribute.
 * Following the death of comedian and actor Robin Williams, known to have himself been a player of World of Warcraft and Warcraft III, many players asked for an NPC to be created in his honor, with one player even creating a petition on Change.org and gathering nearly 11,000 signatures in just 16 hours. On August 12th, following assurances from CM Celestalon and Williams fan Brian Holinka, the official World of Warcraft twitter account tweets ".@robinwilliams Thank you. You gave us so much joy in our lives, and we hope you enjoyed your time in our world. We’ll see you in-game." The message is widely taken as confirmation of the creation of an in-game tribute.
 * Following the death of comedian and actor Robin Williams, known to have himself been a player of World of Warcraft and Warcraft III, many players asked for an NPC to be created in his honor, with one player even creating a petition on Change.org and gathering nearly 11,000 signatures in just 16 hours. On August 12th, following assurances from CM Celestalon and Williams fan Brian Holinka, the official World of Warcraft twitter account tweets ".@robinwilliams Thank you. You gave us so much joy in our lives, and we hope you enjoyed your time in our world. We’ll see you in-game." The message is widely taken as confirmation of the creation of an in-game tribute.