In April 2008, Rocky the Grizzly Bear, who wrestles Jackie Moon, killed Stephan Miller, one of his trainers and a cousin of Will Ferrell's stunt double, by biting him on the neck.
Except for the Flint Tropics, all of the team names and uniforms are the same as the real ABA.
The last film from New Line Cinema before it was bought out by Warner Brothers.
The melody to Jackie Moon's theme song "Love Me Sexy" largely came about from Will Ferrell's first table read of the script. Director Kent Alterman sent leading record producer Nile Rodgers a recording of the improv that Ferrell did on that day, and Rodgers built up the song from around that.