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Even the world of wrestling is not safe of memes, (what?) most of which were started either by Wrestlecrap (what?) and their original Message Board (now the Freaking Awesome Network forums), (what?) or their rivals over at 420chan's /wooo/ (what?), or occasionally, fresh out of Botchamania. (what?)
The cameras pan over the crowd, highlighting the various signs and other things the fans brought from home. Then the camera zooms in on a sign stating, FOLEY IS GOD.
- Many WWE catchphrases make their way to get quoted by people who don't know the source. Statements like Stone Cold's, "That's the bottom line." Rock: "Layeth the smacketh down." Hulk Hogan's, "(name)-amania." The Undertaker's, "I'll make you famous." And, I knew that Chris Jericho had made it when I heard a cartoon character call his sister an "Ass-clown."
- A Lex Luger T-shirt promo in 2005 gave birth to many memes, such as "I DON'T KNOOOW!" or "Billy what'shisname."'
- Bret Hart screwed Bret Hart.
- And later Kurt Angle screwed Kurt Angle.
- Speaking of Bret Hart:
Michael Buffer: Bret "Hitman" Clark. |
- Let's not forget Owen Hart:
Owen Hart: You're too damn selfish, and that's why you're sitting there with a bad leg! And that's why I kicked your leg out of your leg! |
- One common in some wrestling boards is to post a picture of a promotions' booker looking smug, sometimes subtitled "Problem, IWC?" when insane booking decisions come up. Vince McMahon and Vince Russo are most common.
- Batista's infamous "Basketballs don't hold grudges" line, spoken after The Great Khali demonstrated his power by crushing a basketball with his bare hands.
- "That's my title, and come this Sunday, I'll be needing it back!"
- "Congratulations, I want my rematch"
- Batista is pretty much Photoshop fodder at the WrestleCrap forums.
- /wooo/ has quite a few memes featuring the man as well. Don't drink his "protein milkshakes".
- YEEAAAAHHHHHHHHHH
- YEEAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!
- /wooo/ has quite a few memes featuring the man as well. Don't drink his "protein milkshakes".
- "Where tropes aren't just encouraged...they're allowed."
- Batista: The Eternal #1 Contender
- And now we have "YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE MAH FRIEND!"
- "STOOP THAT LOW! Duct Tape for Everything!? Are you serious? Really? Duct tape?"
- * Batista stares disapprovingly at this list of tropes*
Little Kid: I hate you Batista! |
- David Flair's first WCW Titantron.
- MISTEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!
KENNEDYANDERSON!- ...
- ...
- ...
KENNEDYANDERSON!- And now we wait for The Matrix jokes.
- It is inevitable, Mr. Anderson.
- And now we wait for The Matrix jokes.
- From the Harley Races, to the Barry Windhams, to the Ric Flairs...
- ...nevermind that shit, here comes MONGO!
- Speaking of Shane Douglas (who originated the first half of the above), everything must be blamed on "Dick" Flair.
- Cut the fucking music!
- "IT'S STILL REAL TO ME DAMMIT~!" as bellowed by an tearful, overenthusiastic fan at an NWA press conference.
- That guy is known as KongaDave, and he occasionally posts at the WrestleCrap forums.
- Became an Ascended Meme thanks to his Web Redemption on Tosh.0.
- That guy is known as KongaDave, and he occasionally posts at the WrestleCrap forums.
- When Muhammad Hassan first entered WWE, he'd interrupt other wrestlers promos and the like, always with his theme music, which starts with an Arabic ululation, preceding him. This spread to YTMND, where it became known as "Hassaning", and was used to interrupt everything from love scenes to the theme sequence from Family Matters to — AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALIYALAILYALAILYALAYLEE....
- Ric Flair: One-Man meme-machine:
- WOOOOOO! (Especially in response to someone getting a "knife edge chop" to the chest)
- "To be the man, you gotta beat the man"
- Using "Thus Spake Zarathustra" as an entrance theme
- Elbow-dropping his own coat.
- Many a little brother was tortured by the Figure Four Leg Lock because of him.
- Many a college fratboy was ICE'd because of his group,
The Four HorsemenFourtune.
- Many a college fratboy was ICE'd because of his group,
- "Time to ride Space Mountain!"
- "Now we go to school!" (usually before he applied the Figure Four Leg Lock)
- "Shut up, fat boy!"
- "GOD!"
- Chris Jericho's movelist from a WCW promo: ARMBAR
- ARMdrag
- ArmBAR
- Achbar
- Chinlock
- Number 3 - Moss-covered Three-handled Family Credenza
- Number 24 - The Canadian
- Number 38 - Armbar
- "Now, Would you PLEASE, just SHUT the HELL up?!"
- Chris Jericho hates this site. He will never.........EEEEEEEEEEVER..... View it uhgayn! You hick assclowns!
- And the reason why he hates this site? Because it's populated by a bunch of lying, perverted, conniving, hypocritical parasites, do you understand what I'm saying to you right now?
- This site is filled with Chris Jericho wannabes.
- But then I realized you're just too stupid to understand the question, so I'm going to "Ortonize" it for you. ME! WANT! TITLE! MATCH!
- ARMdrag
Fan: Go back to Toronto! |
- You're a stupid man!
- ASK HIM!!!
- "FUCK YOU, I'M SPARKLY!"
- Samoa Joe's gonna kill you.
- Before that, "Taz is gonna kill you!" in the old ECW.
- Which is to some people, the only ECW.
- Beat me if you can! Survive if I let you!
- CHICKENS!!!!!! Ffffffffffffffffff!
- Nova invented memes.
- Bill Alfonso calls memes right down the middle, daddy!
- Which is to some people, the only ECW.
- Also, Samoa Joe's gonna choke a bitch.
- Shame he was Kidnapped by Ninjas, right?
- ...
- Before that, "Taz is gonna kill you!" in the old ECW.
- I'd like to note that I am contractually obligated to mention that Awesome Kong kills bitches dead.
- Kharma is a bitch and she kills them dead..
- Diamond Dallas Page's catchphrase as a self-help guru isn't a bad thing. It's a good thing.
- Yes Kevin Nash has a house on Fire Island thanks for asking.
- Not to mentioned Nash refusing to jo... I mean, tearing his quad walking on a live Raw (usually summed up as "OW MY FUCKING QUAD~!"), or Sid Vicious breaking his leg on the WCW Sin PPV...
- ...or summed up as "Chariots of Fire".
- Not to be outdone, Vince McMahon tore both quads stepping into the ring at the conclusion of the 2005 Royal Rumble.
- Nash booked himself to be pleased with this entry.
- Much to the chagrin of the Vanilla Midgets.[1]
- "OMG Kevin Nash WTF thought he was dead LOL"
- "Would you like to see the text message on my telephone?".
- Not to mentioned Nash refusing to jo... I mean, tearing his quad walking on a live Raw (usually summed up as "OW MY FUCKING QUAD~!"), or Sid Vicious breaking his leg on the WCW Sin PPV...
- Classic meme: Everyone in wrestling is Steve DiSalvo!!!!! (It started with the Diamond Studd not being Scott Hall, though, as a poster on rec.sport.pro-wrestling commented that Studd looked more like Di Salvo than Hall.)
- Curry Man is not Christopher Daniels.
- Ricochet is not Helios.
- Eric Young is not Super Eric.
- Hulk Hogan was not Mr America.
- Shane Helms was not The Hurricane.
ChristopherDaniels is not Suicide... anymore- And neither is Kaz.
- Giant Machine is not Andre the Giant.
- It could be Giant Baba.
- Super Strong Machine is not Junji Hirata
- The Badd Boys are not Jagged & Shane Matthews. in Inter Species Wrestling, anyway.
- Chief Morley is not Val Venis.
- R-Truth is not K-Kwik.
- The Miz is not the Calgary Kid.
- Juan Cena is not John Cena.
- Amazing Red is not Sangriento
- Lord Tensai is not Albert/A-Train
- Everyone is Doink the Clown. No exceptions.
- Number 116 - Armbar
- Hardcore Holly won the 2004 Royal Rumble and defeated Triple H at WrestleMania XX to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.[2]
- Actually, it was Triple H vs Shawn Michaels. Michaels was out of the ring, and Triple H just started tapping for no reason at all.
- Gene Snitsky won the 2003 Royal Rumble and defeated Charlie Haas at WrestleMania XIX to become the new WWE Champion.
- Which was easily the greatest match since the one at WrestleMania VII between
Randy SavageJerry Lawler andUltimate WarriorKen Patera.
- Chris Benoit IS SO 4REAL HE CAN CARRY PERSON X TO A FIVE-STAR MATCH.
- Professional wrestling fandom's favorite Butt Monkey, Kent Jones, the self-proclaimed YouTube "shooter".
- Here's some Nightmare Fuel.
- That shoot interview with The Iron Sheik in which he claimed that he "humbled" his opponent at WrestleMania III.
- An older one, stemming from WWE's frequent use of the Power Walk, would be "(X) is WALKING~!!!!!"
- If Lance Storm can be serious for a moment...
- He doesn't need to listen to any of you stupid Americans, because he's from Calgary ... Alberta, Canada!
- BO~RING! BO~RING!
- All rise for the playing of the Canadian National Anthem.
- He doesn't need to listen to any of you stupid Americans, because he's from Calgary ... Alberta, Canada!
- Scott Steiner: "WHO'S THE MAN? HUH? YOUR MOTHER SUCKS! HUH? I'M HUNGRY! HUH? HUH? HUH? HUH? HUH? HUH?"
Scott Steiner: "And not only is she ugly, SHE'S FAT!" *three seconds later* "SHE'S FAT!" *End of the promo* "And don't bring her any food, 'cause SHE'S FAT!" |
- He also comes from a highly educated university... BITCH!!!!.
- Throughout my career, I've wrestled a lot of countries...
- Team 3D, you got some FAAAAAAAAAAAT ASSES!
- "GIMME A FUCKING MIC!!!"
- Scott Steiner's not a hard man to find.
- You only have a 8 1/3% chance of beating him, while he has a 141 2/3% chance of beating you!
- Mickie James is thinking Arby's. [3]
- Mickie James looks like a horse.
- From a RAW a while back: someone knows what you're talking about.
- And, let us never forget that Sho Funaki and Taka Michinoku are EEEEEEEEVIL~!
- X has just completed/defeated (insert REALLY difficult feat/opponent here) and is tired, exhausted, and badly beaten, savoring his hard-fought victory. You think you know me... * guitar riff* ON THIS DAY! I SEE CLEARLY! EVERYTHING HAS COME TO LIFE!
Edge: * running down the ramp with the Money In The Bank briefcase* I'M CASHING IT IN! I'M CASHING IT IN! RING THE DAMN BELL! |
- Ironically, this would be how Edge himself would lose the World Heavyweight title in June of 2008 to CM Punk, who would later acknowledge the irony.
- And Punk would do it again a year later, this time at Jeff Hardy's expense.
- It's gotten so bad that Edge has even been stealing the spot of Character Tournament winner for semi-popular RPGs for respected handheld platforms.
- His return made the Crowning Moment of Awesome in recent Royal Rumble memory.
- Michael Cole, master of predictable and inaccurate commentary:
Michael Cole: VINTAGE UNDERTAKER! VINTAGE FINLAY! I have never ever seen Batista jump off the top rope before in my life, I swear to God! Tonight marks the first time the WWE Championship has ever been defended in Canada! |
- Michael Cole must suffer the Fleeting Demographic Rule.
- Some nights, I think Michael Cole suffers from the Seven Minute Rule.
- Seven Second Rule more like. Also, Number 209-Armbar.
- Some nights, I think Michael Cole suffers from the Seven Minute Rule.
- Not to mention his seeming inability to say the word 'head'. 'Skull' will always be substituted, context be damned.
- Also substitute "spine" for back.
- Michael Cole: No! No, not this way! NOT THIS WAY!
- DAMMIT!
- AND I QUOTE
- The Smackdown Tenth Anniversary show got some laughs lampshading this by having Cole, at a party, yell out "VINTAGE SHRIMP!" when he ate, "VINTAGE HORNSWOGGLE!" when Hornswoggle played some pranks, and "VINTAGE PUNK!" when CM Punk walked into the room. Needless to say, this led to even more amused and enthusiastic meme production.
- OH MY!
- He's recently taken to screaming "X GOT LUCKY!" when somebody he hates beats somebody he likes.
- and all of this was lampshaded like a motherfucker on episode 13 of Top Rope Theater.
- Miz-gasm in 3, 2, 1....
- On a related note:
- Michael Cole must suffer the Fleeting Demographic Rule.
Tony Schiavone: "THIS IS THE GREATEST NIGHT IN THE HISTORY OF OUR SPORT!" |
- Alternitavely: "This is the most Shocking Swerve EVER!"
- It's not just shocking! IT'S THE ULTIMATE SWERVE!
- As well as any reaction from TNA color commentator Don West:
Don West: DID YOU SEE THAT?! DID YOU SEE THAT?! PELE! PELE! HE HIT THE PELE! FROM OUT OF NOWHERE! YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!!! |
- The smarks would strike again, as one sign could clearly be seen that read, "YES, DON WEST, WE DID SEE THAT."
- And of course, Good Ol' J.R.:
Jim Ross: BAH GAWD KANG! STUNNER! STUNNER! HE BROKE HIM IN HALF! |
- Not even Joey Styles can escape this:
- AY DIOS MIO!!!
- CAT FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!
- That clueless putz, Stevie Richards!
- And, of course Mike Tenay has to answer every "This is awesome!" chant with a "You're DAMN RIGHT this is awesome!"
- Let us not forget Tazz and his desire to "Let the pidgeons LOOSE!"
- John Morrison's "We don't have (X) at the Palace Of Wisdom!"
- This troper's personal favorite, from the intro to the 45th episode of The Dirt Sheet — "The only reason I allow churches to exist is because I don't want people praying at the Palace of Wisdom."
- John Morrison is the Royal Rumble Ninja.
- ...
- #397: Armbar
- Armbars aren't allowed at the Palace of Wisdom.
- Christian: Tomko, gimme a beat.
Tomko: No. |
- He didn't even miss a beat.
- Stay off the Internet, buddy.
- ......it's Christian.
- And he wants ONE MORE MATCH.
- Did somebody say THREE MINUTES?
- Ron Simmons' "DAMN!"
- On the Dating Game: "If you were to bring me breakfast in bed, what would it be?" "SPAM!"
- "If you could go back and time, and stop any war, what would it be?" "'NAM!"
- "Who do you think is Jim Halpert's soulmate?" "PAM!"
- "If you could go back and time, and stop any war, what would it be?" "'NAM!"
- On the Dating Game: "If you were to bring me breakfast in bed, what would it be?" "SPAM!"
- Rellik is Killer spelled backwards.
- Which, in the hands of Smart Marks, mutated into "Rebboj is Jobber spelled backwards."
- Number 438 - Rabmra.
- Which, in the hands of Smart Marks, mutated into "Rebboj is Jobber spelled backwards."
- Anything to do with Kenta Kobashi and "burning," "chops," and/or "cancer." Especially him defeating his own cancer (in actuality a tumor which cost him his right kidney) with wrestling moves.
- Kurt Angle not only won a gold medal, but can do almost anything else, "with a broken freakin' neck!"
- He also tore his quad this morning, and he's fine.
- But, he's not a fan of... the black people.
- And if he would go back in time, the one person in history he would want to tap out would have to be... Jesus.
- TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP!!! TAP! TAP! TAP!!!!
- But, he's not a fan of... the black people.
- Ding Dong, the bitch is dead!
- Jimmy cracked corn and I don't care! Jimmy cracked corn and I don't care! Jimmy cracked corn and I don't care, cause I got Olympic gold medals!
- YOU SUCK da-da-da YOU SUCK da-da-da YOU SUCK
- Angle's reason for the comments he made on Twitter: his account was hacked.
- He also tore his quad this morning, and he's fine.
- Bobby Lashley: "You say your name is Finlay and you love to fight? I say your name is Finlay and you're a bath-turd!"
- Lest we forget - the The Samoan Bulldozer...YOU MANGA!
- aka Omaga, the Samoan Bulldog.
- Triple Haitch.
- When Stone Cold Steve Austin comes to the ring (What?), and he gets on the mic (What?), and he starts a promo (What?), then after every phrase (What?), the entire crowd (What?), says "What?" (What?). Just like that (What?).
- This also gets trotted out (What?) whenever a Heel (What?) gets too boring (What?) or overly hammy (What?).
- It will also make an appearance if the Evil Foreigner du jour is in the ring (What?), especially if they are speaking in a language other than English (What?).
- Number 480 (What?) Armbar. (What?)
- And a Crowning Moment of Awesome for The Undertaker. (What?) "I'll tell you what, why don't you say "what" if you like to sleep with your own sister." (WHABOOOOOOOOOOOOOO)
- HE'S Stone Cold Steve Austin AND HE DOESN'T DESERVE THIS!!
- Number 494 - ArmBAR
- Vince McMahon doesn't just tell people they're fired. No, he gets in that very ring, calls the employee out, and says to him, "YOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU'RE FIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRED!!!!![4]
- "INNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!
- This is as opposed to Eric Bischoff, who fires you via FedEx.
- Number 712 - ARMbar.
- I'm starting to get blown up here!
- Undertaker. Taped fists.
- *Dong*
- ...
- WHAT ABOUT HIM? WHAT ABOUT RAVEN?!
- Mike Adamle is the king of this.
- Jamaican me crazy Kofi!
- You Ghana make me crazy Kofi!
- "And his name is Jeff Hardy Harvey..Hardy!"
- "I'm getting a little emotion here, Shane."
- WCW Champion La Parka
- The main event for Summerfest will be Kobe Johnson vs. "The Show" HHH.
- Evan Braun.
- How ya doin', Dave?
- Jamaican me crazy Kofi!
- FRUITY! DELICIOUS! DELICIOUS! FRUITY! FRUITY! BAH GAWD THEY'RE FRUITY! SKITTLES!
- Number 960 aRMBAr.
- IF YOU SMEEEEEEEELLLL!
- WHAT THE ROCK!
- ...
- ...
- ...
- Number 965 Armbar.
- IS COOKIN'!
- "Do you like (X)?" "Yes, I — " "Then (X) your ass on outta here!"
- "Hey Jericho, what's the next move on your little list?"
- "Number 969 - Arm--
- "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE NEXT MOVE ON YOUR LITTLE LIST IS!"
- "Number 969 - Arm--
- "THIS ISN'T SING-ALONG WITH THE ROCK!"
- BOOTS TO ASSES!!!! BOOTS TO ASSES!!!!
- BANG BANG!
- HAVE A NICE DAY! :)
- Rikishi did it for The Rock. He did it for the people...
- Number 974 - ArMbAr
- Triple H and Shawn Michaels ARE D Generation X... and if you're not down with that, they've got TWO! WORDS! FOR YA!
- Suck it!
- John Cena is trying to learn Tackle... But John Cena can't learn more than four moves.
- * waves hand over face* YOU CAN'T SEE ME!
- DA CHAMP... IS.. HEEEYYAAA!!
- JOHN CENA HAS OVERCOME THE ODDS BAH GAWD!
- HIS LIFE IS BEING RUINED BY THE INTERNET!!!
- BALONEY FUDGE AND MUSTARD
- [Insert Name] wrestles better than Cena!
- EVERYONE wrestles better than Cena!
- I've been told over and over I'm either free or fired! I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO!
- Random Fan: "Never give up!" John Cena: "You're damn right."
- [Sad Cena Face]
- [Angry Cena Face] [5]
- Fruity Pebbles.
- "Love me or hate me, I'm the only guy that can get the fans to do a Fruity Pebbles chant you HAVE to give me that!"
- FUI-TY PEB-BLES! *CLAP, CLAP, CLAPCLAPCLAP*
- "Love me or hate me, I'm the only guy that can get the fans to do a Fruity Pebbles chant you HAVE to give me that!"
- LET'S GO CENA! / CENA SUCKS!
- X sells better than John Cena.
- The only thing John Cena sells is merchandise.
- Jim Ross and BBQ Sauce
- Jerry Lawler and "Puppies!"
- [Insert name]'s being beaten like a government mule!
- [Insert match] was bowling-shoe ugly!
- And mercifully, it's over.
- [Insert cowardly Heel's name]] is running away like a scalded dog!
- It's gonna be a slobber-knocker, King! BAH GAWD!!!
- STONE COLD! STONE COLD! STONE COLD! STONE COLD! STONE COLD!
- Hey man! That was Jeff Hardy's painting!
- Your son is not Jeff Hardy.
- Jeff's Waffle House Rant
- Man, CM Punk, your way is not the right way. That's what's so great about planet Earth. Man if everybody was like you, I would rather live on Puh-luto.
- Thumbs up to support Jeff Hardy's voyage to Pluto.
- This troper is starting to think this generated one of the funniest inside jokes in wrestling history when Kevin Nash described CM Punk as "A guy who looks like he should be managing a Waffle House", and CM Punk smiled and responded, "I like Waffle House, I don't know why you would say that."
- One particularly dark practice is to take pictures of Chris Benoit crying and caption them with some variation of, "WHY DIDN'T THEY TAP OUT?".
- And the related practice of taking the infamous "Benoit evil leer face" and photoshopping him peering around a corner or over a wall or something like that.
- In a similar vein, there's an image of John Morrison holding the ECW Championship with the caption, "Who died and made you champion?"
- Chris Benoit did it because he was angry for being demoted from the Four Horsemen to Raw.
- Edge would like to inform all of the tropers of the world that they are big, fat failure turtles.
- And you're WRONG! WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG!
- This meme is so powerful, it traveled through time and reached Beethoven
- SPEAR SPEAR SPEAR SPEAR SPEAR SPEAR SPEAR SPEAR SPEAR SPEAR!!!
- Paul Heyman's got two words for you, Edge: "MATT FREAKIN HARDY!!!"
- Edge: That's three words, Paul! (makes Matt Hardy's Version 1 hand gesture)
- IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY WORDS IT IS!
- And you're WRONG! WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG!
- Zack Ryder's theme will make you sing with the radio, and like to play it real loud.
- "OH RADIOOOO, TELL ME EVERYTHING YOU KNOW..."
- WOO, WOO, WOO!
- YOU KNOW IT!
- ARE YOU SERIOUS, BRO!?
- Zack Ryder = Ratings
- (sign confiscated by WWE Security)
- Zack Ryder cant equal ratings, because Zack Ryder's never on television.
- Broskis before hoeskis.
- Eat Toto Puwatso
- Fill the Superbowl with the wonton and the beef stew.
- It wasn't! Snitsky's! FAULT!
- BRUSH YOUR TEETH! BRUSH YOUR TEETH!
- This here's what we call domination, it's a combination of skill and concentration...
- WOO WEE!
- DO MAGIC!
- Number 975: the Hrshaklrbfl
- LOAD THE SPACESHIP WITH THE ROCKET FUEL!
- HOAK HOGAN!
- *SKROOOONNNNK*
- YOU'RE GONNA NEED AN ENERGON CUBE THE SIZE OF WYOMING TO DEFEAT MY AUTOBOTS, HOAK HOGAN!
- LOOK AT ME! LOOK AT ME HOAK HOGAN!
- Any combination of Yoshi Tatsu and Tyler Reks.
- "Buckle Up, Teddy!"
- On the Something Awful forums, this incident has led to the creation of Undertaker's Weed Limo.
- And before that, "Where to, Stephanie?! AHAHAHAHAHAAAA!"
- "Hello, boys!"
- You're welcome.
- DDT DDT DDT...think about it.
- This list pisses Bob Holly off.
- And now he's descending from the sun.
- Bob Holly broke his arm in a match against Kurt Angle and finished the fucking match.
- CM Punk thinks you're a whore.
- No he doesn't. He thinks "YOU'RE A WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE!"
- And he speaks the truth!
- He also thinks "YOU HAVE A VAGINA!"
- He's Straight Edge, and that makes him BETTER THAN YOU!
- "Luke...Serena...Bring me Jared from Subway!"
- You dumb *****, he's not even holding a microphone!
- He was also a victim of an assassination attempt from 36 armed assailants!
- John Cena spilled his diet soda!
- He's not a chicken, you're a turkey.
- After letting Wade Barrett know who would be leading things from now on "LONG. LIVE. THE. KING!"
- Faith.
- Mickey Mouse to join the Nexus.
- CM Punk would like Teddy Hart to know: There's no God, and the cage wasn't 30 feet.
- CM Punk will resign with the WWE, only if they bring back WWE ice cream bars.
- PIPE BOMB!
- What do you get when you mix CM Punk and Zack Ryder? THIS
- Many people want to kick his skinny-fat ass.
- I respect you, Funkman!
- CM Punk is not impressed with this example. [6]
- No he doesn't. He thinks "YOU'RE A WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE!"
- ASK HIM!
- DO YOUR FUCKING JOB!!
- One meme seems to have been contained within this troper's high school- shouting out in Macho Man's voice, "ELIZABETH! WILL... YOU... MARRY ME!"
- This troper's house too, much to the adults' consternation.
- OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHH YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!
- DIG IT!
- Someone in heaven was Corpsing, so they had to SEND FOR THE MAN!
- If Austin
AriesStarr does one-handed pushups, do they count as two?- If Zach Gowen did jumping jacks they'd count as two.
- He's very inspirational, you leave him alone.
- And now This meme is in the Royal Rumble and so is everyone else.
- One from 411Mania's Wrestling Section: Did Rob Van Dam re-sign or is it a one shot deal? (That would have been dead and buried had it not been for Van Dam's one-shot appearance at the 2009 Royal Rumble.)
- RVD may or may not resign with WWE. Source: Rajah.com.
- What do you mean you didn't know he was in TNA? I bet you didn't hear that Demolition lost the tag team titles!
- PAUL ROMA!
- Did you boo the faces and cheer the heels? [7]
- Spoiler: Cena wins.
- Except That One Time.
- CENA WINS LOL [8]
- HELLO, LADIES!
- Another headlock, Randy Orton? [9]
- STUPID STUPID STUPID
- \_O__/[10]
- Hoes, Pose, RKOs
- "I just kicked your brother where his appendix used to be! And that's not the only place, that I'm gonna kick him!"
- Randy Orton is such a monster that he would RKO an innocent panda.
- Randy Orton is quite the method actor.... Along with the whole locker room and Kelly Kelly Kelly.
- The Miz is AWESOME!!!.
- Except for this little girl.[11]
- Became an Ascended Meme now thanks to The Miz. Wrestlecrap's (former) forum had a field day with that one.
- The Miz girl has now won a Slammy, and actually appeared in person to get it. Could this meme become any more ascended?
- Became an Ascended Meme now thanks to The Miz. Wrestlecrap's (former) forum had a field day with that one.
- Randy Orton has just completed/defeated (insert REALLY difficult feat/opponent here) and is tired, exhausted, and badly beaten, savoring his hard-fought victory. AWESOOOOOOOME.
- Really? Really? Really? Really? Really? Really?
- (What?) Really? (What?) Really? (What?) Really?
- "Really? Really? Really?" "Riley!" "Riley? Randy!" "Randy? Riley!" "Randy!" "Riley!" "Randy!" "Riley!" "JIMMY! JIMMY JIMMY JIMMY JIMMY JIMMY JIMMY JIMMY!"
- Except for this little girl.[11]
- Gorilla Monsoon thinks everyone didn't apply the Abdominal Stretch correctly, they didn't hook the leg.
- And there should be two referees in every tag match.
- And Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart quit football because "it wasn't tough enough."
- Who's on First? is Jim Neidhart?[12]
- This one became so widespread on the Unofficial Wrestlecrap Fan Forums, it was necessary to clarify any use of the word "who" by following it with "(not Neidhart)".
- It's even older than that...the "Who (not Neidhart)" (or "Who (nN)") meme actually has origins in the rec.sport.pro-wrestling group on USENET.
- WILL YOU STOP?!!?
- WHAT A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE!!!
- THIS CAPACITY CROWD IS LITERALLY HANGING FROM THE RAFTERS!!!
- We comin' fo' YOU, n***a!* facepalm*
- You're lookin at the six time, six time, six time, six time, six time, six time
WCWWorld Champion! - Oh mah guut-ness!
- Aaaaaaaaaaaaaw here we go!
- What da hale?!
- Shucky, ducky, quack, quack!
- This list is now in Booker T's Fave Five.
- You're lookin at the six time, six time, six time, six time, six time, six time
Bryan DanielsonDaniel BryanBryan DanielsonDaniel BryanDaniel Bryan Danielson isn't used to the big leagues! He's only wrestled in high school gyms, in front of about 50 people!- You can't use ties in the big leagues.
- Daniel Bryan is too pale and vegany to win. Sheamus is balanced out by eating meat and his gingerbread hair.
- NEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRD!
- YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! [13]
- Daniel Bryan, you owe me one.
- "SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI! SI!" [14]
- DDT Digest knows that you cannot powerbomb (Billy) Kidman.
- I wonder what Vampiro's doing right now.
- NOW HOLD ON JUST A SECOND, PLAYAH!
- HOLLA, HOLLA HOLLA!
- In Italy, John Cena's surname, when pronounced the same way it's written ("Chay-Nah", more or less), results to be the Italian word for "dinner". A few jokes were made...
- SUPER DRAGON! * clap clap clap* SUPER DRAGON! * clap clap clap* SUPER DRAGON! * clap clap clap* SUPER DRAGON! * clap clap clap* SUPER DRAGON! * clap clap clap* SUPER DRAGON! * clap clap clap* SUPER DRAGON! * clap clap clap* SUPER DRAGON! * clap clap clap* SUPER DRAGON! * clap clap clap* SUPER DRAGON! * clap clap clap* SUPER DRAGON! * clap clap clap* SUPER DRAGON! * clap clap clap* SUPER DRAGON! * clap clap clap* SUPER DRAGON! * clap clap clap*
- OH SHI-
- SUPER DRAGON! *SHUT THE FUCK UP!* SUPER DRAGON! *SHUT THE FUCK UP!* SUPER DRAGON! *SHUT THE FUCK UP!*...
- OH SHI-
- TALK ABOUT BARRETT!!!
- We are!
- MORE!!!
- The meme that has yet to be listed...is me, Michael Tarver.
- "If you wanna fight, make it a fight. But if you wanna win, make it a win." ~ Titus O'Neil
- You're either Nexus... or you're against us.
- It was then that the NXT 2 rookies formed the infamous stable, "Aghainstus."
- YIP YIP YIP
- WHAT IT DO
- And starting this moment, from now…from this moment on, this will be the moment, starting now, of the genesis of a meme! [17]
- What is a mustache? A little bit of hair grown over the upper lip. I don't have one. Nobody else here has one. But you know what? A mustache is for a real man. You see, of all the people here, I have the best mustache of them all. And if you'll give me a couple more days, I'll have a nice, thick mustache. But none of these boys right here will ever have one.[18]
- Daniel Bryan and Derrick Bateman are all about chicks...and AMERICA!
- As well as SUBMISSION! WRE-STLING!!!
- *Welsh* *English translation of Welsh statement*
- We are!
- Jack Swagger does not have a speech impediment.
- If you're ever at the deli in Perry, Oklahoma; be sure to order the Swaggie. It tastes like freedom.
- And now we have the Swagger Soaring Eagle. He's an endangered species, for God's sake!
- "No, the fact that you named it the Thwagger Thoaring Eagle makes you especially THUPID!!"
- Do you know how hard it is for an eagle to get medical insurance?!
- TOO MANY LIES. TOO MANY LIES.
- It's a shameful thing. LOBSTER HEAD!
- TOO MANY LIMES! TWO MEN IN LINES!
- "Lobster Head" and "Too Many Limes" are Ascended Memes, thanks to an issue of WWE Magazine.
- He's the Dubulya Dubulya Eee champion, fella!
- Fella! Fella fella fella? FELLA.
- Sheamus will rip your head off and fuck your girlfriend. [19]
- And he's just a shark circling an empty butthole.
- And he's got a 24K gold horseshoe up his arse.
- Fuck this, he don't care.
- I'LL FIGHT HIM.
- It's a shameful thing. LOBSTER HEAD!
- * CORNETTE FACE*
- FUCK THIS COMPANY.
- After it became an Ascended Meme: (I) FUCK(ING LOVE) THIS COMPANY!
- FUCK THIS COMPANY.
- Vickie Guerrero: "EXCUSE ME!!!"
- [Everyone in the crowd boos.]
- Vickie Guerrero: "I SAID 'EXCUSE ME'!!!
- [Everyone boos even louder.]
- SHUT THE HELL UP! *Clap clap clap-clap-clap* SHUT THE HELL UP! *Clap clap clap-clap-clap*
- Number 997 - ARmbAR
- "Santino Marella's eyebrows have formed a coalition!"
- Santino steals a Subway sandwich.
- Put up the Honk-a-meter! [20]
- Then there's the tendency of some commentators to talk like living thesauruses. ("[Name] has been completely embarrassed....and humiliated!")
- Baron von Raschke's "That is all the people need to know."
- Iceman King Parsons: "Like Mama says, it be's that way sometimes. MERCY!"
- lol ill pretend u said 18
- Soon a surprise is coming to
TNAImpact Wrestling that will change it on every level FOREVER!!!- Repeat every 4-6 weeks.
- How much does dis guy weigh?
- Are you okay with this for Del Rio's bio. Just asking because I know he's supposed to be a big deal, fairly quick. [21]
- "MY NAME! MY NAME IS ALBERTO DEL RRRRRRRIO!...but of course, you already know that."
- It is Del Rio's destiny to become a meme.
- He has a ranch, JR!
- Last night... I defeated Shawn Shena.
- "MY NAME! MY NAME IS ALBERTO DEL RRRRRRRIO!...but of course, you already know that."
- Randy Savage is banned from the WWE Hall of Fame because he raped a then-18-year-old Stephanie McMahon.
- Oh, you didn't kno-ow?
- YO ASS BETTA? CAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL SOMEBOOODDDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYY!!!
- Triple H wants to squash him.
- Lil Kaval is the only reason for some TNA[22]
- What the fuck did Lita do with Esse Rios!?
- Now, I know I'm not supposed to say this anymore, but I just got here off the:
- HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TRAIN!!!!!!!
- Vampiro merchandise is not available in Mexico, because Vampiro refuses to sell ANYTHING there.
Kennedy...AAANNNDERRRRSON!- Number 1004 - ARMBAR
- WHAT?
- FAAAAACKING BULLSHEHHHHHT!
- IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT WRESTLING MEMES YOU SAY!
- AND IF YOU'RE NOT DOWN WITH THAT, THEN WE'VE GOT TWO WORDS FOR YA!
- Audience: SUCK IT!!
- CM Punk: "Katie Vick. And if you don't get it, that's fine, just YouTube it, it'll drive you to drink and then you can come see me...AND I WILL SAVE YOU!"
- Audience: SUCK IT!!
- *Screen flickers erratically* *Light goes out*
- "Camera six, you're in a worst case scenario."
- [insert fan-favorite wrestler] has Nuclear Heat with management and is in the doghouse. The most infamous resident of the WWE Doghouse is CM Punk.
- Non-western example. The character Hard Gay is memetic both in Japan and overseas. HOOOOOOOOOOOO~!
- Paul Wight is a dirty bastard and his mama said so.
- Charles Robinson runs for his life.
- The Impact Zone thinks this is bullshit!
- Sting: I agree! I agree!
- Arrive. RAISE HELL. Leave.
- Arrive. Kill Bitches Dead. Leave.
- D-Voooon!
- What?
- GET! THE! TABLEEEEEES!!!
- SPIKE! GET THE TOWELS!
- Not even The Damn Dudleys would do this, (they would).
- What?
- My favorite match is between Melina and Alicia Fox.[23]
- Alternatively, Melina vs. Alicia Fox is the best match of all time.
- I thought that honor went to "That Jackie Gayda Match"?
- Alternatively, Melina vs. Alicia Fox is the best match of all time.
- What's the difference between Drew McIntyre and a party? The party's over.
- The only good thing money does for me is buy grapes.
- #FuckYouMattHardy.
- How fat is he? Morbidly obese.
- If Cena Wins, We Riot.[24]
- Ryder or Riot.
- Similarly, If Punk Loses, We Riot.
- Then Punk and Cena team up. Either Cena wins or Punk loses.[25]
- John Morrison is Spider-Man. Also Cody Rhodes is Doctor Doom.[26]
- Thanks to Wrestlemania 25 and Wrestlemania 27, Rey Mysterio Jr is The Joker and Captain America.
- TNA Knockout Champion Taylor Wilde was so underpaid she works at Sunglasses Hut.
- I WANT MY SON BACK, BUT I STILL DON'T KNOW HOW!
- R-Truth attempted to mock this in a promo, screaming, "Let's go see the new John Cena movie, I WANT MY SON BACK!" Made even funnier by, the fact that even John Cena didn't get the reference to his own movie.
- Randy Orton will take this to the papers if he has to.[27]
- Triple H wants to know who's ready for some field-trippin?
- Even though you've got a mask on, Edge can tell you need a hug.
- Fans are still waiting for CM Punk: The Movie!
- R-Truth says that all you Little Jimmies at TV Tropes are trying to keep him down and keep him away from the title. It shows, cause unlike R-Truth, even Zack Ryder has a TV Tropes page.
- It's all part of the C-O-N....SPIRACY!
- You gon' get got!
- USEDTA IS A ROOSTA FROM BREWSTA!
- (What?) DON'T WHAT ME! (What?) OKAY, WHAT ME!
- I... I GOT ACQUROPHOBIA, YA'LL!
- THERE BETTER NOT BE ONE SPIDER ON THAT LADDER NEITHER!
- I WANT MAH SON BACK!
- WE GOT NO FEAR, NO DOUBT, ALL IN, BALLS OUT[28]
- Hey TVTropes, how ya doin'?
- SOMEBODY GON' GET THEIR WIG SPLIT.[29]
- I HATE YOU HEATH SLATER! I HATE YOU!
- And now the official song... SLATERS GONNA SLATE! This one may have already ascended due to Wade Barrett giving the song a mention on Twitter.
- STAND BACK! There's a HURRICANE comin through!
- Stand back, Citizen Troper.
- Whatsupwiththat!?
- Mark "Ratings" Henry. [30]
- It took Mark Henry 15 years to get this meme. [31]
- With all due respect...ANAL BLEEDING.[32]
- The Undertaker could chokeslam a baby and still get a face reaction. [34]
- They sit around the conspiracy table, and they conspire!
- Yes, The Miz used to wear Aladdin pants. Let it go.[35]
- Dennis Stamp wasn't booked![36]
- If you don't got it, get it! And if you don't get it... figure it out.
- He is John Laurinaitis, Executive Vice President of Talent Relations.
- And the General Manager of both Raw and Smackdown.
- As General Manager, I'm ordering this page to end here. This page will now be an example of Executive Meddling.
- He is Mr. Excitement.
- John Laurinaitis is too exciting to give a shit about your GTS. [37]
- People Power!
- He is John Laurinaitis, Executive Vice President of Talent Relations.
- (iPhone text sound) I've just received an email from the anonymous Raw General Manager. And I quote...
- BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
- "That'll put a lot of butts in seats..."[38]
- Sin Cara wrestles Sin Cara. The winner of the match? Sin Cara.
- KEVIN STEEN--ZOO ENTHUSIAST!!![39]
- JESUS! [40]
- #____ is now trending worldwide! [41]
- Bob Backlund will procure the chicken wing on you plebeians!
- Also, Backlund won't talk to you unless you recite all of the Presidents of the United States in chronological order.
- Has Brodus Clay debuted yet? [42]
- Somebody call his momma.
- He's the Funkasaurus hailing from Planet Funk.[43]
- And he thinks you're a fucking chicken.[44]
- LARIATOOOOOOOOO!!!!![45]
- HE'S NOT READY BROTHER DUDE JACK [46]
- The British Bulldog's gonna win, whether he wants to or not, because he's bizarre!
- Blah blah blah Haitch Combo 1.
- Blah blah blah Haitch Combo 2.[47]
- AM I FUCKING GOING OVER?! [48]
- Isn't that associated with Shawn Michaels circa 1995-1998?
- You are only half the man Sid is and he has half the brain you do.
World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms with the release of Memetic Mutation: Professional Wrestling. We here at World Wrestling Entertainment wish it the best in all of its future endeavors.[49]
60 days later, "What's Memetic Mutation: Professional Wrestling Fad Metamorphosis: Vocational Grappling doing in the iMPACT! Zone?"[51]
One week later, Memetic Mutation: Professional Wrestling Fad Metamorphisis: Vocational Grappling: *insert gratuitous anti-WWE rant here*[52]
One PPV later, "Your winner, and new TNA champion, Memetic Mutation: Professional Wrestling Fad Metamorphosis: Vocational Grappling!
Do you really think that this page is over?
Yes, I-
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU THINK!
WHAT? |
Number 1,000,000: ARM. BAR. ARMBAR.
YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! |
Ron Simmons *surveying the nonsense*: DAMN! |
The Iron Sheik: FAAAACK!!! |
Bryan Alvarez: MINUS-FIVE STARS! |
...KENNEDY! |
- ↑ Explanation Nash's alleged nicknames for Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero, Dean Malenko, and Perry Saturn, due to their short size and their lack of charisma.
- ↑ Explanation In reference to the WWE Unpersoning Chris Benoit following his 2007 double murder/suicide.
- ↑ Explanation Back in 2000, Mickie James posed nude in Leg Show magazine.
- ↑ * The WWE would like to wish you well in your future endeavors.
- ↑ Explanation A reference to the angry face that Cena makes to the camera during the 1/23/12 edition of WWE Raw, after seeing his pal Zack Ryder get destroyed by Kane.
- ↑ A meme inserting a disinterested CM Punk into various images.
- ↑ Explanation This spawned when a guy who posted spoilers from Smackdown showed more interest in getting himself over rather than recapping the show, and proudly claimed that he booed the faces and cheered the heels. He was deservedly mocked in the comments section.
- ↑ Explanation An image macro regarding the predictability of the outcome of just about any John Cena match, and who's responsible for it. Has been borrowed for other stars WWE has booked as untouchable in kayfabe, e.g. "ORTON WINS LOL" or "REY WINS LOL".
- ↑ Explanation In 2006, Randy Orton had a tendency of using chinlocks and rest holds all the time
- ↑ Explanation An ASCII version of Randy Orton's old pose. Popularized by the SMF wrestling e-fed where that was literally his finisher
- ↑ Explanation This was a camera shot of a girl who was unhappy at The Miz winning the WWE championship on an episode of RAW in November 2010.
- ↑ Explanation Jim Neidhart's short-lived gimmick "Who." It became a meme on the Wrestlecrap forums where it was used like Abbott and Costello.
- ↑ Explanation Stemming from Daniel Bryan's early 2012 run as the World Heavyweight Champion, where he's one to overcelebrate his victories, complete with jubilant shouting of "YES! YES! YES!"
- ↑ Explanation The Miami crowd decided to add some bilingual flavour to the "YES!" chants during an Alberto Del Rio promo on the 4/2/12 edition of Monday Night Raw, leading to this variation.
- ↑ Explanation In 2007, Teddy Long had an obsession with putting every heel on SmackDown in matches against the Undertaker. DA UNDATAKAH refers to his accent
- ↑ Explanation A similar obsession which came about in 2011 where he made impromptu tag team matches in the middle of promos and one on one matches
- ↑ Explanation Michael McGillicutty's overly redundant promo on the final episode of Season 2 of WWE NXT
- ↑ Explanation Eli Cottonwood's hilariously bad promo about mustaches made on an episode of WWE NXT Season 2
- ↑ Explanation A threat Sheamus made to Daniel Bryan on an episode of RAW in 2011, while the latter was talking to his then-girlfriend Gail Kim
- ↑ Explanation Every week in his second Intercontinental title reign, Santino would compare his reign to the Honky Tonk Man's.
- ↑ Explanation Prior to Alberto Del Rio's in-ring WWE debut, his bio was accidentally published on WWE.com early. The early draft included this line at the start of it, presumably put in by the writer and intended for a proof-reading superior. The IWC was more than happy to run with the line about Del Rio.
- ↑ Explanation On an episode of WWE NXT, Kaval performed a rap which he finished by indirectly mentioning TNA.
- ↑ Explanation On an episode of Tough Enough, Stone Cold Steve Austin asked Ariane Andrew what her favorite match was, and she replied with "Melina vs. Alicia Fox," leading to her elimination.
- ↑ Explanation A fan sign that appeared in the Hammerstein Ballroom during WWE's One Night Stand 2006, in which John Cena defended the WWE title against Rob Van Dam.
- ↑ Explanation An example of a lose-lose situation for the IWC
- ↑ Explanation The former is a reference to a spot John Morrison performed at the Royal Rumble in 2011 where he landed on the barricade and returned to the ring without his feet hitting the floor. The latter refers to Cody Rhodes' mask gimmick which started in February 2011
- ↑ Explanation From the movie "That's What I Am"
- ↑ Explanation A line from Nickelback's "Burn It To The Ground" the theme song of WWE Raw
- ↑ Explanation This line comes from Mark Henry's theme song
- ↑ Explanation When Henry won the ECW Championship, the ratings for the show were some of the highest ones on the show. The meme came back to life when Henry won the World Heavyweight Championship and the next week's SmackDown ratings were the highest on the last three months.
- ↑ Explanation Edge brought up on the 9/16/2011 edition of The Cutting Edge that in the 15 years of Henry's career, he hasn't had one World Championship, whereas Edge managed 11 in his 13 years. Henry glared, and stated that the only reason Edge would walk out under his own power for that comment... was because he was right.
- ↑ Explanation Michael Cole said this while commenting on an injury Jerry Lawler received at the hands of Mark Henry. Its inappropriate nature caused the term to be trending on Twitter and no less than three topics about it were made on the Freakin' Awesome Network forums.
- ↑ Explanation Booker T's response to the above. Even he was caught off-guard by Cole there.
- ↑ Explanation A response to someone suggesting 'Taker turn heel, with another pointing out that the crowd loves him so much they'll cheer anything he does.
- ↑ Explanation Late in 2011, the IWC noticed a clip in the RAW intro of the Miz during his "Chick Magnet" gimmick from 2009, even though he has worn trunks since summer of that year. People were complaining about the old intro until WWE fixed it a few months later.
- ↑ Explanation A Forced Meme created by the original Wrestlecrap forums (now the Freaking Awesome Network forums), involving a clip from the 1999 wrestling documentary, Beyond the Mat.
- ↑ Explanation When CM Punk finally got to put Laurinaitis to sleep, the EVoTRaIGMoMNR showed no emotion in his predicament whatsoever.
- ↑ Explanation On the night of WCW's Finger-Poke of Doom incident, announcer Tony Schiavone spoiled the results of Mick Foley's title match, sarcastically daring viewers to change the channel (at the behest of Eric Bischoff). They did, and it costs WCW dearly in the Monday Night Wars.
- ↑ Explanation Kevin Steen appeared on the Art of Wrestling podcast, hosted by Colt Cabana, and said he was a zoo enthusiast. It stuck.
- ↑ Explanation The most recognizable clip of audio from this video of CZW's John Zandig cutting a rather intense and indecipherable promo. Has become a regular gag in Botchamania, usually to introduce or used during CZW botches.
- ↑ Explanation The WWE's (from Michael Cole in particular) recent obsession with trending on Twitter, to the point that promos are actively structured around forcing some phrase to trend, and bragging about every thing trending topic they get, no matter how insignificant or silly.
- ↑ Explanation A joke based on the hyped up return of Brodus Clay, complete with many vignettes, which was delayed by John Lauranitis to the next week...then the next week, and the next week, delaying his return weekly for over two months, before he finally debuted with a completely different gimmick than what was advertised in the original vignettes.
- ↑ Explanation The new nickname and locale of which Brodus Clay hails from after his re-debut.
- ↑ Explanation Clay referred to William Regal as a funky chicken on an episode of Smackdown and it was easy to mishear as this.
- ↑ Explanation Chalk this up to a) the Gratuitous Engrish of Japanese puroresu announcers and b) their efforts to convey just how intense Kobashi's clotheslines are. This also applies to Stan Hansen's ridiculously stiff lariats.
- ↑ Explanation Following the disappointing ending to TNA's 2011 Bound For Glory where Booby Roode lost his TNA title match against Kurt Angle despite a huge hype machine promoting Roode's rise to the top, a dirtsheet report came out claiming that Hulk Hogan personally changed the ending of the event because he personally felt Roode wasn't ready to be a star. Angry smarks turned it into the preceding quote, with it jokingly applied to up and coming stars in wrestling, and older established stars conversely described as "ready".
- ↑ Explanation On /wooo/, the Haitch Combo is posting a two part joke accompanied by the linked fanart of Triple H. The joke's punchline is often a Incredibly Lame Pun involving burials or squashing.
- ↑ Explanation After website Cageside Seats posted this article on insane backstage WWE stories (if it's to be believed), the line (which Triple H allegedly asked to whichever unfortunate creative team member delivered him that show's script) caught on to make fun of Triple H's Wag the Director tendencies in his prime.
- ↑ Explanation Explanation:The release message displayed on WWE.com; "Future Endeavors" later became part of John Laurinaitis's gimmick and one of his catchphrases.
- ↑ Explanation This song by Fuel, which was used during Ric Flair's retirement, became an unofficial theme song of releases and firings.
- ↑ Explanation Refers to how most people who were fired from WWE jumped ship to TNA after the expiration of a "no-compete" clause. The wrestlers would usually take a Captain Ersatz of their WWE name due to copyright reasons.
- ↑ Explanation TNA has a de facto rule stating that, upon hiring, you must take a shot at the WWE, whether if it's deserved or not.