Wham! Line/Professional Wrestling

• Wham Lines have made moments in professional wrestling history:

Shane Douglas: And they can all...Kiss. MY. ASS!!! Hulk Hogan: Mean Gene, the first thing you need do is tell these people to shut up if you wanna hear what I gotta say! Vince McMahon: Bret Hart screwed Bret. I have no sympathy whatsoever for Bret. Jim Ross: Owen Hart was set to make an entrance from the ceiling. And, uh, he fell from the ceiling. *pauses* And...I have the...unfortunate...responsibility to let everyone know that Owen Hart has died. Owen Hart has tragically died from that accident here tonight. Jim Ross: Good God almighty! That killed him! As God as my witness, he is broken in half!

• And have made stars:

Stone Cold Steve Austin: "You sit there and you thump your Bible, and you say your prayers, and it didn't get you anywhere! You talk about your psalms, talk about your John 3:16...Austin 3:16 says I just whooped your ass!" Triple H: "All these people talk about being students of the game. I AM the fucking game!! No one eats, sleeps or breathes this business more than me!!!" The Rock: Rocky Maivia is a lot of things, but sucks ain't one of them." Paul Bearer: "Kane told me!! He's alive!! Kane is alive, Undertaker!!" The Miz: I'd rather you all hate me for who I am than love me for something I'm not!"

• They've launched major angles:
  • Who Ran Over Austin?

Triple H: Austin, your search is over. It was me all along. And now you know, you dumb son of a bitch!!

• • Who Took Out Michaels?

Shawn Michaels: It was you, Hunter. Triple H pauses, spits out his gum, smiles and says... Triple H: You're damn right it was me, Shawn! You're DAMN. RIGHT.

• • • Which had a Wham Response.

Shawn Michaels: But the doctors have told me that I'll make a full recovery. In fact, they said I'll be 100%. 100% say around...SummerSlam?

• • The Invasion begins...

Shane McMahon:The deal is finalized and the line on the contract does say McMahon...(dramatic pause) However, that contract reads SHANE McMahon. I now own WCW!!!

• • ...and escalates...

Paul Heyman: This "Invasion" just got taken...to...the...EXTREME!!!!

• • And at invasion's end, a new era begins:

Ric Flair: Did you know when Shane and Stephanie sold their stock to that consortium, that consortium - WHHOOO!! (dances in the ring) - the consortium WAS ME!! And now you and I are limousine ridin', jet-flyin', kiss-stealin', wheelin'-dealin', son-of-a-guns!! And you know why? Because we're partners!

• • Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Mankind: I think you know the guy... Takes off the Mankind mask, rips open the tattered, bloodied Mankind button-down to reveal a familiar t-shirt, shocking Triple H Mick Foley: And I think you know him pretty damn well... his name is CACTUS JACK!!! Triple H: O_O;

• • A honest man has enough:

Chris Jericho: How does Shawn Michaels, HBK, one of the greatest performers of all time and one of the most decorated superstars in the history of this business, turn into such a lying, cheating, pathetic little worm of a human being?

• • Vince finally loses it.

Vince McMahon: I'm not going to let Ric Flair KILL what I created! Because...I'm going to...KILL what I CREATED! I'm gonna KILL IT!! I'm going to KILL MY creation! I'm going to INJECT the WWF with a LETHAL DOSE of poison! If anybody is gonna kill MY creation, I'M gonna do it! [swivels his chair around to reveal the logo of the New World Order] Vince McMahon: Me...and the...N...W...O...

• • A Final Battle begins a year-long war.

Kevin Steen: Generico, I just wanted to say: I hate your fucking guts.

• • A Champion's Victory Speech and Desertion

CM Punk: The greatest thing the devil ever did was make you people believe he didn't exist...and you're looking at him right now! I AM THE DEVIL HIMSELF! And all of you stupid, mindless people fell for it!

• • The host of Wrestlemania 27 reveals himself:

If ya smell! What The Rock! Is cookin'!

• • • And said host then declares a challenge to the only one on his level:

The Rock: There is one man who the Rock has to see face-to-face. A guy who I met. A guy who I thought was a cool guy. Wished him well, happy for his success. When the Rock leaves, he comes in and out of the blue, eventually, he starts talking trash about the Rock. I don't know why and I don't care but I'm back now. You might have heard of him; his name is John Cena.

• • Houston has a problem when Hell Freezes Over...

Paul Heyman: They're shaking hands!

• • The project evolves into a revolution.

Jimmy Jacobs: This project is over. The Age of the Fall has just begun.

• • The joke is on the ECW fans.

Brian Pillman: Eric Bischoff is each and every one of these motherfucking smart marks rolled up into one wagon, giant piece of shit!

• • Who will Taker bury alive?

The Undertaker: You got it all wrong Vince McMahon. Brock Lesnar's not my opponent at Survivor Series, YOU ARE!!

• • The Higher Power reveals himself:

Vince McMahon: It's ME, Austin!!!!

• Every Hell in a Cell match booking prior to 2009 until Wrestlemania 28.
  • A final match with one last catch...

Triple H: Hell in a Cell? Alright, Hell in a Cell, you got a deal. But one stipulation. Cactus Jack: You name it. Triple H: I will go through Hell in the Cell with you, but I want YOUR CAREER ON THE LINE!!!

• • To wit, hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

Vickie Guerrero: When I was really, really mad at you, I did something that you might not like. Edge: OK, I understand that. Wha..what did you do? Vickie Guerrero: I reinstated The Undertaker.

• A very difficult and life-changing announcement...

Edge: Eight years ago, I... I broke my neck. I knew I'll be wrestling on borrowed time from that point on. So fast forward, the last little while, I've been in a lot of pain. The WWE wanted me to go get more tests and thankfully I did. Because the MRI showed that... I have to retire.

• The second Summer of Punk escalates...

CM Punk: There's one thing that you're better at than I am and that's kissing Vince McMahon's ass.

• • And in closing...

CM Punk: And I'd like to think this company will be better off after Vince McMahon's dead..."

• A signal of the changing of the guard...

Triple H: I am here to inform you that, Vince McMahon, you are relieved of your duties.

• New Year's Revolution 2006. The worst elimination chamber match in history just ended but...

Vince McMahon: This individual is cashing in his Money in the Bank privilege that he earned at Wrestlemania. Joey Styles: No...

• D-Generation X begins with Shawn Michaels Breaking the Fourth Wall.

"Look! There's me and you and Razor and Diesel!"

• A tough, heart-wrenching decision...

Shawn Michaels: I'm sorry. I love you.

• Eight rookie wrestlers make their presence felt...

Michael Cole: They're all over the place! They're right out here in front of us!

• A raw, gifted rookie starts to forge his own path after a crushing defeat...

Lex Luger: In that arena that night, Starrcade 87.. when we looked into each other's eyes, I knew, Dusty Rhodes, that the gameplan set forth... was all wrong. J.J. Dillon: O_O

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