History ActorAllusion / ProfessionalWrestling

* On the HalloweenEpisode of WWECW, October 30, 2007, Tommy Dreamer dressed as [[{{Wrestling/PaulHeyman}} Paul Heyman]] for his match against Nunzio (formerly [=ECW=]'s Little Guido Maritato, who was dressed as a [[{{VampireTropes}} vampire]]), with announcer Joey Styles and commentator [[{{Wrestling/Tazz}} Tazz]] saying how they sort of recognized who Dreamer was imitating but they couldn't actually say it, as Heyman had left the company in December 2006. Dreamer even hit Nunzio with a [[{{CellPhone}} cell phone]], much like Paul E. had as a manager in the 1980s and 1990s, though, while technology has greatly improved, the fact that Dreamer used the kind of small cellular phone we have today instead of one of the big brick kinds from when they were first introduced qualifies as BadassDecay. Apparently, it was [=WWE=]'s idea for Dreamer to dress up as Heyman here, but he did it with no discernible irony, even leading the crowd in an "[=ECW=]" chant.

* At [[{{Wrestling/ECW}} ECW]] When Worlds Collide, May 14, 1994, the main event was Bobby Eaton and Sabu (w/[[{{Wrestling/PaulHeyman}} Paul E. Dangerously]]) vs. Arn Anderson and [[{{Wrestling/TerryFunk}} Terry Funk]]. During the match, announcer [[{{Wrestling/JoeyStyles}} Joey Styles]] made a joke about Doink the Clown in re Eaton and his tag team partners, who had been teaming with Steve Keirn, the second evil Doink, in [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] at the time as Bad Attitude.

** During his very brief stint on [[{{WWESmackdown}} WWE Smackdown!]], on the July 4, 2008 episode, [[{{Wrestling/TripleH}} Triple H]] guested on MVP (Montel Vontavious Porter)'s [[{{TalkShowWithFists}} VIP Lounge]] where he praised [[{{Wrestling/Edge}} Edge]] for getting with [[{{Wrestling/VickieGuerrero}} Vickie Guerrero.]] [[RealitySubtext "Marrying the boss to get ahead in the business? That's brilliant!"]].

* When Freddie Prinze, Jr., was the guest host of ''[[{{WWERaw}} WWE Monday Night Raw]]'', [[{{Wrestling/SantinoMarella}} Santino Marella]] came down to the ring and imitated characters from some of Prinze's movies, including "The Fisherman" from ''[[{{Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer}} I Know What You Did Last Summer]]''. Marella also referred to Prinze's wife as a "werewolf-killer" - which is close but not quite accurate, since she's SarahMichelleGellar from ''[[{{Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer}} Buffy The Vampire Slayer]]''.

* On the December 10, 2007 episode of [[{{WWERaw}} Raw]], billed as Raw's 15th Anniversary Show, there was a battle royal featuring wrestlers from the past 15 years. During the match, JR and Lawler referred to Skinner (Steve Keirn) as a "fabulous one." Steve Keirn and Stan Lane were known in Memphis, Florida, the [[{{Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation}} AWA]] and other territories as the Fabulous Ones from 1982 until 1987, when Jim Crockett Promotions closed down Florida, and manager [[{{Wrestling/JimCornette}} James E. Cornette]] took Lane as Bobby Eaton's partner in the Midnight Express after Dennis Condrey left without any kind of warning.

* [[{{Wrestling/UltimateWarrior}} The Ultimate Warrior]] made his [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] debut on the August 17, 1998 episode of [[{{WCWMondayNitro}} WCW Monday Nitro]] by confronting [[{{Wrestling/HulkHogan}} "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan]] and cutting a melodramatic promo. Hogan was standing with [[{{Wrestling/EricBischoff}} Eric Bischoff]] and the Disciple (Brutus Beefcake.) Warrior pointed to the Disciple and said, "Let's see- this dude must be your barber."
* The main event of the [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] Fall Brawl 1997 PPV, September 14, 1997 was the [[{{Wrestling/NewWorldOrder}} NWO]] ([[{{Wrestling/KevinNash}} Kevin Nash]]/Syxx [Sean Waltman]/Buff Bagwell/Konnan) defeating the Four Horsemen ([[{{Wrestling/RicFlair}} Ric Flair]]/[[{{Wrestling/ChrisBenoit}} Chris Benoit]]/Steve "Mongo" [=McMichael=]/[[{{Wrestling/CurtHennig}} Curt Hennig]]) in a [[{{GimmickMatches}} War Games]] match after Hennig had [[{{FaceHeelTurn}} turned heel]] on the Horsemen. The following night on WCWMondayNitro, Hennig presented [[{{Wrestling/HulkHogan}} "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan]] with Flair's robe. Hogan accepted the robe, saying, "This day has been perfect," alluding to Hennig's [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWE]] name Mr. Perfect.

* During Sabu's final [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] match, against Disco Inferno on the October 30, 1995 episode of ''[[{{WCWMondayNitro}} WCW Monday Nitro]]'', commentator [[{{Wrestling/BobbyHeenan}} Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]] said, "Sabu's [[{{Wrestling/ECW}} extremely]] dangerous, don't take him lightly."

* On the December 31st, 2012 ''[[{{WWERAW}} RAW]]'', [[{{Wrestling/CMPunk}} CM Punk]] and [[{{Wrestling/PaulHeyman}} Paul Heyman]] cut a promo about Punk's injury where Punk brought out his "doctor," "Dr. Samuel [=DeCero=]," a reference to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_DeCero Sam [=DeCero=]]], the long-time promoter of the Chicago independent promotion [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windy_City_Pro_Wrestling Windy City Pro Wrestling]].

* At WWE Night of Champions 2012, during the match between [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-us-h.html WWE United States Heavyweight Champion]] Antonio Cesaro (Claudio Castagnoli) and [[{{Wrestling/ZackRyder}} Zack Ryder]], the camera found a fan holding a sign that read "Kassius Ohno is my Hero," referring to Chris Hero, Castagnoli's Kings of Wrestling tag team partner in [[{{Wrestling/RingOfHonor}} Ring of Honor]], [[{{Wrestling/CHIKARA}} CHIKARA]], [[{{Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH}} Pro Wrestling NOAH]] and other promotions, who is currently in WWE's developmental program NXT as Kassius Ohno.

* The main event of the [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] Fall Brawl 1997 PPV, September 14, 1997 was the [[{{Wrestling/NewWorldOrder}} NWO]] ([[{{Wrestling/KevinNash}} Kevin Nash]]/Syxx [Sean Waltman]/Buff Bagwell/Konnnan) defeating the Four Horsemen ([[{{Wrestling/RicFlair}} Ric Flair]]/[[{{Wrestling/ChrisBenoit}} Chris Benoit]]/Steve "Mongo" [=McMichael=]/[[{{Wrestling/CurtHennig}} Curt Hennig]]) in a [[{{GimmickMatches}} War Games]] match after Hennig had [[{{FaceHeelTurn}} turned heel]] on the Horsemen. The following night on WCWMondayNitro, Hennig presented [[{{Wrestling/HulkHogan}} "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan]] with Flair's robe. Hogan accepted the robe, saying, "This day has been perfect," alluding to Hennig's [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWE]] name Mr. Perfect.

* As part of a TakeThat in a promo, Mickie James sarcastically said to [[{{Wrestling/LayCool}} Michelle McCool]], "you're so clever. Are you smarter than a 5th grader". Michelle made an appearance on the game show ''AreYouSmarterThanAFifthGrader'' and performed abysmally.

** During his very brief stint on [[{{WWESmackdown}} WWE Smackdown!]], on the July 4, 2008 episode, [[[{{Wrestling/TripleH}} Triple H]] guested on MVP (Montel Vontavious Porter)'s [[{{TalkShowWithFists}} VIP Lounge]] where he praised [[{{Wrestling/Edge}} Edge]] for getting with [[{{Wrestling/VickieGuerrero}} Vickie Guerrero.]] [[RealitySubtext "Marrying the boss to get ahead in the business? That's brilliant!"]].
* When [[{{Wrestling/TheRock}} The Rock]] goes on a rant about how the Hurricane pales in comparison to other superheroes ("[[{{Franchise/Batman}} Batman]] could beat the Hurricane" etc.), the Hurricane responds with "there's one person The Hurricane can beat... [[{{Film/TheMummyTrilogy}} The Scorpion King]]. In ''[[{{Film/TheMummyTrilogy}} The Mummy Returns]]'', [[{{Creator/BrendanFraser}} Richard "Rick" O'Connell]] beat the Scorpion King (played by The Rock.)

* On the December 10, 2007 episode of [[{{WWERaw}} Raw]], billed as Raw's 15th Anniversary Show, there was a battle royal featuring wrestlers from the past 15 years. During the match, JR and Lawler referred to Skinner (Steve Keirn) as a "fabulous one." Steve Keirn and Stan Lane were known in Memphis, Florida, the [[{{AmericanWrestlingAssociation}} AWA]] and other territories as the Fabulous Ones from 1982 until 1987, when Jim Crockett Promotions closed down Florida, and manager [[{{Wrestling/JimCornette}} James E. Cornette]] took Lane as Bobby Eaton's partner in the Midnight Express after Dennis Condrey left without any kind of warning.
* At {{CHIKARA}} King of Trios 2009, Night 1, March 27, 2009, the [=UnStable=] (Vin Gerard/STIGMA/Colin Delaney) were scheduled to face the Cold Front (Al Snow/Glacier/Iceberg), but Iceberg wasn't there, so they brought out a hat to draw the name of a replacement. The names Shinobi, Avatar and Leif Cassidy were all mentioned, which were all alter egos of Al Snow.

* The main event of the [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] Fall Brawl 1997 PPV, September 14, 1997 was the NewWorldOrder ([[{{Wrestling/KevinNash}} Kevin Nash]]/Syxx [Sean Waltman]/Buff Bagwell/Konnnan) defeating the Four Horsemen ([[{{Wrestling/RicFlair}} Ric Flair]]/[[{{Wrestling/ChrisBenoit}} Chris Benoit]]/Steve "Mongo" [=McMichael=]/[[{{Wrestling/CurtHennig}} Curt Hennig]]) in a [[{{GimmickMatches}} War Games]] match after Hennig had [[{{FaceHeelTurn}} turned heel]] on the Horsemen. The following night on WCWMondayNitro, Hennig presented [[{{Wrestling/HulkHogan}} "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan]] with Flair's robe. Hogan accepted the robe, saying, "This day has been perfect," alluding to Hennig's [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWE]] name Mr. Perfect.

* The tag team The Heavenly Bodies (Dr. Tom Prichard and Jimmy Del Ray), best known for their work in Smoky Mountain Wrestling (and, by extension, WWE because of the working relationship via SMW promoter [[{{Wrestling/JimCornette}} Jim Cornette]], who managed the Bodies in SMW and WWE), had a brief run in [[{{Wrestling/ECW}} ECW]] in late 1995 before Prichard went back to WWE to become Bodydonna Zip. During one of Del Ray's last appearances, Joey Styles mentioned that Prichard had "zipped" back, and added, "If you don't get that, you will in about two weeks."
* During Sabu's final [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] match, against Disco Inferno on the October 30, 1995 episode of ''[[{{WCWMondayNitro}} WCW Monday Nitro]]'', commentator [[{{Wrestling/BobbyHeenan}} Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]] said, "Sabu's [[{{Wrestling/ECW}} extremely]] dangerous, don't take him lightly."

* While she was in WWE the second time around [[{{Wrestling/GailKim}} Gail Kim]] was referred to by the announcers as a 2-time Women's Champion. She held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-wm.html WWE Women's Championship]] only once and the other title was the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/tna/tna-wm.html TNA Knockouts Title]]. It's especially notable not only because it's one of the closest times WWE has ever come to acknowledging TNA on screen, but also because the WWE has failed to acknowledge TNA's '''world''' title on a few occasions (such as whenever tallying up world championship reigns).
* {{Characters/WWEDivas}} Torrie Wilson]] was once in an angle where she got in trouble for laughing at the [[{{Wrestling/TheBigShow}} Big Show]] backstage while he was in a bad mood. This was likely a reference to the famous WCW segment where [[{{Wrestling/RandySavage}} Macho Man Randy Savage]] was on a rampage backstage and found Torrie {{Corpsing}} and slapped her in the face as a result.

* The main event of the [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] Fall Brawl 1997 PPV, September 14, 1997 was the NewWorldOrder ([[{{Wrestling/KevinNash}} Kevin Nash]]/Syxx [Sean Waltman]/Buff Bagwell/Konnnan) defeating the Four Horsemen ([[{{Wrestling/RicFlair}} Ric Flair]]/[[{{Wrestling/ChrisBenoit}} Chris Benoit]]/Steve "Mongo" [=McMichael=]/[[{{Wrestling/CurtHennig}} Curt Hennig]]) in a [[{{GimmickMatches}} War Games]] match after Hennig had [[{{FaceHeelTurn}} turned heel]] on the Horsemen. The following night on WCWMondayNitro, Hennig presented [[{{Wrestling/HulkHogan}} "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan]] with Flair's robe. Hogan accepted the robe, saying, "This day has been perfect," alluding to Hennig's [[{{Wrestling/WWE}} WWE]] name Mr. Perfect.

* JohnCena once said, about {{Wrestler/Kane}}, that "He gets uneasy during the holidays and hates trips to the dentist." Glen Jacobs, the wrestler who portrays Kane, once had roles as Issac Yankem, DDS (a deranged dentist) and "The Christmas Creature."

** More infamously was the many non-references from [[JerryLawler Jerry "The King" Lawler]] towards his son, Brian Christopher. Lawler refused to acknowledge any kind of relationship with Christopher out of vanity; as someone trying to portray a suave ladies' man in his prime, he didn't want to appear old enough to have a 25-year-old son (he's just under sixty). His adamant on-air denials became a big open secret, and eventually a RunningGag.
*** In a similar vein, Lawler once seemed extremely happy when The Honky Tonk Man showed up. JimRoss eventually said, "Are you two related or something?" Lawler and Honky are actually cousins.
* When StephanieMcMahon's real life pregnancy was revealed on the air, TripleH (who was divorced from Stephanie in {{Kayfabe}} but was and is still married to her in {{RealLife}}) began gushingly speculating on what a stud the father must be.
** During his very brief stint on Smackdown!, TripleH guested on the MVP Lounge where he praised {{Edge}} for getting with Vickie Guerrero. [[RealitySubtext "Marrying the boss to get ahead in the business? That's brilliant!"]].
* When [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] goes on a rant about how the Hurricane pales in comparison to other superheroes ("Batman could beat the Hurricane" etc.), the Hurricane responds with "there's one person The Hurricane can beat... TheScorpionKing. Creator/BrendanFraser beat the Scorpion King".
* Wrestlers occasionally make references to previous gimmicks in this way, most famously StoneColdSteveAustin using the Million Dollar Dream, his finisher as The Ringmaster, out of desperation at {{WrestleMania}} X-7.
* In {{TNA}}, KevinNash was giving Jay Lethal suggestions for new nicknames. All of them were previously used by Nash.
* As part of a TakeThat in a promo, Mickie James sarcastically said to Michelle [=McCool=] "you're so clever. Are you smarter than a 5th grader". Michelle made an appearance on the game show ''AreYouSmarterThanAFifthGrader'' and performed abysmally.

* One time on ''Sunday Night Heat'', Todd Grisham compared {{Wrestler/Kane}} to Dr. Isaac Yankem. (Kane's old gimmick) Todd said to Josh Mathews, "Do you think they could be related?" Josh tries to change the subject by saying "I wasn't going to go there!"
** Another one of his gimmicks was referenced by JerryLawler at a Christmas party when he said "he looks like some sort of Christmas Creature."
* When TripleH saw Abe "Knuckleball" Schwartz, he said the Brooklyn Brawler must have been busy that night. [[Characters/WWERockNWrestling Steve Lombardi portrays both characters]].
* In a promo for his {{WrestleMania}} XV match with X-Pac, ShaneMcMahon said "I'm going to pin you 1,2,3, kid."
* While she was in WWE the second time around GailKim was referred to by the announcers as a 2-time Women's Champion. She held the WWE Women's Championship only once and the other title was in another company. It's especially notable not only because it's one of the closest times WWE has ever come to acknowledging TNA on screen, but also because the WWE has failed to acknowledge TNA's '''world''' title on a few occasions (such as whenever tallying up world championship reigns).
* Torrie Wilson was once in an angle where she got in trouble for laughing at the Big Show backstage while he was in a bad mood. This was likely a reference to the famous WCW segment where Macho Man Randy Savage was on a rampage backstage and found Torrie {{Corpsing}} and slapped her in the face as a result.
* When Freddie Prinze, Jr., was the guest host of ''Monday Night Raw'', Santino Marella came down to the ring and imitated characters from some of Prinze's movies, including "The Fisherman" from ''Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer''. Marella also referred to Prinze's wife as a "werewolf-killer" - which is close but not quite accurate, since she's SarahMichelleGellar from ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''.
* On an episode of '''Monday Night Raw'' a couple of years back, Chavo Guerrero was chasing Hornswoggle backstage and opened the door to a dressing room, expecting to find the midget inside - only to get smacked in the face by a swinging paint can on a string. Someone then emerged from the dressing room, and it turned out to be...Macaulay Culkin. (If you have to ask why that's funny, you should see [[HomeAlone this movie]].)
* In the fourth ''Highlander'' movie, {{Edge}} had a cameo as a highway robber. He's quickly defeated in a sword fight and then taunted with "Looks like you've lost your ''edge'', lad."

* When Freddie Prinze, Jr., was the guest host of ''Monday Night Raw'', Santino Marella came down to the ring and imitated characters from some of Prinze's movies, including "The Fisherman" from ''Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer''. Marella also referred to Prinze's wife as a "werewolf-killer" - which is close but not quite accurate, since she's SarahMichelleGellar from ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer''.

* [[{{Wrestling/UltimateWarrior}} The Ultimate Warrior]] made his [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} WCW]] debut on the August 17, 1998 episode of [[{{WCWMondayNitro}} WCW Monday Nitro]] by confronting [[{{Wrestling/HulkHogan}} "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan]] and cutting a melodramatic promo. Hogan was standing with [[{{Wrestling/EricBischoff}} Eric Bischoff]] and the Disciple (Brutus Beefcake.) Warrior pointed to the Disciple and said, "Let's see- this dude must be your barber."

* On the December 10, 2007 episode of [[{{WWERaw}} Raw]], billed as Raw's 15th Anniversary Show, there was a battle royal featuring wrestlers from the past 15 years. During the match, JR and Lawler referred to Skinner (Steve Keirn) as a "fabulous one." Steve Keirn and Stan Lane were known in Memphis, Florida, the [[{{AmericanWrestlingAssociation}} AWA]] and other territories as the Fabulous Ones from 1982 until 1987, when Jim Crockett Promotions closed down Florida, and manager [[{{Wrestling/JimCornette}} James E. Cornette]] took Lane as Bobby Eaton's partner in the Midnight Express after Dennis Condrey left without any kind of warning.

* In the fourth ''Highlander'' movie, {{Edge}} had a cameo as a highway robber. He's quickly defeated in a sword fight and then taunted with "Looks like you've lost your ''edge'', lad."

* In the final ''Highlander'' movie, {{Edge}} had a cameo as a highway robber. He's quickly defeated in a sword fight and then taunted with "Looks like you've lost your ''edge'', lad."

* While she was in WWE the second time around GailKim was referred to by the announcers as a 2-time Women's Champion. She held the WWE Women's Championship only once and the other title was in another company. One of the closest times WWE has ever come to acknowledging TNA on screen.

* When [[DwayneJohnson The Rock]] goes on a rant about how the Hurricane pales in comparison to other superheroes ("Batman could beat the Hurricane" etc.), the Hurricane responds with "there's one person The Hurricane can beat... TheScorpionKing. BrendanFraser beat the Scorpion King".

* When [[DwayneJohnson The Rock]] goes on a rant about how the Hurricane pales in comparison to other superheroes ("Batman could beat the Hurricane" etc.), the Hurricane responds with "there's one person The Hurricane can beat... TheScorpionKing. Brendan Fraser beat the Scorpion King".

* When Freddie Prinze, Jr., was the guest host of ''Monday Night Raw'', Santino Marella came down to the ring and imitated characters from some of Prinze's movies, including "The Fisherman" from ''IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer''. Marella also referred to Prinze's wife as a "werewolf-killer" - which is close but not quite accurate, since she's SarahMichelleGellar from ''BuffyTheVampireSlayer''.

* On an episode of '''Monday Night Raw'' a couple of years back, Chavo Guerrero was chasing Hornswoggle backstage and opened the door to a dressing room, expecting to find the midget inside - only to get smacked in the face by a swinging paint can on a string. Someone then emerged from the dressing room, and it turned out to be...Macaulay Culkin. (If you have to ask why that's funny, you should see [[HomeAlone this movie]].)

** Another one of his gimmicks was referenced by JerryLawler at a christmas party when he said "he looks like some sort of Christmas Creature."

* Torrie Wilson was once in an angle where she got in trouble for laughing at the Big Show backstage while he was in a bad mood. This was likely a reference to the famous WCW segment where Macho Man Randy Savage was on a rampage backstage and found Torrie {{Corpsing}} and slapped her in the face as a result.

* John Cena once said, about {{Wrestler/Kane}}, that "He gets uneasy during the holidays and hates trips to the dentist." Glen Jacobs, the wrestler who portrays Kane, once had roles as Issac Yankem, DDS (a deranged dentist) and "The Christmas Creature."

* In a promo for his {{WrestleMania}} XV match with X-Pac, ShaneMcMahon said "I'm going to pin you 1,2,3, kid."

** More infamously was the many non-references from Jerry "The King" Lawler towards his son, Brian Christopher. Lawler refused to acknowledge any kind of relationship with Christopher out of vanity; as someone trying to portray a suave ladies' man in his prime, he didn't want to appear old enough to have a 25-year-old son (he's just under sixty). His adamant on-air denials became a big open secret, and eventually a RunningGag.

* When {{Stephanie McMahon}}'s real life pregnancy was revealed on the air, TripleH (who was divorced from Stephanie in {{Kayfabe}} but was and is still married to her in {{RealLife}}) began gushingly speculating on what a stud the father must be.
** During his very brief stint on Smackdown!, Triple H guested on the MVP Lounge where he praised Edge for getting with Vickie Guerrero. [[RealitySubtext "Marrying the boss to get ahead in the business? That's brilliant!"]].
* When [[DwayneJohnson the Rock]] goes on a rant about how the Hurricane pales in comparison to other superheroes ( "Batman could beat the Hurricane" etc.), the Hurricane responds with "there's one person The Hurricane can beat... TheScorpionKing. Brendan Fraser beat the Scorpion King".
* Wrestlers occasionally make references to previous gimmicks in this way, most famously Steve Austin using the Million Dollar Dream, his finisher as The Ringmaster, out of desperation at {{WrestleMania}} X-7.

* When Triple H saw Abe "Knuckleball" Schwartz, he said the Brooklyn Brawler must have been busy that night. [[Characters/WWERockNWrestling Steve Lombardi portrays both characters]].
* In a promo for his {{WrestleMania}} XV match with X-Pac, {{Shane|McMahon}} said "I'm going to pin you 1,2,3, kid."

* When Stephanie [=McMahon=]'s real life pregnancy was revealed on the air, Triple H (who was divorced from Stephanie in {{Kayfabe}} but was and is still married to her in {{RealLife}}) began gushingly speculating on what a stud the father must be.

* When the Rock goes on a rant about how the Hurricane pales in comparison to other superheroes ( "Batman could beat the Hurricane" etc.), the Hurricane responds with "there's one person The Hurricane can beat... the Scorpion King. Brendan Fraser beat the Scorpion King".
* Wrestlers occasionally make references to previous gimmicks in this way, most famously Steve Austin using the Million Dollar Dream, his finisher as The Ringmaster, out of desperation at [=WrestleMania=] X-7.
* In TNA, Kevin Nash was giving Jay Lethal suggestions for new nicknames. All of them were previously used by Nash.
* As part of a TakeThat in a promo, Mickie James sarcastically said to Michelle [=McCool=] "you're so clever. Are you smarter than a 5th grader". Michelle made an appearance on the game show ''Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader'' and performed abysmally.

* One time on Sunday Night Heat, Todd Grisham compared Kane to Dr. Isaac Yankem. (Kane's old gimmick) Todd said to Josh Mathews, "Do you think they could be related?" Josh tries to change the subject by saying "I wasn't going to go there!"

** In the same promo, Michelle ribbed Maria Kanellis for her appearance on the ''Celebrity Apprentice''.

* In TNA, Kevin Nash was giving Jay Lethal suggestions for new nicknames. All of them were previously used by Nash.