History Film / RockyII

->''YO, ADRIAN! I DID IT!!!''

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* BreakUpToMakeUp: Rocky is strongly discouraged from fighting again by Adrian, especially once she becomes pregnant. One coma later, and Adrian is now his biggest supporter. What did they put in those meds?

* ArmorPiercingSlap: Mickey slaps Rocky in the face to prove that he can't defend himself from that side due to his bad eye. Then he says if a "broken-down bum" like him could do that, what does Rocky think Apollo's gonna do?

[[TheOneWith The one]] where Rocky and Apollo get a rematch.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Originally, Adrian was supposed to be at the big fight. However, because Talia Shire was working on another movie at the time, the storyline was changed to having her stay home and watch the fight on TV. The scenes of her watching the boxing match on TV were shot and then edited into the movie several months after filming on the fight scenes had finished.

* AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted: As stated in RealityEnsues. Having no experience handling large amounts of money, Rocky soon loses the money he won from the fight from buying a house and a new car amongst other things. His lack of other marketable skills results in him and Adrian going into the red soon.

* RealityEnsues: After the beating they gave each other in the first film, Rocky and Apollo need to be hospitalized ''fast'', and Rocky still gets a CareerEndingInjury. Also, Rocky has no experience being famous and can't effectively manage his newfound fame, nor his finances. Like many other boxers from low-class backgrounds without much in the way of experience or education, he quickly squanders his money, and finds that he has no real qualifications to work outside of boxing.

The story picks up directly after the ending of ''{{Film/Rocky}}'', in which local underdog Rocky Balboa was able to do what no other boxer could and pushed World Heavyweight Champion Apollo Creed to a full fifteen-round match. Although Apollo was awarded the victory on points, his wounded pride (and a heap of hate mail accusing him of losing) pushes him to demand a rematch from Rocky so he can decisively beat him once and for all.

* ArtisticLicense: The final punch that Rocky throws in the climactic fight sends both Apollo and himself tumbling to the canvas, and the referee begins the 10-count for both men. The commentators mention how if both men are counted out, Apollo retains the title by default. According to boxing's actual rules, however, Rocky would not be in danger of being counted out: Apollo did not hit him, Rocky's fall was due to his own momentum from throwing that punch as well as being off balance. The referee would have ruled it a slip, and the 10-count would be solely for Apollo.

* RealityEnsues: After the beating they gave each other in the first film, Rocky and Apollo need to be hospitalized ''fast'', and Rocky still gets a CareerEndingInjury. Also, Rocky has no experience being famous and can't manage effectively his newfound fame, nor his finances. Like many other boxers from low-class backgrounds without much in the way of experience or education, he quickly squanders his money, and finds that he has no real qualifications to work outside of boxing.

* HeroicBSOD: Adrian working herself intro a literal coma sends Rocky into depression so severe that he can't even train.

* GoneHorriblyRight:Apollo's plan to play the {{Heel}} in public to anger Rocky into a rematch.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Rocky and Tony Gazzo (his old loan shark employer) are in a church and Gazzo is advising him to invest in condominiums. Rocky thinks Gazzo's talking about condoms and is mortified that Gazzo's having this conversation with him in church.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Rocky and Gazo are in church and Gazo is advising him to invest in condominiums. Rocky thinks Gazo's talking about condoms and is mortified that Gazo's having this conversation with him in church.

* TheRunnerUpTakesItAll: Apollo is suffering from something like this; he won the fight, but everyone is either so impressed that Rocky went the distance against him or is convinced that Apollo fixed it that the victory means nothing.