History Wrestling / DGenerationX

* AnimalMotif: The Road [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Dogg]] even had a [[FurryFandom anthropomorphic ]] representation of himself on some of his merch in the form of a [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience green]] [[AmazingTechnicolorWildlife bulldog]].

* AppropriatedAppellation: Wrestling/BretHart called them a pack of degenerates, so they took on that name for themselves.

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'''D Generation X''' is a ProfessionalWrestling PowerStable that began in the AttitudeEra of the MondayNightWars (roughly late 1997) and ended in March of 2010, after ''many'' incarnations. It also has close ties to TheKliq (due to RealLifeWritesThePlot) and the Wrestling/NewWorldOrder (in the sense that both stables were very similar in their RefugeInAudacity tendencies, although they were wimpy compared to Team No Respect in Wrestling/{{FMW}} in Japan.)

** Tori got fired for legitimately refusing to return to the developmental league, and hasn't been mentioned on WWF/E television since then. Since she was never a very important part of DX, people mostly didn't even notice.

* XPacHeat: Well, it did [[{{invoked}} contain]] the [[TropeNamers Trope Namer]]. However, X-Pac didn't get unpopular while he was still in DX - that wouldn't happen until a year and a half later when DX was over, but X Pac was still chopping his crotch and playing the exact same character.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder:

* FanonDiscontinuity: Hornswoggle in DX? What is this that you speak of?

* XPacHeat: Well, it did [[{{invoked}} contain]] the Trope Namer. However, X-Pac didn't get unpopular while he was still in DX - that wouldn't happen until a year and a half later when DX was over, but X Pac was still chopping his crotch and playing the exact same character.

!!These tropes suck it:

* MrFanservice: Shawn. Just - [[TwoWordsObviousTrope Shawn]], and to a lesser but still significant extent, Triple H.
* FanonDisContinuity: Hornswoggle in DX? What is this that you speak of?

** HHH and Chyna taking part in the parody of Wrestling/TheCorporation, a {{Heel}} faction they would both later join.

* {{JerkAss}}: A whole group of them.

* RatedMForMoney: And it worked.

* BreakupBreakout: Wrestling/TripleH, who went from a smart-assed comic-relief type to [[MagnificentBastard a guy called "the Cerebral Assassin"]] and a ''thirteen-time'' world champion.

** "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, D-Generation X proudly presents to you the World Wrestling Federation Tag Team Champions of the Wooooorld...The Road Dogg Jesse James! Bad Ass Billy Gunn! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis THE NEW! AGE! OUTLAWS!]]"

'''D Generation X''' is a ProfessionalWrestling PowerStable that began in the AttitudeEra of the MondayNightWars (roughly late 1997) and ended in March of 2010, after ''many'' incarnations. It also has close ties to TheKliq (due to RealLifeWritesThePlot) and the NewWorldOrder (in the sense that both stables were very similar in their RefugeInAudacity tendencies, although they were wimpy compared to Team No Respect in Wrestling/{{FMW}} in Japan.)

Now, that's the boring answer. So, [[CatchPhrase are you ready?]], No TVTropes, [[MemeticMutation I said ARE YOU READY?]] [[EarWorm Break it down!]]. Ahem, D-Generation X exemplified the VulgarHumor craziness of the late 1990s [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]]. It consisted of ShawnMichaels, TripleH, StephanieMcMahon, [[XPacHeat X-Pac]], Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, [[BreakupBreakout Road Dogg]], [[DemotedToExtra Billy Gunn]], [[KilledOffForReal Rick Rude]], [[AndZoidberg and]] [[TheChick Tori]]. [[SelfDemonstratingArticle As you can see]], not every member of D-X was successful, but its legacy and the lengthy [[TrueCompanions bond]] between all (well, most) of them changed the careers of everyone involved and in many ways wrestling forever.

!!'''D-Generation X provides examples of:'''

* ArchEnemy: The Hart Foundation, The Nation of Domination, and TheCorporation were all enemies of DX in succession.

--> "You know and I know, that ShawnMichaels and his boy-toy Hunter Helmsley are the one responsible for all the problems right now."

* AppropriatedAppellation: BretHart called them a pack of degenerates, so they took on that name for themselves.
* BreakupBreakout: TripleH, who went from a smart-assed comic-relief type to [[MagnificentBastard a guy called "the Cerebral Assassin"]] and a ''thirteen-time'' world champion.
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder:
** The New Age Outlaws formed when the Road Dogg (formerly the Roadie/"The Real [[Wrestling/JeffJarrett "Double-J"]] Jesse Jammes) convinced Rockabilly to leave the Honky Tonk Man and join forces with him. Rockabilly agreed, smashing Honky over the head with his own guitar for emphasis.

* DeadpanSnarker: TripleH, hell, the main reason he got pushed was because ShawnMichaels thought Trips was hilarious, the audience certainly agreed.

* MrFanservice: Shawn. Just - [[TwoWordsObviousTrope Shawn]], and to a lesser but still significant extent, TripleH.

** The constant references to [[StephanieMcMahon Triple H's real-life wife]] and him being the father of her children.

* PopularityPower: Enough to get ''ShawnMichaels'' ([[LampshadeHanging "for one night only"]]) cheered in [[MontrealScrewjob Montreal]].

** Inverted in the reunion with TripleH making all the bawdy jokes and a mellowed-out Shawn cringing off to the side.

** Any of their excellent parodies (the Nation, TheCorporation, the [=McMahon=] family).
** Takeovers of shows (which was also a staple of rival group the [[NewWorldOrder nWo]]) and messing with the production truck, pyrotechnics, microphones, etc.

** Raining crap on [[VinceMcMahon Vince]], [[ShaneMcMahon Shane]], and the Spirit Squad.

* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Played with ShawnMichaels and TripleH's run from 2006-2010.

* SixthRanger: In late 1998 to 1999, [[MickFoley Mankind]] was a unofficial member of the group during their war with the Corporation and, in fact, DX was watching [[MickFoley Mankind's]] back during his famous first world title win. After the match, DX hoisted him on their shoulders with smiles too big not to be real.

* SlobsVersusSnobs: First against [[BretHart The Hart Foundation]], then later against [[LawfulEvil The Corporation]] and eventually the [[WrestlingFamily McMahons]] themselves.

* XPacHeat: Well, it did [[{{invoked}} contain]] the Trope Namer. However, XPac didn't get unpopular while he was still in DX - that wouldn't happen until a year and a half later when DX was over, but X Pac was still chopping his crotch and playing the exact same character.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The original, very brief, and easily forgotten [=DX=] incarnation featuring Rick Rude as the group Enforcer. This roster only lasted about three months before Rude split for Wrestling/{{WCW}} and famously appeared on Raw and Nitro on the same night. Soon after Wrestling/ShawnMichaels went on indefinite leave because of injuries, [=DX=] brought in Chyna as their new Enforcer and the New Age Outlaws as full-time members, evolving from sophomoric jokes and insults into the revolutionary "[=DX=] Army" incarnation they're best remembered for.

** For some people, any part of DX that involved X-Pac.

** TheBigGuy:/TheChick: Bad Ass Billy Gunn
** TheChick:/TheBigGuy: Chyna
*** Billy Gunn was pushed as the WWF's best pure athlete in 1998-99 all while calling himself Mr. Ass. Chyna was the bodyguard of Hunter Hearst Helmsley and that role evolved into TheEnforcer of DX, but her doctor would constantly evolve her with [[BreastExpansion improvements]] to the point where she was a Playboy covergirl. So, those last two roles are pretty much interchangeable.

** [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE World Heavyweight Champion]] [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] defeated Wrestling/TripleH in an "I Quit" match on the January 25, 1999 Raw after Wrestling/TheCorporation ran in and Wrestling/{{Kane}} had Wrestling/{{Chyna}} up for a chokeslam. [[Wrestling/BigBossman The Big Bossman]] told HHH to give up or [=Chyna=]'s neck would be broken. HHH agreed, and said "I quit." Chyna thanked him by...[[GroinAttack low-blowing him]] and joining the [=Corporation=].

Now, that's the boring answer. So, [[CatchPhrase are you ready?]], No TVTropes, [[MemeticMutation I said ARE YOU READY?]] [[EarWorm Break it down!]]. Ahem, D-Generation X exemplified the RefugeInVulgarity craziness of the late 1990s [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]]. It consisted of ShawnMichaels, TripleH, StephanieMcMahon, [[XPacHeat X-Pac]], Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, [[BreakupBreakout Road Dogg]], [[DemotedToExtra Billy Gunn]], [[KilledOffForReal Rick Rude]], [[AndZoidberg and]] [[TheChick Tori]]. [[SelfDemonstratingArticle As you can see]], not every member of D-X was successful, but its legacy and the lengthy [[TrueCompanions bond]] between all (well, most) of them changed the careers of everyone involved and in many ways wrestling forever.

** The New Age Outlaws formed when the Road Dogg (formerly the Roadie/"The Real [[Wrestling/JeffJarrett "Double-J"]] Jesse Jammes) convinced Rockabilly to leave the Honky Tonk Man and join forces with him. Rockabilly agreed.

* {{Delinquents}}: Their major gimmick, due to ShawnMichaels and TripleH's RealLife backstage hijinks.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The original, very brief, and easily forgotten [=DX=] incarnation featuring Rick Rude as the group Enforcer. This roster only lasted about three months before Rude split for {{WCW}} and famously appeared on Raw and Nitro on the same night. Soon after ShawnMichaels went on indefinite leave because of injuries, [=DX=] brought in Chyna as their new Enforcer and the New Age Outlaws as full-time members, evolving from sophomoric jokes and insults into the revolutionary "[=DX=] Army" incarnation they're best remembered for.

* MoneyDearBoy: The clear reason why Road Dogg and Billy Gunn have returned to WWE, after they had mocked DX and the company in TNA (saying DX stood for "Dumb to the Xtreme"). They had been teaming as the Jammes Gang and renamed the team the [[FunWithAcronyms/ProfessionalWrestling Voodoo Kin Mafia]][[note]]After '''V'''incent '''K'''ennedy '''M'''cMahon.[[/note]]

* MoneyDearBoy: The clear reason why Road Dogg and Billy Gunn have returned to WWE, after they had mocked DX and the company in TNA (saying DX stood for "Dumb to the Xtreme"). They had been teaming as the Jammes Gang and renamed the team the [[FunWithAcronyms Voodoo Kin Mafia]][[note]]After '''V'''incent '''K'''ennedy '''M'''cMahon.[[/note]]

-->'''KIP JAMES''': "Bad things happen to bad people and that motherfucker will pass me on the way down,when he's not married to the bosses daughter or hes fuckin' in trouble or something.. and he bypasses me at the airport I'm going to knock his fucking dick off."

Now, that's the boring answer. So, [[CatchPhrase are you ready?]], No TVTropes, [[MemeticMutation I said ARE YOU READY?]] [[EarWorm Break it down!]]. Ahem, D-Generation X exemplified the RefugeInVulgarity craziness of the late 1990s [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]]. It consisted of ShawnMichaels, TripleH, StephanieMcMahon, [[XPacHeat X-Pac]], {{Chyna}}, [[BreakupBreakout Road Dogg]], [[DemotedToExtra Billy Gunn]], [[KilledOffForReal Rick Rude]], [[AndZoidberg and]] [[TheChick Tori]]. [[SelfDemonstratingArticle As you can see]], not every member of D-X was successful, but its legacy and the lengthy [[TrueCompanions bond]] between all (well, most) of them changed the careers of everyone involved and in many ways wrestling forever.

'''D Generation X''' is a ProfessionalWrestling PowerStable that began in the AttitudeEra of the MondayNightWars (roughly late 1997) and ended in March of 2010, after ''many'' incarnations. It also has close ties to TheKliq (due to RealLifeWritesThePlot) and the NewWorldOrder (in the sense that both stables were very similar in their RefugeInAudacity tendencies, although they were wimpy compared to Team No Respect in FMW in Japan.)

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: From 1999-2000, DX was a revolving door.

* ButYouScrewOneGoat: One one episode of Smackdown, DX puts together a recap package of them humiliating various superstars they were in feuds with such as [[DwayneJohnson The Rock]], StoneColdSteveAustin and Wrestling/{{Kane}}. A short clip of two lions mating appears on the tape and Road Dogg claims 'it was his mom's old tape'.

* KickTheDog: One of the most cruel acts committed by DX was during the Thanksgiving '99 episode of Smackdown when they invited a group of homeless into the arena for a Thanksgiving feast. Instead of offering them the food, DX tortured the homeless people by waving food in front of their faces. Of course, the whole segment was [[RuleOfFunny played]] [[ForTheEvulz for]] [[DeadBabyComedy laughs]].

DGenerationX is a ProfessionalWrestling PowerStable that began in the AttitudeEra of the MondayNightWars (roughly late 1997) and ended in March of 2010, after ''many'' incarnations. It also has close ties to TheKliq (due to RealLifeWritesThePlot) and the NewWorldOrder (in the sense that both stables were very similar in their RefugeInAudacity tendencies, although they were wimpy compared to Team No Respect in FMW in Japan.)

DGenerationX is a ProfessionalWrestling PowerStable that began in the AttitudeEra of the MondayNightWars (roughly late 1997) and ended in March of 2010, after ''many'' incarnations. It also has close ties to TheKliq (due to RealLifeWritesThePlot) and the NewWorldOrder (in the sense that both stables were very similar in their RefugeInAudacity tendencies).

** For the 1000th episode of Raw, Shawn and Hunter came to the ring in their gear and were about to the the intro when Shawn said they were missing someone. Cue Road Dogg, Billy Gunn and X-Pac entering the arena. This was actually the first time that DX had appeared in that particular configuration.

** For the 1000th episode of Raw, Shawn and Hunter came to the ring in their gear, was about to the the intro when Shawn said they where missing someone. Cue Road Dogg, Billy Gunn and X-Pac entering the arena.

* UnPerson: Chyna. Her absence at the Raw 1000 reunion solidifies this.