History Wrestling / DGenerationX

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

** 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 Wrestling/HonkyTonkMan and join forces with him. Rockabilly agreed, smashing Honky over the head with his own guitar for emphasis. This came after [[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio Flash Funk]] had defeated Rockabilly on the October 11 (taped October 6), 1997 ''[[{{BShow}} Shotgun Saturday Night]]'' due to Honky tripping up Gunn, and, once Road Dogg walked out, Flash's win was immediately forgotten.

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 Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/TripleH, Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon, [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman X-Pac]], Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, [[BreakupBreakout Road Dogg]], Wrestling/BillyGunn, [[KilledOffForReal Rick Rude]], [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] [[Wrestling/TerriPoch 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.

* 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]]
** Out of universe, Gunn/Kip James once did a shoot interview where he said,
-->'''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 boss' daughter or he's fuckin' in trouble or something.. and he bypasses me at the airport I'm going to knock his fucking dick off."

* {{Animal Motif|s}}: The Road [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Dogg]] even had a [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom anthropomorphic ]] representation of himself on some of his merch in the form of a [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience green]] [[AmazingTechnicolorWildlife bulldog]].

* {{Animal Motif|s}}: 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]].

* ArchEnemy: The Hart Foundation, [[Wrestling/TheNation The Nation of Domination]], and Wrestling/TheCorporation were all enemies of DX in succession.

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

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 Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/TripleH, Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon, [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman X-Pac]], Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, [[BreakupBreakout Road Dogg]], [[DemotedToExtra Billy Gunn]], [[KilledOffForReal Rick Rude]], [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] [[Wrestling/TerriPoch 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.

* RefugeInAudacity: Their signature. Among many instances:

As usual, [[Wiki/Wikipedia The Other Wiki]] has [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-Generation_X more details]] on the stable.

'''D Generation X''' is a ProfessionalWrestling PowerStable that began in the Wrestling/AttitudeEra of the Wrestling/MondayNightWars (roughly late 1997) and ended in March of 2010, after ''many'' incarnations. It also has close ties to Wrestling/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.)

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 Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Triple H, [[Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon Stephanie [=McMahon=]]], [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman X-Pac]], Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, [[BreakupBreakout Road Dogg]], [[DemotedToExtra Billy Gunn]], [[KilledOffForReal Rick Rude]], [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] [[Wrestling/TerriPoch 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.

** In the later runs with only Hunter and Shawn, it would be the [=McMahon=] family (more specifically Vince and Shane), Rated-RKO, and Jeri-Show.

** 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. This came after [[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio Flash Funk]] had defeated Rockabilly on the October 11 (taped October 6), 1997 ''[[{{BShow}} Shotgun Saturday Night]]'' due to Honky tripping up Gunn, and, once Road Dogg walked out, Flash's win was immediately forgotten.

** [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE Champion]] [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] defeated Triple H in an "I Quit" match on the January 25, 1999 Raw after Wrestling/TheCorporation ran in and Wrestling/{{Kane}} had [=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=].
** HHH turned on X-Pac during his match with [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwf-eu-h.html WWE European Heavyweight Champion]] [[Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon Shane [=McMahon=]]] at ''[[{{Wrestling/WrestleMania}} WrestleMania XV]]'', costing X-Pac the match and joining the [=Corporation=].
*** Which occurred moments after Chyna turned on [=Kane=] during his match against HHH and rejoined DX.
** X-Pac turned on [=Kane=] to reform the late 1999-2000 heel version of DX with HHH and the NAO.

** "Llllladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, tonight, D-Generation X proudly brings to you its six-time WWE Tag Team Champions of the Wooooorld...The Road Dogg Jesse James! Bad Ass Billy Gunn! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis THE NEW! AGE! OUTLAWS!]]" (Yes, the crowd [[http://youtu.be/zp7ql_aAHeI?t=24s would join in this chant as well]].)
* DeadpanSnarker: Triple H, hell, the main reason he got pushed was because Shawn Michaels thought Trips was hilarious, the audience certainly agreed.

* 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]] [[BlackComedy laughs]].

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

** For the 1000th episode of Raw, Shawn and Hunter came to the ring in their gear and were about to do 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.

** [=Kane=] could have been considered one during DX's run in 1999.

* XPacHeat: Well, it did [[InvokedTrope 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.

** "Llllladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, D-Generation X proudly brings to you its WWF Tag Team Champions of the Wooooorld...The Road Dogg Jesse James! Bad Ass Billy Gunn! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis THE NEW! AGE! OUTLAWS!]]" (Yes, the crowd [[http://youtu.be/zp7ql_aAHeI?t=24s would join in this chant as well]].)

* [[ShamelessSelfPromoter Shameless Self-Promotion]]: One of DX's trademarks (especially during the later reunion runs) is their inability to resist a cheap plug for their [[TheMerch merchandise]], whether it be their action figures, T-shirts, DVDs, or even their new book, in the most blatant, forced, and incongruous way possible, with Cheshire Cat grins on their faces the whole time.

* [[ShamelessSelfPromoter Shameless Self-Promotion]]: One of DX's trademarks (especially during later runs) is their inability to resist a cheap plug for their [[MerchandiseDriven merchandise]].
-->'''Shawn Michaels''': Available on [=WWEShop.com=]! Buy! Buy! Buy!

* [{{Animal Motif|s}}: 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]].

* NoFourthWall: All the damn time.

** [=Kane=] could have been considered one during DX's DorkAge in 1999.

* BreakupBreakout: Triple H, who went from a smart-assed comic-relief type to [[MagnificentBastard a guy called "the Cerebral Assassin"]] and a ''thirteen-time'' world champion. Not to mention the son-in-law of the boss.

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

** "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!]]" (Yes, the crowd would join in this chant as well.)

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 Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/TripleH, [[Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon Stephanie [=McMahon=]]], [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman X-Pac]], Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, [[BreakupBreakout Road Dogg]], [[DemotedToExtra Billy Gunn]], [[KilledOffForReal Rick Rude]], [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] [[Wrestling/TerriPoch 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.

* [[AnimalMotifs Animal Motif]]: 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]].

* 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. Not to mention the son-in-law of the boss.

** [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-h.html WWE 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=].

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

** EvilGenius: Rick Rude.

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

** Wrestling/{{Kane}} could have been considered one during DX's DorkAge in 1999.

* TooDumbToLive: During their late 1999 heel run, the group had the opportunity to bring Wrestling/{{Kane}} into the fold who was tagging with X-Pac at the time. For whatever reason, D-X decided it'd be great if instead they'd turn on the hulking yet loyal monster and make an enemy out of him.

* TrueCompanions: DX was born out of a RealLife group of these in TheKliq.
* [=Unperson=]: Chyna. Her absence in the ''Raw 1000'' reunion episode solidifies this.

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 Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/TripleH, [[Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon Stephanie [=McMahon=]]], [[Wrestling/SeanWaltman X-Pac]], Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, [[BreakupBreakout Road Dogg]], [[DemotedToExtra Billy Gunn]], [[KilledOffForReal Rick Rude]], [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] [[Characters/WWEDivas 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.

* UnPerson: Chyna. Her absence in the ''Raw 1000'' reunion episode solidifies this.

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 Wrestling/ShawnMichaels, Wrestling/TripleH, [[Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon Stephanie [=McMahon=]]], [[XPacHeat X-Pac]], Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, [[BreakupBreakout Road Dogg]], [[DemotedToExtra Billy Gunn]], [[KilledOffForReal Rick Rude]], [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] [[Characters/WWEDivas 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.