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| 3 | [[folder: Wrestlers]] |
| 4 | * Wrestling/AhmedJohnson |
| 5 | ** Punchy/The Sand Rippah - Taken from his gibberish promos in the ''WWF Warzone'' video game, where he shouts at the player, "[[NoIndoorVoice IF YOU WANNA STAMP UP TO PUNCHY, BRINGUM TOYS!]] [[MemeticMutation COZ THERE AIN'T NUFFIN' ON THIS URF THAT CAN SAVE YOU FROM THE SAND RIPPAH!]]" |
| 6 | * Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio |
| 7 | ** Juan Bradshaw Layfield - His initial gimmick is essentially the same as JBL's, complete with coming out to the ring in fancy car, as portrayed by a Mexican. Lampshaded by Wrestling/{{Christian}} shortly after Del Rio's debut. |
| 8 | ** Albert of the River - His name literally translated to English. |
| 9 | ** [[Wrestling/EddieGuerrero Latin No Heat]] - IWC nickname, referring to Del Rio's inability to generate heat. |
| 10 | ** El Cokehead del Knife Fight - Another, more derogatory IWC nickname, referring to Del Rio's often insane antics outside the wrestling ring. |
| 11 | * Anthony Nese |
| 12 | ** Mini-Masters as he looks like he's a twin of Chris Masters' who was separated at birth. [[https://twitter.com/chrisadonis/status/303253542288904192 Both have acknowledged the resemblance.]] |
| 13 | * Wrestling/AntonioInoki |
| 14 | ** Chinoki, due to his famously [[LanternJawOfJustice prominent chin]]. |
| 15 | * Wrestling/AshleyMassaro |
| 16 | ** Trashley: Because of her punk rocker look. |
| 17 | * [[Wrestling/KanakoUrai Asuka]] |
| 18 | ** Girlberg: Due to her long undefeated streak in NXT, which ended up surpassing Goldberg's. |
| 19 | * Wrestling/BaronCorbin |
| 20 | ** Borin(g) Corbin: Due to his simplistic style and dry personality. |
| 21 | ** Baldin(g) Corbin: he is noticeably balding on top. |
| 22 | ** Banter Corbin: Because he's fond of trash talk. |
| 23 | * Wrestling/{{Batista}} |
| 24 | ** [[Creator/CheechAndChong Basketball Jones]]: Because "[[MemeticMutation basketballs don't hold grudges]]". Coined by a Website/WrestleCrap induction, and was [[ForcedMeme forced by Triple Kelly]], one of the website's writers. |
| 25 | ** Bluetista - After his all-blue attire, which was doubly noticeable because it clashed with his {{tag team}}'s gear, at ''Payback 2014''. |
| 26 | ** Bootista - Frequently all but booed out of the arena during his 2014 run for winning the Royal Rumble, not being [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]], being pushed as a face when Daniel Bryan fans desperately to boo him for the previous (he quickly got a HeelTurn and the boos became a bit more good-natured), and being out of ring shape. |
| 27 | ** Botchtista - Had a reputation for botching a lot, especially during his 2014 run. |
| 28 | ** Dapper Dave - His first name is Dave and he often wears [[BadassInANiceSuit sharp pinstripe suits]]. |
| 29 | ** More commonly, simply "Big Dave", although that's more an in-character nickname bestowed upon him by Wrestling/RicFlair. This can be confirmed as having taken root among the fandom, as famed wrestling reporter "Big" Dave Meltzer has been known to receive…interesting…e-mails and radio show calls from sadly confused Batista fangirls. |
| 30 | ** Douchetista: Heel Batista from 2009-2010, when he started acting like a colossal douche. Not exactly a bad thing, as fans found it very entertaining and were heard to remark that "Douchetista is the [[IncrediblyLamePun Bestista]]." |
| 31 | *** For some fans, [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation Batista was like this for a lot of his face run]], and only now he was targeting the good guys instead and turning the negative aspects that already existed up a notch. |
| 32 | * Wrestling/BigBossman |
| 33 | ** WORST PERSON EVER - After his feuds in 1999 with Wrestling/BigShow and Al Snow. |
| 34 | * Wrestling/BigELangston |
| 35 | ** Ryblack - due to the similarities between him and Wrestling/{{Ryback}}. |
| 36 | ** Choc Lesnar - Langston's nickname coined by an unnamed fan coined it. Big E applauded that fan was being FAR more creative and original than the "Ryblack" crowd, as he thinks the latter is too on the nose and boring. |
| 37 | ** Some fans affectionately call him Titsuo, as a combo nod to his love of anime, (his Twitter address used to be [=@ShinigamE=]), and his rather.... prominent pectoral muscles. |
| 38 | ** To a lesser extent, Soulberg, due to his similarity to... [[Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} you know who]]... |
| 39 | * Wrestling/BigShow |
| 40 | ** Big Slow / Pig Slow: Used whenever he is a heel, or particularly out of shape--Paul Wight's weight has fluctuated quite significantly over his career, and when he's at his heavier weights he tends to be noticeably slower; this has not been helped by his advancing age. Sometimes used in-canon by [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]]. |
| 41 | * Wrestling/BillDeMott |
| 42 | ** Flying Warthog - Owing to his use of the moonsault as a finish and, um, ''unique'' appearance. |
| 43 | * Wrestling/BobbyLashley |
| 44 | ** Blackberg, due to his physical similarities to Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} and usage of the Spear. |
| 45 | ** Similarly, Black Lesnar and Choc Lesnar, due to his physical similarities and oddly similar career path with Wrestling/BrockLesnar. A less racially-charged variant was Brock Lashley or Brocky Lashley. |
| 46 | ** Smiling Bob - His name is Bob and he spent a lot of time on his 2018 WWE run smiling and being the same generic babyface he was on his first run with the company, much to the chagrin of those who enjoyed his indie run between WWE runs. |
| 47 | * [[Wrestling/PrimeTimePlayers Darren Young]] |
| 48 | ** Black Cena, due to his physical resemblance to Wrestling/JohnCena. Became an AscendedMeme when Cena mentioned it on an episode of Raw. |
| 49 | * Wrestling/BobbyRoode |
| 50 | ** Bobby Rooooooo - According to the ring announcers. Popularized by Website/{{Botchamania}}. |
| 51 | * Wrestling/BretHart |
| 52 | ** Bret "Hitman" Clark - See, Michael Buffer didn't really prepare for his WCW announcing gigs.... |
| 53 | * Brian Lee |
| 54 | ** Though better known for his work in Tennessee and Wrestling/{{ECW}} as "Primetime"/"Bulldozer" Brian Lee, Lee might have achieved his highest level of exposure as "the Underfaker", for his portrayal of the fake Undertaker that Wrestling/TheUndertaker fought at the 1994 ''Wrestling/SummerSlam''. |
| 55 | * Wrestling/BrockLesnar |
| 56 | ** ComicBook/{{Bane}} Lesnar, after [[HeroKiller getting his biggest victories]] over The Undertaker, Cena, and Reigns in their respective matches. |
| 57 | ** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure DIO]] Lesnar for being an ArchEnemy of Cena and Reigns, [[DirtyCoward his bad habit of using cheap tactics]], blonde hair, [[{{Sadist}} sadism]], and [[MoralEventHorizon heelish actions in his second WWE run]]. |
| 58 | ** Eddie Brock Lesnar, not only for his appearance resembling the original ComicBook/{{Venom}}, Eddie Brock, but his real name is almost the same as the latter. |
| 59 | ** Bork Laser; this name was coined by Ebenezer Mittelsdorf (AKA sillySUPERPOP, kidlockdmh, or Grim) in GTS Wrestling as a parody of Brock Lesnar, complete with Western accent and a few catchphrases, now used to bypass copyrights on Website/YouTube. |
| 60 | ** Brockberg, due to their similar physical abilities and that many fans felt he was being booked as just another Wrestling/{{Goldberg}}-style wrestler. |
| 61 | ** Vanilla Gorilla, particularly during his first few months in Wrestling/{{WWE}} since he never talked. Became [[AscendedMeme ascended]] thanks to Wrestling/JohnCena. |
| 62 | * [[Wrestling/BobHolly Hardcore Holly]] |
| 63 | ** Bobcore Holly. Why? Well, his first name is Bob, and he wasn't hardcore (though he ''was'' renowned for stiffing and sandbagging rookies)--[[BloodierAndGorier until he proved otherwise]]. |
| 64 | ** Baldcore Holly - Coined by Wrestling/ChrisJericho, due to Holly's noticeably receding hairline. |
| 65 | * [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli Cesaro]] |
| 66 | ** King of Swing, for his freakish strength and duration when using the Giant Swing. |
| 67 | * Wrestling/ChrisBenoit |
| 68 | ** Crispin WAH - A reference to the way Howard Finkel would pronounce his name. |
| 69 | ** He Who Must Not Be Named, You-Know-Who, Lord Voldemort, Tioneb Sirhc, Chr*s B*n**t, Chris [Redacted] - Referring to WWE's unwritten rule of avoiding naming or referencing him by any means possible since the Benoit tragedy. |
| 70 | *** As for the guy this nickname was originally for, oddly enough, he has his own, half-page entry in the recent WWE Encyclopedia. This became, by far, the most notable feature of the encyclopedia. |
| 71 | *** Further subverted when this statement appeared in a History of WWE magazine: ''"What about the Chris Benoit tragedy? We're two years removed - will there ever be a time when we can acknowledge him as part of WWE history?" Vince's response: "It's not right to pretend he didn't exist. It's one thing to include him as part of a historical perspective, which I believe is OK, and it's another thing to promote him, which is not OK. The situation is very similar to that of O.J. Simpson - despite his controversy, O.J. was still a part of the NFL scene. You can't deny that he existed."'' |
| 72 | *** Benoit footage can now be seen on WWE's streaming video service, the WWE Network, uncut, although it's preceded by a very prominent disclaimer, and his matches cannot he searched manually. |
| 73 | * Wrestling/CarlitoColon |
| 74 | ** The Body GuyBodyguylito - he's a very good looking man and early in his career he wore a wifebeater that he would [[BattleStrip tear off during matches]]. Commentators at Family Wrestling Entertainment and House Of Hardcore made these official. |
| 75 | * Wrestling/CodyRhodes |
| 76 | ** Cody Von Doom, in his psycho gimmick where he felt his "dashing" face has been disfigured (despite that clearly not being the case) and wore a mask and hood to compensate. In other words, he became Doctor Doom. The mask even looked like Doom's, if Doom's were made of clear plastic--presumably by design, as Rhodes is a [[JustForFun/OneOfUs known comic book fan]]. |
| 77 | * Wrestling/CrashHolly |
| 78 | ** Elroy: After Chris Jericho repeatedly called him that due to his resemblance to Elroy Jetson. He was originally annoyed when fans chanted "El-Roy" at him, but he eventually embraced it. |
| 79 | *** Ascended. After Crash left the promotion, his signature taunts remained in the ''WWF Smackdown'' series for a few generations. Unwilling to continue using his name on them, the taunts were renamed "EL ROI 01" and such like. |
| 80 | * Wrestling/DanielBryan |
| 81 | ** Daniel Bryan Danielson or DBD - A portmanteau of the American Dragon's real and current WWE ring name due to his renaming ending up better than most. |
| 82 | ** [=AmDrag=] - His shorthand name, also from his time in the Indies, based off his original moniker "The American Dragon". |
| 83 | ** Bryan Dancingson - DBD has some awesome dance moves, as he demonstrated on Raw one week. |
| 84 | ** [[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Fred Fredburger]] - [[CatchPhrase YES!]] |
| 85 | ** Dirk Dickbutt - Before Danielson debuted as Daniel Bryan, there was a host of speculation as to what WWE would rename him. Somebody suggested this, and it snowballed from there. |
| 86 | ** [=GoatFace=] - Due to an insult by Wrestling/CMPunk on the June 11, 2012 episode of ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} Raw]]'' which became an instant meme on Website/{{Twitter}}. WWE took this and ''[[AscendedMeme ran with it to the max]]'', to the point where goats have become Bryan's AnimalMotif and his diving headbutt, for example, has been nicknamed "The Flying Goat." |
| 87 | ** [[EmbarrassingNickname Mr. Small Package]] - Due to his tendency to get the winning pin with a Small Package roll-up. |
| 88 | * Wrestling/DavidOtunga |
| 89 | ** Carlton, due to his uncanny resemblance to a beefier Carlton Banks from ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''. |
| 90 | ** The Macchiato Mauler - A nickname given since he is often seen with a coffee thermos. |
| 91 | ** Also, "Attorney At Raw," and "Folgers Soldier". |
| 92 | ** Some have noted the connection with Wrestling/JohnLaurinaitis (the former Johnny Ace) and deemed him [[VisualNovel/AceAttorney Ace's Attorney]]. |
| 93 | ** "Jennifer Hudsband", as coined by Corey Graves during the 2016 Wrestling/SurvivorSeries 5-on-5 traditional elimination tag team match between [[Wrestling/WWERaw Team Raw]] and [[Wrestling/WWESmackDown Team SmackDown Live]] while he was observing Wrestling/SethRollins' half-and-half t-shirt consisting of his own personal t-shirt on one half and Team RAW's t-shirt on the other. This is a reference to Otunga formerly being engaged to Jennifer Hudson. |
| 94 | * Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre |
| 95 | ** D-Mac. |
| 96 | * Wrestling/DustyRhodes, "The American Dream" |
| 97 | ** Da Dweem / Duthhh-tay - Due to his speech impediment, if you weeel. |
| 98 | * E-jects - The various wrestlers who departed Wrestling/{{WWE}} (sometimes against their will) for TNA, and who are, for the most part, very vocal and bitter about their time spent in WWE (some of them justifiably so, some of them not). |
| 99 | * Wrestling/EricBischoff |
| 100 | ** Easy-E: Also Sleazy-E, owing both to his slimy on-air character and the alleged incident where he and his wife picked up a stripper for a threesome. |
| 101 | ** Uncle Eric: Coined by Wrestling/MickFoley. |
| 102 | ** ATM Eric: Due to his lavish spending habits during his time in WCW, thanks to Ted Turner's money. |
| 103 | * Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} |
| 104 | ** SPEARSPEARSPEAR - Used to refer to his "ultimate opportunist" gimmick, which usually consists of Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} showing up when an opponent is weakened, [[EyeTake looking deranged]] and ultimately using his finishing move, Spear, on the opponent. [[AscendedMeme What really kickstarted the name was when he suffixed all of his sentences with "spear" in a promo with Chris Jericho.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx6H6Rs0_AA Spearspearspear.]] |
| 105 | * Wrestling/EvanBourne |
| 106 | ** Evan Braun - Music/OzzyOsbourne's uniquely muddled pronunciation of Evan's name was adopted by many fans. |
| 107 | * Wrestling/EveTorres |
| 108 | ** Hoeski: Coined by John Cena when calling her out on leading Wrestling/ZackRyder to ruin and planning to do the same with him with her feminine wiles. It has become a popular crowd chant. |
| 109 | --->'''John Cena''': I lost a Broski for a Hoeski! |
| 110 | * Wrestling/{{Fandango}} |
| 111 | ** Tango Inferno - For his lower card treatment similar to [[Wrestling/GlennGilbertti Disco Inferno]]. |
| 112 | * Wrestling/FinnBalor |
| 113 | ** Irish [[Series/HappyDays Fonzie]] - Just for his leather jacket. |
| 114 | * Wrestling/HeathSlater |
| 115 | ** The Ginger Ninja - Used by those who don't want to call him… |
| 116 | ** Wendy's Chick - A nickname coined by John Cena on an episode of Raw; a photoshop of Slater in the Wendy's logo accompanied it. |
| 117 | * Wrestling/HulkHogan |
| 118 | ** Hoke Hogan/Hoak Hogan/Ho Kogan - From the Wrestling/UltimateWarrior's odd pronunciation of the Hulkster's ring name during promos. |
| 119 | ** The Orange Goblin - Coined by ''Website/InsidePulse'''s Creator/ScottKeith, in reference to the odd tone his skin takes on when he tans (which is ''all the time''). |
| 120 | ** He was also fondly called "Immortal", thanks to his ''massive'' mainstream crossover popularity. |
| 121 | ** The Japanese took to calling him Ichiban, Japanese for "Number One" because of his impressive combination of size, strength, and ability. |
| 122 | * Wrestling/{{Ivory}} |
| 123 | ** The Schoolmarm Of Doom, during her stint with Right To Censor. |
| 124 | * Wrestling/JackSwagger |
| 125 | ** Jack Thwagger: Jack hath a very notitheable lithp. |
| 126 | * Wrestling/JeffHardy |
| 127 | ** Chef Hardy, due to ring announcer Justin Roberts, and his bad habit of dragging out the pronunciation of Hardy's name a little too long. |
| 128 | ** Meth Hardy - Inspired by his well-known drug abuse issues; possibly coined by GTS Wrestling (see Bork Laser, above). |
| 129 | ** Jeff Harvey - One of the many, many screw-ups by former announcer Mike Adamle. |
| 130 | ** Skittles - Owing to his usually multi-coloured hair (and, in recent years, body paint). |
| 131 | ** Brother Nero - Apart from 'Nero' being his middle name, this nickname has been coined by #BROKEN Wrestling/MattHardy. Now he's an OBSOLETE MULE. This later transitioned into being his official ring name when he teamed with his brother. |
| 132 | * Wrestling/JeffJarrett |
| 133 | ** [=StupidStar=]: From an incident in WCW when he mispronounced "superstar" and described himself as "the [=StupidStar=]". |
| 134 | ** Triple J: A play on his self-given nickname of "Double J". This one became far more prevalent during his time in TNA, where he is often compared to Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s Wrestling/TripleH. Not helped by the fact that he's been doing Triple H's finisher, The Pedigree, on a semi-regular basis since his in-ring return, and his father basically created the promotion as a starring vehicle for Jeff. |
| 135 | * Wrestling/JinderMahal |
| 136 | ** Jinder Anabol: During his world title push and since, his suddenly vascular physique lead many to suspect him of abusing steroids. "Juicy Jinder" and "Anabol Mahal" are others. |
| 137 | * Wrestling/JoeyRyan |
| 138 | ** "The King of Dong Style", playing off his porn star gimmick, complete with using his... manhood to attack his opponents. |
| 139 | * Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield |
| 140 | ** Jables, Jibbles - It helps to know he was most commonly and officially called JBL...and that he had gotten slightly out of shape during the end of his WWE run (when the JBL name started) and was quite jiggly in his ring attire. |
| 141 | * Wrestling/JohnCena |
| 142 | ** ABC: Anyone (or Anybody) But Cena, referring to when the fans (mainly the older male fans) were [[XPacHeat getting tired of]] Wrestling/JohnCena, especially in late 2005-2006. |
| 143 | ** Shawn Cena - Justin Roberts strikes again! |
| 144 | ** Cena Christ Superstar, what with his being all but unbeatable and being pushed like he's the Messiah of wrestling. Was also sort-of crucified during an I Quit match. |
| 145 | ** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure John Cena Joestar]], due to his "You Can't See Me!" gesture being suspiciously similar to [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Jonathan Joestar's pose]]. |
| 146 | ** Stone Clone, during his Dr. of Thuganomics days for being a Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin {{expy}}-of-sorts. |
| 147 | ** Super Cena, for having his own version of "Hulkamania" (named as "Cenation"), being an InvincibleHero for the most part, and being a military-esque {{Expy}} of Franchise/{{Superman}}. |
| 148 | ** The [=CenaTaker=] for Cena imitating The Undertaker's sit-up and SlashedThroat gesture before performing a ''chokeslam'' on Kane at the 3/26/18 edition of ''RAW''. |
| 149 | ** Big Match John - coined after his US Title reigns in 2015 and really cam into use after his return injury in 2016 which kicked off his [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap Rescue From The Scrappy Heap]]. |
| 150 | * Wrestling/JohnLaurinaitis |
| 151 | ** John Laryngitis, [[CatchPhrase the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations and Interim RAW General Manager]], for his rather rough voice. |
| 152 | *** Has become an AscendedMeme as well, with WWE working it in through one of Wrestling/SantinoMarella's funnier {{Malaproper}} moments. |
| 153 | ** Laurinaitis's old ring name, "Johnny Ace"; is commonly used as well for people who have trouble spelling and/or pronouncing his last name or are just more used to it. |
| 154 | * Wrestling/JohnMorrison |
| 155 | ** [=JoMo=]. It seems this one might have [[AscendedMeme ascended]]. If his Facebook is authentic, then he signs his post as [=JoMo=]. |
| 156 | *** Melina has used it as a nickname in Twitter posts, so [[AscendedMeme ascension]] has been confirmed. |
| 157 | ** J-Mo - the original version which Morrison himself coined on his "Mizfits and [=MOFOs=]" rap video with Wrestling/TheMiz when they were mocking Cryme Tyme. |
| 158 | ** [=JoMo=] in [=SloMo=] - his slow-motion entrance. |
| 159 | * Justin Gabriel |
| 160 | ** The Dark Angel - Justin Gabriel as a member of Wrestling/TheNexus. It's a play of his last name Gabriel, which is a reference to the Archangel Gabriel. |
| 161 | ** And the fact that his original FCW name was Justin Angel, which is probably where his WWE TV name came from. |
| 162 | ** Before FCW he used to be called PJ Black. This may or may not also be relevant to the "Dark" part. |
| 163 | * Justin King, the African-American referee who was formerly responsible for most women's matches in WWE, is sometimes just called the Black Ref by fans. |
| 164 | * Wrestling/{{Kane}} |
| 165 | ** Glenn the Libertarian/Libertarian Glenn - Kane's unmasked, sharp-dressed appearance from Oct. 2013-May 2014, due to him looking as he did in his personal life and at various political gatherings. The real Glenn Jacobs is a libertarian. |
| 166 | ** The Red-State Machine (as he is from deeply conservative Tennessee) and Well-Read Machine are not terribly uncommon either. (Out of character, Glenn Jacobs is quite prolific in writing opinions on politics, mostly libertarian-leaning--making his long-running comedy tag-team with real-life liberal-leaning Daniel Bryan even funnier in hindsight). In any case, Corporate Kane or Korporate Kane ended up becoming AscendedFanon. |
| 167 | ** After his re-masking in 2014, fans occasionally call him THEDEMONKANE because of the Authority and commentators' odd tendency to refer to him as "The Demon Kane" almost exclusively since then. |
| 168 | ** Another more hilarious nickname thrown around with Kane's metamorphosis to a slacks-wrestling lackey has been Angry Accountant. |
| 169 | * Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada |
| 170 | ** Lil' Kazu - a literal translation of Kazu-chan, used whenever Okada is pictured doing something silly. |
| 171 | * Wrestling/KevinNash |
| 172 | ** Big Poochie (or Big Lazy) - Nash (nicknamed "Big Sexy" more officially), in his days as a Wrestling/{{WCW}} booker during the Wrestling/{{n|ewWorldorder}}Wo era, wrote himself into a one-man SpotlightStealingSquad. Taken from the appropriate ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Simpsons]]'' episode, especially from Homer's suggestion that "when Poochie isn't around, the other characters should look sad and say, 'Where's Poochie?'" which is what many people thought WCW might as well be when he booked. |
| 173 | * [[Wrestling/KevinSteen Kevin Owens]] |
| 174 | ** Murderbear - Due to both [[FatBastard his build]] and his AxCrazy BerserkerRage. |
| 175 | * Wrestling/KofiKingston |
| 176 | ** Kobe Johnston, after two separate Raw guest hosts managed to mangle his first and last name. |
| 177 | * Wrestling/KurtAngle |
| 178 | ** The Dumbest Man In Professional Wrestling - Though first earned by Sting (see below), was also applied to Kurt Angle in 2012/2013 after he unknowingly mentored two members of the Aces & Eights (and was responsible for one getting into TNA in the first place) and failed to reveal who the Vice President of the faction was in time for anyone to do anything. It also "helps" that in 2011 he believed an obvious con from Hulk Hogan about Dixie Carter and the Jarretts (who are members of ''the conspiracy Hogan formed to overthrow Carter!'') which convinced him to screw over Sting for the TNA world title (and to join forces with ''the same conspiracy the Jarretts are a part of which Hogan formed to overthrow Carter!''). |
| 179 | ** Perc Angle: the period from 2006 to 2013 (or longer), from his final days with the WWE to his time in TNA/Impact Wrestling, when he became addicted to painkillers (Percocet, among others). |
| 180 | * [[Wrestling/VonErichFamily Lacey Von Erich]] |
| 181 | ** Lacey Von Botch for her apparent lack of any wrestling ability, despite her [[WrestlingFamily family pedigree]]. |
| 182 | * Wrestling/LowKi |
| 183 | ** The Belt Bitch: After NXT Rookie Kaval (indy star Low Ki) was stuck with WWE Divas [[Wrestling/LayCool Michelle [=McCool=] and Layla El]] (who proclaimed themselves "co-Women's Champions") as his Pros, he got stuck carrying around their belts a number of times, leading to him getting this nickname. |
| 184 | * Wrestling/MarkHenry |
| 185 | ** The [=KoolAid=] Man, due to the bright red ring attire he wore for some time, considerable girth and very deep voice. Coined by Cedric the Entertainer during his stint as guest host of RAW in 2009. |
| 186 | *** Used on Raw by Wrestling/{{Batista}}. "You'll be alright, [=KoolAid=]!" |
| 187 | *** Referenced by Henry himself sometime later. "My heart don't pump [=KoolAid=]!" |
| 188 | ** Music/RickRoss - Due to his resemblance to Ross after he shaved his head. He also dressed as him for Halloween. |
| 189 | * Masato Yoshino |
| 190 | ** Sexy Tarzan. Coined by female fans because he's very attractive and muscular, and he used to have a jungle-man gimmick. |
| 191 | ** Speed Star, since he's very, very fast. Has since become a RedBaron. |
| 192 | * Mason Ryan |
| 193 | ** Batistwo: New recruit for Wrestling/TheNexus Mason Ryan due to his remarkable resemblance to former WWE superstar Wrestling/{{Batista}}. Coined by Wrestling/ChrisJericho. |
| 194 | ** Backtista: His similarities with Batista actually fooled some fans to believe Dave was back when Mason first appeared. |
| 195 | ** Also, Welshtista. ([[DontExplainTheJoke He's Welsh.]]) You’ll be hard-pressed to find a nickname for Mason Ryan that isn’t related to Batista. |
| 196 | ** The People's Choice - Probably the only fan-nickname for Ryan that has nothing to do with Batista. After the incident where, due to an extremely slow vote counting system during a viewer's choice episode of Raw, he was accidentally voted into a match with Evan Bourne over the overwhelming favorite Sin Cara. |
| 197 | * Wrestling/MattHardy |
| 198 | ** Cow Blood / Cow Wood - "Cold Blood" Wrestling/MattHardy, due to [[http://shoptna.com/images/products/detail/HardyBrosTeesMatt.jpg this unfortunate choice of font in this TNA T-shirt.]] |
| 199 | ** Fat(t) Hardy/Lardy: Due to his weight gain. |
| 200 | *** {{Ascended|Meme}} in 2013 as Hardy went as [[https://twitter.com/RebySky/status/396068783040651264/photo/1 Fatt Hardy]] for Halloween. |
| 201 | ** Midd Cardy: Due to his inability to get high-profile matches. |
| 202 | * Wrestling/{{Melina}} |
| 203 | ** The Human Scream - due to her habit of screaming loudly during matches. |
| 204 | ** The Splits - Because she always did a split on the ring apron during her entrance. |
| 205 | * Wrestling/MichaelCole |
| 206 | ** Cole Miners: His fans. Yes, [[CreatorsPet he]] has fans. [[AscendedMeme Ascended]], as Cole himself has used the phrase at least once. |
| 207 | ** Maggle/Maggle Cole: JBL has a...unique way of pronouncing Cole's name. |
| 208 | * Michael Tarver |
| 209 | ** Advertising/{{Terry Tate|OfficeLinebacker}}, due to his resemblance to the Reebok advertising character. |
| 210 | * Wrestling/MichelleMcCool |
| 211 | ** [=McRib=] for her extremely skinny figure. |
| 212 | ** Twiggy - Same reason. |
| 213 | ** Skelator - Same reason |
| 214 | * Wrestling/MickieJames |
| 215 | ** Piggie James - due to the fact that she's a bit larger in the middle than she used to be. Coined by Michelle [=McCool=] during their feud during late 2009-early 2010. Has since turned into a detractor nickname. |
| 216 | ** Hardcore [[CountryMatters Cuntry (alternatively spelled cunt-tree)]] - a play on her TNA nickname "Hardcore Country" |
| 217 | * Wrestling/MontelVontaviousPorter |
| 218 | ** The [[Franchise/PowerRangers Power Ranger]], owing to his unusual ring attire, which was designed to cover up a sizeable chest tattoo of Malcolm X. Coined by then-color commentator of Smackdown, Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield (at 2006's No Mercy PPV) and later adopted by the live crowds at Smackdown events: |
| 219 | --->'''JBL''': I wanna slap that smile right off his face. He hasn't busted a grape. He comes here, calling himself MVP, dressed like a Bud Light can, stole that outfit from a damn Power Ranger, and he walks around strutting IN A RING THAT I'VE BLED, SWEAT, AND BUSTED MY ASS IN! |
| 220 | *** The ironic thing is that the outfit's pretty clearly supposed to be based off the [=UnderArmor=] line of athletic apparel, making it literally the most practical wrestling costume in history—something he would eventually [[https://twitter.com/The305MVP/status/468150421060476928 gleefully lampshade]] on Twitter: |
| 221 | ---> "I always found it odd that people find MY wrestling attire "odd" but men wrestling in [[UnderwearOfPower PANTIES]] is just fine." |
| 222 | * Orange Cassidy |
| 223 | ** "The King of Sloth Style", riffing on his in-ring slacker persona and his slow-paced style (at least for ''most'' of a match). |
| 224 | * Orlando Jordan |
| 225 | ** Buckwheat - In WWE, due to his noticeable hairstyle. |
| 226 | ** Whoopi - Jordan grew out his hair prior to joining TNA. Coined by D'Angelo Dinero. |
| 227 | * President Ramu, aka Kaicho Ramu |
| 228 | ** La hija del Undertaker - A little girl with superhuman strength (she is capable of chokeslamming and suplexing adults) and dark powers led some fans to joke that she was Wrestling/TheUndertaker's long lost daughter. This became AscendedFanon later. |
| 229 | * Wrestling/RandyOrton |
| 230 | ** As with [[Wrestling/HulkHogan Hogan]] above, Orton has his own nickname on InsidePulse, coined by Penny Sautereau after his second Wellness Policy violation, "Two Strikes". |
| 231 | ** Randal, after [[Wrestling/CMPunk CM Punk]] started derogatorily calling him that on tv. (In an odd ''inversion'', Randy's real name actually ''is'' "Randal.", so it's a case of a guy's ring name being a close derivative of his legal name and his FanNickname of his ring name being his legal name.) |
| 232 | ** Blandy Snoreton, among detractors who are not excited to see him. |
| 233 | * Wrestling/RandySavage |
| 234 | ** Similar to Chris Benoit (above), "You Know Who" and such, given how Wrestling/VinceMcMahon had, for all intents and purposes, completely written him out of WWE history. (And let's not get started on an urban legend that turned into somewhat of a meme. Most IWC members know the one.) However, they are doing a little better including Savage on [=DVDs=] - he appeared on the Best of Saturday Night's Main Event and the Intercontinental Championship sets, and got a three-disc best-of collection called ''Macho Madness'', and he appeared in an online promo for ''Wrestling/WWEAllStars''. Also, Savage was inducted in the 2015 WWE [=HoF=] class. |
| 235 | *** For those not in the know, the urban legend is that Randy Savage [[MemeticMolester allegedly committed statutory rape]] on an underage Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon. |
| 236 | * Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat |
| 237 | ** Arm-Dragon: Wrestling/RickySteamboat when, following an exaggerated lucha libre psychology, he would use arm drags constantly throughout a match. |
| 238 | * [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] |
| 239 | ** The Dwayne - His real name Wrestling/DwayneJohnson, and Johnson moved away from having "The Rock" being included in his name for his acting credits, inspiring the nickname. |
| 240 | * Wrestling/RomanReigns |
| 241 | ** Reigns is called "[=BatRoman=]" among the more rational WWE fans due to his BrokenBase reputation, being Cena's successor as WWE's franchise player, and being an {{Expy}} of Franchise/{{Batman}}. Ironically, Reigns' signature move is called "Superman Punch". |
| 242 | * Wrestling/{{Ryback}} |
| 243 | ** Ryberg / Goldback, due to his striking resemblance to Goldberg, as well as the early part of his run as Ryback featuring an "undefeated streak" gimmick very similar to Goldberg's. |
| 244 | ** Rybotch: Due to the fact that he botched a lot in his early career. |
| 245 | * Wrestling/SantinoMarella |
| 246 | ** [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]], due to his outrageous-a stereotypical-a Italian-a accent-a (he's actually Canadian-born, with some Italian blood). |
| 247 | * Wrestling/SaraDelRey |
| 248 | ** Death Rey |
| 249 | * Wrestling/ScottSteiner has been nicknamed Steroid Steiner (or alternatively Scott Steroid) for obvious reasons. |
| 250 | * Wrestling/SethRollins |
| 251 | ** Eater of Shit[[note]]To "eat shit" is an idiom here - [[{{Squick}} thankfully]] - meaning 'to take a hard fall'[[/note]]: He has the bad habit of being the member of The Shield to perform the highest spots and take the sickest bumps, a habit which even as a somewhat cowardly but skilled heel, he still couldn't get away from. (A play on Bray Wyatt's official nom de guerre of "Eater of Worlds".) |
| 252 | ** Crossfit Jesus, due to his love of Crossfit and his uncanny resemblance to, well, Jesus. |
| 253 | ** Mr. Small Package II, because... well, the IWC was not kind when they discovered his leaked dick pics... |
| 254 | ** Monday Night Rollins: A wordplay of ''Monday Night RAW'', which later becomes an AscendedMeme. |
| 255 | *** Sunday Night Rollins: His back-to-back title matches against Cena and Sting at ''Night of Champions 2015''. |
| 256 | ** Spider Rollins: After taking over Reigns' role as TheHero as of late-2018. Being a CombatPragmatist like ComicBook/SpiderMan also helps. |
| 257 | ** Additions to his -Slayer nickname: |
| 258 | *** Vigilanteslayer, Iconslayer, Manslayer - Defeating and retiring [[{{Wrestling/WCW}} The Man Called Sting]] after their match at Night of Champions 2015. |
| 259 | *** Demonslayer - Defeating Demon Kane at Hell in a Cell 2015. |
| 260 | * Shaniqua |
| 261 | ** Linda "Miss a Missile Dropkick By" Miles. Real name Linda Miles, Shaniqua once attempted a missile dropkick and aimed about four feet wide. |
| 262 | * Wrestling/{{Sheamus}} |
| 263 | ** (The) Albino Warrior: Because he's really, '''really''' [[ButNotTooWhite pale]], this is a play on his usual nickname, The Celtic Warrior.[[note]]Because he wears ''very'' strong sunblock at all times to keep his pale complexion, he has to get his Vitamin D levels regularly checked.[[/note]] The nickname is also a swipe at the Wrestling/UltimateWarrior, another performer that WWE fans felt was pushed far beyond his wrestling abilities. |
| 264 | ** Fans have also taken to calling him the Ginger Giant for obvious reasons. |
| 265 | ** Also Lobsterhead, taken from a MemeticMutation of his original entrance music: "It's a shameful thing, lobsterhead". |
| 266 | ** Being a ginger with spiky hair does not help his cause here either, and is why his finisher (more commonly called the Razor's Edge) is known to some as the Ginger's Edge. |
| 267 | ** [[Franchise/TheMuppets Beaker]], thanks to Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}}. Later, this was ''canonized'' during a show featuring the Muppets, where it's revealed Beaker and Sheamus are cousins. |
| 268 | * Wrestling/ShinsukeNakamura |
| 269 | ** Swagsuke, due to his look, odd and spastic movements, ConfusionFu in-ring style, and overall "give no fucks" attitude. Despite his having that nickname before his WWE debut, he was called this once or twice in passing on commentary during one of his first few matches in [[Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} NXT]]. |
| 270 | ** The King of Low Blow Style: A play on his "The King of Strong Style" title, after pulling a FaceHeelTurn and ''repeatedly'' sneaking up on AJ Styles to punch him in the nuts. |
| 271 | *** A lot of fans also started using "The King of Dong Style" (though Joey Ryan was the first to receive that nickname). |
| 272 | * Wrestling/SinCara |
| 273 | ** Botch Cara, due to his tendency to botch a lot. |
| 274 | * Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon |
| 275 | ** Nipple H - Stacked like pancakes (to say nothing of when she was pregnant). Term coined by Website/{{WrestleCrap}}... and if you look for "Stephanie [=McMahon=]" on a certain site that [[Website/{{Uncyclopedia}} parodies]] [[Website/{{Wikipedia}} The Other Wiki]], the title changes before your eyes to "Nipple H". |
| 276 | ** The Emasculator: Due to her tendency to slap or dress down male superstars, who, thanks to a) WWE no longer allowing man-on-woman violence and b) the fact that she's the boss, aren't allowed to retaliate. The best that you can hope for is that she gets owned by a good comeback. |
| 277 | * Wrestling/{{Sting}} |
| 278 | ** The Dumbest Man in Professional Wrestling earned this nickname by literally being booked as the single most StupidGood {{face}} ever. |
| 279 | ** Surfer Sting - Referring to Wrestling/{{Sting}} in his initial run in the Wrestling/{{N|ationalWrestlingAlliance}}WA and WCW, where he had short bleached-blonde hair and colorful facepaint/trunks. |
| 280 | ** Crow Sting - Sting's [=nWo=]-inspired transformation, and the look he's retained ever since, which was obviously inspired by the film adaptation of ''Franchise/TheCrow'' (and allegedly suggested to Sting by Wrestling/ScottHall). Also referred to as "Sad Mime Sting" by [=411Mania=]'s Arnold Furious. |
| 281 | *** Lobster Sting - an unfortunate side effect of the above, as after Sting joined the [=nWo=] Wolfpac, he changed the white on his outfit to red... including the scorpions, which due to the brightness of the red used made him look like a mascot for a seafood restaurant. |
| 282 | *** Wolfpac Sting is also sometimes called Chessman, after a Wrestling/{{AAA}} luchador with a very similar look (red facepaint w/black accents and long, stringy black hair) |
| 283 | ** Post-Crow Sting: Sting's character in TNA. Differs from Crow Sting in that, while Crow Sting was completely silent, Post-Crow Sting ''never'' shuts up. |
| 284 | *** Post-Lobster Sting: Sting's brief stint with [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder The Band]], in which he brought back his black-and-red getup. |
| 285 | ** [=AnderSting=]: [[Wrestling/KenAnderson Mr. Anderson]]'s (May-June 2011) gimmick of dressing up like an odd combination of Surfer Sting and Post-Crow Sting. |
| 286 | ** [[ComicBook/TheJoker Joker Sting]]: Sting's 2011 gimmick for acting really, ''really'' similar to Creator/HeathLedger's performance in ''Film/TheDarkKnight''. |
| 287 | ** Real Estate Steve: Nickname for Sting's suit-wearing, make-up less appearance in the Main Event Mafia. Coined by MMA fighter Frank Trigg due to Sting's numerous properties in Trigg's neighborhood. Introduced by Dave Meltzer after reporting Trigg's meeting of Sting at a TNA pay-per-view. |
| 288 | ** Steve: Nickname for Sting that came from a dirtsheet typo that referred to him as [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Steve "Steve"]] Borden and posted on 420chan's wrestling board, /wooo/, where it was popularized. When used, it's often accompanied by a picture of Sting sans facepaint. |
| 289 | * Wrestling/{{Tazz}} |
| 290 | ** The Orange Midget: For being short and having orange in most of his outfits. |
| 291 | * Wrestling/TeddyLong |
| 292 | ** Peanuthead - Fairly self-explanatory, almost always used affectionately. |
| 293 | * Wrestling/TommyDreamer |
| 294 | ** Nommy Dreamer, because of his slightly overweight build. A cross of his name and the OM NOM NOM onomatopoeia for loud eating. |
| 295 | ** Similarly, "Fatty Dreamer", which came about because of a bit from a shoot interview with Scott "Wrestling/{{Raven}}" Levy where he out-and-out called Dreamer fat. |
| 296 | * Wrestling/TripleH |
| 297 | ** Trips. Similarly Tripsy. |
| 298 | ** Cripple H - Mainly used for the 2001-2005 period when he seemed to suffer a muscle tear every other week and was much less agile in the ring than he used to be. |
| 299 | ** (Triple) Haitch: Due to Wrestling/WilliamRegal's very English pronunciation of the letter "H". Given that it's very similar to "Naitch," the nickname he coined for his idol Wrestling/RicFlair, Hunter would probably be pretty happy with that one. |
| 300 | ** (HH)HGH: spawned during his year-long injury hiatus, when it became known that his type of quad tear is almost never seen outside of heavy steroid users. The fact that he came back more buff than ever did nothing to quell this. (And, after coming back from the second of such quad tears, he looked considerably slimmed down and hasn't had such any injury since.) |
| 301 | ** The [=McMahon=]-in-Law, after his longtime real life relationship with and eventual marriage to Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon |
| 302 | ** [[Franchise/MortalKombat Shao Kahn]] for his more recent entrance costumes for [=WrestleMania=], notably [=WrestleMania=]s 27 and 30. |
| 303 | ** [=tHHHor=]: Given for a combination of reasons: his preferred weapon of a sledgehammer, the way he's seen by other characters as a sort of minor god of wrestling, how he no-sells most attacks, etc. |
| 304 | *** Not to mention a passing resemblance to the comic book version of [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]], which was played with in [[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2p8bz_triple-h-wrestlemania-22-entrance_sport his now-infamous WrestleMania 22 entrance.]] Wrestling/TripleH was once in the running for the role of Thor in the Marvel movie, as well. |
| 305 | ** Speaking of his [=WrestleMania=] 22 entrance, Triple H has also gained the nickname "Gonad The Barbarian" thanks to Website/{{WrestleCrap}}. |
| 306 | ** The sledgehammer itself has correspondingly been referred to as "Mjolnir." |
| 307 | ** "Shovel", another from his detractors, which should be pretty easy to figure out by this point. |
| 308 | ** The man with three H's, coined by "Broken" Wrestling/MattHardy. |
| 309 | ** Eater Of Minutes; coined when it was noticed that though he no longer wrestles regularly, his matches tend to take up large spots on the card (for example, he's had the longest match on all but one of the past 8 Wrestlemanias, as of Wrestlemania 34) |
| 310 | ** Papa H - a more affectionate nickname toward Helmsley as many see the NXT supserstar(as well as his other hires) as his kids. Has seen increasing use as Triple H took over creative. |
| 311 | * Wrestling/TylerBreeze |
| 312 | ** Prince Purrty/Purtty/Purdy, Breeze's habit of dressing like women including an old lady, Nikki Bella, Renee Young. |
| 313 | * Wrestling/UltimateWarrior |
| 314 | ** The Anabolic Warrior - [[Wrestling/TheWrestlingObserverNewsletter Dave Meltzer]]'s nickname for the Wrestling/UltimateWarrior. |
| 315 | * Wrestling/{{Umaga}} |
| 316 | ** Youmanga - Much like the previous "Haitch" example, Wrestling/WilliamRegal's very unique pronunciation of Umaga's name led to fans - especially smarks - embracing "Youmanga" wholeheartedly. |
| 317 | * Wrestling/TheUndertaker |
| 318 | ** [=BikerTaker=], during his "American Badass" / "Big Evil" runs, where he was most known for riding a motorcycle out to the ring. |
| 319 | *** "Mean" Mark Callous, since he once wrestled under this name and it fits the biker image. |
| 320 | ** The Neverjobber, The [[NoSell Underseller]], [[NameMcAdjective [=Nosell McNeverjob=]]] - Smark nicknames, particularly when he's gone a long time without jobbing cleanly (which is most of the time). |
| 321 | ** [[IncrediblyLamePun Undertaker's Dong]]: The [[ForDoomTheBellTolls tolling bell]] at the beginning of Undertaker's theme song. If you want to know why, check the link. |
| 322 | * Wrestling/VinceMcMahon |
| 323 | ** [=MeekMahan=] - from #Broken Matt Hardy's mispronunciation of his last name. |
| 324 | * Willie Mack |
| 325 | ** Lucha Ron Funches - As he bears more than a passing resemblance to comedian Ron Funches. Coined by Matt Striker, and has been acknowledged by both Mack and Funches himself. |
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| 327 | |
| 328 | [[folder:Tag Teams, Stables, and Groups]] |
| 329 | * Absolution and/or Wrestling/TheRiottSquad: [[DistaffCounterpart The She]][[Wrestling/TheShield -ild]] - Both trios debuted in the same week, almost exactly to the five-year anniversary of the Shield's debut, and displayed a penchant for backstage ambushes and ganging up on their opponents, even having a similar composition--one tougher-looking bruiser (Sonya Deville and Sarah Logan; essentially an analogue to Roman Reigns), one PaleSkinnedBrunette alt girl who led the group (Wrestling/{{Paige}} and Wrestling/RubyRiott; the analogue to Seth Rollins), and one blonde (Wrestling/MandyRose and Wrestling/LivMorgan; the analogue to Dean Ambrose). |
| 330 | * Air Boom: (Wrestling/EvanBourne & Wrestling/KofiKingston) |
| 331 | ** Altitude Era, Flight Club, Sonic Boom, and other speed and altitude puns were tossed around by fans; "Air Boom" itself became the offical name as a result of a [[NamedByDemocracy naming contest on Twitter]] |
| 332 | * Wrestling/AJLee & Wrestling/TaminaSnuka: |
| 333 | ** HBAJ and Shesel, as a reference to [[Wrestling/ShawnMichaels HBK]] and [[Wrestling/KevinNash Diesel]] |
| 334 | * America's Most Wanted: TNA actually adopted this fan nickname for the team of Wrestling/JamesStorm and Chris Harris. |
| 335 | * [[Wrestling/KanakoUrai Asuka]] and Wrestling/TheMiz (Mixed Match Challenge): Awesuka (a play on the Miz’s catchphrase and Asuka’s name) |
| 336 | * Wrestling/TheAuthority |
| 337 | ** [=AuTHORity=], an extension of Wrestling/TripleH's nickname of [=tHHHor=]. |
| 338 | ** Idiot and Doofus: Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon and Hunter respectively, following Wrestling/CMPunk's infamous WorkedShoot in the Summer of 2011. |
| 339 | * Awesome Truth ([[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]] and Wrestling/TheMiz) |
| 340 | ** Truth and Reality |
| 341 | ** Truthfully Awesome |
| 342 | ** The What-Busters |
| 343 | ** Awesome Truth was itself a fan nickname that was officially adopted. |
| 344 | * The Wrestling/BellaTwins |
| 345 | ** The Belly Twins, coined by Wrestling/LayCool. |
| 346 | *** Brie Danielson or Brie Bryan for Brie Bella, due to her marriage to Daniel Bryan. |
| 347 | *** Nikki Cena (or Nikki Sheena) for Nikki Bella since she was John Cena's girlfriend and due to her status as a CreatorsPet during her time as Divas Champion from November 2014 to September 2015. |
| 348 | * Wrestling/TheBigShow & Wrestling/{{Kane}} |
| 349 | ** [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons The Local Men]] (specifically referring to their teaming up while part of Wrestling/TheAuthority, though the nickname has continued to follow both around since then), due to their status as [[TheScrappy Scrappies]] and a growing belief among fans that they ruin everything they're involved with. |
| 350 | * Wrestling/BobbyRoode and [[Wrestling/AmericanAlpha Chad Gable]] |
| 351 | ** Ready Willing and Glorious: a combination of their catchphrases. |
| 352 | * Wrestling/BookerT & Wrestling/{{Goldust}} |
| 353 | ** Black Gold. Some people also used Book Dust. |
| 354 | * Wrestling/ChrisJericho & Wrestling/AJStyles |
| 355 | ** [=Y2AJ=]. |
| 356 | * Wrestling/ChrisJericho & Wrestling/{{Christian}} |
| 357 | ** Vitamin C; Jericho himself used the name at least once, though it was never made official. |
| 358 | * Wrestling/ChrisJericho & Wrestling/ChrisBenoit |
| 359 | ** Canadian Violence Connection, a name coined by Creator/ScottKeith due to Keith referring to chops thrown by Canadians as Canadian violence. |
| 360 | * Wrestling/ChrisJericho & [[Wrestling/KevinSteen Kevin Owens]] |
| 361 | ** Jeri-KO. |
| 362 | * The Class of 2002: The five major superstars who made their WWF/WWE debut in the aforementioned year, namely: Wrestling/BrockLesnar, Wrestling/RandyOrton, Wrestling/{{Batista}}, Wrestling/JohnCena and Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}. [[Wrestling/TheWorldsGreatestTagTeam Shelton Benjamin]] gets thrown in occasionally. |
| 363 | * Wrestling/CodyRhodes and Wrestling/{{Goldust}}: |
| 364 | ** Their original team, before Cody adopted the Stardust gimmick, was nicknamed Rhodeblock, a reference to Goldust's affinity for blocking people on Twitter for seemingly any reason. |
| 365 | * Wrestling/CMPunk & [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] |
| 366 | ** A very short lived team of two of the best and most popular talents of their era netted them the name "The Giga Powers." (It's like the [[Wrestling/HulkHogan Mega]] [[Wrestling/RandySavage Powers]], [[DontExplainTheJoke only a thousand times more talented.]]) |
| 367 | * The Corre |
| 368 | ** Againstus: As a splinter from from Wrestling/TheNexus after that group told Wrestling/JohnCena that "[[CatchPhrase You're either Nexus, or you're against us]]", well... This nickname was first given when Cena debuted the team of ''Raw'' superstars that he would lead into battle against Nexus at ''[=SummerSlam=] 2010''. |
| 369 | ** The Nexus Wolfpac: A reference to when the [=nWo=] split, with the defectors who were known as the [=nWo=] Wolfpac. |
| 370 | * Curtis Axel & Wrestling/DavidOtunga |
| 371 | ** After they got away from [[Wrestling/TheNexus New Nexus]] association, [[Wrestling/CurtisAxel Mike McGillicutty]] and David Otunga have become known in some circles as The Borre. |
| 372 | * The Dashing Ones ([[InsistentTerminology "Dashing"]] Wrestling/CodyRhodes and Wrestling/DrewMcIntyre) |
| 373 | ** Before the Dashing Ones was picked up, fans thought of Dashed Dreams, Broken Mirrors, Dashingly Sinister (as coined by Matt Striker)... |
| 374 | ** Chosen Rhodes |
| 375 | * [[Wrestling/GlennGilbertti Disco Inferno]], Alex Wright, & Tokyo Magnum |
| 376 | ** The Dancing Axis Powers - Disco Inferno was of Italian descent, Alex Wright was a German national, and Tokyo Magnum was Japanese. (Disco and Wright were referred to, on-screen, as "The Dancing Fools" and/or "The Boogie Knights". Or, based on a Tony Schiavone [[FreudianSlip slip of the tongue]], the "Dancing Dildos," when he supposedly meant to just say "Dodos") |
| 377 | * Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} and Wrestling/{{Christian}}: "E & C", "Suicide Blondes" (they had actually used this name in the independents, as Sexton Hardcastle and Christian Cage, prior to coming to Wrestling/{{WWE}}.) |
| 378 | * Wrestling/EvanBourne & Wrestling/MarkHenry: "Bourne Strong" |
| 379 | * Los Reyes del Aire for El Sagrado, Wrestling/LaSombra, Volador Jr. and Wrestling/{{Mistico}}'s version of Super Sky Team, after the Wrestling/{{CMLL}} event of the same name. |
| 380 | * [[Wrestling/{{Fortune}} Fourtune/Fortune]] |
| 381 | ** [=SIXtune=]: Wrestling/{{TNA}} stable Fourtune, which at its peak consisted of Wrestling/RicFlair, Wrestling/AJStyles, Wrestling/FrankieKazarian, [[Wrestling/NigelMcGuinness Desmond Wolfe]], and Beer Money (Wrestling/JamesStorm and [[Wrestling/BobbyRoode Robert Roode]]). |
| 382 | ** Later on, the faction would consist of Styles, Kazarian, Storm, Roode, Matt Morgan, and Douglas Williams, with Flair managing, all while being part of a Super PowerStable with Immortal. |
| 383 | ** [=FIVEtune=]: Fortune would later drop Williams and Morgan and then HeelFaceTurn away from Immortal, bring the group down to the Four that the name and logo would indicate. This being TNA, they would add Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels to the fold anyway just to ensure that Fortune can't actually have four people in it. |
| 384 | ** [[IncrediblyLamePun Fortunately]], they tweaked the spelling from "Fourtune" to "Fortune" even before dropping Williams, Morgan, and Immortal so that it wouldn't be such a big elephant in the room, though they failed to change their theme music in which a prominent lyric was "Fortune four". |
| 385 | * "Genesis": The "group" that seemed to have formed on the final episode of season 2 of WWE NXT. After [[Wrestling/LowKi Kaval's]] victory, the other seven NXT rookies attacked Kaval and the pros (minus Lay-Cool). The attacked invoked similarities to Wrestling/TheNexus, so many people thought they would be forming another stable similar to the faction terrorizing Raw at the time, presumably to take over [=SmackDown=]. The name "Genesis" came from a promo by [[Wrestling/CurtisAxel Michael McGillicutty]], who was the runner-up that season and supposed leader of the new group. |
| 386 | * The Godfather & Val Venis |
| 387 | ** Supply and Demand; [[WrestlingDoesntPay the Godfather was a pimp and Val Venis was a porn star]]. This was later occasionally used on screen. |
| 388 | * The Hardy Boyz (Wrestling/MattHardy and Wrestling/JeffHardy) |
| 389 | ** Though it comes years after they stop tagging as a regular team, "The Food and Drug Administration", given Matt's out-of-shape build and Jeff's numerous drug problems. |
| 390 | * [=JeriShow=] (Wrestling/ChrisJericho and Wrestling/TheBigShow) |
| 391 | ** Though eventually used as the official team name, [=JeriShow=] started out as a fan nickname; it was first used by Wrestling/JohnMorrison in a web video as "The Big [=JeriShow=]"; Jericho used the shortened form shortly afterward. |
| 392 | * The Kick-Me Squad, The B-Team: The gang of second-string wrestlers that joined the [=nWo=] after they'd been around for a while; the most "notable" ones included Stevie Ray (Wrestling/BookerT's brother), Scott Norton, Horace Hogan (Wrestling/HulkHogan's nephew), and Brian Adams. |
| 393 | * Legacy (Wrestling/RandyOrton, Wrestling/CodyRhodes, and Wrestling/TedDiBiaseJr) |
| 394 | ** The Baby Oil Boy's Club, always used insultingly, and eventually used onscreen by John Cena. |
| 395 | ** Another one was "The Ambiguously Gay Trio" (named after a ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' parody on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', due to the HoYay and constant inability to wear pants). |
| 396 | * [[Wrestling/TheMiz Miz]] & [[Wrestling/ChrisJericho Jericho]] |
| 397 | ** Team Ex: Both are Big Show's ex-tag partners, and for those versed in [[HoYay subtext]], both act suspiciously like ex-boyfriends. |
| 398 | ** An alternative fan nickname for the duo is "Jiz". |
| 399 | ** Also, "Jeri-Miz", from "Jeri-Show" and "Show-Miz." |
| 400 | * [[Wrestling/TheMiz Miz]] & [[Wrestling/JohnMorrison Morrison]] |
| 401 | ** "[=MizMo=]", "The In Crowd", "The Dirt Sheet Duo" (a reference to their web show), "Mizorrison", and "M&M" (in reference to Morrison's previous tag team, MNM) were all fan names |
| 402 | * "Moore Wang": The team of Jimmy Wang Yang (an Asian wrestler dressed up as a stereotpyical cowboy) and Shannon Moore. Supposedly, WWE didn't just ignore this but actively discouraged fans from using it. |
| 403 | * [[Wrestling/MontelVontaviousPorter MVP]] & Wrestling/MarkHenry |
| 404 | ** Team [=KoolAid=], due to their trademark red ring attire and Henry's [=KoolAid=] Man nickname (see above) |
| 405 | ** Team Blackronyms is also applicable to MVP and Henry aka the WorldsStrongestMan (WSM) |
| 406 | ** Also [[{{Squick}} Ball Sweat]], for MVP's "Ballin'!" taunt and because Mark Henry is rather, well, sweaty. |
| 407 | ** World's Strongest {{Tag Team}} was occasionally used by WWE to refer them. |
| 408 | ** They themselves eventually coined Power Ballin', though it was long after MVP had left the company. |
| 409 | * Wrestling/TheNewDay |
| 410 | ** The Three Faces of Fun, a reference to the WCW stable Three Faces of Fear. |
| 411 | * Nexus |
| 412 | ** [=CeNexus=] - The Nexus after Cena was forced to join. |
| 413 | ** [=NexSES=] - After Wrestling/CMPunk took it over. A reference to Punk's old stable, the Straight Edge Society (SES). |
| 414 | * nXt - Coined by members of the Website/{{WrestleCrap}} forums as well as a [[{{Foreshadowing}} Michael Tarver shirt]], this nickname plays on the supposed similarities between the season one NXT rookies (now officially Nexus) and the Wrestling/NewWorldOrder (typeset as nWo). |
| 415 | ** (The) NXT Five - As a ShoutOut to the "Smackdown Six" of the Ruthless Aggression Era, this references a group of highly-touted independent and/or puroresu superstars that WWE stockpiled into NXT. The 'group' came into being when Wrestling/AdrianNeville (formerly PAC; British) and Wrestling/SamiZayn (the former El Generico; Canadian with Syrian ancestry) were joined in 2014 by Wrestling/KevinSteen (renamed Kevin Owens; French-Canadian), Wrestling/{{KENTA|Kobayashi}} (renamed Hideo Itami; Japanese) and Wrestling/FergalDevitt (renamed Finn Bálor; Irish). Occasionally [[Wrestling/SamiCallihan Solomon Crowe]] is thrown in to make it six. |
| 416 | *** The NXT Five is also developing a healthy habit of circulating as members move up to the main roster and new stars get signed, per Triple H's strategy of turning NXT into its own brand as a blend of indie/developmental. Once Neville moved up to the main roster, Wrestling/SamoaJoe took his spot. Once Kevin Owens got called up, former Dragon Gate star Uhaa Nation took his place as Apollo Crews. |
| 417 | ** The Four Horsewomen: A name for the DistaffCounterpart group to the former NXT Five that is gaining some traction on the internet. These are the four female wrestlers formerly in NXT who are considered by fans to be top-notch wrestlers as opposed to just eye candy and expected to be the 'next generation' of the WWE Divas' division: Wrestling/{{Charlotte}}, Wrestling/SashaBanks, Wrestling/{{Bayley}}, and Wrestling/BeckyLynch. The name likely comes from Charlotte being the daughter of Wrestling/RicFlair, thus sharing a namesake with a group of female MMA fighters led by Creator/RondaRousey who first took the name with the blessing of Flair and his original Four Horsemen enforcer Wrestling/ArnAnderson. |
| 418 | *** Recently in photoshoots and house show appearances the NXT Horsewomen have been seen throwing up the Four together. [[spoiler:More recently, three of them debuted on the July 13, 2015 episode of ''Wrestling/WWERaw'' to side with either Wrestling/{{Paige}} (Charlotte and Becky) or Wrestling/{{Naomi|Wrestler}} and Wrestling/{{Tamina|Snuka}} (Banks) in the three-way war for control against [[Wrestling/AliciaFox Team]] [[Wrestling/BellaTwins Bella]]. Even more recently, after Bayley finally defeated Sasha for the Women's Championship at Takeover: Brooklyn in arguably one of the greatest and most significant women's matches in history, the four celebrated together in the ring and threw up the symbol together with the approval of the entire crowd.]] Safe to say it's become an AscendedMeme. |
| 419 | ** The FCW Four - The NXT Five's predecessor group back when it was Florida Championship Wrestling, which consisted of [[Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli (Antonio) Cesaro]], Wrestling/SethRollins, Wrestling/DeanAmbrose, and [[Wrestling/ChrisHero Kassius Ohno]]. The group slowly evolved into the modern NXT Five/Six. |
| 420 | * [[Wrestling/{{TNA}} Orlando Jordan & Eric Young]] |
| 421 | ** The team of the flamboyant omnisexual and the brain-damaged funny man is fairly frequently referred to as [=Bi/Curious=]. |
| 422 | * [[Wrestling/LondonAndKendrick Paul London & Brian Kendrick]]: Sometimes nicknamed "Londrick" and "The Hooliganz". The team also had "The Hooliganz" printed on their ring attire, but were never officially referred by that name until they worked for Europe based Insane Championship Wrestling. |
| 423 | * [[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]] & Wrestling/KofiKingston |
| 424 | ** R-Boom, a reference to Kingston's former team "Air Boom". |
| 425 | ** Two and a Half Men, for Truth's former gimmick that was based on him having an imaginary friend. |
| 426 | * Rated RKO (Wrestling/RandyOrton and Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}}): An ascended fan nickname. |
| 427 | ** Sometimes also called Ordge. |
| 428 | * Rated [=Y2J=] (Wrestling/ChrisJericho and Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}}) |
| 429 | ** Before being given their official name, sometimes referred to as "Team Ego" |
| 430 | * Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr & Wrestling/SinCara |
| 431 | ** Team [[WesternAnimation/{{MASK}} M.A.S.K.]] |
| 432 | * Rhodes Scholars (Wrestling/CodyRhodes and Wrestling/DamienSandow) |
| 433 | ** The official name started as a fan name. Then they split up. But then they got back together. A resultant fan nickname for them is "It's Complicated" after the term used to refer to volatile relationships on Facebook. |
| 434 | * Wrestling/SaraDelRey & Wrestling/DaizeeHaze |
| 435 | ** Though not a permanent tag team, the two of them frequently team together, especially in Wrestling/{{Chikara}}, and are often called Death Haze after Sara's nickname (Death Rey) and Daizee's last name. |
| 436 | * [[Wrestling/SarahStock Sarita]] & Wrestling/TaylorWilde |
| 437 | ** "Las Luchas", presumably short for Las Luchadoras. |
| 438 | * "Sexodus": The Season 3 rookies of NXT. With the Season 1 rookies forming Wrestling/TheNexus and the Season 2 rookies quite possibly forming a stable called Genesis, it seems likely that the all-Diva season could do the same. A {{Portmanteau}} of Sex and Exodus, picked due to phonetic similarities to "Nexus" and a shared Biblical link to Genesis: Exodus was the second book of Literature/TheBible (Genesis was the first) |
| 439 | * [=ShoMiz=] (Wrestling/TheMiz and Wrestling/TheBigShow) |
| 440 | ** Similarly to [=JeriShow=], this team was occasionally referred to as The Miz Show and Show-Miz by fans for a few weeks, and both were brought up by them as possible team names on Raw. |
| 441 | * "The [=SmackDown=] Six" |
| 442 | ** In 2002, three tag teams ([[Wrestling/EddieGuerrero Eddie]] & Wrestling/{{Chavo|GuerreroJr}}, Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} & Wrestling/ReyMysterioJr, and Wrestling/ChrisBenoit & Wrestling/KurtAngle) delivered tag team matches (as well as singles matches) of such a consistently high caliber that they were given this unofficial nickname to indicate their importance to the ''[=SmackDown!=]'' brand that year. They were the top three teams in the tournament to crown the first-ever [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-t.html WWE [=SmackDown=] Tag Team Champions]]. |
| 443 | ** "The New [=SmackDown=] Six" has been used to refer to Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}}, Mysterio, Wrestling/JeffHardy, Wrestling/CMPunk, Wrestling/JohnMorrison and Wrestling/ChrisJericho. Since then, Edge (temporarily), Punk, and Morrison have moved to Raw, and Hardy's gone to Wrestling/{{TNA}}. |
| 444 | ** The 2016 brand split inspired a new [=SmackDown=] Six, only this time it was for the women: Wrestling/BeckyLynch, Wrestling/AlexaBliss, Wrestling/NatalyaNeidhart, {{Wrestling/Carmella}}, {{Wrestling/Naomi|Wrestler}} and [[Wrestling/BellaTwins Nikki Bella]]. All six feuded with each other and were considered to greatly outperform the women of Raw - who had bigger stars. Wrestling/EvaMarie and {{Wrestling/Maryse}} who were also part of Smackdown were not included in this.[[note]]Eva was suspended only a month after her Smackdown debut and thus not in the division. Maryse meanwhile was an acting valet for The Miz rather than a wrestler.[[/note]] |
| 445 | * Team Hell No (Wrestling/{{Kane}} and [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]]) |
| 446 | ** Though official, the team name was chosen by the WWE Universe. |
| 447 | ** Other options were [[Franchise/MortalKombat FRIENDSHIP]] and Team Teamwork. |
| 448 | * "Vanilla Midgets": Originally referring to Wrestling/ChrisBenoit, Wrestling/DeanMalenko, Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, and Perry Saturn in WCW, because of their short stature (by wrestling standards) and their supposed lack of charisma. Coined by Wrestling/KevinNash. |
| 449 | * Wrestling/RonKillings ("R-''Truth''") & Wrestling/JohnMorrison |
| 450 | ** "Truth and Wisdom", for Morrison's Dirt Sheet CatchPhrase "We don't allow [x] in the Palace of ''Wisdom''"). |
| 451 | * The team of Paige, Charlotte, and Becky Lynch (since Submission Sorority was already, embarrassingly, taken): |
| 452 | ** Sisters of Submission[[note]]The guy who suggested that one on a podcast and caused it to catch fire had looked it up first to see if it was taken similarly to Submission Sorority; ''it wasn't''[[/note]], The Tapout Trio, Submission Commission, Body Breakers, 3 woMan Band, [[FunWithAcronyms PussyCat Babes]] |
| 453 | ** Due to a video comparing the trio to ''Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls'' (as the team consisted of a orange-head, a raven-haired who refused to conform to girly stereotypes, and a blonde who usually wore blue), they were sometimes called 'The Power Buff Girls' before they were officially named. |
| 454 | * Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens |
| 455 | ** "Fightcloud". Referring to the cartoon and comic strip method of demonstrating a fight by having there be a rolling cloud with limbs sticking out of it. For obvious reasons. |
| 456 | * Sasha Banks and Bayley (Boss 'n' Hug Connection/The Golden Role Models) |
| 457 | ** "Two-Woman Power Trip" after comparing to the 2001 tag team of heel Stone Cold Steve Austin and Triple H, especially after they won all the titles. |
| 458 | [[/folder]] |
| 459 | |
| 460 | [[folder:Promotions and Companies]] |
| 461 | * Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling |
| 462 | ** "Jacksonville" - Due to its offices and home arena Daily's Place based out of the [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague Jacksonville Jaguars]]' home stadium. |
| 463 | * Wrestling/AllJapanWomensProWrestling |
| 464 | ** Zenjo ("'''Zen''' '''N'''ihon '''Jo'''shi Puroresu'') |
| 465 | * Lucha Libre Internacional |
| 466 | ** "Lucha Libre from El Toreo de Naucalpan", the area where most of its major events took place. |
| 467 | * "The Big Three" |
| 468 | ** In the '80s, [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]], [[Wrestling/NationalWrestlingAlliance the NWA]], and [[Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation AWA]]. |
| 469 | ** In the '90s, WWF, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, and Wrestling/{{ECW}}. |
| 470 | ** In the '00s, WWE, Wrestling/{{TNA}}, and [[Wrestling/RingOfHonor ROH]]. |
| 471 | ** In the '10s, WWE, [[Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling NJPW]], and Wrestling/LuchaUnderground(never mind the latter group have significantly different relations than the previous listings) |
| 472 | ** In the '20s, WWE, NJPW, and [[Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling AEW]]. |
| 473 | * Wrestling/{{ECW}} |
| 474 | ** "South Philly", where ECW grew up from. |
| 475 | * Wrestling/RingOfHonor |
| 476 | ** [[Wrestling/{{SMW}} Smoky Mountain]] Of Honor while Smoky Mountain founder Wrestling/JimCornette was commissioner. Originally coined by Wrestling/AustinAries as an insult but later used in a more matter of fact manner when Cornette left and some vocal fans argued he wasn't that bad. |
| 477 | ** [[Wrestling/MattHardy The Honorable Ring]]. |
| 478 | * Wrestling/{{TNA}} |
| 479 | ** WWE Lite / Diet WWE: Due to TNA's tendency to push former WWE (or WCW or ECW) wrestlers more and to recycle angles or gimmicks from WWE ("Black Machismo" Jay Lethal, Stone Cold Shark Boy, etc.), despite their motto, "We Are Wrestling". (This motto has since been changed to "Cross the Line". ) |
| 480 | ** "Orlando" after the Impact Zone, where the show is shot. Also "Down South", as the company itself is headquartered in Tennessee. |
| 481 | ** Total Nonstop Angle - When Wrestling/KurtAngle was nearly-guaranteed to appear at least once per segment on their programs for a long stretch of their history. |
| 482 | ** Total Nonstop Angles - Referring to their (somewhat diminished since they've moved to two hours) tendency to fill their shows up with enough storyline and angles to take up three shows. |
| 483 | ** Total Nonstop Talking - Ripping on TNA's tendency to have very little wrestling on a show and concentrate on backstage promos and video packages. |
| 484 | ** Total Nonstop Aggravation - referring to the mental state of anyone unfortunate enough to try to sit through one of their shows. |
| 485 | ** TNMMA: Shown up a few times mid-2013, thanks to TNA hiring several current and former MMA fighters (King Mo, Rampage Jackson, Tito Ortiz) and being forced to shill the hell out of Bellator MMA thanks to a deal between that company and Spike TV. |
| 486 | ** WCW 2: Electric Boogaloo - Referring to how, in many ways, it has gone and done many of the same things and brought in the same people WCW once did. |
| 487 | * Wrestling/{{WCW}} |
| 488 | ** "Down South"; WCW was based in Atlanta. Contrasts with WWE's "Up North". |
| 489 | ** Also called "Atlanta" (in contrast to WWE's "New York") |
| 490 | ** "Turner" due to Ted Turner's ownership of the company. |
| 491 | ** Not the company itself, but [[http://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/imported_assets/2162767/500px-WCW_Logo_1999-2001.png its logo]] from 1999-2001 is often referred to as the "Exploding Vagina". |
| 492 | * WEW |
| 493 | ** Women's Erotic Wrestling, as the fed was very {{fanservice}} reliant. The E "officially" stands for "extreme" but it doesn't really matter, as the initialism is really just a reference to the original {{garbage|wrestler}} promotion Wrestling/{{FMW}}, specifically it's LighterAndSofter late 1990s "'''W'''orld '''E'''ntertainment '''W'''restling" era.[[note]]Given WEW was not only regarded as an AudienceAlienatingEra but quickly killed FMW's women's division, a women's company wanting to invoke it is very strange.[[/note]] |
| 494 | * Wrestling/{{WWE}} |
| 495 | ** WSEF: World Sports Entertainment Federation. This was an insult (usually during the Attitude and [=InVasion=] time periods) from people who felt in-ring ability was being ignored in favor of charisma and showmanship. |
| 496 | ** WWECW - The Wrestling/{{WWE}}-owned and controlled {{Revival}} of Wrestling/{{ECW}}. |
| 497 | ** [=W/WWF/E=]: A way some fans to refer to Wrestling/{{WWE}}'s entire existence. It's a portmanteau of WWWF (World Wide Wrestling Federation), WWF (World Wrestling Federation), and WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE, Inc.). |
| 498 | ** "Up North": WWE, which is based in Connecticut. Its opposite number in the '90s, Wrestling/{{WCW}}, was often referred to as "Down South". It's also sometimes called "New York" or "Stamford". Ironically, come the 2020s, the WWE Performance Center (in Orlando) is ''south'' of its main rival AEW's headquarters in Jacksonville. |
| 499 | ** The 'E |
| 500 | ** Also known for a short time as "The Ent" by analogy with its nickname prior to its boneheaded lawsuit-induced name change, "The Fed." Or the "Wweeeee", as analogy to the "Whiff" (try to pronounce "WWF" as a word) |
| 501 | *** Notably, it's not ''the'' WWE. It's just WWE. Or 'E, I guess. The reason for this, if you don't know what the E stands for, was prominent in one reprint of ''Foley Is Good'', where it seemed like Wrestling/MickFoley had written "the World Wrestling Federation" a lot and an editor had hastily gone through the book with Find->Replace in a word processing program to substitute Entertainment for Federation. Hence, a lot of references to "the" World Wrestling Entertainment. |
| 502 | ** Cheese Souffle - An old copyright bypass on [=YouTube=]. Often paired with Bork Laser above. |
| 503 | ** NXTNA - named after Eric Young and Bobby Roode made their debuts for the brand shortly after the arrivals of Samoa Joe and Austin Aries. |
| 504 | [[/folder]] |
| 505 | |
| 506 | [[folder: Moves]] |
| 507 | * American Dream-stroyer - Wrestling/DustinRhodes version of the Canadian Destroyer. |
| 508 | * Bounce to the Ounce - Wrestling/{{Naomi|Wrestler}}'s Split-Legged Moonsault |
| 509 | * Double Underhook What-the-fuck-was-that? - The botched attempt at a double underhook suplex by Wrestling/ScottSteiner to Wrestling/TripleH at ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble 2003''. |
| 510 | * RELEASE THE DOVES! - Wrestling/RandyOrton's signature stance/taunt, which usually should be accompanied by DisturbedDoves. |
| 511 | ** Even funnier since WWE released a PPV poster that featured both him and a dove. |
| 512 | * The Reign of Terror, the Reigns Supreme - The unofficial name for Luther Reigns' finishing move, a modified neckbreaker. |
| 513 | ** Many finishing moves that aren't named by the commentators pick up Fan Nicknames. |
| 514 | ** This particular move also picked up the name "The Indy Neckbreaker" after dozens upon dozens of independent wrestlers and WWE midcarders adopted it as a finisher. |
| 515 | * Ambrosia - Wrestling/DeanAmbrose's headlock Driver got this name before WWE provided it with one, Dirty Deeds. |
| 516 | * Cena-Can't-Rana/Self-Powerbomb: John Cena's hurricanrana in a 2013 match against CM Punk. |
| 517 | * Code Black - Wrestling/TheShield's three man Powerbomb. |
| 518 | * Complete Shit - Wrestling/EvaMarie's second finisher (a Complete Shot), a rare example of a "''[[InvertedTrope Detractor]]'' Nickname", as she is widely considered to be a terrible wrestler and her execution of the movie is considered very sloppy. |
| 519 | * Crews' Control - Apollo Crews' Spin-out powerbomb as coined by commentator Mauro Ranallo. |
| 520 | * Dead Man's Curse, [[Music/{{Pantera}} Cemetery Gates]] - Wrestling/TheUndertaker's Hell's Gate. |
| 521 | * Fate DELETED! - Any tag team finisher involving a variation of the Twist of Fate between partners Woken Wrestling/MattHardy and Wrestling/BrayWyatt. |
| 522 | * Fuckbuster - The Shockmaster's finisher, the Squeeze Slam, due to how unfortunate it looks. |
| 523 | * Game Over, The Burial - Triple H's Pedigree; the former a reference to his nickname "The Game" and the latter a reference for his penchant of "burying" wrestlers. |
| 524 | * The Hug of Death, Running Hug - Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}}'s Spear. Named by critics who mock it, saying it looks like he's just running up and hugging his opponent, and that it doesn't even look like it hurts. |
| 525 | * Kryptonite Punch - Roman Reigns' Superman Punch, in reference to one of the first victims, John "Super" Cena, and that "Kryptonite" is ''literally'' the weakness of the move's namesake. |
| 526 | * Meteor Crash - Wrestling/AdrianNeville's Red Arrow |
| 527 | * The Ninja Spot - The moment at the 2011 ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'' where Wrestling/WilliamRegal pushed Wrestling/JohnMorrison off the apron and Morrison saved himself from elimination by hooking himself on the barricade surrounding the ring, tight-rope walked it to the steel steps and then jumped onto to the steps and then kicked William Regal (who just got eliminated himself) right in the head. |
| 528 | ** Sometimes called the "Spider-Man" spot because of a comment by Matt Striker. |
| 529 | ** Since then, at least one high-flyer (usually Wrestling/KofiKingston, since Morrison's release) does a similar improbable avoidance of elimination once per Royal Rumble. |
| 530 | * Nope! - When Wrestling/SamoaJoe casually walks out of the way of someone attempting a high-flying move, causing them to crash. |
| 531 | * Ponyride Of Doom - Wrestling/TheBigShow's version of the Camel Clutch, where he is on one knee instead of sitting on the opponent's back. Needless to say, Wrestling/TheIronSheik would not be amused. |
| 532 | ** He calls it the Colossal Clutch. At least the cobra clutch backbreaker only sounded bad... |
| 533 | *** Yep, Sheiky Baby should [[MemeticMutation make that seven foot jabroni humble]]... |
| 534 | *** And how Wrestling/ScottSteiner's Steiner Recliner, which often looked...just wrong? Especially the one time he put two people in it at once. |
| 535 | * The K.O. Bomb - Kevin Owens' Pop-Up Powerbomb |
| 536 | * Knee Plus - [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan's]] running knee, named in reference to Stephanie [=McMahon=]'s "Solid B+" comment towards Bryan. This one sits in a gray area, as it's apparently the name Bryan picked for it [[NamedByDemocracy via fan vote]] but has never been invoked by WWE announcers - or even Bryan himself - on television. So it's somewhere between FanNickname and WordOfGod. |
| 537 | ** It's alternatively called "[[RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun The Move That Beat John Cena]]", in reference to Bryan first using said move on Cena at [=SummerSlam=] 2013. As of early 2015 it's only been kicked out of twice. |
| 538 | * The Shooting [=StaRKO=] - named for Wrestling/RandyOrton's counter of Wrestling/EvanBourne's FinishingMove, the Shooting Star Press, into Orton's FinishingMove, the RKO on a July 2010 episode of Raw. Also termed [=AiR=]-KO (in reference to "Air Bourne", Bourne's custom name for the SSP), which is also pretty badass. |
| 539 | * Wrestling/SethRollins |
| 540 | ** Phoenix Arrow - Rollins' Superplex into a Falcon Arrow, name related to his Phoenix Splash |
| 541 | * Randy Orton's Punt - Viper's Venom |
| 542 | * Wrestling/RomanReigns |
| 543 | ** Reigning (Raining) Victims - Roman's Splash Mountain Powerbomb. |
| 544 | * Straitjacket - Wrestling/AJLee's Octopus Stretch |
| 545 | * Si To Destiny - Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio's cross armbreaker. Sort of ascended, as on the independent circuits as El Patrón Alberto it would be called ''Rompe Destinos'' (which literally translates from Spanish to "Destiny Breaker"). |
| 546 | * The Spot With The Glass - Wrestling/ShaneMcMahon and Wrestling/KurtAngle's (in)famous glass incident at the 2001 running of Wrestling/KingOfTheRing, where the glass doesn't break upon immediate impact of Shane's body with the glass because someone accidentally ordered ''plexiglass'' instead of sugar glass. |
| 547 | * [=WadeSlam=]: When WWE taped a few shows in Mexico, some badly translated spoilers came out with Wrestling/WadeBarrett's Wasteland [[FinishingMove finisher]] being misheard as the [=WadeSlam=]. |
| 548 | * Y/Yes Factor - Brie Bella's version of the X Factor. (Brie is married to Daniel Bryan, he of the Yes! chants and Yes! movement.) |
| 549 | * You Can't Powerbomb Kidman! - Wrestling/BillyKidman's Sitout Facebuster to counter a Powerbomb attempt. |
| 550 | [[/folder]] |
| 551 | |
| 552 | [[folder:Eras, Regions, and Recurring Events]] |
| 553 | * A to Z - When a freelance wrestler successfully touring through just about every possible Japanese promotion in a single continuous run, in reference to a list of Japanese promotions often reading [[WordSaladTitle like spilled bowls of alphabet soup]] to those unfamiliar with them. "A" in this case can be anything from Wrestling/{{All Japan|Pro Wrestling}} to Hyper Visual Fighting '''A'''RSION, while Z can be anything from the other Wrestling/{{All Japan|WomensProWrestling}}, '''Z'''enjo, to Wrestling/ProWrestlingZero1. Incidentally after Yumiko Hotta became the booker for ARSION it was {{retool}}ed and renamed [=AtoZ=], partially in reference to an ARSION to Zenjo "run". |
| 554 | * [[Characters/SupermanBizarro Bizarro]] World - The Canadian wrestling fans (and Canada in general), due to them frequently [[RootingForTheEmpire cheering for the heels and booing the faces]], and almost always for any Canadian wrestler, whether they're a face or a heel. Coined by ''WWE Raw'' color commentator [[Wrestling/JerryLawler Jerry "The King" Lawler]] when Edge, at the time a heel, got a massive ovation during a Canadian show. Conversely, Edge, despite being a face at the time, was booed at [=SummerSlam=] 2004, which took place at Toronto. |
| 555 | * Wrestling/{{ECW}} Sloppy Seconds / ECW So Are We Dating Or What - the ''second'' ECW '''One Night Stand''' Pay-Per-View. |
| 556 | * Eddiesploitation - The period of time from his death to [=WrestleMania=] 22 that Wrestling/EddieGuerrero's death was made such a big deal on WWE programming that a wrestling manager who used to know him actually thought it might've been a work. Also applied to whenever Eddie is used as a posthumous plot point. |
| 557 | * Heck in a Deck: Hell in a Cell post-TV-PG, moreso after it became its own pay-per-view event which '''[[BadassDecay destroyed]]''' its reputation as a feud-ending match stipulation of [[GodzillaThreshold last resort]]. |
| 558 | * Honor The Troops Thing - WWE's Tribute To The Troops shows. The name came about when Music/FloridaGeorgiaLine did guest commentary at Night of Champions in 2014 to promote their then-upcoming album, ''Anything Goes''. The band announced during their appearance they'd be performing at Tribute To The Troops later that year, but stumbled over the name of the show, simply calling it "WWE's 'honor the troops' thing." It's stuck for some fans. |
| 559 | * Playboy Push - For a number of years, WWE would heavily push a female wrestler who was set to appear nude on the pages of ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' (especially if that issue's release happened to fall within a couple of months of [=WrestleMania=]). The most notable women to receive such pushes are Wrestling/{{Sable}}, Wrestling/{{Chyna}}, Wrestling/TorrieWilson, Wrestling/CandiceMichelle, Wrestling/ChristyHemme and Wrestling/AshleyMassaro. Also applies to TNA, with Traci Brooks' return to television coinciding with her confirmation that she will be appearing in Playboy. Until it was revealed that she wouldn't be in the magazine itself, but on the online version. After the reveal, her push died completely and she once again disappeared from TV. |
| 560 | ** Strangely, it might be said that there is also a Playboy Curse, because every woman who has done so thus far has either been future endeavoured, left the company (since most of them attempt to use Playboy to get some mainstream recognition, this isn't exactly mysterious) or became lost in the shuffle. |
| 561 | * Reign Of Terror (or Reign of Terra), a nickname in reference to Wrestling/TripleH's seemingly-perpetual 2002-2005 title reigns, no-selling while his own moves were sold like death, burial of other stars, and never jobbing to anyone. (The alternate spelling is a play on his first gimmick, Terra Ryzing.) |
| 562 | * Royal Fumble: a term applied both to the 2014 and 2015 Royal Rumble matches, due to their ''very'' negative reactions. |
| 563 | * Smark Central - The northeastern United States, particularly Philadelphia, PA and New York City, as the region has the highest concentration of [[SmartMark Smarks]]. |
| 564 | ** Also, to some extent, southeastern Canada. |
| 565 | * Spring Cleaning - The period in March and April right around ''Wrestling/WrestleMania'' when there's usually a mass firing of lower and mid-card superstars to make way for upcoming talent. There was no such firings in 2015, but it returned in 2016, albeit in May. Happened again in 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 566 | * Summer of Suck - Wrestling/{{WCW}} in the Summer of 1999 produced some of the worst shows in the history of the business on a weekly basis, courtesy of the Wrestling/KevinNash booking regime. To elaborate, Nash believed that the actual wrestling aspect of professional wrestling was passe and regularly presented shows consisting primarily of pre-taped skits. The low point was a particular Nitro where their opening uncontested hour was ''nothing but skits and segments''. |
| 567 | ** As summer turned into fall, Wrestling/EricBischoff was sent home from the company and would essentially be replaced by Wrestling/VinceRusso and Ed Ferrera. Normally, this is where we'd say things went FromBadToWorse, but it is debatable that Russo's inaugural run with the company was better (or at least more fun to watch) than the extremely dull shows from the Summer of Suck. |
| 568 | * Summerfest - Wrestling/{{SummerSlam}}, as Jeremy Piven called it while guest hosting Raw. |
| 569 | * Sweet Saudi Money - WWE's Saudi Arabia-based Pay Per Views. "Sweet Saudi Money 1" was the Greatest Royal Rumble, "Sweet Saudi Money 2" was Crown Jewel, and "Sweet Saudi Money 3" was Super Showdown 2019. |
| 570 | * TNA That Music/PhilCollins Song/TNA Sussudio - A derisive nickname for the TNA/Impact Wrestling PPV "Against All Odds", which is also the name of a song by Phil Collins. |
| 571 | * Wednesday Night War - On October 2, 2019, ''Wrestling/{{AEW}} Dynamite'' debuted on TNT, airing opposite ''Wrestling/WWENXT'', which had debuted on the USA Network two weeks prior, moving from the WWE Network. Despite the name, NXT and AEW are more FriendlyFandoms, with both having large Smark fanbases who appreciate good wrestling no matter which promotion it is for, and many fans watch one show live and the other via timeshifting. |
| 572 | * [=WrestleMania=] Play (Button), [=WrestleMania=] Star, [=WrestleMania=] Sun, [=WrestleMania=] FleurDeLis/[[VideoGame/SaintsRow Saint]] - named for logo elements of ''[=WrestleMania=]s'' 31, 32, 33 and 34 after Vince StoppedNumberingSequels as part of the logo designs. Fans took this as well as you can expect. |
| 573 | ** [=InjuryMania=] - ''[=WrestleMania=] 32'', after a rash of injuries starting in late-2015 completely gutted the roster (especially its main event talent) and changed plans dramatically. Among the number was [[Wrestling/DanielBryan all]] [[Wrestling/TysonKiddandCesaro six]] [[Wrestling/BellaTwins champions]] [[Wrestling/SethRollins who]] [[Wrestling/JohnCena walked]] out of [=WrestleMania=] 31 with their titles[[note]]Including Divas Champ Nikki Bella who was in a non-title tag team match[[/note]]. At one point during the build to the event, there was only ''one'' active full-time main event talent on the entire roster (Wrestling/DeanAmbrose, who ended up having to start a mini-feud with part-timer Wrestling/TripleH in the interim just so fans would have a reason to watch ''RAW''). |
| 574 | ** "New Orleans Screwjob" for the ''[=WrestleMania=] 34'' main event version of the Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob due to the fans' negative reaction towards Reigns and Lesnar. Some just wanted Lesnar to go away, seeing his gimmick as becoming stale and self-indulgent; some just wanted Reigns to go away because he'd been overexposed and had been floundering with fans for over three years; some wanted WWE to stop pussyfooting around, pull the trigger on Reigns, and let him sink or swim as champion; some thought the match's blood was over the top disgusting for the so-called PG era product aimed at children; some thought the match's finish was nonsensical booking; and some theorized that Vince had decided at the last minute to either put off Lesnar's defeat until he broke CM Punk's record or have him drop it at the Greatest Royal Rumble PPV in Saudi Arabia where Roman would be unlikely to be booed in victory. Regardless, very few people were happy at what seemed like the storyline's natural and intended conclusion [[ArcFatigue getting put off again]]. |
| 575 | * WWE Blood Money - A name given to any WWE event set in Saudi Arabia for WWE's million deal with Saudi Arabia even with Arabia's controversial laws and allegations. |
| 576 | [[/folder]] |
| 577 | |
| 578 | [[folder:Belts & Titles]] |
| 579 | * WWC Universal Title |
| 580 | ** The Carlos Colon/Ray Gonzalez Title, after the belt's most frequent holders |
| 581 | * WWE Divas Championship |
| 582 | ** The Barbie Belt, due to it looking like a Barbie doll accessory. |
| 583 | ** Also called the Butterfly Belt, because of the large butterfly adorned on it. Also for this reason, the Tramp Stamp Title. |
| 584 | * The redesigned [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html WWE ECW Heavyweight Championship]] |
| 585 | ** The Platinum Phoenix, given the nickname due to its silver plating and the phoenix-like graphic shown prior to title matches. |
| 586 | * The [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-t.html WWE Tag Team Titles]] got the nickname "The Pennies," since they're perfectly round, coppery, and have faces in profile on them, and because of WWE's perceived low opinion of the Tag Team division as of late. |
| 587 | * After the brand split introduced the Smackdown tag titles' blue leather and silver plates variant (and later changed Raw's to red leather and silver plates) they been called "The Nickels". |
| 588 | * WWE World Heavyweight Championship |
| 589 | ** Big Green belt - The WWF title from 1982 to 1984. Named so for its size and green-colored strap. |
| 590 | ** Hogan '84 belt - The WWF title belt used by Hulk Hogan in 1984. |
| 591 | ** Hogan '85 belt - The WWF title used by Hogan in 1985. |
| 592 | ** Hogan '86 belt - The WWF title belt used by Hogan from 1985 to 1988 (despite, you know, being called '86 belt). Hogan was the only holder of this belt. |
| 593 | ** Winged Eagle - The WWF title belt from 1988 to 1998. This name was semi-canonized when WWE began selling replicas through Figures Inc. It's the longest tenured belt and arguably the most beloved design the WWF/WWE ever had. Since the return of the classic Intercontinental Championship belt design, some of called for the return of this design for the World title as well. |
| 594 | ** Big Eagle - The revised version from 1998 to 2002. |
| 595 | ** Smoking Skull belt - The custom WWF championship used by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Named for the skull design with smoke coming from its eyeholes. |
| 596 | ** Undisputed Championship - The version used from 2002 to 2005. Named so because it was introduced after the WWF and WCW world titles were unified into the Undisputed WWF/E Championship. |
| 597 | ** Spinner Belt - The WWE title belt from 2005 to 2013. Named so due to the WWE logo in the middle being able to spin (at least until 2007, when it became fixed). |
| 598 | ** The belt design that debuted in 2013 is called The Class Ring and The Super Bowl Ring due to its resemblance to such rings. Big Logo has been used as well. The redesigned version with the Network WWE logo replacing the scratch logo is sometimes called the Network Logo belt. |
| 599 | * [[Wrestling/BigGoldBelt Big Gold]] - The [[LongRunner Long Running]] championship belt design[[note]]Though it has been modified slightly over the years[[/note]] used to represent the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, WCW International World Heavyweight Championship, WCW World Heavyweight Championship and WWE's secondary World Heavyweight Championship used from 2002 to 2013. |
| 600 | ** Crumrine Big Gold - The original Big Gold made by Crumrine Jewelers used in NWA, WCW (until it was replaced by a cast copy in early 2001) and briefly in the WWF during Ric Flair's run in the early '90s. Also known as the "Ric Flair Big Gold" or "Ric Flair Belt" due to Flair being the most frequent title holder. |
| 601 | ** AFX Big Gold - refers to the cast copies made by AFX Studios used to replace the original Big Gold during WCW's final days, which would also appear during the WWF [=InVasion=] angle and as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship until early 2003. |
| 602 | ** [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/28/7b/2a/287b2a32fe88ac1bd28723f43164d997.png Vegas Big Gold]] - a knockoff version briefly used by Flair in WWF after NWA/WCW sued WWF for using the real Big Gold on their programming. |
| 603 | ** 3D Big Gold - refers to the WWE redesign of the Big Gold introduced in early 2003, of which there were several different versions throughout the years (one of which was actually a 2-D etched version used on house shows, but was briefly used by Randy Orton on TV in 2011). Named for its 3-D style machine engraving as opposed to the hand engraving of the original. It's also referred to as "The Average Gold" or "Small Gold" belt due to it being smaller than the original and its cast copies. |
| 604 | * The [[https://i0.wp.com/pmbelts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_5002-Large.jpg?w=1620&ssl=1 NWA World Heavyweight Championship belt]] used before and after the Big Gold is known as either the "Domed Globe" belt or the "Ten Pounds of Gold", the latter being the name of the offical biography of the belt's history. |
| 605 | * The Jolly Ranchers: The current [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience color-coded]] top championship belt, the WWE Universal Championship (red), as well as the women's belts for each brand (red for Raw, blue for Smackdown). The initial reveal was met with mockery when the Universal Championship was unveiled; the crowd even chanted "that belt sucks" ''during the match to determine the inaugural champion''. |
| 606 | ** Another name for the Universal title is the Fruit Roll-Up. |
| 607 | * The [=UwU=] Championship - The '''U'''ndisputed '''W'''WE '''U'''niversal Championship after some pointed out the accidental acronym. |
| 608 | * The WWF/E Intercontinental Championship belt used from 1998 to 2011 is called "the oval belt" or "oval Intercontinental Championship" due to its oval-shaped main plate. |
| 609 | [[/folder]] |
| 610 | |
| 611 | [[folder:Other]] |
| 612 | * Bucky Beaver Teeth - Kevin Dunn, one of the most despised men backstage in wrestling by fans, wrestlers and creative figures alike, for everything from sucking up to Vince to blatant sexism to not even being a big fan of wrestling; the only thing most people are willing to give him is that he can direct a TV show very well. Named as such for his prominent buck teeth as noted by Wrestling/JimCornette. |
| 613 | * Chikarmy for Wrestling/{{Chikara}}'s dedicated fan base. |
| 614 | * The Citadel Of Lucha Libre - Arena Mexico, which became been the main venue of [[Wrestling/{{CMLL}} EMLL]] from 1956 onward. |
| 615 | * The Forbidden Door - coined by then-AEW Champion Wrestling/ChrisJericho during the build-up for his Wrestle Kingdom match with his Wrestling/HiroshiTanahashi stating that he would give Tanahashi a AEW title shot if the Ace beat him, the opening the aforementioned door between the two companies. Since then, it has been a nickname thrown around at any hint of a formal New Japan/All Elite crossover. It has also been used with for AEW's 2020-21 crossover with Wrestling/ImpactWrestling. |
| 616 | * Future Endeavored - What happens to someone in WWE when they have been fired. Taken from WWE.com's boilerplate for reporting these events: "WWE has come to terms on the release of {Insert Name Here}. We wish him the best in his future endeavors." |
| 617 | ** It's gotten to the point where [[Wrestling/JimRoss Good Ol' JR]] himself [[AscendedMeme used the term]] to discuss Charlie Sheen's firing from ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen''. |
| 618 | ** WWE has now started to sell [[http://chaddukeswrestlingshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/W03651BX.jpg this shirt,]] and it's been worn on programming on one occasion by Wrestling/JohnLaurinaitis, who is the on- and off-screen man responsible for those roster decisions. |
| 619 | * Lemmings/Sheep - Semi-derogatory Nicknames for WCW and WWE loyalists, respectively; coined during the Wrestling/MondayNightWars era. WCW "lemmings" were willing to follow Bishoff, Hogan and co. off a cliff. Sheep followed whatever insanity Vince [=McMahon=] threw onto WWE programming without question. Large chunks of both fanbases wore said nicknames with defiant pride. |
| 620 | * Muta Scale - A ranking on how bloody a match gets. Named after puroresu legend Wrestling/TheGreatMuta, who was known for grievously bloody matches. Specifically, "1 Muta" is defined as the amount Muta bled during a 1992 match against Hiroshi Hase. Because very rarely is a match bloody enough to warrant a full point, the ratings are typically 0.x Muta. |
| 621 | ** Wrestling/ChrisJericho hit 1.0 Muta in the Thrillseekers (Jericho[=/=]Wrestling/LanceStorm) vs. the Heavenly Bodies ("The Doctor of Desire" Tom Prichard and "Gigolo" Jimmy Del Ray) match at ''Wrestling/{{SMW}} Night of the Legends'', August 5, 1994, which was the bloodiest match in SMW history. |
| 622 | ** Even more rarely, a match gets ''above'' 1 Muta. Example: Wrestling/TheUndertaker vs Wrestling/BrockLesnar Hell In A Cell. |
| 623 | ** Wrestling/EddieGuerrero vs. Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield at Judgment Day '04 took the scale up to about 12. |
| 624 | * The Mutants / the Wrestling/{{ECW}} Faithful - Fans of the pre-revival ECW. Mutants was coined by Wrestling/JoeyStyles, for the fans'...well, ''unusual'' behavioral traits, while ECW faithful is from Wrestling/{{FMW}} Faithful, fans of a company ECW took many cues from. Since ECW's fall, it has become a nickname for Philadelphia fans in general, ECW's hometown. Also, individual fans also get nicknames, such as: |
| 625 | ** Hat Guy - A fan who always dressed in Hawaiian shirts, sunglasses, and a large straw hat. |
| 626 | ** Kato - A fan who looks like Kato Kaelin, a man famous for being OJ Simpson's house guest. |
| 627 | ** Sign Guy - [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin He had lots of signs]]. An homeage to him was later incorporated into Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys' act as Sign Guy Dudley. |
| 628 | ** Faith No More Guy - He looked like Music/FaithNoMore lead guitarist Jim Martin. |
| 629 | ** Tie Dye Guy - famous for his loud, tie-dye shirts. |
| 630 | * [=ROHbots=] - The Fan Community Nickname for Wrestling/RingOfHonor fans. Also can be derogatory when said by an Anti-ROH fan. When Sinclair Broadcast Group came in "Honor Nation" and later "Honor Club" were coined in an attempt to get away from this one. |
| 631 | * "Una Telenovela" a four year angle in Wrestling/{{AAA}} revolving around Gran Apache's overprotective behaviour and his daughter Fabi's suffering because of them. |
| 632 | * WWE's Thunder - A name for WWE's Thunderdome in reference to WCW's tv show "Thunder". |
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