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* Wrestling/TheUndisputedEra: '''C'''ole, '''F'''ish, '''O'''[='=]Reilly. CFO, the same acronym as Chief Financial Officer. Add '''S'''trong and you get CFO$, which goes further and references ''Wrestling/{{WWE}}''[='=]s current music composer duo named after the original concept.

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* Wrestling/TheUndisputedEra: '''C'''ole, '''F'''ish, '''O'''[='=]Reilly. CFO, the same acronym as Chief Financial Officer. Add '''S'''trong and you get CFO$, which goes further and references ''Wrestling/{{WWE}}''[='=]s current music composer duo from the Reality Era named after the original concept.



* In 2021, Wrestling/NikkiCross took up a superhero gimmick and changed her name to Nikki '''A'''lmost a '''S'''uper '''H'''ero.

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* In 2021, Wrestling/NikkiCross took up a superhero gimmick and changed her name to Nikki '''A'''lmost A.S.H. ('''A'''lmost a '''S'''uper '''H'''ero. '''H'''ero.)



* [[Wrestling/{{MJF}} "My Jerkoff Friend" Maxwell Jacob Friedman]], according to Wrestling/ChrisJericho during the build to ''[[Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling Blood and Guts]]'' 2021. Wrestling/CMPunk, however, had another idea: "My Jealous Friend" during the November 24, 2021 edition of ''Dynamite''.

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* [[Wrestling/{{MJF}} "My Jerkoff Friend" Maxwell Jacob Friedman]], according to Wrestling/ChrisJericho during the build to ''[[Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling Blood and Guts]]'' 2021. Wrestling/CMPunk, however, Wrestling/CMPunk had another idea: "My Jealous Friend" during the November 24, 2021 edition of ''Dynamite''.
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* [[Wrestling/{{MJF}} "My Jerkoff Friend" Maxwell Jacob Friedman]], according to Wrestling/ChrisJericho during the build to ''[[Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling Blood and Guts]]'' 2021.

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* [[Wrestling/{{MJF}} "My Jerkoff Friend" Maxwell Jacob Friedman]], according to Wrestling/ChrisJericho during the build to ''[[Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling Blood and Guts]]'' 2021. Wrestling/CMPunk, however, had another idea: "My Jealous Friend" during the November 24, 2021 edition of ''Dynamite''.
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*[[Wrestling/{{MJF}} "My Jerkoff Friend" Maxwell Jacob Friedman]], according to Wrestling/ChrisJericho during the build to ''[[Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling Blood and Guts]]'' 2021.
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*During his tenure as the Tribal Chief, Wrestling/RomanReigns once wore a t-shirt that reads "God Mode", where the "God" stands for "'''G'''reatness '''o'''n a '''d'''ifferent level".
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* Summer Rae, Charlotte Flair, and Sasha Banks' NXT trio, '''B'''eautiful '''F'''ierce '''F'''emales ("[=BFFs=]").
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* ''Professional Gay Wrestling'', a miniseries that's essentially the gay men's equivalent of ''GLOW'' above, features among its cast of stereotypes a GayConservative called '''G'''regory '''O'''wen '''P'''eters.
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* When Wrestling/LanceStorm, the leader of Wrestling/{{WCW}}'s Team Canada, won the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-hc.html WCW Hardcore Championship]], he (in Kayfabe, in reality it was Wrestling/VinceRusso) renamed it the '''S'''askatchewan '''H'''ardcore '''I'''nternational '''T'''itle.
** [[WordOfGod According to]] [[http://www.stormwrestling.com/020206.html Storm]], Wrestling/VinceRusso wanted to call said belt the '''S'''tu '''H'''art '''I'''nternational '''T'''itle, but WCW was unable to get permission from Mr. Hart.

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* When Wrestling/LanceStorm, the leader of Wrestling/{{WCW}}'s Team Canada, won the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-hc.html WCW Hardcore Championship]], he (in Kayfabe, in reality it was Wrestling/VinceRusso) renamed it the '''S'''askatchewan '''H'''ardcore '''I'''nternational '''I'''nvitational '''T'''itle.
** [[WordOfGod According to]] [[http://www.stormwrestling.com/020206.html Storm]], Wrestling/VinceRusso wanted to call said belt the '''S'''tu '''H'''art '''I'''nternational '''I'''nvitational '''T'''itle, but WCW was unable to get permission from Mr. Hart.
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* [[Wrestling/RandyOrton Randall Keith Orton]]'s FinishingMove is called RKO.

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* [[Wrestling/RandyOrton Randall Randal Keith Orton]]'s FinishingMove is called RKO.
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* [[Wrestling/RandyOrton Randall Keith Orton]]'s FinishingMove is called RKO.
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* In 2021, Wrestling/NikkiCross took up a superhero gimmick and changed her name to Nikki '''A'''lmost a '''S'''uper '''H'''ero.

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** This seems to be a requirement for starting a women's wrestling promotion; one surfaced in 1989, with the ludicrous name of '''F'''abulous '''L'''adies '''A'''ppearing '''I'''n '''R'''ing.
** Another all-women's wrestling promotion exists called '''B'''ombshell '''L'''adies '''O'''f '''W'''restling. "Girl Dynamite" Jennifer Blake wondered on Twitter if one lost a match there, did it make them a ''BLOW'' {{Jobber}}?



* An all-women's wrestling promotion exists called '''B'''ombshell '''L'''adies '''O'''f '''W'''restling. "Girl Dynamite" Jennifer Blake wondered on Twitter if one lost a match there, did it make them a ''BLOW'' {{Jobber}}?
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* On [=SmackDown=] to help choose his next Intercontinental title opponent, Wrestling/AJStyles (along with [[Wrestling/{{Abyss}} Joseph Park]]) displays his new '''P'''henomenal '''I'''ntercontinental '''S'''tatistics '''S'''ystem. (It's a work in progress).
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* Wrestling/{{Elias}} believes that Wrestling/{{WWE}} stands for '''W'''alk '''W'''ith '''Elias'''.
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** To Michael Cole:

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** To Michael Cole:Wrestling/MichaelCole:
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* The "CM" in "Wrestling/CMPunk" used to stand for "'''C'''hick '''M'''agnet", the name of a tag team he was in during his backyard wrestler days. Later on, he declared that it had no real meaning, but has humorously made up different stories and meanings for it when asked about it. ("Cookie Monster Punk takes no guff!", "Fear the power of [[Music/FaithNoMore Chuck Mosley]] Punk!", "Nothing is quite as excellent as the wrestling of [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Charles Montgomery]] Punk!"). Wrestling/JohnMorrison once "theorized" that the letters stood for "[[HoYay Craves Men]]".
** To Michael Cole:
---> ''"Don't worry buddy, you know the CM stands for [[FanCommunityNickname Cole Miner]]."''
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* {{Wrestling/WSU}} has the team of Annie Social and [[Wrestling/PrincessKimberlee Kimber Lee]] who refer to themselves as '''C'''hicks '''U'''sing '''N'''asty '''T'''actics.

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* {{Wrestling/WSU}} has the team of Annie Social and [[Wrestling/PrincessKimberlee Kimber Lee]] Wrestling/KimberLee who refer to themselves as '''C'''hicks '''U'''sing '''N'''asty '''T'''actics.
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* {{Wrestling/WSU}} has the team of Annie Social and Kimber Lee who refer to themselves as '''C'''hicks '''U'''sing '''N'''asty '''T'''actics.

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* {{Wrestling/WSU}} has the team of Annie Social and [[Wrestling/PrincessKimberlee Kimber Lee Lee]] who refer to themselves as '''C'''hicks '''U'''sing '''N'''asty '''T'''actics.
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** The J.O.B. ('''J'''ust '''O'''ver '''B'''roke) Squad (Wrestling/BobHolly, [[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio 2 Cold Scorpio]], Wrestling/AlSnow, Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie and [[Characters/WWEAttitude "Gillberg"]]). Of course, it's really just a huge LampshadeHanging on [[{{Jobber}} jobbing]]; it was only ever referred to in spoken form as "Wrestling/TheJOBSquad."

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** The J.O.B. ('''J'''ust '''O'''ver '''B'''roke) Squad (Wrestling/BobHolly, [[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio 2 Cold Scorpio]], Wrestling/AlSnow, Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie and [[Characters/WWEAttitude "Gillberg"]]).Wrestling/{{Gillberg}}). Of course, it's really just a huge LampshadeHanging on [[{{Jobber}} jobbing]]; it was only ever referred to in spoken form as "Wrestling/TheJOBSquad."
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** The J.O.B. ('''J'''ust '''O'''ver '''B'''roke) Squad (Wrestling/BobHolly, [[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio 2 Cold Scorpio]], Wrestling/AlSnow, Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie and [[Characters/WWEAttitude "Gillberg"]]). Of course, it's really just a huge LampshadeHanging on [[{{Jobber}} jobbing]]; it was only ever referred to in spoken form as the "Job Squad."

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** The J.O.B. ('''J'''ust '''O'''ver '''B'''roke) Squad (Wrestling/BobHolly, [[Wrestling/TooColdScorpio 2 Cold Scorpio]], Wrestling/AlSnow, Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie and [[Characters/WWEAttitude "Gillberg"]]). Of course, it's really just a huge LampshadeHanging on [[{{Jobber}} jobbing]]; it was only ever referred to in spoken form as the "Job Squad."Wrestling/TheJOBSquad."
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* {{Wrestling/WSU}} has the team of Annie Social and Kimber Lee who refer to themselves as '''C''' '''U''' '''N'''ext '''T'''uesday.

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* {{Wrestling/WSU}} has the team of Annie Social and Kimber Lee who refer to themselves as '''C''' '''U''' '''N'''ext '''T'''uesday.'''C'''hicks '''U'''sing '''N'''asty '''T'''actics.
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* Wrestling/TruthMartini is a '''L'''ife '''I'''ntervention '''E'''xpert.

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* A common nickname for the Andre the Giant Battle Royal is the '''A'''ndre '''R'''ousimoff '''M'''emorial '''Ba'''ttle '''R'''oyal, or '''ARMBAR'''. Chris Jericho would be proud

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* A common nickname for the Andre the Giant Battle Royal is the '''A'''ndre '''R'''ousimoff '''M'''emorial '''Ba'''ttle '''R'''oyal, or '''ARMBAR'''. Chris Jericho would be proudproud.
* Wrestling/TheUndisputedEra: '''C'''ole, '''F'''ish, '''O'''[='=]Reilly. CFO, the same acronym as Chief Financial Officer. Add '''S'''trong and you get CFO$, which goes further and references ''Wrestling/{{WWE}}''[='=]s current music composer duo named after the original concept.
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