History Memes / WWE

* BIG MEATY MEN SLAPPING MEAT[[labelnote:Explanation]]On the New Day's podcast, Big E revealed his dream match was against Goldberg and expressed his love for big-on-big hoss fights in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QvAs8LpmRE endlessly-quotable fashion]].[[/labelnote]]

*** All rise for the playing of the [[CanadaEh Canadian National Anthem]].

** Wrestling/TripleH never forgets.[[labelnote:Note]] Wrestling/CodyRhodes failing to defeat Wrestling/RomanReigns for the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship at ''[=WrestleMania=] 39'' is believed to be in retaliation of Cody destroying a replica of Triple H's throne at ''[[Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling AEW Double Or Nothing]]''. It didn't help that Triple H would defend the decision at the media scrum following [=WrestleMania=].[[/labelnote]]

** X will finish the story before Cody does.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Popular snowclone based on the above. Example: "George R.R. Martin will finish [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire his story]] before Cody does.[[/labelnote]]

* Cody needs more adversity.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The decision to have Roman Reigns retain the title over Cody Rhodes was not popular. Triple H justified it as Cody not having faced enough adversity yet, which was mocked.[[/labelnote]]
* WHOOP THAT TRICK! [[labelnote: Explanation]]As Trick Williams has started to rise in popularity, fans started chatning "[[Film/HustleAndFlow Whoop that trick!]]" during his entrance, while Wrestling/BookerT also added some of his adlibs to make the entrance even more memorable.[[/labelnote]]

* Wrestling/JohnMorrison is Franchise/SpiderMan. Also Wrestling/CodyRhodes is Doctor Doom.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The former is a reference to a spot John Morrison performed at the Royal Rumble in 2011 where he landed on the barricade and returned to the ring without his feet hitting the floor. The latter refers to Cody Rhodes' mask gimmick which started in February 2011[[/labelnote]]

* Cum Toosday! [[labelnote:Explanation]]In a digital exclusive backstage interview of ''NXT 2.0'', Von Wagner mentions "Come tuesday", but fans understood as he pronounced as "Cum Toosday", and since then, it has become synonymous with Wagner himself.[[/labelnote]]

* An older one, stemming from [=WWE=]'s frequent use of the PowerWalk, would be "(X) is WALKING~!!!!!"

** [[Wrestling/AlexaBliss "If you're a failure, say what."]] ''(Wha...)''

** [[Wrestling/DGenerationX AND IF YOU'RE NOT DOWN WITH THAT, THEN WE'VE GOT TWO WORDS FOR YA!]]

** [[Wrestling/BillyGunn I'm an ass man!]]

** Randy Orton is an [[Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling AEW]] recruiter.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Thanks to a trend in 2021 of legends that he beat up not long before showing up in AEW. Wrestling/TheBigShow, Wrestling/{{Christian}} and Wrestling/MarkHenry are all legends that decided WWE was no longer for them shortly after an encounter with Randy Orton, leading to joking theories that he is secretly an AEW spy tasked with poaching hall of famers.[[/labelnote]]

** And starting this moment, from now…from this moment on, this will be the moment, starting now, of the genesis of a meme! [[labelnote:Explanation]][[Wrestling/CurtisAxel Michael [=McGillicutty=]'s]] overly redundant promo on the final episode of Season 2 of WWE NXT[[/labelnote]]

* The Name Goblin strikes again! [[labelnote:Explanation]] Any time a wrestler who previously used their full name abruptly switches to using only one name for no particular reason, e.g. (Antonio) Cesaro, (Alexander) Rusev, Big E (Langston), (Luke) Harper[[/labelnote]]

** YOU GOTTA BE JOKIN' ME![[labelnote:Explanation]]During the 2019 Royal Rumble, Cathy Kelley intended to interview the [=IIconics=] about how they felt about being eliminated. Billie's reaction contained this phrase, which became very popular (and even caused Cathy and Peyton to [[{{Corpsing}} corpse]]).[[/labelnote]]

* There is no failure in RETRIBUTION! [[labelnote: Explanation]] Wrestling/MustafaAli, leader of the heel stable RETRIBUTION, yelled this at Reckoning after she lost to Wrestling/DanaBrooke on a November episode of RAW. It became a meme because not only is RETRIBUTION an Internet punching bag, but thier win/loss record is less than impressive. [[/labelnote]]

*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQGQjEBbbiw "Angry Vince" is BIGGER THAN GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD. BIGGER THAN GOD, THAT'S RIGHT! ]]

* Number 960 aRMBAr.

** AND IF YOU'RE NOT DOWN WITH THAT, THEN WE'VE GOT TWO WORDS FOR YA!

*** YOU ARE THE HEEL! ''BOO!''
*** YOU ARE THE FACE! ''YAY!''

** "GOOD GAWD AWMIGHTY, THAT KILLED 'IM! AS GAWD IS MAH WITNESS, ''HE IS BROKEN IN HALF!"'' [[labelnote:Explanation]]From the infamous "Hell in a Cell" match between Undertaker and Mick Foley as Mankind. This was JR's reaction to the Undertaker throwing Mankind off Hell in a Cell, and Mankind plummeting sixteen feet through an announcer's table.[[/labelnote]]

** YO ASS BETTA? CAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLL SOMEBOOODDDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAYYYY!!!

** It's what's best for business. [[labelnote:Explanation]]This is the excuse that Triple H uses to justify such heel actions as screwing Daniel Bryan out of the WWE Championship and firing Cody Rhodes.[[/labelnote]]

** It took Wrestling/MarkHenry 15 years to get this meme. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} brought up on the 9/16/2011 edition of [[ShowWithinAShow The Cutting Edge]] that in the 15 years of Henry's career, he hasn't had one World Championship, whereas Edge managed 11 in his 13 years. Henry glared, and stated that the only reason Edge would walk out under his own power for that comment... was because he was right. Furthermore, the "15 years" thing turned out to be the main source of Henry's frustration fueling his ongoing Hall of Pain tear of destruction at the time.[[/labelnote]]

** SOMEBODY GON' GET THEIR WIG SPLIT.[[labelnote:Explanation]]This line comes from Mark Henry's theme song[[/labelnote]]

* When Wrestling/MuhammadHassan first entered [=WWE=], he'd interrupt other wrestlers promos and the like, always with his theme music, which starts with an Arabic ululation, preceding him. This spread to Website/{{YTMND}}, where it became known as "Hassaning", and was used to [[InterruptingMeme interrupt]] everything from love scenes to the theme sequence from ''Series/FamilyMatters'' to -- '''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALIYALAILYALAILYALAYLEE'''...

*** and all of this was lampshaded like a motherfucker on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBGbNepWm8Q episode 13 of Top Rope Theater]].

* Wrestling/{{WWENXT}}'s parking lot is "The Most Dangerous Place In Wrestling".[[labelnote:Explanation]]Fans noticed that on NXT's "Black and Gold" era, there's an abnormally high number of beatdowns, brawls, and mystery attack angles that seem to happen in the parking lot, be it when the show is filmed on Full Sail University (NXT's original home) or the WWE Performance Center (where NXT currently resides). This led fans to jokingly refer NXT's parking lot as "The Most Dangerous Place In Wrestling", something that has continued through its [=2.0=] rebrand and subsequent transformation to the "White and Gold" NXT.[[/labelnote]]

** MickeyMouse to [[http://wallsofjerichoholic.blogspot.com/2011/02/disnexus.html join the Nexus.]]

* Wrestling/WWENXT's parking lot is "The Most Dangerous Place In Wrestling".[[labelnote:Explanation]]Fans noticed that on NXT's "Black and Gold" era, there's an abnormally high number of beatdowns, brawls, and mystery attack angles that seem to happen in the parking lot, be it when the show is filmed on Full Sail University (NXT's original home) or the WWE Performance Center (where NXT currently resides). This led fans to jokingly refer NXT's parking lot as "The Most Dangerous Place In Wrestling", something that has continued through its [=2.0=] rebrand and subsequent transformation to the "White and Gold" NXT.[[/labelnote]]

* Wrestling/WWENXT's parking lot is "The Most Dangerous Place In Wrestling".[[labelnote:Explanation]]Fans noticed that on NXT's "Black and Gold" era, there's an abnormally high number of beatdowns, brawls, and mystery attack angles that seem to happen in the parking lot, be it when the show is filmed on Full Sail University (NXT's original home) or the WWE Performance Center (where NXT currently resides). This led fans to jokingly refer NXT's parking lot as "The Most Dangerous Place In Wrestling", something that has continued through its [=2.0=] rebrand and subsequent transformation to the "White and Gold" NXT.[[/labelnote]]

* Sarah Logan's new look. [[Labelnote:Explanation]]After she returned to WWE wearing black war paint on the entirety of her upper face and clothing akin to Viking Experience on the 11/11/2022 Smackdown, a lot of memes circulated. Some saw an immediate resemblance to non-binary independent wrestler Max the Impaler, and posted pictures of the two using the "We have 'X' at home" meme format. Others saw the black face paint, coupled with Logan's conservative views and took it as some UnfortunateImplications.[[/labelnote]]

*** [[CriticalResearchFailure Everybody knows Owen Hart died of a drug overdose.]]