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* After two aversions of this trope from Wrestling/KenShamrock and Wrestling/TheBigShow, Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin played it straight when he took on all 6 members of the Wrestling/MinistryOfDarkness[[note]]The Undertaker, Wrestling/PaulBearer, Viscera, Mideon, Wrestling/{{Farooq}}, and Wrestling/{{Bradshaw}}[[/note]] to successfully rescue Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon from a borderline Satanic wedding to Wrestling/TheUndertaker.

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* After two aversions of this trope from Wrestling/KenShamrock and Wrestling/TheBigShow, Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin played it straight when he took on all 6 members of the Wrestling/MinistryOfDarkness[[note]]The Undertaker, Wrestling/PaulBearer, Viscera, Mideon, Wrestling/{{Farooq}}, Wrestling/{{Faarooq}}, and Wrestling/{{Bradshaw}}[[/note]] to successfully rescue Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon from a borderline Satanic wedding to Wrestling/TheUndertaker.
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* After two aversions of this trope from Wrestling/KenShamrock and Wrestling/TheBigShow, Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin played it straight when he took on all 6 members of the Wrestling/MinistryOfDarkness[[note]]The Undertaker, Wrestling/PaulBearer, Viscera, Mideon, Wrestling/{{Farooq}}, and Wrestling/{{Bradshaw}}[[/note]] to successfully rescue Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon from a borderline Satanic wedding to Wrestling/TheUndertaker.
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* Wrestling/{{WWE}} has taken advantage of this trope on several occasions. The most ludicrous, perhaps, was Wrestling/JohnCena and Wrestling/RandyOrton vs. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-FzgM0XqPI the entire Raw roster, in 2008]]. Cena and Orton generally win their matches, or put on a good showing, but they generally take 15-25 minutes against one, maybe two opponents. This match took seven minutes. Their opponents? Snitsky, Wrestling/SantinoMarella, Trevor Murdoch, Lance Cade, Wrestling/{{Umaga}}, Super Crazy, [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] (who has been involved in several of those 15-25 minute matches with Cena and Orton, as has Umaga), Wrestling/HacksawJimDuggan, Wrestling/CodyRhodes, Paul Burchill, Val Venis, Wrestling/BobHolly, Carlito, DH Smith, Brian Kendrick, Robbie and Rory [=McAllister=], Charlie Haas, and possibly a couple others. Then, after that was over, Wrestling/TripleH stole the lack of numbers advantage from the two of them, beating them both down.

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* Wrestling/{{WWE}} has taken advantage of this trope on several occasions. The most ludicrous, perhaps, was Wrestling/JohnCena and Wrestling/RandyOrton vs. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-FzgM0XqPI com/watch?v=ndgVcE7w0uo the entire Raw roster, in 2008]]. Cena and Orton generally win their matches, or put on a good showing, but they generally take 15-25 minutes against one, maybe two opponents. This match took seven minutes. Their opponents? Snitsky, Wrestling/SantinoMarella, Trevor Murdoch, Lance Cade, Wrestling/{{Umaga}}, Super Crazy, [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] (who has been involved in several of those 15-25 minute matches with Cena and Orton, as has Umaga), Wrestling/HacksawJimDuggan, Wrestling/CodyRhodes, Paul Burchill, Val Venis, Wrestling/BobHolly, Carlito, DH Smith, Brian Kendrick, Robbie and Rory [=McAllister=], Charlie Haas, and possibly a couple others. Then, after that was over, Wrestling/TripleH stole the lack of numbers advantage from the two of them, beating them both down.
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* Wrestling/{{WWE}} has taken advantage of this trope on several occasions. The most ludicrous, perhaps, was Wrestling/JohnCena and Wrestling/RandyOrton vs. the entire Raw roster, in 2008. Cena and Orton generally win their matches, or put on a good showing, but they generally take 15-25 minutes against one, maybe two opponents. This match took seven minutes. Their opponents? Snitsky, Wrestling/SantinoMarella, Trevor Murdoch, Lance Cade, Wrestling/{{Umaga}}, Super Crazy, [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] (who has been involved in several of those 15-25 minute matches with Cena and Orton, as has Umaga), Wrestling/HacksawJimDuggan, Wrestling/CodyRhodes, Paul Burchill, Val Venis, Wrestling/BobHolly, Carlito, DH Smith, Brian Kendrick, Robbie and Rory [=McAllister=], Charlie Haas, and possibly a couple others. Then, after that was over, Wrestling/TripleH stole the lack of numbers advantage from the two of them, beating them both down.

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* Wrestling/{{WWE}} has taken advantage of this trope on several occasions. The most ludicrous, perhaps, was Wrestling/JohnCena and Wrestling/RandyOrton vs. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-FzgM0XqPI the entire Raw roster, in 2008.2008]]. Cena and Orton generally win their matches, or put on a good showing, but they generally take 15-25 minutes against one, maybe two opponents. This match took seven minutes. Their opponents? Snitsky, Wrestling/SantinoMarella, Trevor Murdoch, Lance Cade, Wrestling/{{Umaga}}, Super Crazy, [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] (who has been involved in several of those 15-25 minute matches with Cena and Orton, as has Umaga), Wrestling/HacksawJimDuggan, Wrestling/CodyRhodes, Paul Burchill, Val Venis, Wrestling/BobHolly, Carlito, DH Smith, Brian Kendrick, Robbie and Rory [=McAllister=], Charlie Haas, and possibly a couple others. Then, after that was over, Wrestling/TripleH stole the lack of numbers advantage from the two of them, beating them both down.
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* Wrestling/{{WWE}} has taken advantage of this trope on several occasions. The most ludicrous, perhaps, was Wrestling/JohnCena and Wrestling/RandyOrton vs. the entire Raw roster, in 2008. Cena and Orton generally win their matches, or put on a good showing, but they generally take 15-25 minutes against one, maybe two opponents. This match took seven minutes. Their opponents? Snitsky, Wrestling/SantinoMarella, Trevor Murdoch, Lance Cade, Umaga, Super Crazy, [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] (who has been involved in several of those 15-25 minute matches with Cena and Orton, as has Umaga), Wrestling/HacksawJimDuggan, Wrestling/CodyRhodes, Paul Burchill, Val Venis, Wrestling/BobHolly, Carlito, DH Smith, Brian Kendrick, Robbie and Rory [=McAllister=], Charlie Haas, and possibly a couple others. Then, after that was over, Wrestling/TripleH stole the lack of numbers advantage from the two of them, beating them both down.

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* Wrestling/{{WWE}} has taken advantage of this trope on several occasions. The most ludicrous, perhaps, was Wrestling/JohnCena and Wrestling/RandyOrton vs. the entire Raw roster, in 2008. Cena and Orton generally win their matches, or put on a good showing, but they generally take 15-25 minutes against one, maybe two opponents. This match took seven minutes. Their opponents? Snitsky, Wrestling/SantinoMarella, Trevor Murdoch, Lance Cade, Umaga, Wrestling/{{Umaga}}, Super Crazy, [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] (who has been involved in several of those 15-25 minute matches with Cena and Orton, as has Umaga), Wrestling/HacksawJimDuggan, Wrestling/CodyRhodes, Paul Burchill, Val Venis, Wrestling/BobHolly, Carlito, DH Smith, Brian Kendrick, Robbie and Rory [=McAllister=], Charlie Haas, and possibly a couple others. Then, after that was over, Wrestling/TripleH stole the lack of numbers advantage from the two of them, beating them both down.
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* The Wrestling/{{WWE}} has taken advantage of this trope on several occasions. The most ludicrous, perhaps, was JohnCena and RandyOrton vs. the entire Raw roster, in 2008. Cena and Orton generally win their matches, or put on a good showing, but they generally take 15-25 minutes against one, maybe two opponents. This match took seven minutes. Their opponents? Snitsky, Santino Marella, Trevor Murdoch, Lance Cade, Umaga, Super Crazy, [[JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] (who has been involved in several of those 15-25 minute matches with Cena and Orton, as has Umaga), Hacksaw Jim Duggan, CodyRhodes, Paul Burchill, Val Venis, BobHolly, Carlito, DH Smith, Brian Kendrick, Robbie and Rory [=McAllister=], Charlie Haas, and possibly a couple others. Then, after that was over, TripleH stole the lack of numbers advantage from the two of them, beating them both down.
** Not to mention at least two of their PPV's (Survivor Series, Royal Rumble) are built around this trope.

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* The Wrestling/{{WWE}} has taken advantage of this trope on several occasions. The most ludicrous, perhaps, was JohnCena Wrestling/JohnCena and RandyOrton Wrestling/RandyOrton vs. the entire Raw roster, in 2008. Cena and Orton generally win their matches, or put on a good showing, but they generally take 15-25 minutes against one, maybe two opponents. This match took seven minutes. Their opponents? Snitsky, Santino Marella, Wrestling/SantinoMarella, Trevor Murdoch, Lance Cade, Umaga, Super Crazy, [[JohnBradshawLayfield [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] (who has been involved in several of those 15-25 minute matches with Cena and Orton, as has Umaga), Hacksaw Jim Duggan, CodyRhodes, Wrestling/HacksawJimDuggan, Wrestling/CodyRhodes, Paul Burchill, Val Venis, BobHolly, Wrestling/BobHolly, Carlito, DH Smith, Brian Kendrick, Robbie and Rory [=McAllister=], Charlie Haas, and possibly a couple others. Then, after that was over, TripleH Wrestling/TripleH stole the lack of numbers advantage from the two of them, beating them both down.
** Not to mention at least two of their PPV's (Survivor Series, Royal Rumble) (''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries'', ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'') are built around this trope.



* Often shown in cases with giant or powerhouse wrestlers, like MarkHenry or Ryback, where they'll have said giant or powerhouse face off against two or three jobbers at once and completely destroy them. In one notable instance, Big Daddy V faced off against ''four'' jobbers and still crushed them. Of course, the majority of the time, facing a single non-jobber will generally give these guys a tougher time.

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* Often shown in cases with giant or powerhouse wrestlers, like MarkHenry Wrestling/MarkHenry or Ryback, Wrestling/{{Ryback}}, where they'll have said giant or powerhouse face off against two or three jobbers at once and completely destroy them. In one notable instance, Big Daddy V faced off against ''four'' jobbers and still crushed them. Of course, the majority of the time, facing a single non-jobber will generally give these guys a tougher time.
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* The Wrestling/{{WWE}} has taken advantage of this trope on several occasions. The most ludicrous, perhaps, was JohnCena and RandyOrton vs. the entire Raw roster, in 2008. Cena and Orton generally win their matches, or put on a good showing, but they generally take 15-25 minutes against one, maybe two opponents. This match took seven minutes. Their opponents? Snitsky, Santino Marella, Trevor Murdoch, Lance Cade, Umaga, Super Crazy, [[JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] (who has been involved in several of those 15-25 minute matches with Cena and Orton, as has Umaga), Hacksaw Jim Duggan, CodyRhodes, Paul Burchill, Val Venis, BobHolly, Carlito, DH Smith, Brian Kendrick, Robbie and Rory [=McAllister=], Charlie Haas, and possibly a couple others. Then, after that was over, TripleH stole the lack of numbers advantage from the two of them, beating them both down.
** Not to mention at least two of their PPV's (Survivor Series, Royal Rumble) are built around this trope.
** Particularly egregious is the Survivor Series, where the best chance of one team to win is when they only have one wrestler left, particularly if they are the Face team.
** In the Royal Rumble, each successive elimination takes longer and is much more difficult than the previous one, and the final two wrestlers might be fighting for as long or longer than the previous 30+ combined.
*** It can be considered someone subverted by the Royal Rumble matches, as it's a free-for-all with no teams, and many wrestlers are usually eliminated by a group of others forming a very temporary truce to force them over the ropes and out of the ring.
* Also supported in tag teams by the RickyMorton Rule, where after one partner gets beaten, the fresh partner jumps in and takes on both of the other two wrestlers.
* Often shown in cases with giant or powerhouse wrestlers, like MarkHenry or Ryback, where they'll have said giant or powerhouse face off against two or three jobbers at once and completely destroy them. In one notable instance, Big Daddy V faced off against ''four'' jobbers and still crushed them. Of course, the majority of the time, facing a single non-jobber will generally give these guys a tougher time.
** Interestingly, Wrestling/TheShield, a three-man group consisting of Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins, have been able to give Ryback a tough time, even beating him down on numerous occasions together as a cohesive unit.
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