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* Another wrinkle in the AJ Lee/CM Punk story (this one out of {{Kayfabe}}): when AJ was just a teenager, she looked up to Lita as a heroine and an inspiration. There is a video of her tearfully receiving an autograph from Lita at [=WrestleMania XIX=] in a [[Heartwarming/AJLee touching moment]]...which then turns into a bout of hilarity once it's remembered that Lita and Punk had dated at one time and she would go on to be his spouse in the end.

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* Another wrinkle in the AJ Lee/CM Punk story (this one out of {{Kayfabe}}): when AJ was just a teenager, she looked up to Lita as a heroine and an inspiration. There is a video of her tearfully receiving an autograph from Lita at [=WrestleMania XIX=] in a [[Heartwarming/AJLee touching moment]]...which then turns into a bout of hilarity once it's remembered that Lita and Punk had dated at one time and she but AJ would go on to be his spouse in the end.
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* Another wrinkle in the AJ Lee/CM Punk story (this one out of {{Kayfabe}}): when AJ was just a teenager, she looked up to Lita as a heroine and an inspiration. There is a video of her tearfully receiving an autograph from Lita at [=WrestleMania XIX=] in a [[Heartwarming/AJLee CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming]]...which then turns into a bout of hilarity once it's remembered that Lita and Punk had dated at one time and she would go on to be his spouse in the end.

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* Another wrinkle in the AJ Lee/CM Punk story (this one out of {{Kayfabe}}): when AJ was just a teenager, she looked up to Lita as a heroine and an inspiration. There is a video of her tearfully receiving an autograph from Lita at [=WrestleMania XIX=] in a [[Heartwarming/AJLee CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming]]...touching moment]]...which then turns into a bout of hilarity once it's remembered that Lita and Punk had dated at one time and she would go on to be his spouse in the end.
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* Another wrinkle in the AJ Lee/CM Punk story (this one out of {{Kayfabe}}): when AJ was just a teenager, she looked up to Lita as a heroine and an inspiration. There is a video of her tearfully receiving an autograph in a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming...which then turns into a bout of hilarity once it's known that Lita and Punk had dated at one time and she would go on to be his spouse in the end.

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* Another wrinkle in the AJ Lee/CM Punk story (this one out of {{Kayfabe}}): when AJ was just a teenager, she looked up to Lita as a heroine and an inspiration. There is a video of her tearfully receiving an autograph from Lita at [=WrestleMania XIX=] in a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming...[[Heartwarming/AJLee CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming]]...which then turns into a bout of hilarity once it's known remembered that Lita and Punk had dated at one time and she would go on to be his spouse in the end.
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* TNA once had a Knockout called Peyton Banks (also known as indie wrestler Rain). Fast forward to 2015 and you have the names of two NXT Divas - Sasha Banks and Peyton Royce.

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* TNA once had a Knockout called Peyton Banks (also known as indie wrestler Rain). Fast forward to 2015 and you have the names of two NXT Divas - Sasha Banks and Peyton Royce.Royce.
* Another wrinkle in the AJ Lee/CM Punk story (this one out of {{Kayfabe}}): when AJ was just a teenager, she looked up to Lita as a heroine and an inspiration. There is a video of her tearfully receiving an autograph in a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming...which then turns into a bout of hilarity once it's known that Lita and Punk had dated at one time and she would go on to be his spouse in the end.
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* When champion body builder Lenda Murray tried out for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, the company got bashed for [[AccidentalPun entertaining]] the idea of debuting a ''fourth'' [[ScaryBlackMan "scary" black woman]] on the roster, after Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}}, Wrestling/{{Jazz}} and Shaniqua, complaining that all the white women bar Wrestling/MollyHolly were being held up sex symbols. Well, WWE ended up taking all its black women off TV until the debuts of Kristal Marshal and Wrestling/AliciaFox, who were complained about for opposite reasons, getting to skip developmental all together thanks to the [[PlotTumor Diva Search]] and getting a deal after being seen on a spread from a fashion magazine.

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* When champion body builder Lenda Murray tried out for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, the company got bashed for [[AccidentalPun entertaining]] the idea of debuting a ''fourth'' [[ScaryBlackMan "scary" black woman]] on the roster, after Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}}, Wrestling/{{Jazz}} and Shaniqua, complaining that all the white women bar Wrestling/MollyHolly were conversely being held up sex symbols. Well, WWE ended up taking all its black women off TV until the debuts of Kristal Marshal and Wrestling/AliciaFox, who were complained about for opposite reasons, getting to skip developmental all together thanks to the [[PlotTumor Diva Search]] and getting a deal after being seen on a spread from a fashion magazine.magazine, respectively.



* At one point in their 'relationship', Wrestling/AJLee proposed to Wrestling/CMPunk, who eventually answered by telling her that he wouldn't marry her. In real life, they're now engaged, and got married in 2014, a mere two years after that very storyline.

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* At one point in their 'relationship', Wrestling/AJLee proposed to Wrestling/CMPunk, who eventually answered by telling her that he wouldn't marry her. In real life, they're now engaged, They got engaged and got married in 2014, a mere two years after that very storyline.
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* While in Wrestling/{{WCW}}, [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin Steve Austin]] suggested that he started a feud with Wrestling/HulkHogan by proclaiming "Steveamania" was bigger than "Hulkamania." [[ItWillNeverCatchOn It was dismissed as silly.]] A few years later, Austin went to the WWF and proved Steveamania was in fact bigger than Hulkamania.
* In [[Wrestling/{{Edge}} Adam "Edge" Copeland]]'s [[{{Biography}} autobiography]], ''On Edge'', there is a picture captioned, "One of the best ways of getting heat from the crowd is to spear Wrestling/{{Lita}}". A year or so later, his affair with Lita was exposed... yeah, he ''did'' get a lot of heat for "spearing" her (Lita got more, though).

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* While in Wrestling/{{WCW}}, [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin Steve Austin]] suggested that he started a feud with Wrestling/HulkHogan by proclaiming "Steveamania" was bigger than "Hulkamania." [[ItWillNeverCatchOn It was dismissed as silly.]] A few years later, Austin went to the WWF and proved Steveamania was in fact ''was'' bigger than Hulkamania.
* In [[Wrestling/{{Edge}} Adam "Edge" Copeland]]'s [[{{Biography}} autobiography]], ''On Edge'', there is a picture captioned, "One of the best ways of getting heat from the crowd is to spear Wrestling/{{Lita}}". A year or so later, his affair with Lita was exposed... yeah, he ''did'' get a lot of heat for "spearing" "[[UnusualEuphemism spearing]]" her (Lita got more, though).



* Just before ''Wrestling/WWEToughEnough'' Season 5 premiered, contestant Ariane Andrew said in her promo "I am the next WWE Diva". She would be eliminated on the very first episode but then it became even more hilarious when she was signed anyway and also became the first of the contestants to debut on WWE TV in a regular role and make it to ''[=WrestleMania=]''.

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* Just before ''Wrestling/WWEToughEnough'' Season 5 premiered, contestant [[Wrestling/{{Cameron}} Ariane Andrew Andrew]] said in her promo "I am the next WWE Diva". She would be eliminated on the very first episode but then it became even more hilarious when she was signed anyway and also became the first of the contestants to debut on WWE TV in a regular role and make it to ''[=WrestleMania=]''.
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** Edge seems to get a lot of these, as he cut a promo shortly after winning the 2001 ''King of the Ring'' where he took down Wrestling/BillyGunn, claiming he failed to get over after he won the 1999 KOTR and went on to say "If in two years I'm not WWF Champion you can just shoot me because I promise not to 'Billy Gunn' this account". In two years, Edge would get a broken neck and be out of action for over a year, and would struggle as a babyface before being turned heel and became WWE Champion, but only in 2006 (although he won the title several times since then). To top that, when he returned in 2010 as a face he effectively bombed and the crowd turned on him at his ''[[Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} WrestleMania 26]]'' match with Wrestling/ChrisJericho, thus forcing the creative team to turn him heel again. Fate doesn't like to be tempted, Mr. Copeland.

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** Edge seems to get a lot of these, as he cut a promo shortly after winning the 2001 ''King of the Ring'' ''Wrestling/KingOfTheRing'' where he took down Wrestling/BillyGunn, claiming he failed to get over after he won the 1999 KOTR and went on to say "If in two years I'm not WWF Champion you can just shoot me because I promise not to 'Billy Gunn' this account". In two years, Edge would get a broken neck and be out of action for over a year, and would struggle as a babyface before being turned heel and became WWE Champion, but only in 2006 (although he won the title several times since then). To top that, when he returned in 2010 as a face he effectively bombed and the crowd turned on him at his ''[[Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} WrestleMania 26]]'' match with Wrestling/ChrisJericho, thus forcing the creative team to turn him heel again. Fate doesn't like to be tempted, Mr. Copeland.
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* Wrestling/TripleH vs. Wrestling/UltimateWarrior at ''[=WrestleMania=] XII'', Currently, Triple H is Executive Vice President of the WWE. When he was a main event star, in order to kick out of the Pedigree, his finisher, you need written permission from Triple H himself. During this match, Triple H used the Pedigree on the Ultimate Warrior and Warrior just stood up from it like it's nothing. If this were to happen in the current WWE, the career of the wrestler would possibly be on life support.

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* Wrestling/TripleH vs. Wrestling/UltimateWarrior at ''[=WrestleMania=] XII'', Currently, Triple H is became Executive Vice President of the WWE. When he was a main event star, in order to kick out of the Pedigree, his finisher, you need needed written permission from Triple H himself. During this match, Triple H used the Pedigree on the Ultimate Warrior and Warrior just stood up from it like it's nothing. If this were to happen in the current Triple H lead WWE, the career of the wrestler would possibly be on life support.
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* In a backstage segment with Wrestling/TrishStratus, Melina said if she beat her "wouldn't that be a kick in the head?". I think [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MfecUB4WeNE/T0QSHMlpvbI/AAAAAAAAMgs/t64Ce3c8Rdg/s640/Royal07.jpg this]] needs no explanation.[[note]]Bonus protip: an old storyline friend of Trish's was involved in that picture.[[/note]]
* When champion body builder Lenda Murray tried for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, the company got bashed for [[AccidentalPun entertaining]] the idea of debuting a ''fourth'' "scary" black woman on the roster[[note]]after Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}}, Wrestling/{{Jazz}} and Shaniqua[[/note]]complaining that almost all the white women bar Wrestling/MollyHolly were being held up sex symbols. Well, WWE ended up taking all its black women off TV at all until the debuts of Kristal Marshal and Wrestling/AliciaFox, who were complained about for opposite reasons, getting to skip developmental all together thanks to the [[PlotTumor Diva Search]] and getting a deal on a spread from a fashion magazine.

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* In a backstage segment with Wrestling/TrishStratus, Melina Wrestling/{{Melina}} said if she beat her "wouldn't that be a kick in the head?". I think [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MfecUB4WeNE/T0QSHMlpvbI/AAAAAAAAMgs/t64Ce3c8Rdg/s640/Royal07.jpg this]] needs no explanation.[[note]]Bonus protip: an old storyline friend of Trish's was involved in that picture.[[/note]]
* When champion body builder Lenda Murray tried out for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, the company got bashed for [[AccidentalPun entertaining]] the idea of debuting a ''fourth'' [[ScaryBlackMan "scary" black woman woman]] on the roster[[note]]after roster, after Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}}, Wrestling/{{Jazz}} and Shaniqua[[/note]]complaining Shaniqua, complaining that almost all the white women bar Wrestling/MollyHolly were being held up sex symbols. Well, WWE ended up taking all its black women off TV at all until the debuts of Kristal Marshal and Wrestling/AliciaFox, who were complained about for opposite reasons, getting to skip developmental all together thanks to the [[PlotTumor Diva Search]] and getting a deal after being seen on a spread from a fashion magazine.

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* While in Wrestling/{{WCW}}, [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin Steve Austin]] suggested that he started a feud with Wrestling/HulkHogan by proclaiming "Steveamania" was bigger than "Hulkamania." [[ItWillNeverCatchOn It was dismissed as silly.]] A few years later, Austin went to the WWF and proved Steveamania was in fact bigger than Hulkamania.



* Howard Brody wrote a column in 2002 explaining why Ring Warriors was not the Wrestling/{{N|ationalWrestlingAlliance}}WA, and a follow up column in response to all the negativity it drew with his former friends in the NWA before going on the putting a good word in for one of the few he had left, Future Of Wrestling [[AuthorAvatar promoter/wrestler]] Bobby Rogers for getting Wrestling/DustyRhodes, Wrestling/KevinSullivan and Wrestling/AbdullahTheButcher together in the ring with him for Future Of Wrestling and draw 4000 die hard territory fans out to attend. Come 2011 and Ring Warriors officially joined FOW in the NWA with intent to resurrect "the three sacred letters" only to be [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere right back out]] at the end 2012 when Bruce Tharpe took over.
* During Wrestling/JeffHardy's first stint in Wrestling/{{TNA}}, his entrance video contained the words "See You in the Future." Fast forward years later, and Jeff is now back in TNA.
* During the annual WWE show in Iraq in 2003, Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin actually gave Wrestling/JohnCena the Stone Cold Stunner after being unimpressed with his "You Can't See Me" taunt. This was ''before'' Cena was made the top face of the company as Austin had been in the late '90s; the event has become both funnier and much more symbolic in hindsight.
* Pete Rose appeared at ''[=WrestleMania=] XIV'', ''XV'', and ''2000'' (a.k.a. XVI) and was beaten up by Wrestling/{{Kane}} at the first two events (he was given a stinkface in the third). In his first appearance, which was held in Boston, he insulted the Boston Red Sox (whom his team, the Cincinnati Reds, had beat in 1975 to win the World Series) and said the Red Sox couldn't win a World Series and mocked the Curse of the Bambino (before Kane came out and destroyed him to cheering from the crowd). Three World Series championships for Boston later, who's laughing now, Pete?
** And the nickname of the Cincinnati Reds in the 1970s was the Big Red Machine, which became Kane's nickname in his first run.



* While in Wrestling/{{WCW}}, [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin Steve Austin]] suggested that he started a feud with Wrestling/HulkHogan by proclaiming "Steveamania" was bigger than "Hulkamania." [[ItWillNeverCatchOn It was dismissed as silly.]] A few years later, Austin went to the WWF and proved Steveamania was in fact bigger than Hulkamania.

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* While Pete Rose appeared at ''[=WrestleMania=] XIV'', ''XV'', and ''2000'' (a.k.a. XVI) and was beaten up by Wrestling/{{Kane}} at the first two events (he was given a stinkface in Wrestling/{{WCW}}, [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin Steve Austin]] suggested that the third). In his first appearance, which was held in Boston, he started insulted the Boston Red Sox (whom his team, the Cincinnati Reds, had beat in 1975 to win the World Series) and said the Red Sox couldn't win a feud World Series and mocked the Curse of the Bambino (before Kane came out and destroyed him to cheering from the crowd). Three World Series championships for Boston later, who's laughing now, Pete?
** And the nickname of the Cincinnati Reds in the 1970s was the Big Red Machine, which became Kane's nickname in his first run.
* Howard Brody wrote a column in 2002 explaining why Ring Warriors was not the Wrestling/{{N|ationalWrestlingAlliance}}WA, and a follow up column in response to all the negativity it drew
with Wrestling/HulkHogan by proclaiming "Steveamania" was bigger than "Hulkamania.his former friends in the NWA before going on the putting a good word in for one of the few he had left, Future Of Wrestling [[AuthorAvatar promoter/wrestler]] Bobby Rogers for getting Wrestling/DustyRhodes, Wrestling/KevinSullivan and Wrestling/AbdullahTheButcher together in the ring with him for Future Of Wrestling and draw 4000 die hard territory fans out to attend. Come 2011 and Ring Warriors officially joined FOW in the NWA with intent to resurrect "the three sacred letters" only to be [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere right back out]] at the end 2012 when Bruce Tharpe took over.
* During Wrestling/JeffHardy's first stint in Wrestling/{{TNA}}, his entrance video contained the words "See You in the Future.
" [[ItWillNeverCatchOn It was dismissed as silly.]] A few Fast forward years later, and Jeff is now back in TNA.
* During the annual WWE show in Iraq in 2003, Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin actually gave Wrestling/JohnCena the Stone Cold Stunner after being unimpressed with his "You Can't See Me" taunt. This was ''before'' Cena was made the top face of the company as
Austin went to had been in the WWF late '90s; the event has become both funnier and proved Steveamania was much more symbolic in fact bigger than Hulkamania.hindsight.
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* Howard Brody wrote a column in 2002 explaining why Ring Warriors was not the Wrestling/{{N|ationalWrestlingAlliance}}WA, and a follow up column in response to all the negativity it drew with his former friends in the NWA before going on the putting a good word in for one of the few he had left, Future Of Wrestling [[AuthorAvatar promoter/wrestler]] Bobby Rogers for getting Wrestling/DustyRhodes, Wrestling/KevinSullivan and Wrestling/AbdullahTheButcher together in the ring with him for Future Of Wrestling and draw 4000 die hard territory fans out to attend. Come 2011 and Ring Warriors officially joined FOW in the NWA with intent to resurrect "the three sacred letters" only to be [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere right back out]] at the end 2012 when Bruce Tharpe took over.

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* Another one for Punk. In the 2010 ''Royal Rumble'' he ended up getting beaten up by Wrestling/BethPhoenix. Roughly a year later the two would end up dating off screen. Depending on your humour, this could become even more hilarious now that they've since split up - and Punk's fiancée AJ was the one that 'retired' Beth from WWE.
* Before her Survivor Series match against the ''Series/TotalDivas'' cast AJ cut a promo with her team trying to rally them up. Her specific words "''Total Divas'' has new episodes playing on the E! Network...and none of you are on them. ''Total Divas'' doesn't want any of you". The team included divas Wrestling/AliciaFox, Wrestling/SummerRae and Rosa Mendes. They would all end up added to the cast of ''Total Divas'' - Summer in season 2, Rosa and Alicia in season 4. What's more is that they were also the first three Divas eliminated from the heel team. If you can't beat 'em indeed.

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* Another one for Punk. In the 2010 ''Royal Rumble'' he ended up getting beaten up by Wrestling/BethPhoenix. Roughly a year later the two would end up dating off screen. Depending on your humour, this could become even more hilarious now that they've since split up - and Punk's fiancée AJ (and eventual wife) was the one that 'retired' Beth from WWE.
* Before her Survivor Series match against the ''Series/TotalDivas'' cast AJ cut a promo with her team trying to rally them up. Her specific words "''Total Divas'' has new episodes playing on the E! Network...and none of you are on them. ''Total Divas'' doesn't want any of you". The team included divas Wrestling/AliciaFox, Wrestling/SummerRae and Rosa Mendes. They would all end up added to the cast of ''Total Divas'' - Summer in season 2, Rosa and Alicia in season 4.3. What's more is that they were also the first three Divas eliminated from the heel team. If you can't beat 'em indeed.indeed.
* TNA once had a Knockout called Peyton Banks (also known as indie wrestler Rain). Fast forward to 2015 and you have the names of two NXT Divas - Sasha Banks and Peyton Royce.
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* When [[Wrestling/{{FMW}} Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling]] started up, it sold itself on the premise that it was the enemy of the Japanese mainstream. By their sixth anniversary, FMW had drawn a crowd of over fifty eight thousand people, meaning they had themselves become part of the Japanese mainstream. Not even the legendary [[Wrestling/AllJapanWomensProWrestling Zenjo]] could outdraw FMW at it's peak, the only "pure" puroresu companies that could being Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{New Japan|ProWrestling}}, [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH NOAH]] and the various incarnations of the Wrestling/UniversalWrestlingFederation, which could also all be traced back to Wrestling/{{Rikidozan}}'s JWA, or in layman's terms, as mainstream as it gets!

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* When [[Wrestling/{{FMW}} Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling]] started up, it sold itself on the premise that it was the enemy of the Japanese mainstream. By their sixth anniversary, FMW had drawn a crowd of over fifty eight thousand people, meaning they had themselves become part of the Japanese mainstream. Not even the legendary [[Wrestling/AllJapanWomensProWrestling Zenjo]] could outdraw FMW at it's peak, the only "pure" puroresu companies that could being Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{New Japan|ProWrestling}}, [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH NOAH]] and NOAH]], the various incarnations of the Wrestling/UniversalWrestlingFederation, which could also all be traced back to Wrestling/{{Rikidozan}}'s JWA, or in layman's terms, as mainstream as it gets!gets and Tokyo Pro Wrestling, which only lasted four years.
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* When [[Wrestling/{{FMW}} Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling]] started up, it sold itself on the premise that it was the enemy of the Japanese mainstream. By their sixth anniversary, FMW had drawn a crowd of over fifty eight thousand people, meaning they had themselves become part of the Japanese mainstream. Not even the legendary [[Wrestling/AllJapanWomensProWrestling Zenjo]] could outdraw FMW at it's peak, the only "pure" puroresu companies that could being Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{New Japan|ProWrestling}}, [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH NOAH]] and the various incarnations of the Wrestling/UniversalWrestlingFederation, which could also all be traced back to the JWA, or in layman's terms, as mainstream as it gets!

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* When [[Wrestling/{{FMW}} Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling]] started up, it sold itself on the premise that it was the enemy of the Japanese mainstream. By their sixth anniversary, FMW had drawn a crowd of over fifty eight thousand people, meaning they had themselves become part of the Japanese mainstream. Not even the legendary [[Wrestling/AllJapanWomensProWrestling Zenjo]] could outdraw FMW at it's peak, the only "pure" puroresu companies that could being Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{New Japan|ProWrestling}}, [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH NOAH]] and the various incarnations of the Wrestling/UniversalWrestlingFederation, which could also all be traced back to the Wrestling/{{Rikidozan}}'s JWA, or in layman's terms, as mainstream as it gets!
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* When [[Wrestling/{{FMW}} Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling]] started up, it sold itself on the premise that it was the enemy of the Japanese mainstream. By their sixth anniversary, FMW had drawn a crowd of over fifty eight thousand people, meaning they had themselves become part of the Japanese mainstream. Not even the legendary [[Wrestling/AllJapanWomensProWrestling Zenjo]] could outdraw FMW at it's peak, the only "pure" puroresu companies that could being Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{New Japan|ProWrestling}}, [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH NOAH]] and the various incarnations of the Wrestling/UniversalWrestlingFederation, as mainstream as it gets!

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* When [[Wrestling/{{FMW}} Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling]] started up, it sold itself on the premise that it was the enemy of the Japanese mainstream. By their sixth anniversary, FMW had drawn a crowd of over fifty eight thousand people, meaning they had themselves become part of the Japanese mainstream. Not even the legendary [[Wrestling/AllJapanWomensProWrestling Zenjo]] could outdraw FMW at it's peak, the only "pure" puroresu companies that could being Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{New Japan|ProWrestling}}, [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH NOAH]] and the various incarnations of the Wrestling/UniversalWrestlingFederation, which could also all be traced back to the JWA, or in layman's terms, as mainstream as it gets!
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* When [[Wrestling/{{FMW}} Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling]] started up, it sold itself on the premise that it was the enemy of the Japanese mainstream. By their sixth anniversary, FMW had drawn a crowd of over fifty eight thousand people, meaning they had themselves become part of the Japanese mainstream. Not even the legendary [[ Wrestling/AllJapanWomensProWrestling Zenjo]] could outdraw FMW at it's peak, the only "pure" puroresu companies that could being Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{New Japan|ProWrestling}}, [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH NOAH]] and the various incarnations of the Wrestling/UniversalWrestlingFederation, as mainstream as it gets!

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* When [[Wrestling/{{FMW}} Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling]] started up, it sold itself on the premise that it was the enemy of the Japanese mainstream. By their sixth anniversary, FMW had drawn a crowd of over fifty eight thousand people, meaning they had themselves become part of the Japanese mainstream. Not even the legendary [[ Wrestling/AllJapanWomensProWrestling [[Wrestling/AllJapanWomensProWrestling Zenjo]] could outdraw FMW at it's peak, the only "pure" puroresu companies that could being Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{New Japan|ProWrestling}}, [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH NOAH]] and the various incarnations of the Wrestling/UniversalWrestlingFederation, as mainstream as it gets!
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* When [[Wrestling/{{FMW}} Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling]] started up, it sold itself on the premise that it was the enemy of the Japanese mainstream. By their sixth anniversary, FMW had drawn a crowd of over fifty eight thousand people, meaning they had themselves become part of the Japanese mainstream. Not even the legendary [[ Wrestling/AllJapanWomensProWrestling Zenjo]] could outdraw FMW at it's peak, the only "pure" puroresu companies that could being Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{New Japan|ProWrestling}}, [[Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH NOAH]] and the various incarnations of the Wrestling/UniversalWrestlingFederation, as mainstream as it gets!
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* In [[Wrestling/{{Edge}} Adam "Edge" Copeland]]'s [[{{Biography}} autobiography]], ''On Edge'', there is a picture captioned, "One of the best ways of getting heat from the crowd is to spear Wrestling/{{Lita}}". A year or so later, his affair with [=Lita=] was exposed... yeah, he ''did'' get a lot of heat for "spearing" her ([=Lita=] got more, though).
** Also at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} X-Seven'', [=Edge=] and Wrestling/{{Christian}}, [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys The Dudley Boyz]], and the [[Wrestling/MattHardy Hardy]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Boyz]] took part in [=TLC2=]. [=Lita=] ran in to assist the Hardys by pulling {{Edge}} off a ladder, to which Wrestling/JimRoss called on commentary

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* In [[Wrestling/{{Edge}} Adam "Edge" Copeland]]'s [[{{Biography}} autobiography]], ''On Edge'', there is a picture captioned, "One of the best ways of getting heat from the crowd is to spear Wrestling/{{Lita}}". A year or so later, his affair with [=Lita=] Lita was exposed... yeah, he ''did'' get a lot of heat for "spearing" her ([=Lita=] (Lita got more, though).
** Also at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} X-Seven'', [=Edge=] Edge and Wrestling/{{Christian}}, [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys The Dudley Boyz]], and the [[Wrestling/MattHardy Hardy]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Boyz]] took part in [=TLC2=]. [=Lita=] Lita ran in to assist the Hardys by pulling {{Edge}} Edge off a ladder, to which Wrestling/JimRoss called on commentary



*** Also in the same vein, in 2003 Wrestling/{{WWE}} tried an all-Divas trading card set: WWE- Divine Divas. Card number 82 in this set: "Double Trouble- [=Lita=] & [=Edge=]."

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*** Also in the same vein, in 2003 Wrestling/{{WWE}} tried an all-Divas trading card set: WWE- Divine Divas. Card number 82 in this set: "Double Trouble- [=Lita=] Lita & [=Edge=].Edge."



** [=Edge=] seems to get a lot of these as he cut a promo shortly after winning the 2001 ''King of the Ring'' where he took down Wrestling/BillyGunn, claiming he failed to get over after he won the 1999 KOTR and went on to say "If in two years I'm not WWF Champion you can just shoot me because I promise not to 'Billy Gunn' this account". In two years, [=Edge=] would get a broken neck and be out of action for over a year and would struggle as a babyface before being turned heel and get paired with Wrestling/VickieGuerrero in a storyline and although he became WWE Champion several times he never won it cleanly. To top that when he returned in 2010 as a face he effectively bombed and the crowd turned on him at his ''[[Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} WrestleMania 26]]'' match with Wrestling/ChrisJericho thus forcing the creative team to turn him heel again. Fate doesn't like to be tempted, Mr. Copeland.

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** [=Edge=] Edge seems to get a lot of these these, as he cut a promo shortly after winning the 2001 ''King of the Ring'' where he took down Wrestling/BillyGunn, claiming he failed to get over after he won the 1999 KOTR and went on to say "If in two years I'm not WWF Champion you can just shoot me because I promise not to 'Billy Gunn' this account". In two years, [=Edge=] Edge would get a broken neck and be out of action for over a year year, and would struggle as a babyface before being turned heel and get paired with Wrestling/VickieGuerrero in a storyline and although he became WWE Champion Champion, but only in 2006 (although he won the title several times he never won it cleanly. since then). To top that that, when he returned in 2010 as a face he effectively bombed and the crowd turned on him at his ''[[Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} WrestleMania 26]]'' match with Wrestling/ChrisJericho Wrestling/ChrisJericho, thus forcing the creative team to turn him heel again. Fate doesn't like to be tempted, Mr. Copeland.
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* When champion body builder Lenda Murray tried for Wrestling/{{WWE}}, the company got bashed for [[AccidentalPun entertaining]] the idea of debuting a ''fourth'' "scary" black woman on the roster[[note]]after Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}}, Wrestling/{{Jazz}} and Shaniqua[[/note]]complaining that almost all the white women bar Wrestling/MollyHolly were being held up sex symbols. Well, WWE ended up taking all its black women off TV at all until the debuts of Kristal Marshal and Wrestling/AliciaFox, who were complained about for opposite reasons, getting to skip developmental all together thanks to the [[PlotTumor Diva Search]] and getting a deal on a spread from a fashion magazine.
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* Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling's Wrestling/AntonioInoki once defeated UsefulNotes/{{Pakistan}}i Champion Akram Pehalawan in [=Pakistan=] to the surprise of the crowd. After the match, Inoki stood up and raised his fists in the air in a traditional victory pose. ''Possibly'' without realizing it, Inoki may have saved his own ''life'' by doing that, since the fans were originally going to riot in protest, but Inoki's pose made them think that he was actually praying to Allah. As of 1990, although it wasn't revealed until 2012, Inoki actually ''would'' pray to Allah on a regular basis, since he in fact converted to UsefulNotes/{{Islam}}.

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* Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling's Wrestling/AntonioInoki once defeated UsefulNotes/{{Pakistan}}i Champion Akram Pehalawan in [=Pakistan=] to the surprise of the crowd. After the match, Inoki stood up and raised his fists in the air in a traditional victory pose. ''Possibly'' without realizing it, Inoki may have saved his own ''life'' by doing that, since the fans were originally going to riot in protest, but Inoki's pose made them think that he was actually praying to Allah. As of 1990, although it wasn't revealed until 2012, Inoki actually ''would'' pray to Allah on a regular basis, since he in fact converted to UsefulNotes/{{Islam}}.UsefulNotes/{{Islam}}(while remaining a Buddhist).

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** [=Edge=] seems to get a lot of these as he cut a promo shortly after winning the 2001 ''King of the Ring'' where he took down Wrestling/BillyGunn, claiming he failed to get over after he won the 1999 KOTR and went on to say "If in two years I'm not WWF Champion you can just shoot me because I promise not to 'Billy Gunn' this account". In two years, [=Edge=] would get a broken neck and be out of action for over a year and would struggle as a babyface before being turned heel and get paired with Wrestling/VickieGuerrero in a storyline and although he became WWE Champion several times he never won it cleanly. To top that when he returned in 2010 as a face he effectively bombed and the crowd turned on him at his ''[[Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} WrestleMania 26]]'' match with Wrestling/ChrisJericho thus forcing the creative team to turn him heel again. Fate doesn't like to be tempted, Mr. Copeland.



* [=Edge=] seems to get a lot of these as he cut a promo shortly after winning the 2001 ''King of the Ring'' where he took down Wrestling/BillyGunn, claiming he failed to get over after he won the 1999 KOTR and went on to say "If in two years I'm not WWF Champion you can just shoot me because I promise not to 'Billy Gunn' this account". In two years, [=Edge=] would get a broken neck and be out of action for over a year and would struggle as a babyface before being turned heel and get paired with Wrestling/VickieGuerrero in a storyline and although he became WWE Champion several times he never won it cleanly. To top that when he returned in 2010 as a face he effectively bombed and the crowd turned on him at his ''[[Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} WrestleMania 26]]'' match with Wrestling/ChrisJericho thus forcing the creative team to turn him heel again. Fate doesn't like to be tempted, Mr. Copeland.
** And speaking of which, at the end of Edge's book, he said he worked better as a face than a heel. From 2004 onward, we discovered that he was wrong.
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*** The preceding card in that Double Trouble series featured Wrestling/{{Sable}} and Wrestling/BrockLesnar. They got engaged the following year, [[HappilyMarried married two years after that]] and now have two kids together.

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*** The preceding card in that same Double Trouble series featured Wrestling/{{Sable}} and Wrestling/BrockLesnar. They got engaged the following year, [[HappilyMarried married two years after that]] and now have two kids together.
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*** The preceding card in that Double Trouble series was with Wrestling/{{Sable}} and Wrestling/BrockLesnar. They got engaged the following year, married two years after that and now have two kids together.

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*** The preceding card in that Double Trouble series was with featured Wrestling/{{Sable}} and Wrestling/BrockLesnar. They got engaged the following year, [[HappilyMarried married two years after that that]] and now have two kids together.
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** Which contained another hilarious hindsight moment; [=Edge=] had at one point called Wrestling/{{Sheamus}} Beaker. So come the [=Muppets=] hosting, Beaker and [=Sheamus=] meet backstage, who tells Beaker he can't make it to the family reunion.
* In a backstage segment with Wrestling/TrishStratus, Melina said if she beat her "wouldn't that be a kick in the head?". I think [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MfecUB4WeNE/T0QSHMlpvbI/AAAAAAAAMgs/t64Ce3c8Rdg/s640/Royal07.jpg this]] needs no explanation.

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** Which contained another hilarious hindsight moment; [=Edge=] Edge had at one point called Wrestling/{{Sheamus}} Beaker. So come the [=Muppets=] Muppets hosting, Beaker and [=Sheamus=] Sheamus meet backstage, who backstage through a confrontation with Wrestling/{{Christian}}, and Sheamus tells Beaker he can't make it to the family reunion.
* In a backstage segment with Wrestling/TrishStratus, Melina said if she beat her "wouldn't that be a kick in the head?". I think [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MfecUB4WeNE/T0QSHMlpvbI/AAAAAAAAMgs/t64Ce3c8Rdg/s640/Royal07.jpg this]] needs no explanation.[[note]]Bonus protip: an old storyline friend of Trish's was involved in that picture.[[/note]]

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* Before her Survivor Series match against the ''Series/TotalDivas'' cast AJ cut a promo with her team trying to rally them up. Her specific words "''Total Divas'' has new episodes playing on the E! Network...and none of you are on them. ''Total Divas'' doesn't want any of you". The team included divas Wrestling/AliciaFox, Wrestling/SummerRae and Rosa Mendes. They would all end up added to the cast of ''Total Divas'' - Summer in season 2, Rosa in season 3 and Alicia in season 4.
** What's more is that they were also the first three Divas eliminated from the heel team. If you can't beat em indeed.

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* Before her Survivor Series match against the ''Series/TotalDivas'' cast AJ cut a promo with her team trying to rally them up. Her specific words "''Total Divas'' has new episodes playing on the E! Network...and none of you are on them. ''Total Divas'' doesn't want any of you". The team included divas Wrestling/AliciaFox, Wrestling/SummerRae and Rosa Mendes. They would all end up added to the cast of ''Total Divas'' - Summer in season 2, Rosa in season 3 and Alicia in season 4.
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** Also at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} X-Seven'', [=Edge=] and Wrestling/{{Christian}}, Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys, and the [[Wrestling/MattHardy Hardy]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Boys]] took part in [=TLC2=]. [=Lita=] ran in to assist the Hardys by pulling {{Edge}} off a ladder, to which Wrestling/JimRoss called on commentary

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** Also at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} X-Seven'', [=Edge=] and Wrestling/{{Christian}}, Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys, [[Wrestling/TheDudleyBoys The Dudley Boyz]], and the [[Wrestling/MattHardy Hardy]] [[Wrestling/JeffHardy Boys]] Boyz]] took part in [=TLC2=]. [=Lita=] ran in to assist the Hardys by pulling {{Edge}} off a ladder, to which Wrestling/JimRoss called on commentary



** At "his hair vs hair" match with KurtAngle at Judgment Day 2002, JerryLawler said ''Come JR, admit it, this guy needs a haircut'' when Edge was coming out and [[spoiler: would later win the match]]. Just forward to 2012 where Edge got what else after retiring from wrestling… a haircut.
* During Wrestling/JeffHardy's first stint in Wrestling/{{TNA}}, his entrance video contained the words "See You In The Future." Fast forward years later, and Jeff is now back in TNA.

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** At "his hair vs vs. hair" match with KurtAngle Wrestling/KurtAngle at Judgment Day 2002, JerryLawler Wrestling/JerryLawler said ''Come JR, admit it, this guy needs a haircut'' when Edge was coming out and [[spoiler: would later win the match]]. Just match.]] Fast forward to 2012 where Edge got what else 2012. Edge, after retiring from wrestling… wrestling, got a haircut.
* During Wrestling/JeffHardy's first stint in Wrestling/{{TNA}}, his entrance video contained the words "See You In The in the Future." Fast forward years later, and Jeff is now back in TNA.



* Pete Rose appeared at ''[=WrestleMania=] XIV'', ''XV'', and ''2000'' (a.k.a. XVI) and was beaten up by Wrestling/{{Kane}} at the first two events (he was given a stinkface in the third). In his first appearance, which was held in Boston, he insulted the Boston Red Sox (whom his team, the Cincinnati Reds, had beat in 1975 to win the World Series) and said the Red Sox couldn't win a World Series and mocked the Curse of the Bambino (before Kane came out and destroyed him to cheering from the crowd). Two World Series wins for Boston later, who's laughing now, Pete?

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* Pete Rose appeared at ''[=WrestleMania=] XIV'', ''XV'', and ''2000'' (a.k.a. XVI) and was beaten up by Wrestling/{{Kane}} at the first two events (he was given a stinkface in the third). In his first appearance, which was held in Boston, he insulted the Boston Red Sox (whom his team, the Cincinnati Reds, had beat in 1975 to win the World Series) and said the Red Sox couldn't win a World Series and mocked the Curse of the Bambino (before Kane came out and destroyed him to cheering from the crowd). Two Three World Series wins championships for Boston later, who's laughing now, Pete?



* Wrestling/TripleH vs. Wrestling/UltimateWarrior at ''[=WrestleMania=] XII'', Currently, Triple H is one of the main eventers in the WWE and in order to kick out of the Pedigree, Triple H's finisher, you need written permission from Triple H. During this match, Triple H used the Pedigree on the Ultimate Warrior and Warrior just stands up from it like it's nothing. If this were to happen in the current WWE, the career of the wrestler would possibly be on life support.
** That's also cause Warrior has a tendency to NoSell opponents' offense, especially their finishers.
** Also, Triple H was the low man on the [[Wrestling/TheKliq Clique]] totem pole. Warrior was coming back after a 3+ year-long absence and Vince needed someone to sacrifice to him.

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* Wrestling/TripleH vs. Wrestling/UltimateWarrior at ''[=WrestleMania=] XII'', Currently, Triple H is one Executive Vice President of the WWE. When he was a main eventers in the WWE and event star, in order to kick out of the Pedigree, Triple H's his finisher, you need written permission from Triple H. H himself. During this match, Triple H used the Pedigree on the Ultimate Warrior and Warrior just stands stood up from it like it's nothing. If this were to happen in the current WWE, the career of the wrestler would possibly be on life support.
** That's also cause Warrior has had a tendency to NoSell opponents' offense, especially their finishers.
** Also, Triple H was the low man on the [[Wrestling/TheKliq Clique]] totem pole. Warrior was coming back after a 3+ year-long absence and [[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon Vince McMahon]] needed someone to sacrifice to him.



* While in Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin suggested that he started a feud with Wrestling/HulkHogan by proclaiming "Steveamania" was bigger than "Hulkamania." [[ItWillNeverCatchOn It was dismissed as silly.]] A few years later, Austin went to the WWF and proved Steveamania was in fact bigger than Hulkamania.
* Wrestling/TripleH: "The Game". Wrestling/RicFlair: "The Dirtiest Player In The Game". And then they teamed up in Wrestling/{{Evolution}}...
** Deliberate homage, "The Game" is wrestling, Ric's bragging about being the biggest cheater, and Trips (who is a [[PromotedFanboy gigantic Flair mark]]) talked about how people said they were students of "The Game" but he was "The Game".
* When the rumors of Wrestling/{{Sting}} facing Wrestling/TheUndertaker at ''[=WrestleMania=]'' was gaining traction on the internet, [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--R_rJYGMPcQ/TVq_L3kVnAI/AAAAAAAACY8/7LOr-bOhNa8/s1600/Sting-vs-The-Undertaker-Wrestlemania-27-WWE-poster.jpg this fake poster]] was floating around for said match to the tone of SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker's Film/TheDarkKnight poster. Approximately, 5 months later and this is [[http://theenigmaticgenerationofwallpapers.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/sting-joker-wallpaper-22.jpg?w=840 Sting's current gimmick....]]
* On the edition of ''[=SmackDown=]'' prior to the 2009 edition of ''Bragging Rights'' Wrestling/JohnMorrison had a confrontation with his former partner Wrestling/TheMiz, mocking RAW and its recent parade of guest hosts, by saying it had become a "poor man's ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''" and asking "who's next, [[Series/SesameStreet Big Bird?]]". Fast forward two years and Franchise/TheMuppets hosted RAW on Halloween.

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* While in Wrestling/{{WCW}}, Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin [[Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin Steve Austin]] suggested that he started a feud with Wrestling/HulkHogan by proclaiming "Steveamania" was bigger than "Hulkamania." [[ItWillNeverCatchOn It was dismissed as silly.]] A few years later, Austin went to the WWF and proved Steveamania was in fact bigger than Hulkamania.
* Wrestling/TripleH: Triple H: "The Game". Wrestling/RicFlair: "The Dirtiest Player In The Game". And then they teamed up in Wrestling/{{Evolution}}...
** Deliberate homage, "The Game" is wrestling, Ric's Flair's bragging about being the biggest cheater, and Trips (who is a [[PromotedFanboy gigantic Flair mark]]) talked about how people said they were students of "The Game" but he was "The Game".
* When the rumors of Wrestling/{{Sting}} facing Wrestling/TheUndertaker at ''[=WrestleMania=]'' was gaining traction on the internet, [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--R_rJYGMPcQ/TVq_L3kVnAI/AAAAAAAACY8/7LOr-bOhNa8/s1600/Sting-vs-The-Undertaker-Wrestlemania-27-WWE-poster.jpg this fake poster]] was floating around for said match to the tone of SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker's Film/TheDarkKnight poster. Approximately, 5 months later and this is was [[http://theenigmaticgenerationofwallpapers.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/sting-joker-wallpaper-22.jpg?w=840 Sting's current gimmick....]]
* On the edition of ''[=SmackDown=]'' prior to the 2009 edition of ''Bragging Rights'' Wrestling/JohnMorrison had a confrontation with his former partner Wrestling/TheMiz, mocking RAW ''Raw'' and its recent parade of guest hosts, by saying it had become a "poor man's ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''" and asking "who's next, [[Series/SesameStreet Big Bird?]]". Fast forward two years and Franchise/TheMuppets hosted RAW ''Raw'' on Halloween.



* Just before ''Wrestling/WWEToughEnough'' season 5 premiered, contestant Ariane Andrew said in her promo "I am the next WWE Diva". She would be eliminated on the very first episode but then it became even more hilarious when she was signed anyway and also became the first of the contestants to debut on WWE TV in a regular role and make it to ''[=WrestleMania=]''.
** It becomes even funnier when, as of mid-2012, WWE actually released Andy Leavine, who did win that season.

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* Just before ''Wrestling/WWEToughEnough'' season Season 5 premiered, contestant Ariane Andrew said in her promo "I am the next WWE Diva". She would be eliminated on the very first episode but then it became even more hilarious when she was signed anyway and also became the first of the contestants to debut on WWE TV in a regular role and make it to ''[=WrestleMania=]''.
** It becomes even funnier when, as of mid-2012, mid 2012, WWE actually released Andy Leavine, who did win that season.



* On March 1, 1998, Wrestling/BamBamBigelow defeated [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} Taz]] for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html ECW World Television Title]] which Taz had held since June 1997. (Bigelow lost the belt soon after to Wrestling/RobVanDam, [[Awesome/ProfessionalWrestling thus making his career in the process.]]) Taz, [[UnstoppableRage never the nicest guy in the first place]], got even angrier as he felt he had been passed over for shots at the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html ECW World Heavyweight Title]] while he was holding the #2 belt and how all his training and hard work had only gotten him to second place. This led to Taz targeting ECW World Heavyweight Champion [[Wrestling/ShaneDouglas "The Franchise" Shane Douglas]] and introducing his own title belt, the [[http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ftwecw.html ECW FTW (Fuck the World) Heavyweight Title.]] In one in-ring promo, he threatened ECW promoter Wrestling/PaulHeyman, and asked, "You think I'm gonna go [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} South, to Atlanta]] or [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} north, to Vince]]?" In January 2000, Tazz made his official WWE in-ring debut defeating Wrestling/KurtAngle at Madison Square Garden at the ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'' PPV.

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* On March 1, 1998, Wrestling/BamBamBigelow defeated [[Wrestling/{{Tazz}} Taz]] for the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html ECW World Television Title]] which Taz had held since June 1997. 1997 (Bigelow lost the belt soon after to Wrestling/RobVanDam, [[Awesome/ProfessionalWrestling thus making his career in the process.]]) process]]). Taz, [[UnstoppableRage never the nicest guy in the first place]], got even angrier as he felt he had been passed over for shots at the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-h.html ECW World Heavyweight Title]] while he was holding the #2 belt and how all his training and hard work had only gotten him to second place. This led to Taz targeting ECW World Heavyweight Champion [[Wrestling/ShaneDouglas "The Franchise" Shane Douglas]] and introducing his own title belt, the [[http://www.solie.org/titlehistories/ftwecw.html ECW FTW (Fuck the World) Heavyweight Title.]] In one in-ring promo, he threatened ECW promoter Wrestling/PaulHeyman, and asked, "You think I'm gonna go [[Wrestling/{{WCW}} South, to Atlanta]] or [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} north, to Vince]]?" In January 2000, Tazz made his official WWE in-ring debut defeating Wrestling/KurtAngle at Madison Square Garden at the ''Wrestling/RoyalRumble'' PPV.



* At ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries 1992'', Wrestling/TheUndertaker (w[=/=]Wrestling/PaulBearer) d. [[Wrestling/{{Kamala}} Kamala the Ugandan Giant]] (w/[[Wrestling/HarveyWippleman Dr. Harvey Wippleman]] and Kim Chee [[[Wrestling/SteveLombardi Steve "Brooklyn Brawler" Lombardi]]]) in a casket match. [[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon Vince [=McMahon=]]] and [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]] were on commentary and Brain asked Vince what he would do if he was in a match like this. 11 years later, Vince would not only face, but would DEFEAT the Undertaker in a Buried Alive match after Wrestling/{{Kane}} interfered. Also, as Paul was rolling the casket up the aisle after the match, Vince said, "Well, it is the Survivor Series and it looks like someone will be taking that proverbial dirt nap." Brain said, "The last ride." After the Undertaker returned from injuries in May 2000 with his new [[BadassBiker Biker]] image, he started using a [[FinishingMove powerbomb]] he called the Last Ride.

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* At ''Wrestling/SurvivorSeries 1992'', ''[[Wrestling/SurvivorSeries Survivor Series 1992]]'', Wrestling/TheUndertaker (w[=/=]Wrestling/PaulBearer) d. [[Wrestling/{{Kamala}} Kamala the Ugandan Giant]] (w/[[Wrestling/HarveyWippleman Dr. Harvey Wippleman]] and Kim Chee [[[Wrestling/SteveLombardi Steve "Brooklyn Brawler" Lombardi]]]) in a casket match. [[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon Vince [=McMahon=]]] and [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]] were on commentary and Brain asked Vince what he would do if he was in a match like this. 11 years later, Vince would not only face, but would DEFEAT the Undertaker in a Buried Alive match after Wrestling/{{Kane}} interfered. Also, as Paul was rolling the casket up the aisle after the match, Vince said, "Well, it is the Survivor Series and it looks like someone will be taking that proverbial dirt nap." Brain said, "The last ride." After the Undertaker returned from injuries in May 2000 with his new [[BadassBiker Biker]] image, he started using a [[FinishingMove powerbomb]] he called the Last Ride.
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* [=Edge=] seems to get a lot of these as he cut a promo shortly after winning the 2001 ''King of the Ring'' where he took down Billy Gunn, claiming he failed to get over after he won the 1999 KOTR and went on to say "If in two years I'm not WWF Champion you can just shoot me because I promise not to 'Billy Gunn' this account". In two years, [=Edge=] would get a broken neck and be out of action for over a year and would struggle as a babyface before being turned heel and get paired with Wrestling/VickieGuerrero in a storyline and although he became WWE Champion several times he never won it cleanly. To top that when he returned in 2010 as a face he effectively bombed and the crowd turned on him at his ''[[Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} WrestleMania 26]]'' match with Wrestling/ChrisJericho thus forcing the creative team to turn him heel again. Fate doesn't like to be tempted, Mr. Copeland.

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* [=Edge=] seems to get a lot of these as he cut a promo shortly after winning the 2001 ''King of the Ring'' where he took down Billy Gunn, Wrestling/BillyGunn, claiming he failed to get over after he won the 1999 KOTR and went on to say "If in two years I'm not WWF Champion you can just shoot me because I promise not to 'Billy Gunn' this account". In two years, [=Edge=] would get a broken neck and be out of action for over a year and would struggle as a babyface before being turned heel and get paired with Wrestling/VickieGuerrero in a storyline and although he became WWE Champion several times he never won it cleanly. To top that when he returned in 2010 as a face he effectively bombed and the crowd turned on him at his ''[[Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} WrestleMania 26]]'' match with Wrestling/ChrisJericho thus forcing the creative team to turn him heel again. Fate doesn't like to be tempted, Mr. Copeland.

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* Before her Survivor Series match against the ''Series/TotalDivas'' cast AJ cut a promo with her team trying to rally them up. Her specific words "''Total Divas'' has new episodes playing on the E! Network...and none of you are on them. ''Total Divas'' doesn't want any of you". This team included Summer Rae and Rosa Mendes who would later be added to the ''Total Divas'' cast. Additionally Alicia Fox was on the team too and would be featured fairly regularly on a handful of episodes (though not as a main cast member).

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* Before her Survivor Series match against the ''Series/TotalDivas'' cast AJ cut a promo with her team trying to rally them up. Her specific words "''Total Divas'' has new episodes playing on the E! Network...and none of you are on them. ''Total Divas'' doesn't want any of you". This The team included Summer Rae divas Wrestling/AliciaFox, Wrestling/SummerRae and Rosa Mendes who Mendes. They would later be all end up added to the cast of ''Total Divas'' cast. Additionally - Summer in season 2, Rosa in season 3 and Alicia Fox was on in season 4.
** What's more is that they were also
the team too and would be featured fairly regularly on a handful of episodes (though not as a main cast member).first three Divas eliminated from the heel team. If you can't beat em indeed.
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* At one point in their 'relationship', Wrestling/AJLee proposed to Wrestling/CMPunk, who eventually answered by telling her that he wouldn't marry her. In real life, they're now engaged.

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* At one point in their 'relationship', Wrestling/AJLee proposed to Wrestling/CMPunk, who eventually answered by telling her that he wouldn't marry her. In real life, they're now engaged.engaged, and got married in 2014, a mere two years after that very storyline.

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