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* In 2024, The Rock joined the Bloodline and called all the fans who booed Cody Crybabies due to Cody challenging Roman Reigns at WrestleMania XL, ruining Rock and Reigns plans to main event there. Many of the fans embraced the name, declaring themselves Cody Crybabies and even Cody himself have called his fans that at one point.
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* In 2024, The Rock joined the Bloodline and called all the fans who booed Cody Crybabies due to Cody challenging Roman Reigns at WrestleMania [=WrestleMania=] XL, ruining Rock and Reigns plans to main event there. Many of the fans embraced the name, declaring themselves Cody Crybabies and even Cody himself have called his fans that at one point.
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* In 2024, The Rock joined the Bloodline and called all the fans who booed Cody Crybabies due to Cody challenging Roman Reigns at WrestleMania XL, ruining Rock and Reigns plans to main event there. Many of the fans embraced the name, declaring themselves Cody Crybabies and even Cody himself have called his fans that at one point.
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* Early in the ECW revival that WWE put out, when they were making Wrestling/TheBigShow the ECW World Champion, the Mutants did not take kindly to this, and would chant at him "You can't wrestle!" They shut up when he chanted back in the same cadence "I don't have to!"
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* On the WWF's side, there were the "Billionaire Ted's Wrasslin' Warroom" skits that took shots at UsefulNotes/TedTurner, Wrestling/HulkHogan, Wrestling/RandySavage and Wrestling/MeanGeneOkerlund, particularly their ages and their supposed greed. Not only did Ted Turner reportedly find the skits ActuallyPrettyFunny (as did everyone other than Savage, who, according to Wrestling/LannyPoffo, was deeply hurt by the skits), but Creator/USANetwork order the WWF to stop airing these skits after they got too personal. And according to some sources, they actually caused a lot of fans to tune in to WCW to see if Hogan and Savage really were as washed up as the skits claimed (they weren't), thus giving WCW more publicity. Coupled with the debut of the Wrestling/NewWorldOrder not long after, the WWF didn't exactly start the war off on a high note.
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* On the WWF's side, there were the "Billionaire Ted's Wrasslin' Warroom" skits that took shots at UsefulNotes/TedTurner, Wrestling/HulkHogan, Wrestling/RandySavage and Wrestling/MeanGeneOkerlund, particularly their ages and their supposed greed. Not only did Ted Turner reportedly find the skits ActuallyPrettyFunny (as did everyone else other than Savage, who, according to Wrestling/LannyPoffo, was deeply hurt by the skits), but Creator/USANetwork order the WWF to stop airing these skits after they got too personal. And according to some sources, they actually caused a lot of fans to tune in to WCW to see if Hogan and Savage really were as washed up as the skits claimed (they weren't), thus giving WCW more publicity. Coupled with the debut of the Wrestling/NewWorldOrder not long after, the WWF didn't exactly start the war off on a high note.
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* On the WWF's side, there were the "Billionaire Ted's Wrasslin' Warroom" skits that took shots at UsefulNotes/TedTurner, Wrestling/HulkHogan, Wrestling/RandySavage and Wrestling/MeanGeneOkerlund, particularly their ages and their supposed greed. Not only did Ted Turner find the skits ActuallyPrettyFunny, but Creator/USANetwork order the WWF to stop airing these skits after they got too personal. And according to some sources, they actually caused a lot of fans to tune in to WCW to see if Hogan and Savage really were as washed up as the skits claimed (they weren't), thus giving WCW more publicity. Coupled with the debut of the Wrestling/NewWorldOrder not long after, the WWF didn't exactly start the war off on a high note.
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* On the WWF's side, there were the "Billionaire Ted's Wrasslin' Warroom" skits that took shots at UsefulNotes/TedTurner, Wrestling/HulkHogan, Wrestling/RandySavage and Wrestling/MeanGeneOkerlund, particularly their ages and their supposed greed. Not only did Ted Turner reportedly find the skits ActuallyPrettyFunny, ActuallyPrettyFunny (as did everyone other than Savage, who, according to Wrestling/LannyPoffo, was deeply hurt by the skits), but Creator/USANetwork order the WWF to stop airing these skits after they got too personal. And according to some sources, they actually caused a lot of fans to tune in to WCW to see if Hogan and Savage really were as washed up as the skits claimed (they weren't), thus giving WCW more publicity. Coupled with the debut of the Wrestling/NewWorldOrder not long after, the WWF didn't exactly start the war off on a high note.
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* In their 2020 feud, Wrestling/{{Edge}} accused Wrestling/RandyOrton of half-assing his career. Orton responded that yeah, he phoned it in, and he ''still'' accomplished more than almost everyone else, that's how damn good he is.
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* In their 2020 feud, Wrestling/{{Edge}} Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}} accused Wrestling/RandyOrton of half-assing his career. Orton responded that yeah, he phoned it in, and he ''still'' accomplished more than almost everyone else, that's how damn good he is.
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* Wrestling/{{WCW}} was partially undone by what may be the ultimate insult backfire. It was their habit during the Wrestling/MondayNightWars on ''[[Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro Nitro]]'', to reveal the results of [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]] matches on air, to prevent people from changing the channel to watch ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw WWF Raw]]''. On the first ''Nitro'' of 1999, they revealed that Wrestling/MickFoley would win the championship, with Wrestling/TonySchiavone sarcastically claiming "That's gonna put butts in the seats". It did; many viewers switched channels to see it. This compounded the damage done by the [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]], which occured the same night. WCW never recovered.
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* Wrestling/{{WCW}} was partially undone by what may be the ultimate insult backfire. It was their habit during the Wrestling/MondayNightWars on ''[[Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro Nitro]]'', to reveal the results of [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]] matches on air, to prevent people from changing the channel to watch ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw WWF Raw]]''. On the first ''Nitro'' of 1999, they revealed that Wrestling/MickFoley would win the championship, with Wrestling/TonySchiavone sarcastically claiming "That's gonna put butts in the seats".seats"[[note]]On orders from Eric Bischoff, who fed him that line through the headset. Schiavone and Foley were friends and Schiavone felt terrible about it and apologized to Foley (who's feelings were deeply hurt by the jab, especially coming from a friend) a short time later (or according to some, that same night). To this day he considers it his biggest Main/OldShame[[/note]]. It did; many viewers switched channels to see it. This compounded the damage done by the [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]], which occured the same night. WCW never recovered.
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* On Reality Of Wrestling shows, "The Wild Thing" Rockelle Vaughn was commonly known as "[[FanNickName Ratchet]]". When she had a chance to wrestle on one of their "[[GirlsNightOutEpisode Ladies Night Out]]" she also had the chance to tell everyone that they had it wrong. She's Rachè! It turns out she has a [[WrestlingDoesntPay third job]] as the Paris fashion model "Rachè Chanel", and was happy to know people were starting to "recognize" her.
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* On Reality Of Wrestling shows, "The Wild Thing" Rockelle Vaughn was commonly known as "[[FanNickName "[[invoked]][[FanNickName Ratchet]]". When she had a chance to wrestle on one of their "[[GirlsNightOutEpisode Ladies Night Out]]" she also had the chance to tell everyone that they had it wrong. She's Rachè! It turns out she has a [[WrestlingDoesntPay third job]] as the Paris fashion model "Rachè Chanel", and was happy to know people were starting to "recognize" her.
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* On Reality Of Wrestling shows, "The Wild Thing" Rockelle Vaughn was commonly known as "[[FanNickName Ratchet]]". When she had a chance to wrestle on one of their "[[GirlsNightOutEpisode Ladies Night Out]]" she also had the chance to tell everyone that they had it wrong. [[ItIsPronouncedTropay She's Rachè]]! Rachè! It turns out she has a [[WrestlingDoesntPay third job]] as the Paris fashion model "Rachè Chanel", and was happy to know people were starting to "recognize" her.
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* Wrestling/{{WCW}} was partially undone by what may be the ultimate insult backfire. It was their habit during the Wrestling/MondayNightWars on ''[[Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro Nitro]]'', to reveal the results of [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]] matches on air, to prevent people from changing the channel to watch ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw WWF Raw]]''. In 1999, they revealed that Wrestling/MickFoley would win the championship, with Wrestling/TonySchiavone sarcastically claiming "That's gonna put butts in the seats". It did; many viewers switched channels to see it. This compounded the damage done by the [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]], which occured the same night. WCW never recovered.
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* Wrestling/{{WCW}} was partially undone by what may be the ultimate insult backfire. It was their habit during the Wrestling/MondayNightWars on ''[[Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro Nitro]]'', to reveal the results of [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]] matches on air, to prevent people from changing the channel to watch ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw WWF Raw]]''. In On the first ''Nitro'' of 1999, they revealed that Wrestling/MickFoley would win the championship, with Wrestling/TonySchiavone sarcastically claiming "That's gonna put butts in the seats". It did; many viewers switched channels to see it. This compounded the damage done by the [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]], which occured the same night. WCW never recovered.
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* On Reality Of Wrestling shows, "The Wild Thing" Rockelle Vaughn was commonly known as "[[FanNickName Ratchet]]". When she had a chance to wrestle on one of their "[[GirlsNightOutEpisode Ladies Night Out]]" She also had the chance to tell everyone that they had it wrong. [[ItIsPronouncedTropay She's Ratchè]]!
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* On Reality Of Wrestling shows, "The Wild Thing" Rockelle Vaughn was commonly known as "[[FanNickName Ratchet]]". When she had a chance to wrestle on one of their "[[GirlsNightOutEpisode Ladies Night Out]]" She she also had the chance to tell everyone that they had it wrong. [[ItIsPronouncedTropay She's Ratchè]]! Rachè]]! It turns out she has a [[WrestlingDoesntPay third job]] as the Paris fashion model "Rachè Chanel", and was happy to know people were starting to "recognize" her.
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* In their 2020 feud, Wrestling/{{Edge}} accused Wrestling/RandyOrton of half-assing his career. Orton responded that yeah, he phoned it in, and he ''still'' accomplished more than almost everyone else, that's how damn good he is.
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** On the WWF's side, there were the "Billionaire Ted's Wrasslin' Warroom" skits that took shots at UsefulNotes/TedTurner, Wrestling/HulkHogan, Wrestling/RandySavage and Wrestling/MeanGeneOkerlund, particularly their ages and their supposed greed. Not only did the Creator/USANetwork order the WWF to stop airing these skits after they got too personal, but according to some sources, they actually caused a lot of fans to tune in to WCW to see if Hogan and Savage really were as washed up as the skits claimed (they weren't), thus giving WCW more publicity. Coupled with the debut of the Wrestling/NewWorldOrder not long after, the WWF didn't exactly start the war off on a high note.
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* On Reality Of Wrestling shows, "The Wild Thing" Rockelle Vaughn was commonly known as "[[FanNickName Ratchet]]". When she had a chance to wrestle on one of their "[[GirlsNightOutEpisode Ladies Night Out]]" She also had the chance to tell everyone that they had it wrong. [[ItsPronouncedTropay She's Ratchè]]!
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* On Reality Of Wrestling shows, "The Wild Thing" Rockelle Vaughn was commonly known as "[[FanNickName Ratchet]]". When she had a chance to wrestle on one of their "[[GirlsNightOutEpisode Ladies Night Out]]" She also had the chance to tell everyone that they had it wrong. [[ItsPronouncedTropay [[ItIsPronouncedTropay She's Ratchè]]!
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* Wrestling/{{WCW}} was partially undone by what may be the ultimate insult backfire. It was their habit during the Wrestling/MondayNightWars on ''[[Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro Nitro]]'', to reveal the results of [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]] matches on air, to prevent people from changing the channel to watch ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw WWF Raw]]''. In 1999, they revealed that Wrestling/MickFoley would win the championship, with Tony Schiavone sarcastically claiming "That's gonna put butts in the seats". It did; many viewers switched channels to see it. This compounded the damage done by the [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]], which occured the same night. WCW never recovered.
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* Wrestling/{{WCW}} was partially undone by what may be the ultimate insult backfire. It was their habit during the Wrestling/MondayNightWars on ''[[Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro Nitro]]'', to reveal the results of [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]] matches on air, to prevent people from changing the channel to watch ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw WWF Raw]]''. In 1999, they revealed that Wrestling/MickFoley would win the championship, with Tony Schiavone Wrestling/TonySchiavone sarcastically claiming "That's gonna put butts in the seats". It did; many viewers switched channels to see it. This compounded the damage done by the [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]], which occured the same night. WCW never recovered.
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* Wrestling/TommyDreamer responds to hecklers:
-->"I don't mind being called a pussy because I am what I eat!"
-->"I don't mind being called a pussy because I am what I eat!"
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDrEBgoxfUQ In a pre-WrestleMania interview]] with Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}, Wrestling/KurtAngle, and Wrestling/RandyOrton, Orton does this ''twice'':
-->'''Angle''': You're nothing but a smug son of a bitch!
-->'''Orton''': (grins) [[DeadpanSnarker Why, thank you Kurt!]]
-->'''Angle''': You're nothing but a smug son of a bitch!
-->'''Orton''': (grins) [[DeadpanSnarker Why, thank you Kurt!]]
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* Done rather believably by Wrestling/JohnCena, who is from the UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} area, in response to Wrestling/CMPunk comparing him to the [[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams New York Yankees]], the hated rivals of Cena's native Boston Red Sox, by saying he'd become a dynasty and combined with CM Punk making fun of Cena for his BrokenBase. Cena replies to this by pointing out that the "Let's go Cena![=/=]Cena Sucks!" chants mean that people are involved in his matches, which, as an entertainer, is his job. He also thanks Punk for the New York Yankees insult because, after giving it some thought, he realized Punk's comment was correct in that the Yankees get a very simular reaction that he does, which means that they're likewise doing their job. Cena's character has ''always'' embraced his BrokenBase; Punk really should've known better than to call Cena out on that.
* Cena on the November 21, 2011 edition of ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} Raw]]'', he turns around Wrestling/TheMiz and [[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]]'s [[BreakThemByTalking Breaking Speech]] and turns it into a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that's so powerful, the two end up ''fighting each other''.
* On February 27, 2012 edition of ''Raw'', Cena takes [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] insults and similar to above example he leaves the Rock [[StunnedSilence speechless]].
* Cena has another spectacular one against The Rock; he turned Rocky's "Fruity Pebbles" insults into [[http://wrestleheat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/John-Cena-Fruity-Pebbles-front-cover.jpg this.]]
* At Wrestling/RingOfHonor's 10th Anniversary show, Wrestling/KevinSteen responded to the chants of "Show your tits!" with "You aint got enough money in your pocket to get a shot at this!"
* Cena on the November 21, 2011 edition of ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} Raw]]'', he turns around Wrestling/TheMiz and [[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]]'s [[BreakThemByTalking Breaking Speech]] and turns it into a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that's so powerful, the two end up ''fighting each other''.
* On February 27, 2012 edition of ''Raw'', Cena takes [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] insults and similar to above example he leaves the Rock [[StunnedSilence speechless]].
* Cena has another spectacular one against The Rock; he turned Rocky's "Fruity Pebbles" insults into [[http://wrestleheat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/John-Cena-Fruity-Pebbles-front-cover.jpg this.]]
* At Wrestling/RingOfHonor's 10th Anniversary show, Wrestling/KevinSteen responded to the chants of "Show your tits!" with "You aint got enough money in your pocket to get a shot at this!"
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* Wrestling/{{WCW}} was partially undone by what may be the ultimate insult backfire. It was their habit during the MondayNightWars on ''[[Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro Nitro]]'', to reveal the results of [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]] matches on air, to prevent people from changing the channel to watch ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw WWF Raw]]''. In 1999, they revealed that Wrestling/MickFoley would win the championship, with Tony Schiavone sarcastically claiming "That's gonna put butts in the seats". It did; many viewers switched channels to see it. This compounded the damage done by the [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]], which occured the same night. WCW never recovered.
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* Wrestling/ShaneDouglas of Wrestling/{{ECW}} used to yell "WOO!" to mock Wrestling/RicFlair. Everyone who copies Douglas now does it as appreciation for Flair.
* Wrestling/TommyDreamer responds to hecklers:
-->"I don't mind being called a pussy because I am what I eat!"
* In his WWF debut, Wrestling/ChrisJericho insulted ''Raw'' and [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock.]] The Rock soundly verbally tears him apart, where normally new guys are built up to be strong. However, not only was Jericho a goof and this worked for his character, fans were overjoyed that he was in the WWF and were just happy that such a talented and abused performer would get the push he deserved. Later Jericho would try insulting Wrestling/TheUndertaker, which resulted in something of a WorkedShoot over being disrespected, and Jericho either {{kayfabe}} or for real later discussing how much he stepped over the line not respecting the Deadman.
* Wrestling/{{WCW}} was partially undone by what may be the ultimate insult backfire. It was their habit during the MondayNightWars on ''[[Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro Nitro]]'', to reveal the results of [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]] matches on air, to prevent people from changing the channel to watch ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw WWF Raw]]''. In 1999, they revealed that Wrestling/MickFoley would win the championship, with Tony Schiavone sarcastically claiming "That's gonna put butts in the seats". It did; many viewers switched channels to see it. This compounded the damage done by the [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]], which occured the same night. WCW never recovered.
** Not to mention the signs in arenas for years which said, "Mick Foley put my ass in this seat".
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDrEBgoxfUQ In a pre-WrestleMania interview]] with Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}, Wrestling/KurtAngle, and Wrestling/RandyOrton, Orton does this ''twice'':
-->'''Angle''': You're nothing but a smug son of a bitch!
-->'''Orton''': (grins) [[DeadpanSnarker Why, thank you Kurt!]]
* At [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]]'s birthday celebration on 5/2/11, Wrestling/VickieGuerrero attempted to ruin Rock's party by bringing in...[[RingOldies Mae Young]]. This backfired ''spectacularly'', as The Rock was positively delighted to see Mae. And even kissed her.
* [[Wrestling/NatalyaNeidheart Natalya Neidhart]] told Wrestling/{{LayCool}} that their IQ was lower than their combined non-existent waist size. The girls took this as a compliment on how skinny they were. This also qualifies as ComicallyMissingThePoint.
* On ''Wrestling/WWEToughEnough'', contestant AJ was nicknamed "tumbleweed" by the trainers. He embraced the nickname and his fans now call themselves "Team Tumbleweed".
* Done rather believably by Wrestling/JohnCena, who is from the UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} area, in response to Wrestling/CMPunk comparing him to the [[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams New York Yankees]], the hated rivals of Cena's native Boston Red Sox, by saying he'd become a dynasty and combined with CM Punk making fun of Cena for his BrokenBase. Cena replies to this by pointing out that the "Let's go Cena![=/=]Cena Sucks!" chants mean that people are involved in his matches, which, as an entertainer, is his job. He also thanks Punk for the New York Yankees insult because, after giving it some thought, he realized Punk's comment was correct in that the Yankees get a very simular reaction that he does, which means that they're likewise doing their job. Cena's character has ''always'' embraced his BrokenBase; Punk really should've known better than to call Cena out on that.
* Cena on the November 21, 2011 edition of ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} Raw]]'', he turns around Wrestling/TheMiz and [[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]]'s [[BreakThemByTalking Breaking Speech]] and turns it into a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that's so powerful, the two end up ''fighting each other''.
* On February 27, 2012 edition of ''Raw'', Cena takes [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] insults and similar to above example he leaves the Rock [[StunnedSilence speechless]].
* Cena has another spectacular one against The Rock; he turned Rocky's "Fruity Pebbles" insults into [[http://wrestleheat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/John-Cena-Fruity-Pebbles-front-cover.jpg this.]]
* At Wrestling/RingOfHonor's 10th Anniversary show, Wrestling/KevinSteen responded to the chants of "Show your tits!" with "You aint got enough money in your pocket to get a shot at this!"
* A dozen years later and it seems Chris Jericho still hasn't learned his lesson. In his feud with Wrestling/CMPunk for the WWE Championship, Chris went and did the stupid thing by trying to leverage Punk's DarkAndTroubledPast (his father was an alcoholic growing up), insulting his sister by calling her a drug addict, and then insinuating that Punk was born out of wedlock, all but stating that his mother is a whore and Punk is a HeroicBastard, all to get in Punk's head. All that did was cause Punk's BerserkButton to get stuck on the '''ON''' button, and Chris suffered ''immensely'' for it, first tapping out to Punk at ''[=WrestleMania=]'' and then suffering a severe NoHoldsBarredBeatdown at ''Extreme Rules'' during a very brutal Chicago Street Fight.
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* Wrestling/ShaneDouglas of Wrestling/{{ECW}} used to yell "WOO!" to mock Wrestling/RicFlair. Everyone who copies Douglas now does it as appreciation for Flair.
* Wrestling/TommyDreamer responds to hecklers:
-->"I don't mind being called a pussy because I am what I eat!"
* In his WWF debut, Wrestling/ChrisJericho insulted ''Raw'' and [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock.]] The Rock soundly verbally tears him apart, where normally new guys are built up to be strong. However, not only was Jericho a goof and this worked for his character, fans were overjoyed that he was in the WWF and were just happy that such a talented and abused performer would get the push he deserved. Later Jericho would try insulting Wrestling/TheUndertaker, which resulted in something of a WorkedShoot over being disrespected, and Jericho either {{kayfabe}} or for real later discussing how much he stepped over the line not respecting the Deadman.
* Wrestling/{{WCW}} was partially undone by what may be the ultimate insult backfire. It was their habit during the MondayNightWars on ''[[Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro Nitro]]'', to reveal the results of [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} WWF]] matches on air, to prevent people from changing the channel to watch ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw WWF Raw]]''. In 1999, they revealed that Wrestling/MickFoley would win the championship, with Tony Schiavone sarcastically claiming "That's gonna put butts in the seats". It did; many viewers switched channels to see it. This compounded the damage done by the [[FingerpokeOfDoom Fingerpoke of Doom]], which occured the same night. WCW never recovered.
** Not to mention the signs in arenas for years which said, "Mick Foley put my ass in this seat".
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDrEBgoxfUQ In a pre-WrestleMania interview]] with Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}}, Wrestling/KurtAngle, and Wrestling/RandyOrton, Orton does this ''twice'':
-->'''Angle''': You're nothing but a smug son of a bitch!
-->'''Orton''': (grins) [[DeadpanSnarker Why, thank you Kurt!]]
* At [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]]'s birthday celebration on 5/2/11, Wrestling/VickieGuerrero attempted to ruin Rock's party by bringing in...[[RingOldies Mae Young]]. This backfired ''spectacularly'', as The Rock was positively delighted to see Mae. And even kissed her.
* [[Wrestling/NatalyaNeidheart Natalya Neidhart]] told Wrestling/{{LayCool}} that their IQ was lower than their combined non-existent waist size. The girls took this as a compliment on how skinny they were. This also qualifies as ComicallyMissingThePoint.
* On ''Wrestling/WWEToughEnough'', contestant AJ was nicknamed "tumbleweed" by the trainers. He embraced the nickname and his fans now call themselves "Team Tumbleweed".
* Done rather believably by Wrestling/JohnCena, who is from the UsefulNotes/{{Boston}} area, in response to Wrestling/CMPunk comparing him to the [[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams New York Yankees]], the hated rivals of Cena's native Boston Red Sox, by saying he'd become a dynasty and combined with CM Punk making fun of Cena for his BrokenBase. Cena replies to this by pointing out that the "Let's go Cena![=/=]Cena Sucks!" chants mean that people are involved in his matches, which, as an entertainer, is his job. He also thanks Punk for the New York Yankees insult because, after giving it some thought, he realized Punk's comment was correct in that the Yankees get a very simular reaction that he does, which means that they're likewise doing their job. Cena's character has ''always'' embraced his BrokenBase; Punk really should've known better than to call Cena out on that.
* Cena on the November 21, 2011 edition of ''[[Wrestling/{{WWERaw}} Raw]]'', he turns around Wrestling/TheMiz and [[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]]'s [[BreakThemByTalking Breaking Speech]] and turns it into a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that's so powerful, the two end up ''fighting each other''.
* On February 27, 2012 edition of ''Raw'', Cena takes [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] insults and similar to above example he leaves the Rock [[StunnedSilence speechless]].
* Cena has another spectacular one against The Rock; he turned Rocky's "Fruity Pebbles" insults into [[http://wrestleheat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/John-Cena-Fruity-Pebbles-front-cover.jpg this.]]
* At Wrestling/RingOfHonor's 10th Anniversary show, Wrestling/KevinSteen responded to the chants of "Show your tits!" with "You aint got enough money in your pocket to get a shot at this!"
* A dozen years later and it seems Chris Jericho still hasn't learned his lesson. In his feud with Wrestling/CMPunk for the WWE Championship, Chris went and did the stupid thing by trying to leverage Punk's DarkAndTroubledPast (his father was an alcoholic growing up), insulting his sister by calling her a drug addict, and then insinuating that Punk was born out of wedlock, all but stating that his mother is a whore and Punk is a HeroicBastard, all to get in Punk's head. All that did was cause Punk's BerserkButton to get stuck on the '''ON''' button, and Chris suffered ''immensely'' for it, first tapping out to Punk at ''[=WrestleMania=]'' and then suffering a severe NoHoldsBarredBeatdown at ''Extreme Rules'' during a very brutal Chicago Street Fight.
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