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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers:
** "The Abominable Strowman"'s Kayfabe Tombola features "Barnyard Braun" (Braun Strowman's farmer gimmick), "Braun Strawman" (his scarecrow gimmick), "Brains Strowman" (his intellectual gimmick)... and [[spoiler:Headbanger Thrasher]]. The latter gets picked.
** Pops up again in "The Viscera Episode", which has as its choices three members of AEW's Dark Order... and [[spoiler:Viscera]]. Again, the latter gets picked.
** "The Abominable Strowman"'s Kayfabe Tombola features "Barnyard Braun" (Braun Strowman's farmer gimmick), "Braun Strawman" (his scarecrow gimmick), "Brains Strowman" (his intellectual gimmick)... and [[spoiler:Headbanger Thrasher]]. The latter gets picked.
** Pops up again in "The Viscera Episode", which has as its choices three members of AEW's Dark Order... and [[spoiler:Viscera]]. Again, the latter gets picked.
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* ''Naomi and the Bloodline'' - Wrestling/{{Naomi}} being entangled with Wrestling/RomanReigns's stable, via her husband Jimmy Uso.
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* ''Naomi and the Bloodline'' - Wrestling/{{Naomi}} Wrestling/{{Naomi|Wrestler}} being entangled with Wrestling/RomanReigns's stable, via her husband Jimmy Uso.
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* ''Aces & Eights Could've Been Great'' - Wrestling/AcesAndEights.
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* ''Aces & Eights Could've Been Great'' - Wrestling/AcesAndEights.Wrestling/AcesAndEightsWrestlers.
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* FunWithAcronyms: The final line of "A Man Called Test": [[spoiler:Dylan proposes a stable between the APA and Test, called the "Test-Acolyte Protection Agency Service", or TAPAS.]].
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* FunWithAcronyms: The final line of "A Man Called Test": [[spoiler:Dylan proposes a stable between the APA and Test, called the "Test-Acolyte Protection Agency Service", or TAPAS.]].]]
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After 6 seasons, Making Kayfabe ended in August 2022. Bryce is set to continue fantasy booking in YouTube form; see ''WebVideo/CraftyKayfabe'' for his next project.
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After 6 seasons, Making Kayfabe ended in August 2022. Bryce is set to continue fantasy booking in YouTube [=YouTube=] form; see ''WebVideo/CraftyKayfabe'' for his next project.
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After 6 seasons, Making Kayfabe ended in August 2022.
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After 6 seasons, Making Kayfabe ended in August 2022.
2022. Bryce is set to continue fantasy booking in YouTube form; see ''WebVideo/CraftyKayfabe'' for his next project.
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* SitcomArchNemesis: Conrad Thompson, wrestling podcast magnate.
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* SitcomArchNemesis: Conrad Thompson, wrestling podcast magnate.magnate to which Making Kayfabe presents itself as an UnknownRival.
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'''''Making Kayfabe''''' is a podcast presented and written by Bryce Kitcher and Dylan Copeland, which focuses on the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen missed opportunities]] of ProfessionalWrestling. Its format consists of one of the hosts presenting a wrestling storyline that could have been booked better, and then telling their ideas of how the narrative could be improved.
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'''''Making Kayfabe''''' is was a podcast presented and written by Bryce Kitcher and Dylan Copeland, which focuses on the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen missed opportunities]] of ProfessionalWrestling. Its format consists of one of the hosts presenting a wrestling storyline that could have been booked better, and then telling their ideas of how the narrative could be improved.
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After 6 seasons, Making Kayfabe ended in August 2022.
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* ''We Made Kayfabe'' - A mini-episode announcing the end of the podcast.
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* SitcomArchNemesis: Conrad Thompson, wrestling podcast magnate.
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* ''Abadon's Abandoned'' - Abadon in AEW.
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* ''Triple H: The Game: The Game'' - Wrestling/TripleH pitches a game very loosely based on his career.
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A talk show format only found on Patreon.
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A talk show format only found on Patreon. Mostly ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
* ''The Vince [=McMahon=] Scandal'' - Discussing what lies ahead now that Vince is no longer head of creative.
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* ShoutOut: In "The Best Feud You Never Saw", John Cena's letter to Invisible Stan is described as 60 pages long, and [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons the last few pages were just him saying "Screw Stan" over and over again]].
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** In "The Best Feud You Never Saw", John Cena's letter to Invisible Stan is described as 60 pages long, and [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons the last few pages were just him saying "Screw Stan" over and overagain]].again]].
** In "The Vince [=McMahon=] Scandal", they repeatedly refer to Tony D'Angelo as "Tony Macaroni", a local and fairly obscure reference to the Scottish-based chain of Italian restaurants.
** In "The Best Feud You Never Saw", John Cena's letter to Invisible Stan is described as 60 pages long, and [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons the last few pages were just him saying "Screw Stan" over and over
** In "The Vince [=McMahon=] Scandal", they repeatedly refer to Tony D'Angelo as "Tony Macaroni", a local and fairly obscure reference to the Scottish-based chain of Italian restaurants.
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* TrialBalloonQuestion: PlayedForLaughs in the Talking Kayfabe episode "The Vince [=McMahon=] Scandal", which spends the first 8 solid minutes of its runtime not mentioning Vince [=McMahon=] at all. Instead, Bryce and Dylan discuss a hypothetical person who did all the things Vince did, and act like they've never heard about it.
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* ShoutOut: In "The Best Feud You Never Saw", John Cena's letter to Invisible Stan is described as 60 pages long, and [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons the last few pages were just him saying "Screw Stan" over and over again]].
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: "He Can Dig That, Sucka" sees [[spoiler:the recent increase in Buried Alive matches cause unrest among the wrestlers (who don't want to be buried alive), writers (who are running out of talent), and fans (who miss everyone who's getting buried alive).]]
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: "He Can Dig That, Sucka" sees [[spoiler:the recent increase in Buried Alive matches cause unrest among the wrestlers (who don't want to be buried alive), writers (who are running out of talent), talent to use), and fans (who miss everyone who's getting buried alive).]]
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* WaxingLyrical: In "The Best Feud You Never Saw", John Cena's letter to Invisible Stan is mostly taken from Music/{{Eminem}}'s "Stan".
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** Any reference to the Godwinns calls back to Bryce's complete ignorance of them and/or the invented podcast "Good Wins with the Godwinns".
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* ''Kaval's Low Key Tactics'' - Kaval after winning NXT Season 2 in 2010.
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* ''The Greatest Feud You Never Saw'' - John Cena takes on Invisible Stan.
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* ''Welcome to the Wyatt Family'' - The Wyatt Family in 2014.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Mark Henry gives one to Viscera in "The Viscera Episode", calling him a "people-pleaser" to insult him and drawing comparisons to his own DorkAge (the "Sexual Chocolate" era). This is done to [[InspirationalInsult inspire him]] to snap out of the "World's Largest Love Machine" and become the beast he can be.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Mark Henry gives one to Viscera in "The Viscera Episode", calling him a "people-pleaser" to insult him and drawing comparisons to his own DorkAge weakest, least effectual point (the "Sexual Chocolate" era). This is done to [[InspirationalInsult inspire him]] to snap out of the "World's Largest Love Machine" and become the beast he can be.
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* ''KATIE VICK'' - Doing the impossible and making the infamous 2002 necrophilia storyline good.
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* DrivingStick: Bryce and Dylan (both from the British Isles, where manual transmission is the norm) mock the trope of Americans being unable to do it in "KATIE VICK".
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* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Twice in "KATIE VICK", Dylan manages to guess a beat of the Katie Vick storyline that really happened (Kane saying "now I'm going to screw you" to Triple H, and Jerry Lawler calling the Katie Vick mannequin attractive) which leads Bryce to accuse him of being the one booking the storyline.
* SureLetsGoWithThat: In "KATIE VICK", Bryce recounts the story of how the Katie Vick storyline was supposed to be a vehicle for the debut of Scott Vick (Sick Boy of Raven's Flock). Dylan misapprehends this, possibly for comedic effect:
--> '''''Dylan:''' "Wait, wait, wait. So Kane was supposed to fuck Sick Boy?"''
--> '''''Bryce:''' "Yeah. Why not? I don't know. Let's say yes."''
* SureLetsGoWithThat: In "KATIE VICK", Bryce recounts the story of how the Katie Vick storyline was supposed to be a vehicle for the debut of Scott Vick (Sick Boy of Raven's Flock). Dylan misapprehends this, possibly for comedic effect:
--> '''''Dylan:''' "Wait, wait, wait. So Kane was supposed to fuck Sick Boy?"''
--> '''''Bryce:''' "Yeah. Why not? I don't know. Let's say yes."''
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A talk show format only found on Patreon.
* ''Mizunderstood?'' - Bryce tries to understand just why Dylan hates the Miz, and maybe change his mind.
* ''Best of the Year (So Far)''
* ''Wrestling Video Games''
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* TechnicianVersusPerformer: The main difference between the two hosts (aside from their obvious accents); Dylan is more attached to the "sports" side of sports entertainment, whilst Bryce is more attached to the "entertainment" side. This manifests in their bookings as Bryce takes on most of the more out-there storylines (ECW Zombie, The Ascension conspiracy...) while Dylan's starting points are more grounded.
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* FunWithAcronyms: The final line of "A Man Called Test": [[spoiler:Dylan proposes a stable between the APA and Test, called the "Test-Acolyte Protection Agency Service", or TAPAS.]].
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--> '''''Dylan:''' "''Wrestling/TripleH's Guide to Sex'': [[DateRape Drug them]]."''
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--> '''''Dylan:''' "''Wrestling/TripleH's "Wrestling/TripleH's Guide to Sex'': Sex: [[DateRape Drug drug them]]."''
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* LampshadedDoubleEntendre: In "A Man Called Test":
-->'''''Dylan:''' "Triple H counters and says he's still pretty close to one person: Stephanie [=McMahon=], if you know what I'm saying. ({{Beat}}) [[DontExplainTheJoke He's talking about dicking her.]]"''
-->'''''Bryce:''' "Thanks for the clarification."''
-->'''''Dylan:''' "Triple H counters and says he's still pretty close to one person: Stephanie [=McMahon=], if you know what I'm saying. ({{Beat}}) [[DontExplainTheJoke He's talking about dicking her.]]"''
-->'''''Bryce:''' "Thanks for the clarification."''
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--> '''''Dylan:''''' Let's say this diplomatically, Conrad Thompson. [[PrecisionFStrike Fuck you]]. We wanted to meet William Regal.
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--> '''''Dylan:''''' Let's '''''Dylan:''' "Let's say this diplomatically, Conrad Thompson. [[PrecisionFStrike Fuck you]]. We wanted to meet William Regal."''
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* TheTalk: In "A Man Called Test", after the "clarification" listed in LampshadedDoubleEntendre, Dylan humorously asks if the clarification was needed, and kicks off one of these.
--> '''''Dylan:''' "When a man loves [[Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon a woman]]..."''
--> '''''Bryce:''' "He drugs her, and takes her to a Las Vegas, you know, drive-thru marriage..."''
--> '''''Dylan:''' "''Wrestling/TripleH's Guide to Sex'': [[DateRape Drug them]]."''
--> '''''Dylan:''' "When a man loves [[Wrestling/StephanieMcMahon a woman]]..."''
--> '''''Bryce:''' "He drugs her, and takes her to a Las Vegas, you know, drive-thru marriage..."''
--> '''''Dylan:''' "''Wrestling/TripleH's Guide to Sex'': [[DateRape Drug them]]."''
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* BerserkButton: Wrestling/TheMiz for Dylan.
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* BerserkButton: Dylan absolutely hates Wrestling/TheMiz for Dylan.and reacts negatively whenever he's brought up.
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* ShockingMoments: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] in both "Taka Takes the Title" and "It's Good To Be King", as both revolve around surprise title victories. The argument is that you need genuinely surprising results from time to time, even at the very top level, in order to make your audience believe anything can happen. [[invoked]]
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* ''The Mad King Reigns Supreme'' - Wrestling/EddieKingston in AEW.
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* '' It's Good To Be King'' - Jerry Lawler wins his WWE Championship shot in 2010.
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** Series 6 has Bryce's approach to timeskips: asking Dylan to close his eyes and open them, explaining they're now on a later show whilst Dylan acts distraught.
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* ''Either Nexus Or Against Us'' - Wrestling/TheNexus.
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* ''Spaceman Holly'' - Hardcore Holly's rejected WWECW gimmick as an astronaut.
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* ''The Same Paige'' - A future return from retirement for Wrestling/{{Paige}}.
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* BestialityIsDepraved: In "Book It Like Russo 3", Russo repeatedly refers to CM Punk's Series/TigerKing gimmick as possibly involving fucking the tiger.
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** "Twisted Alexa Bliss" references the gag from "Re-Legitimising Shayna Baszler" of replacing Nia Jax with Hardcore Holly.
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** "Twisted Alexa Bliss" references Episodes involving Shayna Baszler and/or the WWE Women's Tag Team Title scene reference the gag from "Re-Legitimising Shayna Baszler" of replacing Nia Jax with Hardcore Holly.Holly. This features in "Twisted Alexa Bliss" and "The Same Paige".
* {{Feghoot}}: The Kayfabe Tombola in "The Same Paige" is one of these. [[spoiler:Chuck Taylor, who is afraid of the letter T, challenges for the TNT Title, but gives up when he discovers his opponent will be Booker T. He leaves the wrestling business after going... T-total.]]
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* GroinAttack: Discussed in "The Summer of Punk" as part of the Kayfabe Tombola, [[spoiler:and also appears as part of the twist of that episode with CM Punk screwing Daniel Bryan.]]
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* GroinAttack: GroinAttack:
** Discussed in "The Summer of Punk" as part of the Kayfabe Tombola, [[spoiler:and also appears as part of the twist of that episode with CM Punk screwing Daniel Bryan.]]
** Discussed in "The Summer of Punk" as part of the Kayfabe Tombola, [[spoiler:and also appears as part of the twist of that episode with CM Punk screwing Daniel Bryan.]]
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** In "'The Boss' Spike Dudley", this is Spike's preferred method of disciplining his subordinates.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: An interesting defied example in "The Same Paige". The story was written with Wrestling/SashaBanks having a primary role. However, a couple of weeks before the episode aired (i.e. while it was still being written), Sasha walked out on WWE. The story is retained as-is. [[spoiler:The only real example of this affecting the booking is a cheeky little InJoke, when Sasha mocks Paige for her retirement and says she would never "take her ball and go home".]]
