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* BadassesWearBandanas: Michael Flatley wears a ribbon around his head during the fight, which he also utilizes as as weapon against Bill Gates.
* BareHandedBladeBlock: Barbra Streisand tries to attack Aretha Franklin with a battleaxe, however Aretha manages to catch the blade with her bare hands before it can make contact.
* BerserkButton: Leonardo [=DiCaprio=]'s fans are not exactly thrilled when Jack Nicholson seemingly kills him and severely damages his face in the process, and proceed to cause chaos among the arena.

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* BadassesWearBandanas: Michael Flatley wears a ribbon around his head during the fight, which he also utilizes as as a weapon against Bill Gates.
* BareHandedBladeBlock: Barbra Streisand tries to attack Aretha Franklin with a battleaxe, however however, Aretha manages to catch the blade with her bare hands before it can make contact.
* BerserkButton: Leonardo [=DiCaprio=]'s fans are not exactly thrilled when Jack Nicholson seemingly kills him and severely damages his face in the process, and they proceed to cause chaos among in the arena.



* IsThisThingStillOn: After losing their sponsorship from the Big Bull Beer company, Johnny and Nick are seen slandering the company at the very end of the show, not realizing the camera is still rolling for a few moments.

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* IsThisThingStillOn: After losing their sponsorship from the Big Bull Beer company, Company, Johnny and Nick are seen slandering the company at the very end of the show, not realizing the camera is still rolling for a few moments.



* LiterallyShatteredLives: In a fashion. Although neither are frozen, both Michael Flatley and Bill Gates are repeatedly slammed to the floor by the Robo-Flatley until their bodies are broken to pieces.
* MurderousMalfunctioningMachine: Bill Gates' training robot becomes this after the Big Bull Beer mascot causes it to malfunction and turn on both its creator as well as Mills.
* NotWhatISignedUpFor: After an army of riled Leonardo [=DiCaprio=] fans destroy their mechanical bull donation, the chairman of the Big Bull Beer company decides to pull their sponsorship deal.

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* LiterallyShatteredLives: In a fashion. Although neither are is frozen, both Michael Flatley and Bill Gates are repeatedly slammed to the floor by the Robo-Flatley until their bodies are broken to pieces.
* MurderousMalfunctioningMachine: Bill Gates' Gates's training robot becomes this after the Big Bull Beer mascot causes it to malfunction and turn on both its creator as well as Mills.
* NotWhatISignedUpFor: After an army of riled Leonardo [=DiCaprio=] fans destroy their mechanical bull Mechanical Bull donation, the chairman of the Big Bull Beer company decides to pull their sponsorship deal.



* WallOfWeapons: Or, rather, table of weapons. Aretha Franklin and Barbra Streisand are allowed to fight using an array of medieval weapons.
* WouldHitAGirl: Johnny grabs a girl by the hair and pushes her from the announcers booth when she tries to climb inside.

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* WallOfWeapons: Or, rather, a table of weapons. Aretha Franklin and Barbra Streisand are allowed to fight using an array of medieval weapons.
* WouldHitAGirl: Johnny grabs a girl by the hair and pushes her from the announcers announcers' booth when she tries to climb inside.

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* ImprovisedWeapon: Michael Flatley uses his headband as a whip to lash Bill Gates across the face.



* WhipItGood: Michael Flatley uses his headband as a whip to lash Bill Gates across the face.
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* BadassesWearBandanas: Michael Flatley wears a ribbon around his head during the fight, which he also utilizes as as weapon against Bill Gates.


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* WhipItGood: Michael Flatley uses his headband as a whip to lash Bill Gates across the face.
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* MurderousMalfunctioningMachine: Bill Gates' training robot becomes this after the Big Bull Beer mascot causes it to malfunction and turn on both its creator as well as Mills.

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he seventh episode of Celebrity Deathmatch, also known as '''Presented by Big Bull Beer'''. This episode marks the return of Nick, following his coma.

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he ->''"No! It's not 'Big Bull Beer', it's 'Big '''BULL''' Beer'! Now tell them to look out for the Big '''Bull''' beer with the Big '''Bull''' taste!"''
-->--'''Ken Kenworthy'''

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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Played with up until the end of the fight - Jack Nicholson knocks out some of Leonardo [=DiCaprio=]'s teeth with a golf ball, bruises his face, and ruins his hair, yet Leonardo's fans still adore him.
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* InvoluntaryDance: Michael Flatley starts performing an Irish jig, which momentarily hypnotizes Bill Gates and causes him to break out into a dance himself.
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* ArtificialStupidity: Supposedly the reason why Bill Gates and Michael Flatley are fighting - the result of a glitch with the show's computer software.



* WallOfWeapons: Or, rather, table of weapons. Aretha Franklin and Barbra Streisand are allowed to fight using an array of medieval weapons.

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* WallOfWeapons: Or, rather, table of weapons. Aretha Franklin and Barbra Streisand are allowed to fight using an array of medieval weapons.weapons.
* WouldHitAGirl: Johnny grabs a girl by the hair and pushes her from the announcers booth when she tries to climb inside.
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* ProductPlacement: Nick and Johnny are encouraged to drop the Big Bull Beer brand name whenever possible...to the point where it becomes a demand of the company in order to continue with their sponsorship.
* RepetitiveName: The owner of the Big Bull Beer company is called Ken Kenworthy.

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The seventh episode of Celebrity Deathmatch, also known as '''Presented by Big Bull Beer'''. This episode marks the return of Nick, following his coma.

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The he seventh episode of Celebrity Deathmatch, also known as '''Presented by Big Bull Beer'''. This episode marks the return of Nick, following his coma.


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* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Stacy invites a group of young spectators to ask Jack Nicholson some questions during a pre-fight interview. However, said Q&A is cut short when one of them notices Leonardo [=DiCaprio=]'s dressing room and sends them into a frenzy.


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* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Played with up until the end of the fight - Jack Nicholson knocks out some of Leonardo [=DiCaprio=]'s teeth with a golf ball, bruises his face, and ruins his hair, yet Leonardo's fans still adore him.


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* ByTheHair: At one point during their fight, Jack Nicholson swings Leonardo [=DiCaprio=] around by his hair.


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* EyeScream: Jack Nicholson wins his fight by bashing Leonardo [=DiCaprio=]'s head against the turnbuckle, to the point where both of his eyes are hanging out of their sockets.


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* GroupieBrigade: The majority of the audience in attendance are hardcore fans of Leonardo [=DiCaprio=].


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* NotWhatISignedUpFor: After an army of riled Leonardo [=DiCaprio=] fans destroy their mechanical bull donation, the chairman of the Big Bull Beer company decides to pull their sponsorship deal.
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* ContinuityNod: The throwdown between Jack Nicholson and Leonardo [=DiCaprio=], sanctioned only the week prior, takes place in this episode.



* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: After a glitch caused by the mechanical Big Bull Beer bull, the Robo-Flatley quickly turns on Bill Gates and promptly kills him.

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* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: After a glitch caused by the mechanical Big Bull Beer bull, the Robo-Flatley quickly turns on Bill Gates and promptly kills him.him.
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The seventh episode of Celebrity Deathmatch, also known as '''Presented by Big Bull Beer'''. This episode marks the return of Nick, following his coma.

The episode consists of three predetermined fights. The first undercard fight features Music/BarbraStreisand and Music/ArethaFranklin battling for the title of World's Deadliest Diva. The second undercard fight sees [[{{Creator/Microsoft}} Bill Gates]] and Michael Flatley settle an undisclosed score. The third fight and main event sees Creator/JackNicholson returning to face Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio.

!!This episode provides examples of:
* AnArmAndALeg: Aretha Franklin loses an arm after Barbra Streisand launches a boulder from a catapult at her.
* BareHandedBladeBlock: Barbra Streisand tries to attack Aretha Franklin with a battleaxe, however Aretha manages to catch the blade with her bare hands before it can make contact.
* BerserkButton: Leonardo [=DiCaprio=]'s fans are not exactly thrilled when Jack Nicholson seemingly kills him and severely damages his face in the process, and proceed to cause chaos among the arena.
* DanceBattler: Michael Flatley, obviously.
* EpicFlail: At the beginning of their fight, Aretha Franklin arms herself with a mace.
* FakingTheDead: Aretha Franklin uses this gambit after contaminating a bucket of drinking water with a diseased rat. It helps her to win her fight.
* GolfClubbing: Jack Nicholson wields one during his fight with Leonardo [=DiCaprio=].
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Bill Gates' decision to utilize the Robo-Flatley in his fight quickly backfires after a technical glitch.
* ImMelting: After becoming infected with the Bubonic plague, Barbra Streisand rapidly disintegrates into a puddle of flesh.
* IsThisThingStillOn: After losing their sponsorship from the Big Bull Beer company, Johnny and Nick are seen slandering the company at the very end of the show, not realizing the camera is still rolling for a few moments.
* KillerRobot: Bill Gates builds one (the Robo-Flatley) for the sole purpose of helping him train for his fight. He later uses it to help him in his fight against Michael Flatley.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: Realizing that he is no match for Michael Flatley, Bill Gates decides to use his Robo-Flatley to fight for him.
* LiterallyShatteredLives: In a fashion. Although neither are frozen, both Michael Flatley and Bill Gates are repeatedly slammed to the floor by the Robo-Flatley until their bodies are broken to pieces.
* ThePlague: Barbra Streisand becomes infected with the Bubonic plague after drinking from a contaminated bucket of water.
* ShirtlessScene: During a pre-fight interview with Stacy, Bill Gates is shown in the locker room to be wearing nothing but a towel.
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: After a glitch caused by the mechanical Big Bull Beer bull, the Robo-Flatley quickly turns on Bill Gates and promptly kills him.

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