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* AsymmetricDilemma: Mr. Smiley introduces Purple Puma and Tiger Millionaire by claiming they will "[[EatsBabies eat your kids]] and fire your parents!"
* BriefAccentImitation: Steven imitates Garnet's British accent when telling Amethyst that he knows what it's like to have her on his back.
-->''I'm not going to say anything, but I expect you to understand that was wrong.''
* ChewingTheScenery: Being an episode on Professional Wrestling, this was inevitable. Pearl even gets in on it while pretending to be the {{Heel}}.
* CoveredInGunge: [[NoodleIncident An encounter with some sort of creature]] resulted in all of Steven but his face being coated in dark red gunk, which hardens and immobilized him.
-->'''Steven:''' It's not so bad once you get used to it.
* BriefAccentImitation: Steven imitates Garnet's British accent when telling Amethyst that he knows what it's like to have her on his back.
-->''I'm not going to say anything, but I expect you to understand that was wrong.''
* ChewingTheScenery: Being an episode on Professional Wrestling, this was inevitable. Pearl even gets in on it while pretending to be the {{Heel}}.
* CoveredInGunge: [[NoodleIncident An encounter with some sort of creature]] resulted in all of Steven but his face being coated in dark red gunk, which hardens and immobilized him.
-->'''Steven:''' It's not so bad once you get used to it.
* ExcusePlot: Steven comes up with a backstory for his Tiger Millionaire character, but Amethyst says Purple Puma's story is just "Pumas are cool." He comes up with an actual one for Purple Puma, which is basically just why Amethyst started wrestling in the first place.
* HesitationEqualsDishonesty: Steven's gives a heartfelt request for Amethyst and him to keep wrestling so they can be themselves. Garnet says "no", but her hesitations immediately afterward makes it obvious to the audience that she's just playing along.
* InsultBackfire:
--> '''Pearl:''' Ugh, you are just so childish!\\
'''Amethyst:''' Yeah, yeah, don't forget reckless, vulgar, loudmouthed; that's what just makes me so '''awesome!'''
* InsultBackfire:
--> '''Pearl:''' Ugh, you are just so childish!\\
'''Amethyst:''' Yeah, yeah, don't forget reckless, vulgar, loudmouthed; that's what just makes me so '''awesome!'''
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* LargeHam: Being an episode on Professional Wrestling, this was inevitable. Pearl even gets in on it while pretending to be the {{Heel}}.
* LawmanGoneBad: Amethyst, once the other gems arrive to tell her off
* LawmanGoneBad: Amethyst, once the other gems arrive to tell her off
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* LargeHam: Being an episode KickTheMoralityPet: Tiger Millionaire being a jerk specifically to his ''only'' fan [[InvokedTrope is seen as excessively mean]] even for a heel.
-->'''Mr. Smiley:''' Never thought I'd see the day when a contender turned onProfessional Wrestling, his own fan.\\
'''Steven:''' I thought we were just having fun!\\
'''Mr. Smiley:''' Tiger Millionaire, you're the cruelest creature on the planet.
* LoveToHate: Amethyst [[DiscussedTrope talks about thiswas inevitable. Pearl even gets in on it while pretending to be trope]] when talking about playing the {{Heel}}.
* LawmanGoneBad: Amethyst, onceheel.
-->'''Amethyst:''' In theother gems arrive to ring, nobody can tell her offme what to do, and if they do, I hit them in the face with a chair!\\
'''Steven''': And they... like that?\\
'''Amethyst:''': "like it"? They love it! Ha, well, they hate it but it's all part of the fun you know?
-->'''Mr. Smiley:''' Never thought I'd see the day when a contender turned on
'''Steven:''' I thought we were just having fun!\\
'''Mr. Smiley:''' Tiger Millionaire, you're the cruelest creature on the planet.
* LoveToHate: Amethyst [[DiscussedTrope talks about this
* LawmanGoneBad: Amethyst, once
-->'''Amethyst:''' In the
'''Steven''': And they... like that?\\
'''Amethyst:''': "like it"? They love it! Ha, well, they hate it but it's all part of the fun you know?
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Steven gets this way when he takes his wrestling gimmick too far with Amethyst [[spoiler:when he rudely disregards [[JerkAss Lars]]'s request for an autograph]].
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* MathematiciansAnswer:
-->'''Amethyst:''' Listen, Steven you can't let ''anyone'' make you feel like garbage.\\
'''Steven:''' Is that how you feel?\\
'''Amethyst:''' I only feel how I wanna feel.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: [[AllLovingHero Steven]] decides to make his wrestling character an obnoxious, lying RichBastard who fights dirty. Eventually though, he ends up feeling bad for it.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Steven gets this way when he takes his wrestling gimmick too far with Amethyst[[spoiler:when when he rudely disregards [[JerkAss Lars]]'s Lars's request for an autograph]].autograph.
* NotHelpingYourCase: Steven feels hurt by the responses to his wrestling persona's meaner actions, and Amethyst consoles him by saying they're "just words that people use to describe how they feel about you." which makes him feel ''much worse''. Amethyst's followup about not letting other people make you feel bad isn't any more convincing, because it's pretty clearly an idea she isn't living up to.
-->'''Amethyst:''' Listen, Steven you can't let ''anyone'' make you feel like garbage.\\
'''Steven:''' Is that how you feel?\\
'''Amethyst:''' I only feel how I wanna feel.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: [[AllLovingHero Steven]] decides to make his wrestling character an obnoxious, lying RichBastard who fights dirty. Eventually though, he ends up feeling bad for it.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Steven gets this way when he takes his wrestling gimmick too far with Amethyst
* NotHelpingYourCase: Steven feels hurt by the responses to his wrestling persona's meaner actions, and Amethyst consoles him by saying they're "just words that people use to describe how they feel about you." which makes him feel ''much worse''. Amethyst's followup about not letting other people make you feel bad isn't any more convincing, because it's pretty clearly an idea she isn't living up to.
* ProWrestlingIsReal: At least some of the wrestlers are playing character, but others seem to be genuine, and almost all the actual wrestling is unstaged. Ronaldo was not aware of this.
-->'''[[http://keepbeachcityweird.tumblr.com/post/74023343250/wrestling-tonight Pre-fight]]:''' Don’t worry about yours truly getting hurt, though… we all know wrestling is just pretend!\\
'''Post-fight post:''' [[AttackAttackRetreatRetreat I TAKE IT BACK, WRESTLING IS VERY REAL.]]
* {{Pun}}: "Looks like this tiger's gotta turn [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty cheetah]]!"
* SomethingWeForgot: Steven gets stuck in place when the goo covering him hardens before he can wash it off. Amethyst and Pearl have an argument, which Garnet more or less takes Pearl's side on, then they all storm off, leaving Steven there until late in the night.
-->'''[[http://keepbeachcityweird.tumblr.com/post/74023343250/wrestling-tonight Pre-fight]]:''' Don’t worry about yours truly getting hurt, though… we all know wrestling is just pretend!\\
'''Post-fight post:''' [[AttackAttackRetreatRetreat I TAKE IT BACK, WRESTLING IS VERY REAL.]]
* {{Pun}}: "Looks like this tiger's gotta turn [[TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty cheetah]]!"
* SomethingWeForgot: Steven gets stuck in place when the goo covering him hardens before he can wash it off. Amethyst and Pearl have an argument, which Garnet more or less takes Pearl's side on, then they all storm off, leaving Steven there until late in the night.
* WhatWereYouThinking:
-->'''Pearl:''' (to Amethyst) How could you possibly think punching a blood polyp was a good idea?
-->'''Pearl:''' (to Amethyst) How could you possibly think punching a blood polyp was a good idea?
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** The crowd gives one to Steven for rejecting Lars's autograph.
** Pearl and Garnet also give a major one to Amethyst for going behind their backs on what she and Steven have been doing.
** Pearl and Garnet also give a major one to Amethyst for going behind their backs on what she and Steven have been doing.
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** The crowd gives one to boo Steven especially hard for rejecting Lars's autograph.
** Pearl and Garnet also give a major one to Amethyst for going behind their backs on what she and Steven have beendoing.doing, especially noting what a bad idea it is to use her powers against humans.
** Pearl and Garnet also give a major one to Amethyst for going behind their backs on what she and Steven have been
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* IrisOut: Over Lars's tear that rolls down his cheek.
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* PaperThinDisguise: ''No one'' notices that Steven is tiger Millionaire. Purple Puma to a lesser extent: she does look very different (include a different apparent gender) but [[MorphicResonance is still the only person with purple skin and white hair]].
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* PaperThinDisguise: ''No one'' notices that Steven is tiger Tiger Millionaire. Purple Puma to a lesser extent: she does look very different (include a different apparent gender) but [[MorphicResonance is still the only person with purple skin and white hair]].
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-->'''Amethyst:''' Listen, Steven. You can't let anyone make you feel like garbage.
-->'''Steven:''' Is that how you feel?
-->'''Amethyst''' (scowling): I only feel how I wanna feel.
-->'''Steven:''' Is that how you feel?
-->'''Amethyst''' (scowling): I only feel how I wanna feel.
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-->'''Amethyst:''' Listen, Steven. You can't let anyone make you feel like garbage.
-->'''Steven:'''garbage.\\
'''Steven:''' Is that how youfeel?
-->'''Amethyst'''feel?\\
'''Amethyst''' (scowling): I only feel how I wanna feel.
-->'''Steven:'''
'''Steven:''' Is that how you
-->'''Amethyst'''
'''Amethyst''' (scowling): I only feel how I wanna feel.
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* PaperThinDisguise: ''No one'' notices that Steven is tiger Millionaire (or to a lesser extent Purple Puma)
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* PaperThinDisguise: ''No one'' notices that Steven is tiger Millionaire (or Millionaire. Purple Puma to a lesser extent Purple Puma)extent: she does look very different (include a different apparent gender) but [[MorphicResonance is still the only person with purple skin and white hair]].
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** The crowd gives one to Steven [[spoiler:[[XPacHeat for rejecting Lars's autograph]]]].
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** The crowd gives one to Steven [[spoiler:[[XPacHeat for rejecting Lars's autograph]]]].autograph.
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* {{GASP}}: Everyone lets out a gasp when Amethyst shoves Garnet.
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* Split-ScreenReaction: Everyone including Pearl to Garnet's LittleNo.
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* Split-ScreenReaction: SplitScreenReaction: Everyone including Pearl to Garnet's LittleNo.
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They return to the ring, but Amethyst won't let Steven fight, saying she's only using him for the ability to participate in fighting two people. He's willing to sit it out until one of the other teams is about to do something sneaky to Amethyst. So he lures in the other wrestler and attacks him. From that point on they're a team, with Tiger being a rich JerkAss type and Puma doing all the heavy lifting. Sara says Tiger looks like Steven, but Lars scoffs. The duo have a great time until Steven-as-Tiger does one jerky thing too many and upsets Lars. The announcer rubs it in by calling Tiger Millionaire "the cruelest creature on the face of the planet." This hits generally sweet and kind-hearted Steven hard, and he is consumed by guilt. Amethyst tries to help him shrug it off in her tactless way, but it doesn't help.
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They return to the ring, but Amethyst won't let Steven fight, saying she's only using him for the ability to participate in fighting two people. He's willing to sit it out until one of the other teams is about to do something sneaky to Amethyst. So he lures in the other wrestler and attacks him. From that point on they're a team, with Tiger being a rich JerkAss type and Puma doing all the heavy lifting. Sara says Tiger looks like Steven, but Lars scoffs. The duo have a great time until Steven-as-Tiger does one jerky thing too many and upsets Lars. The announcer rubs it in by calling Tiger Millionaire "the cruelest creature on the face of the planet." This hits generally sweet and kind-hearted Steven hard, and he is consumed by guilt. Amethyst tries to help him shrug it off in her tactless way, but it doesn't help.and inadvertently reveals that the constant scolding from the other Gems is getting through to her.
-->'''Amethyst:''' Listen, Steven. You can't let anyone make you feel like garbage.
-->'''Steven:''' Is that how you feel?
-->'''Amethyst''' (scowling): I only feel how I wanna feel.
-->'''Amethyst:''' Listen, Steven. You can't let anyone make you feel like garbage.
-->'''Steven:''' Is that how you feel?
-->'''Amethyst''' (scowling): I only feel how I wanna feel.
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* WhatTheHellHero: All over the episode. Considering it's source of parody, it zigzags between [[StealthPun shoot and sell]].
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* WhatTheHellHero: All over the episode. Considering it's its source of parody, it zigzags between [[StealthPun shoot and sell]].
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* CurbstompBattle: Amethyst trying to throwdown with Garnet is pretty obviously one-sided. Steven manages to step in before Garnet lays a ''major'' thrashing on her.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Steven gets this way when he takes his wrestling gimmick too far with Amethyst [[spoiler:when he [[MoralEventHorizon rudely disregards]] [[JerkAss Lars]]'s [[MoralEventHorizon request for an autograph]]]].
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Steven gets this way when he takes his wrestling gimmick too far with Amethyst [[spoiler:when he [[MoralEventHorizon rudely disregards]] disregards [[JerkAss Lars]]'s [[MoralEventHorizon request for an autograph]]]].autograph]].
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* Paper-ThinDisguise: ''No one'' notices that Steven is tiger Millionaire (or to a lesser extent Purple Puma)
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* Paper-ThinDisguise: PaperThinDisguise: ''No one'' notices that Steven is tiger Millionaire (or to a lesser extent Purple Puma)
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* FaceHeelTurn: Tiger Millionaire and Purple Puma defeat the "bad guys" and become the heroes who save wrestling by the end of the episode.
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** Pearl and Garnet also give a major one to Amethyst for going behind their backs on what she and Steven have been doing.
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** Pearl and Garnet also give a major one to Amethyst for going behind their backs on what she and Steven have been doing.doing.
* JustForFun/XMeetsY: Steven's gimmick as "Tiger Millionare" can best be described as Wrestling/TedDiBiase meets [[Wrestling/MikeRotunda Irwin R. Schyster]].
* JustForFun/XMeetsY: Steven's gimmick as "Tiger Millionare" can best be described as Wrestling/TedDiBiase meets [[Wrestling/MikeRotunda Irwin R. Schyster]].
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The pair are fighting one more tag team match when Garnet and Pearl show up, having found one of the prototype promo posters Steven had doodled in his room. When they demand that the Puma stop wrestling, Tiger takes the microphone and tells Puma's backstory: that Puma was too wild for the other jungle, so he came to the wrestling league where he could cut loose, be himself, and not have to contantly live by the rules of others.
-->'''Tiger Millionaire:''' So can't we just have this? Can't we just wrestle?
Garnet takes the mic from Tiger and says, no, dashing the audience's hopes. But to Steven and Amethyt's surprise, she goes on to describe herself and Pearl as the anti-wrestling league, here to stop wrestling. Pearl takes a second to catch on as well, before getting into the act. They pretend to lose and while the fake fight is going on, Amethyst and Garnet exchange apologies.
-->'''Tiger Millionaire:''' So can't we just have this? Can't we just wrestle?
Garnet takes the mic from Tiger and says, no, dashing the audience's hopes. But to Steven and Amethyt's surprise, she goes on to describe herself and Pearl as the anti-wrestling league, here to stop wrestling. Pearl takes a second to catch on as well, before getting into the act. They pretend to lose and while the fake fight is going on, Amethyst and Garnet exchange apologies.
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The pair are fighting one more tag team match when Garnet and Pearl show up, having found one of the prototype promo posters Steven had doodled in his room. When they demand that the Puma stop wrestling, Amethyst refuses, violently. Garnet and Amethyst begin brawling. Tiger takes the microphone and tells Puma's backstory: that Puma was too wild for the other jungle, others in the jungle he came from, so he came to the wrestling league where he could cut loose, be himself, and not have to contantly constantly live by the rules of others.
those around him. Tiger turns a plaintive face toward the angered Gems.
-->'''Tiger Millionaire:''' So can't we just have this? Can't wejust just ... wrestle?
Garnet takes the mic from Tiger and says, no, dashing the audience's hopes. But to Steven and Amethyt's surprise, she goes on to describe herself and Pearl as the anti-wrestling league, here to stop wrestling. Pearl takes a second to catch on as well, before getting into the act.They The audience begins chanting for Tiger and Puma. The Gems pretend to lose and while the fake fight is going on, Amethyst and Garnet exchange apologies.
apologies.
Lars is a fan of Tiger Millionaire once more after he and Puma have saved wrestling.
-->'''Tiger Millionaire:''' So can't we just have this? Can't we
Garnet takes the mic from Tiger and says, no, dashing the audience's hopes. But to Steven and Amethyt's surprise, she goes on to describe herself and Pearl as the anti-wrestling league, here to stop wrestling. Pearl takes a second to catch on as well, before getting into the act.
Lars is a fan of Tiger Millionaire once more after he and Puma have saved wrestling.
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The episode opens with Amethyst getting a lecture from Pearl. Apparently Amethyst's penchant for violence led her to pop their last enemy -- a blood polyp. Pearl is telling the shorter Gem off for not thinking that would cause the polyp to burst and cover them all in red gunk, especially little Steven. Steven, [[CheerfulChild ever cheerful]], says it's not so bad once you get used to it. Pearl insists he won't feel the same once it hardens. Steven wisely goes to wash off, but he's too late. The blood polyp gunk hardens and freezes him in place.
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The episode opens with Amethyst getting a lecture from Pearl. Apparently Amethyst's penchant for violence led her to pop punch their last enemy -- a blood polyp. Pearl is telling the shorter Gem off for not thinking that would cause the polyp to burst and cover them all in red gunk, especially little Steven. Steven, [[CheerfulChild ever cheerful]], says it's not so bad once you get used to it. Pearl insists he won't feel the same once it hardens. Steven wisely goes to wash off, but he's too late. The blood polyp gunk hardens and freezes him in place.
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They return to the ring, but Amethyst won't let Steven fight, saying she's only using him for the ability to participate in fighting two people. He's willing to sit it out until one of the other teams is about to do something sneaky to Amethyst. So he lures in the other wrestler and attacks him. From that point on they're a team, with Tiger being a rich JerkAss type and Puma doing all the heavy lifting. Sara says Tiger looks like Steven, but Lars scoffs. The duo have a great time until Steven-as-Tiger does one jerky thing too many and upsets Lars. The announcer rubs it in by calling Tiger Millionaire "the cruelest creature on the face of the planet." This hits generally sweet and kind-hearted Steven hard, and he is consumed by guilt. Amethyst tries to help him shrug it off in her tactless way, but it doesn't help.
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They return to the ring, but Amethyst won't let Steven fight, saying she's only using him for the ability to participate in fighting two people. He's willing to sit it out until one of the other teams is about to do something sneaky to Amethyst. So he lures in the other wrestler and attacks him. From that point on they're a team, with Tiger being a rich JerkAss type and Puma doing all the heavy lifting. Sara says Tiger looks like Steven, but Lars scoffs. The duo have a great time until Steven-as-Tiger does one jerky thing too many and upsets Lars. The announcer rubs it in by calling Tiger Millionaire "the cruelest creature on the face of the planet." This hits generally sweet and kind-hearted Steven hard, and he is consumed by guilt. Amethyst tries to help him shrug it off in her tactless way, but it doesn't help.
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The episode opens with Amethyst getting a lecture from Pearl. Apparently Amethyt's penchant for violence led her to pop their last enemy -- a blood polyp. Pearl is telling the shorter Gem off for not thinking that would cause the polyp to burst and cover them all in red gunk, especially little Steven. Steven, [[CheerfulChild ever cheerful]], says it's not so bad once you get used to it. Pearl insists he won't feel the same once it hardens. Steven wisely goes to wash off, but he's too late. The blood polyp gunk hardens and freezes him in place.
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The episode opens with Amethyst getting a lecture from Pearl. Apparently Amethyt's Amethyst's penchant for violence led her to pop their last enemy -- a blood polyp. Pearl is telling the shorter Gem off for not thinking that would cause the polyp to burst and cover them all in red gunk, especially little Steven. Steven, [[CheerfulChild ever cheerful]], says it's not so bad once you get used to it. Pearl insists he won't feel the same once it hardens. Steven wisely goes to wash off, but he's too late. The blood polyp gunk hardens and freezes him in place.
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Steven joins an underground wrestling league with Amethyst.
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The episode opens with Amethyst getting a lecture from Pearl. Apparently Amethyt's penchant for violence led her to pop their last enemy -- a blood polyp. Pearl is telling the shorter Gem off for not thinking that would cause the polyp to burst and cover them all in red gunk, especially little Steven. Steven, [[CheerfulChild ever cheerful]], says it's not so bad once you get used to it. Pearl insists he won't feel the same once it hardens. Steven joins wisely goes to wash off, but he's too late. The blood polyp gunk hardens and freezes him in place.
Amethyst, fed up with being yelled at takes over for Pearl, reciting a litany of her own bad traits as Pearl tends to call them. When Garnet is asked to give an opinion, she simply reminds Amethyst that she's a Crystal Gem and should act like it. Amethyst finally stalks off and runs to her own room in the temple. Pearl seems satisfied they've gotten through to her this time, but Garnet doesn't seem convinced. She walks off with only a sigh. Pearl goes into the temple as well, leaving the now resin-trapped Steven alone, forgotten.
Some hours later, night has fallen. Steven has, with no other recourse, gone to sleep in his blood polyp shell. But Amethyst comes out of her room, covered in a black cloak, and sneaks out into the night. Steven calls after her but she ignores him or doesn't hear. He manages to fall over and shatter the resin so he can follow her. He finds her having used her Gem shapeshifting powers to become The Purple Puma, the most hated wrestler in Beach City's underground wrestling league.
Steven watches her make short work of Ronaldo Fryman and several other comers, before confronting her on her way home. Amethyst is upset to have been caught out and explains that she comes to blow off steam after having Garnet and Pearl on her back all the time. Amethyst complains that Steven wouldn't understand, but Steven counters by proving he does. He does imitations of Pearl and Garnet scolding him for bringing peanut butter on missions and for not taking his Gem duties seriously enough. He asks if he can join Amethyst in the ring. She considers telling him no, but having a partner would allow her to fight tag team. Steven gathers together a bunch of junk from his room and quickly assembles a costume to declare himself Tiger Millionaire, complete with BackStory. Puma hasn't got one, so Steven says they'll workshop it later.
They return to the ring, but Amethyst won't let Steven fight, saying she's only using him for the ability to participate in fighting two people. He's willing to sit it out until one of the other teams is about to do something sneaky to Amethyst. So he lures in the other wrestler and attacks him. From that point on they're a team, with Tiger being a rich JerkAss type and Puma doing all the heavy lifting. Sara says Tiger looks like Steven, but Lars scoffs. The duo have a great time until Steven-as-Tiger does one jerky thing too many and upsets Lars. The announcer rubs it in by calling Tiger Millionaire "the cruelest creature on the face of the planet." This hits generally sweet and kind-hearted Steven hard, and he is consumed by guilt. Amethyst tries to help him shrug it off in her tactless way, but it doesn't help.
The pair are fighting one more tag team match when Garnet and Pearl show up, having found one of the prototype promo posters Steven had doodled in his room. When they demand that the Puma stop wrestling, Tiger takes the microphone and tells Puma's backstory: that Puma was too wild for the other jungle, so he came to the wrestling leaguewith Amethyst.
where he could cut loose, be himself, and not have to contantly live by the rules of others.
-->'''Tiger Millionaire:''' So can't we just have this? Can't we just wrestle?
Garnet takes the mic from Tiger and says, no, dashing the audience's hopes. But to Steven and Amethyt's surprise, she goes on to describe herself and Pearl as the anti-wrestling league, here to stop wrestling. Pearl takes a second to catch on as well, before getting into the act. They pretend to lose and while the fake fight is going on, Amethyst and Garnet exchange apologies.
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Amethyst, fed up with being yelled at takes over for Pearl, reciting a litany of her own bad traits as Pearl tends to call them. When Garnet is asked to give an opinion, she simply reminds Amethyst that she's a Crystal Gem and should act like it. Amethyst finally stalks off and runs to her own room in the temple. Pearl seems satisfied they've gotten through to her this time, but Garnet doesn't seem convinced. She walks off with only a sigh. Pearl goes into the temple as well, leaving the now resin-trapped Steven alone, forgotten.
Some hours later, night has fallen. Steven has, with no other recourse, gone to sleep in his blood polyp shell. But Amethyst comes out of her room, covered in a black cloak, and sneaks out into the night. Steven calls after her but she ignores him or doesn't hear. He manages to fall over and shatter the resin so he can follow her. He finds her having used her Gem shapeshifting powers to become The Purple Puma, the most hated wrestler in Beach City's underground wrestling league.
Steven watches her make short work of Ronaldo Fryman and several other comers, before confronting her on her way home. Amethyst is upset to have been caught out and explains that she comes to blow off steam after having Garnet and Pearl on her back all the time. Amethyst complains that Steven wouldn't understand, but Steven counters by proving he does. He does imitations of Pearl and Garnet scolding him for bringing peanut butter on missions and for not taking his Gem duties seriously enough. He asks if he can join Amethyst in the ring. She considers telling him no, but having a partner would allow her to fight tag team. Steven gathers together a bunch of junk from his room and quickly assembles a costume to declare himself Tiger Millionaire, complete with BackStory. Puma hasn't got one, so Steven says they'll workshop it later.
They return to the ring, but Amethyst won't let Steven fight, saying she's only using him for the ability to participate in fighting two people. He's willing to sit it out until one of the other teams is about to do something sneaky to Amethyst. So he lures in the other wrestler and attacks him. From that point on they're a team, with Tiger being a rich JerkAss type and Puma doing all the heavy lifting. Sara says Tiger looks like Steven, but Lars scoffs. The duo have a great time until Steven-as-Tiger does one jerky thing too many and upsets Lars. The announcer rubs it in by calling Tiger Millionaire "the cruelest creature on the face of the planet." This hits generally sweet and kind-hearted Steven hard, and he is consumed by guilt. Amethyst tries to help him shrug it off in her tactless way, but it doesn't help.
The pair are fighting one more tag team match when Garnet and Pearl show up, having found one of the prototype promo posters Steven had doodled in his room. When they demand that the Puma stop wrestling, Tiger takes the microphone and tells Puma's backstory: that Puma was too wild for the other jungle, so he came to the wrestling league
-->'''Tiger Millionaire:''' So can't we just have this? Can't we just wrestle?
Garnet takes the mic from Tiger and says, no, dashing the audience's hopes. But to Steven and Amethyt's surprise, she goes on to describe herself and Pearl as the anti-wrestling league, here to stop wrestling. Pearl takes a second to catch on as well, before getting into the act. They pretend to lose and while the fake fight is going on, Amethyst and Garnet exchange apologies.
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* WhatTheHellHero: All over the episode. Considering it's source of parody, it zigzags between scripted and legit
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* LargeHam: Being an episode on Professional Wrestling, this was inevitable. Pearl even gets in on it while pretending to be the {{Heel}}.
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* LovesMyAlterEgo: Though Lars acts like a jerkass to Steven and uses every opportunity to mock him, he becomes a HUGE fan of Steven's wrestling identity, Tiger Millionaire, and even shouts at the ring that he loves him.
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* LovesMyAlterEgo: Though Lars acts like a jerkass to Steven and uses every opportunity to mock him, he becomes a HUGE fan of Steven's wrestling identity, Tiger Millionaire, and even shouts at the ring that he loves him.him while Sadie tries to point out the similarities between Steven and Tiger Millionaire.
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* {{Heel}}: Amethyst's wrestling persona, the Purple Puma. Steven becomes one as Tiger Millionaire, but starts becoming guilty about it.
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* LovesMyAlterEgo: Though Lars acts like a jerkass to Steven and uses every opportunity to mock him, he becomes a HUGE fan of Steven's wrestling identity, Tiger Millionaire, and even shouts at the ring that he loves him.
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* LawmanGoneBad: Amethyst, once the other gems arrive to tell her off
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Steven gets this way when he takes his wrestling gimmick too far with Amethyst [[spoiler:when he [[MoralEventHorizon rudely disregards]] [[JerkAss Lars]]'s [[MoralEventHorizon request for an autograph]]]].
* VitriolicBestBuds: This is where Pearl and Amethyst's relationship is TRULY demonstrated.
* WhatTheHellHero: All over the episode. Considering it's source of parody, it zigzags between scripted and legit
** The crowd gives one to Steven [[XPacHeat for rejecting Lars's autograph]].
** Pearl and Garnet also give a major one to Amethyst for going behind their backs on what she and Steven have been doing.
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* LawmanGoneBad: Amethyst, once the other gems arrive to tell her off
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Steven gets this way when he takes his wrestling gimmick too far with Amethyst [[spoiler:when he [[MoralEventHorizon rudely disregards]] [[JerkAss Lars]]'s [[MoralEventHorizon request for an autograph]]]].
* VitriolicBestBuds: This is where Pearl and Amethyst's relationship is TRULY demonstrated.
* WhatTheHellHero: All over the episode. Considering it's source of parody, it zigzags between scripted and legit
** The crowd gives one to Steven [[XPacHeat for rejecting Lars's autograph]].
** Pearl and Garnet also give a major one to Amethyst for going behind their backs on what she and Steven have been doing.
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