History Recap / StevenUniverseS1E9TigerMillionaire

* 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 that he loves him while Sadie tries to point out the similarities between Steven and Tiger Millionaire.

* CurbstompBattle: Amethyst trying to throwdown with Garnet is pretty obviously one-sided. Garnet only needed one PowerFist to handle Amethyst, and likely would have laid a ''serious'' beatdown had Steven not stopped them.

* JustForFun/XMeetsY: Steven's gimmick as "Tiger Millionaire" can best be described as Wrestling/TedDiBiase meets [[Wrestling/MikeRotunda Irwin R. Schyster]].

* {{Heel}}: Amethyst's wrestling persona, the Purple Puma, is a violent WrestlingMonster who she specifically mentions the audience hates. Steven becomes an obnoxious and deceitful heel named Tiger Millionaire, but starts becoming guilty about it.

* LoveToHate: Amethyst [[InvokedTrope talks about this trope]] when talking about playing the heel.

* {{Heel}}: Amethyst's wrestling persona, the Purple Puma. Steven becomes one as Tiger Millionaire, but starts becoming guilty about it.

* BrokenBird: While not implied in the episode itself, when one watched later episodes involving Amethyst puts this episode in a new and very sad light. She lacks self confidence because of her Kindergarten Roots, and is ashamed because she Pearl, and Garnet cant get along as a family so she shapeshifts as a wrestler to fill her void.

Lars is a fan of Tiger Millionaire once more after he and Puma have saved wrestling.

* IrisOut: Over Lars's tear that rolls down his cheek.

* JustForFun/XMeetsY: Steven's gimmick as "Tiger Millionaire" can best be described as Wrestling/TedDiBiase meets [[Wrestling/MikeRotunda Irwin R. Schyster]].

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. 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.

* 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.''

* 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 that he loves him while Sadie tries to point out the similarities between Steven and Tiger Millionaire.

* WhatWereYouThinking:
-->'''Pearl:''' (to Amethyst) How could you possibly think punching a blood polyp was a good idea?

* JustForFun/XMeetsY: Steven's gimmick as "Tiger Millionare" can best be described as Wrestling/TedDiBiase meets [[Wrestling/MikeRotunda Irwin R. Schyster]].
* WrestlingMonster: Amethyst's persona is an actually super-powered giant who's basically unstoppable in the ring.

* 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, AKA "The Loch Ness Blogster", was not aware of this.

* JustForFun/XMeetsY: Steven's gimmick as "Tiger Millionare" can best be described as Wrestling/TedDiBiase meets [[Wrestling/MikeRotunda Irwin R. Schyster]].

* ProWrestlingEpisode[=/=]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, AKA "The Loch Ness Blogster", was not aware of this.

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, and inadvertently reveals that the constant scolding from the other Gems is getting through to her.

* ProWrestlingEpisode[=/=]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, AKA "The Loch Ness Blobster", was not aware of this.

* 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.

* ProWrestlingEpisode[=/=]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.

'''Post-fight post:''' [[AttackAttackRetreatRetreat I TAKE IT BACK, WRESTLING IS VERY REAL.]]

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Steven disregards Lars's request for an autograph, and afterward starts thinking he's taken his wrestling career too far.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Steven gets this way when he takes his wrestling gimmick too far with Amethyst when he rudely disregards Lars's request for an autograph.

* 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.

* 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]].
* ProWrestlingEpisode
* 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.

'''Amethyst:''' Yeah, yeah, don't forget reckless, vulgar, loudmouthed; that's what just makes me so '''awesome!'''

* LoveToHate: Amethyst [[DiscussedTrope talks about this trope]] when talking about playing the heel.%%in-universe

* LoveToHate: Amethyst [[DiscussedTrope talks about this trope]] when talking about playing the heel.%%invoked

* LoveToHate: Amethyst [[DiscussedTrope talks about this trope]] when talking about playing the heel.