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* The bell rings for the last time at the tail end of 'Wrestling/WrestleMania XL'', signaling both the end of a grueling war and one of the bloodiest, most brutal title reigns in history.

* The bell rings for the last time at the tail end of 'Wrestling/{{Wrestlemania}} XL'', signaling both the end of a grueling war and one of the bloodiest, most brutal title reigns in history.
-->'''Samantha Irvin:''' [[spoiler: Here is your winner '''AND THE NEW''' Undisputed WWE Champion: The American Nightmare, Wrestling/CodyRhodes!]]

-->'''Bayley:''' (To IYO SKY, Kairi Sane, and [[Wrestling/KanakoUrai Asuka]], [[ObliviousMockery who were previously mocking her behind her back]]) You guys done laughing? [[GratuitousJapanese Watashi wakaru yo]]. [[labelnote:Note]]"I understand"[[/labelnote]] Yeah, that's Japanese. [[BilingualBackfire I picked that up from all the times you guys talked about me behind my back!]]

-->'''The Rock:''' Let [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness me]] [[TranquilFury make one thing perfectly clear to you]]. [[BorrowedCatchphrase When you talk about]] [[Wrestling/RomanReigns his]] [[SwornBrothers family]], [[BorrowedCatchphrase you're talking about]] ''my'' [[ThickerThanWater family]]. When you're talking about his ancestors, you're talking about '''''my''''' ancestors. And when you're talking about his blood, you're talking about ''my'' blood. [[ItsPersonal So now]], '''[[FaceHeelTurn we have a problem]]'''.(''slaps Cody Rhodes triggering a pull-apart near-brawl'')

* A divisive star drops a bombshell:
-->'''Roman Reigns:''' My real name is Joe, and I've been living with leukemia for the past 11 years. [[spoiler:And unfortunately, it's back.]]

* Angry after Wrestling/CodyRhodes reneges on a deal to give him the main event of ''Wrestling/{{Wrestlemania}} XL'' as well calling him and Roman Reigns a shame to [[Wrestling/SamoanDynasty their grandfathers]], Wrestling/TheRock lets Rhodes that know he has made [[EnemyMine one more enemy]] in The Bloodline to deal with.

* Angry after Wrestling/CodyRhodes reneges on a deal to give him the main event of ''Wrestling/{{Wrestlemania}} XL'' as well call him and Roman Reigns a shame to [[Wrestling/SamoanDynasty their grandfathers]], Wrestling/TheRock lets Rhodes that know he has made [[EnemyMine one more enemy]] in The Bloodline to deal with.
-->'''The Rock:''' Let [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness me]] [[TranquilFury make one thing perfectly clear to you]]. [[BorrowedCatchphrase When you talk about]] [[Wrestling/RomanReigns his]] family, [[BorrowedCatchphrase you're talking about]] ''my'' [[ThickerThanWater family]]. When you're talking about his ancestors, you're talking about '''''my''''' ancestors. And when you're talking about his blood, you're talking about ''my'' blood. So now, '''[[FaceHeelTurn we have a problem]]'''.(''slaps Cody Rhodes triggering a pull-apart near-brawl'')

-->'''The Rock:''' Let [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness me]] [[TranquilFury make one thing perfectly clear to you]]. [[BorrowedCatchphrase When you talk about]] [[Wrestling/RomanReigns his]] family, [[BorrowedCatchphrase you're talking about]] ''my'' [[ThickerThanWater family]]. When you're talking about his ancestors, you're talking about '''''my''''' ancestors. And when you're talking about his blood, you're talking about ''my'' blood. So now, [[FaceHeelTurn we have a problem]].

-->'''Bayley:''' (To Iyo Sky, Kairi Sane, and [[Wrestling/KanakoUrai Asuka]], [[ObliviousMockery who were previously mocking her behind her back]]) You guys done laughing? [[GratuitousJapanese Watashi wakaru yo]]. [[labelnote:Note]]"I understand"[[/labelnote]] Yeah, that's Japanese. [[BilingualBackfire I picked that up from all the times you guys talked about me behind my back!]]

->'''Bayley:''' (To Iyo Sky, Kairi Sane, and [[Wrestling/KanakoUrai Asuka]], [[ObliviousMockery who were previously mocking her behind her back]]) You guys done laughing? [[GratuitousJapanese Watashi wakaru yo]]. [[labelnote:Note]]"I understand"[[/labelnote]] Yeah, that's Japanese. [[BilingualBackfire I picked that up from all the times you guys talked about me behind my back!]]

* In the build to the 2020 Royal Rumble, a champion decides to make his own opportunity after dominating both brands.
--> '''Wrestling/PaulHeyman''': Brock Lesnar [[note]] the reigning WWE Champion [[/note]] hereby ''enters'' the Royal Rumble... FIRST

* When Winter Comes, an unexpected door opens, linking two companies together for the first time, after Kenny Omega [[spoiler:screws Jon Moxley out of the AEW Championship...]]
-->'''Alex Marvez:''' Kenny? [[spoiler:Don?]] What did you just do? What's going on? What the hell's going on here?!

* At the 1990 Survivor Series, [[Wrestling/TedDiBiase a man of wealth and taste]] makes history without knowing it.

-->'''Tony Schiavone:''' Hulk Hogan arrives... ''(witnesses Hogan leg drop Randy Savage, thus betraying his true intentions)'' ho-ho-ho-Oh my God!
-->'''Dusty Rhodes:''' What is happening? [[spoiler:Is he the third man?]] What the hell's going on here?

** At Nitro 11/18/96, Wrestling/RoddyPiper arrives to expose Eric Bischoff on where he really stands.

-->''(Cue familiar music as ''Wrestling/KarlAnderson and Wrestling/LukeGallows'' return, and the reunited OC beat down Judgement Day.)''
* A little background: [[Wrestling/RandySavage Macho Man Randy Savage]] and the Wrestling/UltimateWarrior are set to wrestle a tag team match against Wrestling/RicFlair and Wrestling/RazorRamon at the 1992 Survivor Series. For a year at this point, Flair's "executive consultant" has been the infamous [[Wrestling/CurtHennig Mr. Perfect]]. Weeks prior to the event, Ultimate Warrior is released from the WWF, leaving Macho Man without a tag team partner. On the November 16 edition of ''Prime Time Wrestling'' (presided over by moderator Vince [=McMahon=] with commentators [[Wrestling/BobbyHeenan Bobby "The Brain" Heenan]] and Mr. Perfect, among others), Macho Man announces his bold choice to take Warrior's place in the ring:

* Once The Miz finally makes his decision to become the 7th and final member of Team WWE against Wrestling/TheNexus at 2010 [=SummerSlam=], John Cena tells him he made his decision too late as he already found someone else who has issues with the group as they do:

* An old couple reunites against Evolution:
-->'''Mick Foley:''' Because, you see, Orton; you see, Flair; you see, Batista; you're damn right. I said Mick Foley was coming back to Raw. But I never said Mick Foley was coming back to Raw[[spoiler:...alone]].

* The ''[[Wrestling/WWERaw Raw]]'' after the 2022 ''Wrestling/HellInACell'' was supposed to be the coronation of The Judgment Day's [[Wrestling/FergalDevitt fourth member]], but alas it wasn't. As Damian Priest put it:

-->(''Wrestling/BeckyLynch relinquishes her Raw Women's Championship to [[spoiler:[[Wrestling/KanakoUrai Asuka]]]], and she celebrates for a good minute.'')\\

''Takes off the [[CoolLoser Mankind]] mask, rips open the tattered, bloodied Mankind button-down shirt and tie to reveal a familiar t-shirt, [[OhCrap shocking]] Wrestling/TripleH''\\

->''[[Wrestling/{{Edge}} "You think you know him?"]]''

* On the October 10th, 2022 RAW, The Judement Day is in the ring when Wrestling/AJStyles comes out and does a speech on how he knows he needs his "brothers." An overjoyed Finn Bálor embraces him until Styles pulls the mic back up.

-->'''Roddy Piper:''' Tell me something... ''(grabs Bischoff by the collar)'' You [[PrecisionFStrike son of a bitch]], you are-- ''(he gets grabbed by The Giant along with the rest of the New World Order before Hogan comes to the ring and [[spoiler:hugs Eric Bischoff]])''