Line #11 YMMV/Fortune


1	* DracoInLeatherPants: At the end of Wrestling/{{TNA}} Impact's "The Whole F'n Show," while the [[strike:{{Wrestling/ECW}}]] [=EV2.0=] group were gathered in the ring, Fourtune jumped them from behind as they delivered a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to them with Wrestling/RicFlair yelling at Dixie Carter that it was her fault. While Fortune are supposed to come off as heels, even before hearing AJ Styles and [[Wrestling/FrankieKazarian Kazarian]]'s comments on "Reaction" about Dixie bringing in RingOldies rather than using (established) home grown talent (they even got their own PPV that was a tribute to the old ECW), many fans believed that the [[DesignatedVillain "heels"]] [[StrawmanHasAPoint were justified]]. The chants of "THIS IS AWESOME!" during said beatdown didn't help at all.
2	** More of a BrokenBase type situation in some forums. Try debating how Fortune is actually in the right in this feud with [=EV2=] to some diehard ECW fans who back up [=EV2=] regardless. Others also root for Fortune as they don't come off as whiny.
3	** What else didn't help was the fact that that episode of Impact was the '''second''' time (behind the aforementioned PPV) the Hardcore Originals took center stage just "one more time" to say "thank you". What ELSE didn't help was the fact that the [=EV2=] guys were being treated as faces for taking the spotlight out of the gate at the expense of TNA's homegrown and long-term talent, something that Paul Heyman '''never''' allowed outsiders to do in ECW at least without earning it in the company first -- which is ironically part of the reason they loved working for him.
4	** Then Fortune joined Hogan and Bischoff's Immortal conspiracy upon TheReveal, which not many people thought would last and even fewer wanted to. Not only was Immortal was doing the same thing Fortune was accusing [=EV2=] of, not only were Hogan and Flair always portrayed as enemies until that point, but there were a few subtle and/or inadvertent hints being thrown out there that TNA was at least thinking of having Fortune turn on Immortal somewhere down the line. Cue Immortal and Fortune working together to basically end [=EV2=], Fortune grabbing a couple titles, Bischoff [[KickTheDog mistreating]] Wrestling/AJStyles some (who is his own case of UnintentionallySympathetic every time he turns heel anyway), and finally, [[RealLifeWritesThePlot Main Event Mafia members going to]] Wrestling/{{WWE}} instead of signing on for a plan to reunite as Crimson's "[[IronicEcho them]]" outfit…and Fortune finally got that HeelFaceTurn, officially recognized as the good guys fans viewed them as all along, and went on to make 2011 a collection of awesome moments for themselves, mostly at Immortal's expense. Between this and Wrestling/JeffHardy's [[NeverLiveItDown infamous issues]], Immortal never recovered.
5	** Fortune are actually a greater example of this trope. They went from just unintentionally sympathetic, to unintentionally ''[[TheHero the heroes]]''.
6	** Then again, this is standard fare for AJ Styles. A heel turn for him is really nothing more than a phase to slowly transition him into a stronger babyface.
7	* EnsembleDarkhorse: They were supposed to get over, but probably not as big as they did seeing how they people had been calling for bigger pushes to the core four for years. They definitely were supposed to get over as baby faces.
8	* FanNickname: Due to their lack of ability to stick to four members/wrestlers despite being initially named '''Four'''tune, fans took to naming them ''[insert-number-of-members-here]''tune: particular variations included [=SIXtune=] (with Morgan and Williams), [=SEVENtune=] (same but including Flair), and [=FIVEtune=] (with Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels after turning face). It gets even more hilarious when you include Immortal members during the three months the two groups were aligned (with examples going as far up as "Immortal [[OverlyLongGag TWELVEtune]]").
9	* FoeYayShipping: Even years post-dissolution, it seems the final five members haven't gotten their hands on each other enough. Especially Styles and Daniels before AJ's darker gimmick change.
10	* FridgeBrilliance: Listen to the 2007 version of AJ Styles's "I Am" theme from back in the Wrestling/{{Christian}} Coalition days, then listen to the Fortune theme (either version, though it's more apparent in the version they used with Flair). Do the instruments sound similar at all? If so, that's the subtle bit that shows AJ's influence in the stable's foundation. And that's without even accounting for the fact that AJ's theme is an IAmSong whereas Fortune's theme is a [[TrueCompanions "We Are" Song]]. Also, Beer ''Money'' Inc. being the tag team members in a stable called ''Fortune''.
11	* HeterosexualLifePartners:
12	** Wrestling/RicFlair and Wrestling/HulkHogan during the first "Immortal" promo had this in spades to the point that Ric told Hogan he was going to get up every morning loving him more than he's ever loved anything else. Hogan then asked if that included his ex-wives. Ric said yes.
13	** Wrestling/AJStyles and Wrestling/ChristopherDaniels revisited this trope during the stable's run. The whole reason Daniels came back and joined Fortune was to avenge Styles after the latter got superbombed off the stage by Bully Ray, then to help AJ get his own revenge against the Bully. Eventually the two got to squaring off in the ring again, which resulted in Daniels nearly breaking down into tears while explaining why he asked AJ for yet another rematch (closely resembling an AnguishedDeclarationOfLove) and outright hugging AJ when the rematch was accepted.
14	* HilariousInHindsight: Two members of Fortune (Wrestling/BobbyRoode and Wrestling/AJStyles) would later join forces with Wrestling/RicFlair's daughter Wrestling/{{Charlotte}} for the ''Wrestling/WWEMixedMatchChallenge'' in seasons 1 and 2.
15	* MemeticMutation: These guys were probably responsible for a lot of people getting ice'd.[[note]]By this we mean surprised with a bottle of Smirnoff Ice and made to drink it in front of the boys, something which was a Fortune tradition while Flair was the TeamDad.[[/note]]
16	* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: [[Awesome/{{Fortune}}Has its own page]].
17	* NeverLiveItDown: Almost always having more than four members. See [[Trivia/{{Fortune}} Trivia]] section for more details.
18	* RootingForTheEmpire: Caused this ''a lot'' when they were the Empire (or at least part of it). Many a fan felt vindicated when they defected afterwards.

Context YMMV / Fortune