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[[ProfessionalWrestling Wrestlers]] are, by nature, [[CastTheExpert trained professional martial artists]][[note]]Not only are many wrestlers either trained amateur wrestlers, trained in another martial art or have previous experience in another contact sport such as football, pro wrestling evolved from a real fighting style called UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling, and many wrestling schools teach the catch wrestling fundamentals[[/note]]. Just because they can feint any hit in order to protect their opponent while making a match believable doesn't mean that they ''cannot'' hit for real. After all, we're talking about people who [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalWrestling bench over 350 lbs. in a daily basis for a living]]. Add to that the fact that wrestlers are either extremely large, extremely muscular, or both, and many of them aren't even afraid of doing dangerous things when it comes to actual ass kicking. Not the kind of people you want to mess around with.
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[[ProfessionalWrestling Wrestlers]] are, by nature, [[CastTheExpert trained professional martial artists]][[note]]Not only are many wrestlers either trained amateur wrestlers, trained in another martial art or have previous experience in another contact sport such as football, pro wrestling evolved from a real fighting style called UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling, and many wrestling schools teach the catch wrestling fundamentals[[/note]]. Just because they can feint any hit in order to protect their opponent while making a match believable doesn't mean that they ''cannot'' hit for real. After all, we're talking about people who [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalWrestling [[MediaNotes/ProfessionalWrestling bench over 350 lbs. in a daily basis for a living]]. Add to that the fact that wrestlers are either extremely large, extremely muscular, or both, and many of them aren't even afraid of doing dangerous things when it comes to actual ass kicking. Not the kind of people you want to mess around with.
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* Wrestling/ReyMysterio is usually not portrayed as a dragon due to his size, in spite of his legendary career. That changed during his feud with his son Wrestling/DominikMysterio, who spent months trying to provoke his father into attacking him. Rey being [[GoodParents Rey]], absolutely refused to so much as lay a hand on Dominik no matter what his son did to him, something said son soundly mocked him for at every opportunity. This changed when Dominik started disrespecting his mother and sister as well, causing Rey to finally hit his RageBreakingPoint and attack him. When the deed was done, Dominik should absolute ''fear'' of his father, making it clear he never really wanted to fight Rey, just throw his weight around.
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* Wrestling/ReyMysterio is usually not portrayed as a dragon due to his size, in spite of his legendary career. That changed during his feud with his son Wrestling/DominikMysterio, who spent months trying to provoke his father into attacking him. Rey being [[GoodParents Rey]], absolutely refused to so much as lay a hand on Dominik no matter what his son did to him, something said son soundly mocked him for at every opportunity. This changed when Dominik started disrespecting his mother and sister as well, causing Rey to finally hit his RageBreakingPoint and attack him. When the deed was done, Dominik should showed absolute ''fear'' of his father, making it clear he never really wanted to fight Rey, just throw his weight around.
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And not even the wrestlers themselves are safe! Countless are the tales of [[TheBully backstage bullies]] or [[MilesGloriosus people who should've thought better]] getting their asses handed to them by "lesser" wrestlers... [[WeakButSkilled who happened to be decorated martial artists or professionals in any other martial art]]. The result goes as well as you expect.
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* This is a frequent, real-life occurrence in locker rooms, where bullying vets often finding themselves knocked back by smaller wrestlers they thought would be easy prey. Examples include:
** Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield (Wrestling/{{WWE}}) (who was used as a backstage enforcer by Wrestling/VinceMcMahon himself) was known as a locker room bully. He tried to pick on Wrestling/SteveBlackman, who was a legitimate karate black belt. Reports differ as to how much damage Blackman actually did, but all of them agree that Blackman kicked Bradshaw in the head, and Bradshaw didn't mess with him after that.
** Buff Bagwell (Wrestling/{{WCW}}) getting knocked on his ass by [[Wrestling/ErnestMiller Ernest "The Cat" Miller]] (also a martial artist) after trying to push him around.
** Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield (Wrestling/{{WWE}}) (who was used as a backstage enforcer by Wrestling/VinceMcMahon himself) was known as a locker room bully. He tried to pick on Wrestling/SteveBlackman, who was a legitimate karate black belt. Reports differ as to how much damage Blackman actually did, but all of them agree that Blackman kicked Bradshaw in the head, and Bradshaw didn't mess with him after that.
** Buff Bagwell (Wrestling/{{WCW}}) getting knocked on his ass by [[Wrestling/ErnestMiller Ernest "The Cat" Miller]] (also a martial artist) after trying to push him around.
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* This is a frequent, real-life occurrence in locker rooms, where bullying vets often finding themselves knocked back by smaller wrestlers they thought would be easy prey. Examples include:
**Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield (Wrestling/{{WWE}}) (who was used as a backstage enforcer by Wrestling/VinceMcMahon himself) was known as a locker room bully. He tried to pick on Wrestling/SteveBlackman, who was a legitimate karate black belt. Reports differ as to how much damage Blackman actually did, but all of them agree that Blackman kicked Bradshaw in the head, and Bradshaw didn't mess with him after that.
** * Buff Bagwell (Wrestling/{{WCW}}) getting knocked on his ass by [[Wrestling/ErnestMiller Ernest "The Cat" Miller]] (also a martial artist) after trying to push him around.
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Saying that wrestling is fake (a [[DeadHorseTrope moot point]] in the post-{{Kayfabe}} era) or just trying to attack one by jumping over the barricade is [[BullyingADragon a good way to get a one-way ticket to a local]]... [[InsistentTerminology medical facility]].
Saying that wrestling is fake (a [[DeadHorseTrope moot point]] in the post-{{Kayfabe}} era) or just trying to attack one by jumping over the barricade is [[BullyingADragon a good way to get a one-way ticket to a local]]... [[InsistentTerminology medical facility]].
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[[ProfessionalWrestling Wrestlers]] are, by nature, [[CastTheExpert trained professional martial artists]][[note]]Not only are many wrestlers either trained amateur wrestlers, trained in another martial art or have previous experience in another contact sport such as football, pro wrestling evolved from a real fighting style called UsefulNotes/CatchWrestling, and many wrestling schools teach the catch wrestling fundamentals[[/note]]. Just because they can feint any hit in order to protect their opponent while making a match believable doesn't mean that they ''cannot'' hit for real. After all, we're talking about people who [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalWrestling bench over 350 lbs. in a daily basis for a living]]. Add to that the fact that wrestlers tend to be large strong individuals, are either extremely large, extremely muscular, or both, and many of them aren't even afraid of doing dangerous things when it comes to actual ass kicking.
Sayingkicking. Not the kind of people you want to mess around with.
Among other things, saying that wrestling is fake (a [[DeadHorseTrope moot point]] in the post-{{Kayfabe}} era) or just trying to attack one by jumping over the barricade is [[BullyingADragon a good way to get a one-way ticket to a local]]... [[InsistentTerminology medical facility]].
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Among other things, saying that wrestling is fake (a [[DeadHorseTrope moot point]] in the post-{{Kayfabe}} era) or just trying to attack one by jumping over the barricade is [[BullyingADragon a good way to get a one-way ticket to a local]]... [[InsistentTerminology medical facility]].
** One notorious example came when a fan jumped into the ring to attack Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin after a house show match against Wrestling/TripleH. Triple H was on the fan almost immediately, suplexing the guy and then beating him up. Referee Mike Chioda also joined in, literally putting the boots to the fan until security dragged him away. As Austin says in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wLEtCEMscc this video]], pro wrestlers expect the fans to boo and jeer them, but if you physically attack them you ''will'' get your ass beaten.
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* This is a frequent, real-life occurrence in locker rooms, where bullying vets often finding themselves knocked back by smaller wrestlers they thought would be easy prey. Examples include Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield (Wrestling/{{WWE}}) (who was used as a backstage enforcer by Wrestling/VinceMcMahon himself) once getting punched out by Wrestling/SteveBlackman (a martial arts expert) and Buff Bagwell (Wrestling/{{WCW}}) getting knocked on his ass by [[Wrestling/ErnestMiller Ernest "The Cat" Miller]] (also a martial artist) after trying to push him around.
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* This is a frequent, real-life occurrence in locker rooms, where bullying vets often finding themselves knocked back by smaller wrestlers they thought would be easy prey. Examples include include:
** Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield (Wrestling/{{WWE}}) (who was used as a backstage enforcer by Wrestling/VinceMcMahon himself)once getting punched out by Wrestling/SteveBlackman (a martial arts expert) was known as a locker room bully. He tried to pick on Wrestling/SteveBlackman, who was a legitimate karate black belt. Reports differ as to how much damage Blackman actually did, but all of them agree that Blackman kicked Bradshaw in the head, and Bradshaw didn't mess with him after that.
** Buff Bagwell (Wrestling/{{WCW}}) getting knocked on his ass by [[Wrestling/ErnestMiller Ernest "The Cat" Miller]] (also a martial artist) after trying to push him around.
** Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield (Wrestling/{{WWE}}) (who was used as a backstage enforcer by Wrestling/VinceMcMahon himself)
** Buff Bagwell (Wrestling/{{WCW}}) getting knocked on his ass by [[Wrestling/ErnestMiller Ernest "The Cat" Miller]] (also a martial artist) after trying to push him around.
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* [[Wrestling/AndreTheGiant André "The Giant" Roussimoff]] was harassed about his size by four drunks in a bar. André attempted to avoid confrontation, but they persisted. Eventually, he chased them out of the bar, and when they locked themselves in their car, he rolled their car over with them in it. André was never charged, [[RefugeInAudacity probably because the police never believed the four drunk guys ranting about an angry giant that knocked their car over]].
* Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith, the British Bulldog, was harassed by a man in a bar who recognized him. When the man laid hands on him, Smith (at one time considered the strongest man in professional wrestling) put him in a simple headlock, from which the man was unable to extricate himself, no matter how he screamed or struggled. Sadly, Smith walked him over to the bar's bouncer, said, "Can you take care of this?" and when the bouncer said, "I have it," let go. That's when the idiot tripped over his own feet, fell down, and opened up his skull to the brain on a protruding nail. And sued.
* An example of a dragon bullying a larger dragon has Robert Sawyer, a 6'6" and 230-pound construction worker, picking on Paul "Wrestling/BigShow" Wight, whose initial wrestling moniker was "The Giant". Depending on who's measuring, he's anywhere between 7'2" and 7'4", weighed between 450 and 500 pounds for much of his career (though as of 2020, he's now down to "only" 380 or so), and is famous for being one of the [[LightningBruiser fastest and most agile super-heavyweights]] of the modern era, if not ever. Sawyer, being drunk in a bar, decides to insult him and deliberately tries to pick a fight with him so he can later sue. Too bad that everyone in the bar — including the bartender, several patrons, and ''multiple security cameras'' — all witnessed Big Show try to talk the guy down for a good ten minutes, not responding until he was struck several times. Then Show punched the guy once, and [[OneHitKO that was the end of that]].
* As the story goes, a mob of Hells Angels bikers learned the hard way not to tangle with the famously tough Wrestling/HarleyRace. Convinced they could take him, Race proved just how wrong they were when they confronted him after the show. Race answered their threats by picking out the biggest biker, ''shattered'' his nose with a headbutt, and put him out with a sleeper hold. The remaining bikers wisely did not test their luck with him.
* Wrestling/BobHolly was infamous for being rough and uncooperative with rookies. So as he was wrestling Wrestling/BrockLesnar, a 300-pound former NCAA Division I heavyweight champion[[note]]And this was ''before'' Lesnar made a name for himself in [[UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship the UFC]][[/note]], Holly tried stiffing Lesnar, which he didn't seem to notice, and then tried to sandbag while going up for a powerbomb. Brock just picked him up anyway and then dropped him. Holly landed on the back of his neck and ended up missing a year from the resulting injury.
* Wrestling/AntonioInoki once wrestled a Canadian man named the Great Antonio. For reasons that aren't entirely clear, Antonio stopped cooperating with Inoki, [[NoSell no-sold]] Inoki's offense, and began working stiff (hitting Inoki very hard). A clearly frustrated Inoki responded by grounding Antonio and kicking him in a way that resembled a near-literal CurbStompBattle until Antonio was left lying in his own blood.
* In a humorous inversion, real-life tough guy [[Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} Bill Goldberg]] reportedly got his ass handed to him by Wrestling/ChrisJericho of all people. It probably bears mentioning that by that point Jericho had spent decades learning different fighting styles, on top of being the son of a legendary hockey goon.
* Wrestling/ChavoGuerreroJr, who is 5 foot 9 and 215 pounds on a full stomach, decided to launch himself at another wrestler during a Smackdown taping in 2004 when he overheard him mocking the smaller wrestlers on the card. Said wrestler he launched himself at was the ''7-foot-tall [[Wrestling/TheBigShow Big Show]]''. Chavo got himself shoved halfway across the room for his efforts.
* Wrestling/DaveyBoySmith, the British Bulldog, was harassed by a man in a bar who recognized him. When the man laid hands on him, Smith (at one time considered the strongest man in professional wrestling) put him in a simple headlock, from which the man was unable to extricate himself, no matter how he screamed or struggled. Sadly, Smith walked him over to the bar's bouncer, said, "Can you take care of this?" and when the bouncer said, "I have it," let go. That's when the idiot tripped over his own feet, fell down, and opened up his skull to the brain on a protruding nail. And sued.
* An example of a dragon bullying a larger dragon has Robert Sawyer, a 6'6" and 230-pound construction worker, picking on Paul "Wrestling/BigShow" Wight, whose initial wrestling moniker was "The Giant". Depending on who's measuring, he's anywhere between 7'2" and 7'4", weighed between 450 and 500 pounds for much of his career (though as of 2020, he's now down to "only" 380 or so), and is famous for being one of the [[LightningBruiser fastest and most agile super-heavyweights]] of the modern era, if not ever. Sawyer, being drunk in a bar, decides to insult him and deliberately tries to pick a fight with him so he can later sue. Too bad that everyone in the bar — including the bartender, several patrons, and ''multiple security cameras'' — all witnessed Big Show try to talk the guy down for a good ten minutes, not responding until he was struck several times. Then Show punched the guy once, and [[OneHitKO that was the end of that]].
* As the story goes, a mob of Hells Angels bikers learned the hard way not to tangle with the famously tough Wrestling/HarleyRace. Convinced they could take him, Race proved just how wrong they were when they confronted him after the show. Race answered their threats by picking out the biggest biker, ''shattered'' his nose with a headbutt, and put him out with a sleeper hold. The remaining bikers wisely did not test their luck with him.
* Wrestling/BobHolly was infamous for being rough and uncooperative with rookies. So as he was wrestling Wrestling/BrockLesnar, a 300-pound former NCAA Division I heavyweight champion[[note]]And this was ''before'' Lesnar made a name for himself in [[UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship the UFC]][[/note]], Holly tried stiffing Lesnar, which he didn't seem to notice, and then tried to sandbag while going up for a powerbomb. Brock just picked him up anyway and then dropped him. Holly landed on the back of his neck and ended up missing a year from the resulting injury.
* Wrestling/AntonioInoki once wrestled a Canadian man named the Great Antonio. For reasons that aren't entirely clear, Antonio stopped cooperating with Inoki, [[NoSell no-sold]] Inoki's offense, and began working stiff (hitting Inoki very hard). A clearly frustrated Inoki responded by grounding Antonio and kicking him in a way that resembled a near-literal CurbStompBattle until Antonio was left lying in his own blood.
* In a humorous inversion, real-life tough guy [[Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} Bill Goldberg]] reportedly got his ass handed to him by Wrestling/ChrisJericho of all people. It probably bears mentioning that by that point Jericho had spent decades learning different fighting styles, on top of being the son of a legendary hockey goon.
* Wrestling/ChavoGuerreroJr, who is 5 foot 9 and 215 pounds on a full stomach, decided to launch himself at another wrestler during a Smackdown taping in 2004 when he overheard him mocking the smaller wrestlers on the card. Said wrestler he launched himself at was the ''7-foot-tall [[Wrestling/TheBigShow Big Show]]''. Chavo got himself shoved halfway across the room for his efforts.
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* This list cannot be completed without the mention of [[Wrestling/{{Meng}} Tonga Uliuli Fifita, a.k.a. Haku/Meng]]. There are many real-life stories that illustrate how '''terrifying''' this guy was when things got weird, in case WebVideo/WhatCultureWrestling's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaHLgerU5o8 "10 Wrestling Stories That Prove Haku is Badass"]] isn't enough.
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* This list cannot be completed without the mention of [[Wrestling/{{Meng}} Tonga Uliuli Fifita, a.k.a. Haku/Meng]]. There are [[TheTysonZone many real-life stories stories]] that illustrate how '''terrifying''' this guy was when things got weird, in case WebVideo/WhatCultureWrestling's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaHLgerU5o8 "10 Wrestling Stories That Prove Haku is Badass"]] isn't enough.
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* During Wrestlemania 6, Wrestling/BobbyHeenan slapped Wrestling/AndreTheGiant for losing a {{tag team}} match against Wrestling/{{Demolition}}. Andre went berzerk and knocked Heenan out.
* [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder nWo]] member Scott Norton interfered in the match between Wrestling/{{Psicosis}} and Tokyo Magnum on the August 3, 1998 episode of ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro''. He then called out any regular Wrestling/{{WCW}} wrestlers for a match. [[Wrestling/BillDeMott "The Laughing Man" Hugh Morrus]] ran down, saying, "Somebody's got to do this," with manager [[Wrestling/JimmyHart "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart]] [[LampshadeHanging telling him that he shouldn't mess with the nWo]]. Of course, Norton [[FinishingMove powerbombed]] Morrus, thus proving Hart right.
* [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder nWo]] member Scott Norton interfered in the match between Wrestling/{{Psicosis}} and Tokyo Magnum on the August 3, 1998 episode of ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro''. He then called out any regular Wrestling/{{WCW}} wrestlers for a match. [[Wrestling/BillDeMott "The Laughing Man" Hugh Morrus]] ran down, saying, "Somebody's got to do this," with manager [[Wrestling/JimmyHart "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart]] [[LampshadeHanging telling him that he shouldn't mess with the nWo]]. Of course, Norton [[FinishingMove powerbombed]] Morrus, thus proving Hart right.
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* Wrestling/KurtAngle pouring milk on Wrestling/TheUndertaker's motorcycle during the June 6th, 2000 episode of Smackdown.
* Wrestling/ChrisJericho's debut in WWE/WWF had him interrupting [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]]. That's one thing that few superstars, let alone newbies like Jericho, have the guts to do. However, his second appearance had him interrupting '''Wrestling/TheUndertaker'''.
* [[Wrestling/ShaneDouglas "The Franchise" Shane Douglas]] called out Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} on the September 4, 2000 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro''. As soon as Goldberg's music hit, [[EyeTake Shane's eyes popped]] in a true OhCrap[=/=]MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment. Shane recruited the Natural Born Thrillers (Shawn Stasiak, Chuck Palumbo, Mike Sanders, Mark Jindrak, Sean O'Haire, Reno [Rick Cornell] and Johnny the Bull [John "Johnny Stamboli"/"[[SdrawkcabName Rellik]]" Hugger] doing a weak UrExample of what Wrestling/TheNexus would be ten years later) to help him, and, even with '''8 GUYS''' against him, Goldberg was still able to win the match.
* At ''Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} Sand in the Vaseline'', Wrestling/LarrySweeney, at barely heavyweight, blamed Wrestling/ManaThePolynesianWarrior, a super heavyweight, for a loss against Lancelot and slapped him, leading to Sweeney getting a Samoan drop.
* In 2007, Wrestling/SantinoMarella would regularly mock Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin: mangling Austin's catchphrases, cosplaying as him while acting like an idiot, bashing Austin's movies, and declaring him a horrible actor. When Austin finally confronts him face-to-face, he forces Santino to admit that he never actually watched any of his movies. Austin offers Santino a DVD of ''The Condemned'' and requests that he watch it before evaluating his acting skills, but Santino [[TooDumbToLive throws it down and stomps on it]]. Cue beatdown.
* This is pretty much Kellie Skater's gimmick, starting in QLD and especially after she joined Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}}'s roster in 2009. She is a good bit larger than the average woman and obviously good enough to get the invite but is nowhere near as big and strong as she thinks she is. Her taunting of [=LuFisto=], whom she stands noticeably taller than [[PintSizedPowerHouse but only outweighs by a single kilogram]] is but a mild example.
* Wrestling/MichaelCole. After his 2010 FaceHeelTurn, he's bullied Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/JerryLawler (his arch-enemy), Wrestling/JimRoss, [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] (''twice''), [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]], the WWE Divas (''all of them''), and even his own [[TheDragon Dragon]] Wrestling/JackSwagger (making him a somewhat literal example of the trope) ''to their faces''. All of them could easily beat Cole to a bloody pulp if they wanted to, and half of them actually did. Cole also regularly mocked Wrestling/BookerT, Wrestling/ZackRyder, and Wrestling/TedDibiaseJr (following [=Dibiase's=] 2011 HeelFaceTurn).
** The WWE Divas deserve special mention here. He seemed to save his venom for two very specific Divas, Wrestling/NatalyaNeidhart and Wrestling/EveTorres. While most of the Divas are accused of being FauxActionGirl Eye Candy, he decided to pick on possibly two of the most dangerous of them. Natalya is a veteran wrestler and a member of the Hart WrestlingFamily. Eve is a trained Gracie Jiu-Jitsu fighter and is (in Real Life) dating a member of the Gracie Family. He decided not only to bully the two most dangerous female Dragons, he also chooses the two most-well connected.
* In the early months of 2012, Wrestling/CodyRhodes made it his mission in life to mock Wrestling/BigShow, calling him a fat loser and continuously showing clips of Show's embarrassing moments. No matter how many times Show catches up to him and gives him a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, he just won't stop. Come ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 28'', Rhodes ends up paying the price, as he not only got KO'd by Show, but he lost the Intercontinental Title as a result. Show then returned the favor to Rhodes, showing humiliating moments during his matches.
* Wrestling/DamienSandow interrupting the Wrestling/DGenerationX Army reunion. A rare occurrence where the bully openly acknowledges the consequences beforehand.
* This Wrestling/PrimeTimePlayers song about Ezekiel Jackson is another self-acknowledged example:
--> ''"Big Zeke ain't got no cuts! Big Zeke ain't got no cuts! He's big, he's strong, but he ain't got no cuts!"''
* "Portugal's Perfect Athlete" Shanna defeated [[Wrestling/BlackRose La Rosa Negra]] once and another victory at SHINE 20 seemed all but certain except for the fact Shanna insisted on provoking La Rosa's self-appointed bodyguard, Noemi Bosques, a then-undefeated boxer who was completely fresh besides exasperation at the dirty moves Shanna got away with. An EasilyDistractedReferee can work both ways though, so when Shanna decided to put her hands on Bosques she was quickly floored, allowing La Rosa Negra to come back.
* Wrestling/ChrisJericho's debut in WWE/WWF had him interrupting [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]]. That's one thing that few superstars, let alone newbies like Jericho, have the guts to do. However, his second appearance had him interrupting '''Wrestling/TheUndertaker'''.
* [[Wrestling/ShaneDouglas "The Franchise" Shane Douglas]] called out Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} on the September 4, 2000 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro''. As soon as Goldberg's music hit, [[EyeTake Shane's eyes popped]] in a true OhCrap[=/=]MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment. Shane recruited the Natural Born Thrillers (Shawn Stasiak, Chuck Palumbo, Mike Sanders, Mark Jindrak, Sean O'Haire, Reno [Rick Cornell] and Johnny the Bull [John "Johnny Stamboli"/"[[SdrawkcabName Rellik]]" Hugger] doing a weak UrExample of what Wrestling/TheNexus would be ten years later) to help him, and, even with '''8 GUYS''' against him, Goldberg was still able to win the match.
* At ''Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} Sand in the Vaseline'', Wrestling/LarrySweeney, at barely heavyweight, blamed Wrestling/ManaThePolynesianWarrior, a super heavyweight, for a loss against Lancelot and slapped him, leading to Sweeney getting a Samoan drop.
* In 2007, Wrestling/SantinoMarella would regularly mock Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin: mangling Austin's catchphrases, cosplaying as him while acting like an idiot, bashing Austin's movies, and declaring him a horrible actor. When Austin finally confronts him face-to-face, he forces Santino to admit that he never actually watched any of his movies. Austin offers Santino a DVD of ''The Condemned'' and requests that he watch it before evaluating his acting skills, but Santino [[TooDumbToLive throws it down and stomps on it]]. Cue beatdown.
* This is pretty much Kellie Skater's gimmick, starting in QLD and especially after she joined Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}}'s roster in 2009. She is a good bit larger than the average woman and obviously good enough to get the invite but is nowhere near as big and strong as she thinks she is. Her taunting of [=LuFisto=], whom she stands noticeably taller than [[PintSizedPowerHouse but only outweighs by a single kilogram]] is but a mild example.
* Wrestling/MichaelCole. After his 2010 FaceHeelTurn, he's bullied Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/JerryLawler (his arch-enemy), Wrestling/JimRoss, [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] (''twice''), [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]], the WWE Divas (''all of them''), and even his own [[TheDragon Dragon]] Wrestling/JackSwagger (making him a somewhat literal example of the trope) ''to their faces''. All of them could easily beat Cole to a bloody pulp if they wanted to, and half of them actually did. Cole also regularly mocked Wrestling/BookerT, Wrestling/ZackRyder, and Wrestling/TedDibiaseJr (following [=Dibiase's=] 2011 HeelFaceTurn).
** The WWE Divas deserve special mention here. He seemed to save his venom for two very specific Divas, Wrestling/NatalyaNeidhart and Wrestling/EveTorres. While most of the Divas are accused of being FauxActionGirl Eye Candy, he decided to pick on possibly two of the most dangerous of them. Natalya is a veteran wrestler and a member of the Hart WrestlingFamily. Eve is a trained Gracie Jiu-Jitsu fighter and is (in Real Life) dating a member of the Gracie Family. He decided not only to bully the two most dangerous female Dragons, he also chooses the two most-well connected.
* In the early months of 2012, Wrestling/CodyRhodes made it his mission in life to mock Wrestling/BigShow, calling him a fat loser and continuously showing clips of Show's embarrassing moments. No matter how many times Show catches up to him and gives him a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, he just won't stop. Come ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 28'', Rhodes ends up paying the price, as he not only got KO'd by Show, but he lost the Intercontinental Title as a result. Show then returned the favor to Rhodes, showing humiliating moments during his matches.
* Wrestling/DamienSandow interrupting the Wrestling/DGenerationX Army reunion. A rare occurrence where the bully openly acknowledges the consequences beforehand.
* This Wrestling/PrimeTimePlayers song about Ezekiel Jackson is another self-acknowledged example:
--> ''"Big Zeke ain't got no cuts! Big Zeke ain't got no cuts! He's big, he's strong, but he ain't got no cuts!"''
* "Portugal's Perfect Athlete" Shanna defeated [[Wrestling/BlackRose La Rosa Negra]] once and another victory at SHINE 20 seemed all but certain except for the fact Shanna insisted on provoking La Rosa's self-appointed bodyguard, Noemi Bosques, a then-undefeated boxer who was completely fresh besides exasperation at the dirty moves Shanna got away with. An EasilyDistractedReferee can work both ways though, so when Shanna decided to put her hands on Bosques she was quickly floored, allowing La Rosa Negra to come back.
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* In 2013, Wrestling/BigShow is forced to watch the main event match and not do anything to get involved. During this time [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] starts taunting Big Show while he's sitting there, taunting a large man who could knock him out with one punch.
* Wrestling/BoDallas reminding Wrestling/BrockLesnar that he lost to Wrestling/TheUndertaker at Summerslam 2015.
* Wrestling/DanaBrooke slapping [[Wrestling/KanakoUrai Asuka]], one of the most dangerous stiff strikers in Japan, and Dana got her ass thoroughly kicked. (Asuka, FKA Kana, herself once picked a fight with the at least 90 lbs heavier Pancrase openweight champion Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki, although that might have been a bizarre example of {{fan girl}}ism, given she spent the money to bring Suzuki on the card)
* At times, Paul Heyman makes the mistake of his life of insulting the likes of Samoa Joe and Goldberg without the presence of Brock Lesnar.
* Two weeks before Summerslam 2017, Wrestling/TheMiz has the balls to mock Brock Lesnar. The segment of course ends with Miz and his entourage being sent to Suplex City by the Beast.
** Miz also spent the latter half of 2017 harassing not only ArchEnemy Wrestling/DeanAmbrose, but also Wrestling/SethRollins, and ''then'' Wrestling/RomanReigns. So, it's only to be expected that his actions would cause Wrestling/TheShield to reform, much to his distress.
* Wrestling/{{Lodi}} faced Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} on the March 16, 1998 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' and one of the signs he had with him read "GOLDBERG IS A MEATHEAD." He actually stood behind the referee and jumped up and down while holding the sign. The ref moved out of the way, Goldberg grabbed the sign and you can probably guess the rest.
* This was Creator/AndyKaufman's main gimmick as a heel wrestler. His persona was as a deluded celebrity SmugSnake who would bait better wrestlers into losing their temper and humiliating or (kayfabe) injuring him, then use underhand means to try to get revenge on them.
* At ''Summerslam 2019'', Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} defeated Wrestling/DolphZiggler and then started walking to the back... until Dolph got on the mic and started insulting him and his moves, calling him a coward. Goldberg stood in astonishment for a few moments before walking back to the ring to give him another Spear to shut him up. That didn't stop Dolph from insulting him some more, so Goldberg came back down ''again'' and gave him an even bigger Spear. The commentary team were [[LampshadeHanging aghast]].
-->'''Michael Cole:''' Why would you poke Goldberg like this?!\\
'''Wrestling/CoreyGraves:''' I knew Dolph was going through some tough times professionally. I didn't realize he had a ''death wish''.
* Wrestling/BoDallas reminding Wrestling/BrockLesnar that he lost to Wrestling/TheUndertaker at Summerslam 2015.
* Wrestling/DanaBrooke slapping [[Wrestling/KanakoUrai Asuka]], one of the most dangerous stiff strikers in Japan, and Dana got her ass thoroughly kicked. (Asuka, FKA Kana, herself once picked a fight with the at least 90 lbs heavier Pancrase openweight champion Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki, although that might have been a bizarre example of {{fan girl}}ism, given she spent the money to bring Suzuki on the card)
* At times, Paul Heyman makes the mistake of his life of insulting the likes of Samoa Joe and Goldberg without the presence of Brock Lesnar.
* Two weeks before Summerslam 2017, Wrestling/TheMiz has the balls to mock Brock Lesnar. The segment of course ends with Miz and his entourage being sent to Suplex City by the Beast.
** Miz also spent the latter half of 2017 harassing not only ArchEnemy Wrestling/DeanAmbrose, but also Wrestling/SethRollins, and ''then'' Wrestling/RomanReigns. So, it's only to be expected that his actions would cause Wrestling/TheShield to reform, much to his distress.
* Wrestling/{{Lodi}} faced Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} on the March 16, 1998 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' and one of the signs he had with him read "GOLDBERG IS A MEATHEAD." He actually stood behind the referee and jumped up and down while holding the sign. The ref moved out of the way, Goldberg grabbed the sign and you can probably guess the rest.
* This was Creator/AndyKaufman's main gimmick as a heel wrestler. His persona was as a deluded celebrity SmugSnake who would bait better wrestlers into losing their temper and humiliating or (kayfabe) injuring him, then use underhand means to try to get revenge on them.
* At ''Summerslam 2019'', Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} defeated Wrestling/DolphZiggler and then started walking to the back... until Dolph got on the mic and started insulting him and his moves, calling him a coward. Goldberg stood in astonishment for a few moments before walking back to the ring to give him another Spear to shut him up. That didn't stop Dolph from insulting him some more, so Goldberg came back down ''again'' and gave him an even bigger Spear. The commentary team were [[LampshadeHanging aghast]].
-->'''Michael Cole:''' Why would you poke Goldberg like this?!\\
'''Wrestling/CoreyGraves:''' I knew Dolph was going through some tough times professionally. I didn't realize he had a ''death wish''.
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* During Wrestlemania 6, Wrestling/BobbyHeenan slapped Wrestling/AndreTheGiant for losing a {{tag team}} match against Wrestling/{{Demolition}}. Andre went berzerk and knocked Heenan out.
* [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder nWo]] member Scott Norton interfered in the match between Wrestling/{{Psicosis}} and Tokyo Magnum on the August 3, 1998 episode of ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro''. He then called out any regular Wrestling/{{WCW}} wrestlers for a match. [[Wrestling/BillDeMott "The Laughing Man" Hugh Morrus]] ran down, saying, "Somebody's got to do this," with manager [[Wrestling/JimmyHart "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart]] [[LampshadeHanging telling him that he shouldn't mess with the nWo]]. Of course, Norton [[FinishingMove powerbombed]] Morrus, thus proving Hart right.
%% (ZCE) * Wrestling/KurtAngle pouring milk on Wrestling/TheUndertaker's motorcycle during the June 6th, 2000 episode of Smackdown.
* Wrestling/ChrisJericho's debut in WWE/WWF had him interrupting [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]]. That's one thing that few superstars, let alone newbies like Jericho, have the guts to do. However, his second appearance had him interrupting '''Wrestling/TheUndertaker'''.
* [[Wrestling/ShaneDouglas "The Franchise" Shane Douglas]] called out Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} on the September 4, 2000 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro''. As soon as Goldberg's music hit, [[EyeTake Shane's eyes popped]] in a true OhCrap[=/=]MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment. Shane recruited the Natural Born Thrillers (Shawn Stasiak, Chuck Palumbo, Mike Sanders, Mark Jindrak, Sean O'Haire, Reno [Rick Cornell] and Johnny the Bull [John "Johnny Stamboli"/"[[SdrawkcabName Rellik]]" Hugger] doing a weak UrExample of what Wrestling/TheNexus would be ten years later) to help him, and, even with '''8 GUYS''' against him, Goldberg was still able to win the match.
* At ''Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} Sand in the Vaseline'', Wrestling/LarrySweeney, at barely heavyweight, blamed Wrestling/ManaThePolynesianWarrior, a super heavyweight, for a loss against Lancelot and slapped him, leading to Sweeney getting a Samoan drop.
* In 2007, Wrestling/SantinoMarella would regularly mock Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin: mangling Austin's catchphrases, cosplaying as him while acting like an idiot, bashing Austin's movies, and declaring him a horrible actor. When Austin finally confronts him face-to-face, he forces Santino to admit that he never actually watched any of his movies. Austin offers Santino a DVD of ''The Condemned'' and requests that he watch it before evaluating his acting skills, but Santino [[TooDumbToLive throws it down and stomps on it]]. Cue beatdown.
* This is pretty much Kellie Skater's gimmick, starting in QLD and especially after she joined Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}}'s roster in 2009. She is a good bit larger than the average woman and obviously good enough to get the invite but is nowhere near as big and strong as she thinks she is. Her taunting of [=LuFisto=], whom she stands noticeably taller than [[PintSizedPowerHouse but only outweighs by a single kilogram]] is but a mild example.
* Wrestling/MichaelCole. After his 2010 FaceHeelTurn, he's bullied Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/JerryLawler (his arch-enemy), Wrestling/JimRoss, [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] (''twice''), [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]], the WWE Divas (''all of them''), and even his own [[TheDragon Dragon]] Wrestling/JackSwagger (making him a somewhat literal example of the trope) ''to their faces''. All of them could easily beat Cole to a bloody pulp if they wanted to, and half of them actually did. Cole also regularly mocked Wrestling/BookerT, Wrestling/ZackRyder, and Wrestling/TedDibiaseJr (following [=Dibiase's=] 2011 HeelFaceTurn).
** The WWE Divas deserve special mention here. He seemed to save his venom for two very specific Divas, Wrestling/NatalyaNeidhart and Wrestling/EveTorres. While most of the Divas are accused of being FauxActionGirl Eye Candy, he decided to pick on possibly two of the most dangerous of them. Natalya is a veteran wrestler and a member of the Hart WrestlingFamily. Eve is a trained Gracie Jiu-Jitsu fighter and is (in Real Life) dating a member of the Gracie Family. He decided not only to bully the two most dangerous female Dragons, he also chooses the two most-well connected.
* In the early months of 2012, Wrestling/CodyRhodes made it his mission in life to mock Wrestling/BigShow, calling him a fat loser and continuously showing clips of Show's embarrassing moments. No matter how many times Show catches up to him and gives him a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, he just won't stop. Come ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 28'', Rhodes ends up paying the price, as he not only got KO'd by Show, but he lost the Intercontinental Title as a result. Show then returned the favor to Rhodes, showing humiliating moments during his matches.
* Wrestling/DamienSandow interrupting the Wrestling/DGenerationX Army reunion. A rare occurrence where the bully openly acknowledges the consequences beforehand.
* This Wrestling/PrimeTimePlayers song about Ezekiel Jackson is another self-acknowledged example:
--> ''"Big Zeke ain't got no cuts! Big Zeke ain't got no cuts! He's big, he's strong, but he ain't got no cuts!"''
* "Portugal's Perfect Athlete" Shanna defeated [[Wrestling/BlackRose La Rosa Negra]] once and another victory at SHINE 20 seemed all but certain except for the fact Shanna insisted on provoking La Rosa's self-appointed bodyguard, Noemi Bosques, a then-undefeated boxer who was completely fresh besides exasperation at the dirty moves Shanna got away with. An EasilyDistractedReferee can work both ways though, so when Shanna decided to put her hands on Bosques she was quickly floored, allowing La Rosa Negra to come back.
* In 2013, Wrestling/BigShow is forced to watch the main event match and not do anything to get involved. During this time [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] starts taunting Big Show while he's sitting there, taunting a large man who could knock him out with one punch.
* Wrestling/BoDallas reminding Wrestling/BrockLesnar that he lost to Wrestling/TheUndertaker at Summerslam 2015.
* Wrestling/DanaBrooke slapping [[Wrestling/KanakoUrai Asuka]], one of the most dangerous stiff strikers in Japan, and Dana got her ass thoroughly kicked.
** Asuka herself once picked a fight with the at least 90 lbs heavier Pancrase openweight champion Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki, although that might have been a bizarre example of {{fan girl}}ism, given she spent the money to bring Suzuki on the card.
* At times, Paul Heyman makes the mistake of his life of insulting the likes of Samoa Joe and Goldberg without the presence of Brock Lesnar.
* Two weeks before Summerslam 2017, Wrestling/TheMiz has the balls to mock Brock Lesnar. The segment of course ends with Miz and his entourage being sent to Suplex City by the Beast.
** Miz also spent the latter half of 2017 harassing not only ArchEnemy Wrestling/DeanAmbrose, but also Wrestling/SethRollins, and ''then'' Wrestling/RomanReigns. So, it's only to be expected that his actions would cause Wrestling/TheShield to reform, much to his distress.
* Wrestling/{{Lodi}} faced Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} on the March 16, 1998 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' and one of the signs he had with him read "GOLDBERG IS A MEATHEAD." He actually stood behind the referee and jumped up and down while holding the sign. The ref moved out of the way, Goldberg grabbed the sign and you can probably guess the rest.
* This was Creator/AndyKaufman's main gimmick as a heel wrestler. His persona was as a deluded celebrity SmugSnake who would bait better wrestlers into losing their temper and humiliating or (kayfabe) injuring him, then use underhand means to try to get revenge on them.
* At ''Summerslam 2019'', Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} defeated Wrestling/DolphZiggler and then started walking to the back... until Dolph got on the mic and started insulting him and his moves, calling him a coward. Goldberg stood in astonishment for a few moments before walking back to the ring to give him another Spear to shut him up. That didn't stop Dolph from insulting him some more, so Goldberg came back down ''again'' and gave him an even bigger Spear. The commentary team were [[LampshadeHanging aghast]].
-->'''Michael Cole:''' Why would you poke Goldberg like this?!\\
'''Wrestling/CoreyGraves:''' I knew Dolph was going through some tough times professionally. I didn't realize he had a ''death wish''.
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Saying that wrestling is fake (a [[BeatingADeadHorse moot point]] in the post-{{Kayfabe}} era) or just trying to attack one by jumping over the barricade is [[BullyingADragon a good way to get a one-way ticket to a local]]... [[InsistentTerminology medical facility]].
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Saying that wrestling is fake (a [[BeatingADeadHorse [[DeadHorseTrope moot point]] in the post-{{Kayfabe}} era) or just trying to attack one by jumping over the barricade is [[BullyingADragon a good way to get a one-way ticket to a local]]... [[InsistentTerminology medical facility]].
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* Any time ''anyone'' decides that since professional wrestling is choreographed rather than competitive, it's a good idea to get in the wrestlers' faces and talk about wrestling being fake. As mentioned in [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalWrestling the Useful Notes of Professional Wrestling]] page, between the fact that wrestlers tend to be large strong individuals, that they often know how to fight[[note]]not only are many wrestlers either trained amateur wrestlers, trained in another martial art or have previous experience in another contact sport such as football, pro wrestling evolved from a real fighting style called catch wrestling and many wrestling schools teach the catch wrestling fundamentals[[/note]], and that they're all sick to death of 'wrestling is fake' cracks, trying to pick a fight about wrestling with a wrestler is a great way to get your ass kicked.
** Similarly, fans who decide to jump the barricade and run into the ring. As these invaders could be drunk, mentally unstable, have weapons, or are willing to do anything crazy for 5 seconds of glory, wrestlers and other ring personnel (including the referees, who are often wrestlers/trainers themselves) are taught to immediately and overwhelmingly subdue anybody who is not authorized into the ring area. If you look up videos of these fan invasions, you can clearly see the difference between choreographed violence and ''real'' violence, as these very big, very strong wrestlers [[{{Kayfabe}} suddenly forget they're supposed to be competitive rivals]], and start teaming up to beat the snot out of these invaders.
** This stems from the earlier eras of wrestling when {{Kayfabe}} was SeriousBusiness, not just with the wrestlers, but amongst the fans who truly believed that wrestling was real life. You would have incidents where [[{{Heel}} Heels]] would be assaulted outside of the ring by fans looking to get one back for their heroes, and so wrestlers, especially the champions, would need to be legitimate tough guys to hold off surprise attacks.
** Similarly, fans who decide to jump the barricade and run into the ring. As these invaders could be drunk, mentally unstable, have weapons, or are willing to do anything crazy for 5 seconds of glory, wrestlers and other ring personnel (including the referees, who are often wrestlers/trainers themselves) are taught to immediately and overwhelmingly subdue anybody who is not authorized into the ring area. If you look up videos of these fan invasions, you can clearly see the difference between choreographed violence and ''real'' violence, as these very big, very strong wrestlers [[{{Kayfabe}} suddenly forget they're supposed to be competitive rivals]], and start teaming up to beat the snot out of these invaders.
** This stems from the earlier eras of wrestling when {{Kayfabe}} was SeriousBusiness, not just with the wrestlers, but amongst the fans who truly believed that wrestling was real life. You would have incidents where [[{{Heel}} Heels]] would be assaulted outside of the ring by fans looking to get one back for their heroes, and so wrestlers, especially the champions, would need to be legitimate tough guys to hold off surprise attacks.
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* Fans who decide to jump the barricade and run into the ring. As these invaders could be drunk, mentally unstable, have weapons, or are willing to do anything crazy for 5 seconds of glory, wrestlers and other ring personnel (including the referees, who are often wrestlers/trainers themselves) are taught to immediately and overwhelmingly subdue anybody who is not authorized into the ring area. If you look up videos of these fan invasions, you can clearly see the difference between choreographed violence and ''real'' violence, as these very big, very strong wrestlers [[{{Kayfabe}} suddenly forget they're supposed to be competitive rivals]], and start teaming up to beat the snot out of these
** This stems from the earlier eras of wrestling when {{Kayfabe}} was SeriousBusiness, not just with the wrestlers, but amongst the fans who truly believed that wrestling was real life. You would have incidents where [[{{Heel}} Heels]] would be assaulted outside of the ring by fans looking to get one back for their heroes, and so wrestlers, especially the champions, would need to be legitimate tough guys to hold off surprise attacks.
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* Wrestling/ReyMysterio is usually not portrayed as a dragon due to his size, in spite of his legendary career. That changed during his feud with his son Wrestling/DominikMysterio, who spent months trying to provoke his father into attacking him. Rey being [[GoodParents Rey]], absolutely refused to so much as lay a hand on Dominik no matter what his son did to him, something said son soundly mocked him for at every opportunity. This changed when Dominik started disrespecting his mother and sister as well, causing Rey to finally hit his RageBreakingPoint and attack him. When the deed was done, Dominik should absolute ''fear'' of his father, making it clear he never really wanted to fight Rey, just throw his weight around.
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* At ''Summerslam 2019'', Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} defeated Wrestling/DolphZiggler and then started walking to the back... until Dolph got on the mic and started insulting him and his moves, calling him a coward. Goldberg stood in astonishment for a few moments before walking back to the ring to give him another Spear to shut him up. That didn't stop Dolph from insulting him some more, so Goldberg came back down ''again'' and gave him an even bigger Spear. The commentary team were aghast.
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* At ''Summerslam 2019'', Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} defeated Wrestling/DolphZiggler and then started walking to the back... until Dolph got on the mic and started insulting him and his moves, calling him a coward. Goldberg stood in astonishment for a few moments before walking back to the ring to give him another Spear to shut him up. That didn't stop Dolph from insulting him some more, so Goldberg came back down ''again'' and gave him an even bigger Spear. The commentary team were aghast.[[LampshadeHanging aghast]].
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* Any time ''anyone'' decides that since professional wrestling is choreographed rather than competitive, it's a good idea to get in the wrestlers' faces and talk about wrestling being fake. As mentioned in [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalWrestling the Useful Notes of Professional Wrestling]] page, between the fact that wrestlers tend to be large strong individuals, that they often know how to fight[[note]]not only are many wrestlers either trained amateur wrestlers or trained in another martial art, pro wrestling evolved from a real fighting style called catch wrestling and many wrestling schools teach the catch wrestling fundamentals[[/note]], and that they're all sick to death of 'wrestling is fake' cracks, trying to pick a fight about wrestling with a wrestler is a great way to get your ass kicked.
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* Any time ''anyone'' decides that since professional wrestling is choreographed rather than competitive, it's a good idea to get in the wrestlers' faces and talk about wrestling being fake. As mentioned in [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalWrestling the Useful Notes of Professional Wrestling]] page, between the fact that wrestlers tend to be large strong individuals, that they often know how to fight[[note]]not only are many wrestlers either trained amateur wrestlers or wrestlers, trained in another martial art, art or have previous experience in another contact sport such as football, pro wrestling evolved from a real fighting style called catch wrestling and many wrestling schools teach the catch wrestling fundamentals[[/note]], and that they're all sick to death of 'wrestling is fake' cracks, trying to pick a fight about wrestling with a wrestler is a great way to get your ass kicked.
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* Fighting Network RINGS founder Wrestling/AkiraMaeda found racists insults hurled his way by US servicemen at a military base, causing him to beat up four of them and make them vow to never insult Japanese people again. Maeda himself was Korean and bullied for it his entire life until [[Wrestling/AllenCoage Bad News Brown]] encouraged him not to take it anymore.
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* Fighting Network RINGS founder Wrestling/AkiraMaeda found racists racist insults hurled his way by US servicemen at a military base, causing him to beat up four of them and make them vow to never insult Japanese people again. Maeda himself was Korean and bullied for it his entire life until [[Wrestling/AllenCoage Bad News Brown]] encouraged him not to take it anymore.
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* Any time ''anyone'' decides that since professional wrestling is choreographed rather than competitive, it's a good idea to get in the wrestlers' faces and talk about wrestling being fake. Between the fact that wrestlers tend to be large strong individuals, that they often know how to fight[[note]]not only are many wrestlers either trained amateur wrestlers or trained in another martial art, pro wrestling evolved from a real fighting style called catch wrestling and many wrestling schools teach the catch wrestling fundamentals[[/note]], and that they're all sick to death of 'wrestling is fake' cracks, trying to pick a fight about wrestling with a wrestler is a great way to get your ass kicked.
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* Any time ''anyone'' decides that since professional wrestling is choreographed rather than competitive, it's a good idea to get in the wrestlers' faces and talk about wrestling being fake. Between As mentioned in [[UsefulNotes/ProfessionalWrestling the Useful Notes of Professional Wrestling]] page, between the fact that wrestlers tend to be large strong individuals, that they often know how to fight[[note]]not only are many wrestlers either trained amateur wrestlers or trained in another martial art, pro wrestling evolved from a real fighting style called catch wrestling and many wrestling schools teach the catch wrestling fundamentals[[/note]], and that they're all sick to death of 'wrestling is fake' cracks, trying to pick a fight about wrestling with a wrestler is a great way to get your ass kicked.
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* Fighting Network RINGS founder Wrestling/AkiraMaeda found racists insults hurled his way by US service men at a military base, causing him to beat up four of them and make them vow to never insult Japanese people again. Maeda himself was Korean and bullied for it his entire life until [[Wrestling/AllenCoage Bad News Brown]] encouraged him not to take it anymore.
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* Fighting Network RINGS founder Wrestling/AkiraMaeda found racists insults hurled his way by US service men servicemen at a military base, causing him to beat up four of them and make them vow to never insult Japanese people again. Maeda himself was Korean and bullied for it his entire life until [[Wrestling/AllenCoage Bad News Brown]] encouraged him not to take it anymore.
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* [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder nWo]] member Scott Norton interfered in the match between Wrestling/{{Psicosis}} and Tokyo Magnum on the August 3, 1998 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro''. He then called out any regular Wrestling/{{WCW}} wrestlers for a match. [[Wrestling/BillDeMott "The Laughing Man" Hugh Morrus]] ran down, saying, "Somebody's got to do this," with manager [[Wrestling/JimmyHart "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart]] [[LampshadeHanging telling him that he shouldn't mess with the nWo]]. Of course, Norton [[FinishingMove powerbombed]] Morrus, thus proving Hart right.
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* [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder nWo]] member Scott Norton interfered in the match between Wrestling/{{Psicosis}} and Tokyo Magnum on the August 3, 1998 episode of ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro''. He then called out any regular Wrestling/{{WCW}} wrestlers for a match. [[Wrestling/BillDeMott "The Laughing Man" Hugh Morrus]] ran down, saying, "Somebody's got to do this," with manager [[Wrestling/JimmyHart "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart]] [[LampshadeHanging telling him that he shouldn't mess with the nWo]]. Of course, Norton [[FinishingMove powerbombed]] Morrus, thus proving Hart right.
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* Wrestling/KurtAngle pouring milk on Wrestling/TheUndertaker's motor cycle during the June 6th, 2000 episode of Smackdown.
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* In 2007, Wrestling/SantinoMarella would regularly mock Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin: mangling Austin's catchphrases, cosplaying as him while acting like an idiot, bashing Austin's movies and declaring him a horrible actor. When Austin finally confronts him face-to-face, he forces Santino to admit that he never actually watched any of his movies. Austin offers Santino a DVD of ''The Condemned'' and requests that he watch it before evaluating his acting skills, but Santino [[TooDumbToLive throws it down and stomps on it]]. Cue beatdown.
* This is pretty much Kellie Skater's gimmick, staring in QLD and especially after she joined Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}}'s roster in 2009. She is a good bit larger than the average woman and obviously good enough to get the invite but is nowhere near as big and strong as she thinks she is. Her taunting of [=LuFisto=], whom she stands noticeably taller than [[PintSizedPowerHouse but only outweighs by a single kilogram]] is but a mild example.
* Wrestling/MichaelCole. After his 2010 FaceHeelTurn, he's bullied Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/JerryLawler (his arch enemy), Wrestling/JimRoss, [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] (''twice''), [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]], the WWE Divas (''all of them''), and even his own [[TheDragon Dragon]] Wrestling/JackSwagger (making him a somewhat literal example of the trope) ''to their faces''. All of them could easily beat Cole to a bloody pulp if they wanted to, and half of them actually did. Cole also regularly mocked Wrestling/BookerT, Wrestling/ZackRyder, and Wrestling/TedDibiaseJr (following [=Dibiase's=] 2011 HeelFaceTurn).
** The WWE Divas deserve special mention here. He seemed to save his venom for two very specific Divas, Wrestling/NatalyaNeidhart and Wrestling/EveTorres. While most of the Divas are accused of being FauxActionGirl Eye Candy, he decided to pick on possibly two of the most dangerous of them. Natalya is a veteran wrestler and a member of the Hart WrestlingFamily. Eve is a trained Gracie Jiu Jitsu fighter, and is (in Real Life) dating a member of the Gracie Family. He decided not only to bully the two most dangerous female Dragons, he also chooses the two most-well connected.
* This is pretty much Kellie Skater's gimmick, staring in QLD and especially after she joined Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}}'s roster in 2009. She is a good bit larger than the average woman and obviously good enough to get the invite but is nowhere near as big and strong as she thinks she is. Her taunting of [=LuFisto=], whom she stands noticeably taller than [[PintSizedPowerHouse but only outweighs by a single kilogram]] is but a mild example.
* Wrestling/MichaelCole. After his 2010 FaceHeelTurn, he's bullied Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/JerryLawler (his arch enemy), Wrestling/JimRoss, [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] (''twice''), [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]], the WWE Divas (''all of them''), and even his own [[TheDragon Dragon]] Wrestling/JackSwagger (making him a somewhat literal example of the trope) ''to their faces''. All of them could easily beat Cole to a bloody pulp if they wanted to, and half of them actually did. Cole also regularly mocked Wrestling/BookerT, Wrestling/ZackRyder, and Wrestling/TedDibiaseJr (following [=Dibiase's=] 2011 HeelFaceTurn).
** The WWE Divas deserve special mention here. He seemed to save his venom for two very specific Divas, Wrestling/NatalyaNeidhart and Wrestling/EveTorres. While most of the Divas are accused of being FauxActionGirl Eye Candy, he decided to pick on possibly two of the most dangerous of them. Natalya is a veteran wrestler and a member of the Hart WrestlingFamily. Eve is a trained Gracie Jiu Jitsu fighter, and is (in Real Life) dating a member of the Gracie Family. He decided not only to bully the two most dangerous female Dragons, he also chooses the two most-well connected.
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* In 2007, Wrestling/SantinoMarella would regularly mock Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin: mangling Austin's catchphrases, cosplaying as him while acting like an idiot, bashing Austin's movies movies, and declaring him a horrible actor. When Austin finally confronts him face-to-face, he forces Santino to admit that he never actually watched any of his movies. Austin offers Santino a DVD of ''The Condemned'' and requests that he watch it before evaluating his acting skills, but Santino [[TooDumbToLive throws it down and stomps on it]]. Cue beatdown.
* This is pretty much Kellie Skater's gimmick,staring starting in QLD and especially after she joined Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}}'s roster in 2009. She is a good bit larger than the average woman and obviously good enough to get the invite but is nowhere near as big and strong as she thinks she is. Her taunting of [=LuFisto=], whom she stands noticeably taller than [[PintSizedPowerHouse but only outweighs by a single kilogram]] is but a mild example.
* Wrestling/MichaelCole. After his 2010 FaceHeelTurn, he's bullied Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/JerryLawler (hisarch enemy), arch-enemy), Wrestling/JimRoss, [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] (''twice''), [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]], the WWE Divas (''all of them''), and even his own [[TheDragon Dragon]] Wrestling/JackSwagger (making him a somewhat literal example of the trope) ''to their faces''. All of them could easily beat Cole to a bloody pulp if they wanted to, and half of them actually did. Cole also regularly mocked Wrestling/BookerT, Wrestling/ZackRyder, and Wrestling/TedDibiaseJr (following [=Dibiase's=] 2011 HeelFaceTurn).
** The WWE Divas deserve special mention here. He seemed to save his venom for two very specific Divas, Wrestling/NatalyaNeidhart and Wrestling/EveTorres. While most of the Divas are accused of being FauxActionGirl Eye Candy, he decided to pick on possibly two of the most dangerous of them. Natalya is a veteran wrestler and a member of the Hart WrestlingFamily. Eve is a trained GracieJiu Jitsu fighter, Jiu-Jitsu fighter and is (in Real Life) dating a member of the Gracie Family. He decided not only to bully the two most dangerous female Dragons, he also chooses the two most-well connected.
* This is pretty much Kellie Skater's gimmick,
* Wrestling/MichaelCole. After his 2010 FaceHeelTurn, he's bullied Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/JerryLawler (his
** The WWE Divas deserve special mention here. He seemed to save his venom for two very specific Divas, Wrestling/NatalyaNeidhart and Wrestling/EveTorres. While most of the Divas are accused of being FauxActionGirl Eye Candy, he decided to pick on possibly two of the most dangerous of them. Natalya is a veteran wrestler and a member of the Hart WrestlingFamily. Eve is a trained Gracie
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* "Portugal's Perfect Athlete" Shanna defeated [[Wrestling/BlackRose La Rosa Negra]] once and another victory at SHINE 20 seemed all but certain except for the fact Shanna insisted on provoking La Rosa's self appointed bodyguard, Noemi Bosques, a then undefeated boxer who was completely fresh besides exasperation at the dirty moves Shanna got away with. An EasilyDistractedReferee can work both ways though, so when Shanna decided to put her hands on Bosques she was quickly floored, allowing La Rosa Negra to come back.
* This a frequent, real life occurrence in locker rooms, where bullying vets often finding themselves knocked back by smaller wrestlers they thought woud be easy prey. Examples include Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield (Wrestling/{{WWE}}) (who was used as a backstage enforcer by Wrestling/VinceMcMahon himself) once getting punched out by Wrestling/SteveBlackman (a martial arts expert) and Buff Bagwell (Wrestling/{{WCW}}) getting knocked on his ass by [[Wrestling/ErnestMiller Ernest "The Cat" Miller]] (also a martial artist) after trying to push him around.
* This a frequent, real life occurrence in locker rooms, where bullying vets often finding themselves knocked back by smaller wrestlers they thought woud be easy prey. Examples include Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield (Wrestling/{{WWE}}) (who was used as a backstage enforcer by Wrestling/VinceMcMahon himself) once getting punched out by Wrestling/SteveBlackman (a martial arts expert) and Buff Bagwell (Wrestling/{{WCW}}) getting knocked on his ass by [[Wrestling/ErnestMiller Ernest "The Cat" Miller]] (also a martial artist) after trying to push him around.
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* "Portugal's Perfect Athlete" Shanna defeated [[Wrestling/BlackRose La Rosa Negra]] once and another victory at SHINE 20 seemed all but certain except for the fact Shanna insisted on provoking La Rosa's self appointed self-appointed bodyguard, Noemi Bosques, a then undefeated then-undefeated boxer who was completely fresh besides exasperation at the dirty moves Shanna got away with. An EasilyDistractedReferee can work both ways though, so when Shanna decided to put her hands on Bosques she was quickly floored, allowing La Rosa Negra to come back.
* This is a frequent,real life real-life occurrence in locker rooms, where bullying vets often finding themselves knocked back by smaller wrestlers they thought woud would be easy prey. Examples include Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield (Wrestling/{{WWE}}) (who was used as a backstage enforcer by Wrestling/VinceMcMahon himself) once getting punched out by Wrestling/SteveBlackman (a martial arts expert) and Buff Bagwell (Wrestling/{{WCW}}) getting knocked on his ass by [[Wrestling/ErnestMiller Ernest "The Cat" Miller]] (also a martial artist) after trying to push him around.
* This is a frequent,
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* Wrestling/DanaBrooke slapping [[Wrestling/KanakoUrai Asuka]], one of the most dangerous stiff strikers in Japan, and Dana got her ass thoroughly kicked.(Asuka, FKA Kana, herself once picked a fight with the at least 90 lbs heavier Pancrase openweight champion Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki, although that might have been a bizarre example of {{fan girl}}ism, given she spent the money to bring Suzuki on the card)
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* Wrestling/DanaBrooke slapping [[Wrestling/KanakoUrai Asuka]], one of the most dangerous stiff strikers in Japan, and Dana got her ass thoroughly kicked. (Asuka, FKA Kana, herself once picked a fight with the at least 90 lbs heavier Pancrase openweight champion Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki, although that might have been a bizarre example of {{fan girl}}ism, given she spent the money to bring Suzuki on the card)
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* This list cannot be completed without the mention of [[Wrestling/{{Meng}} Tonga Uliuli Fifita, a.k.a. Haku/Meng]]. There are many real life stories that illustrate how '''terrifying''' this guy was when things got weird, in case WebVideo/WhatCultureWrestling's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaHLgerU5o8 "10 Wrestling Stories That Prove Haku is Badass"]] isn't enough.
** In 1989, some chaps in a Baltimore hotel bar spotted Tonga and Siva Afi, and upon recognizing them they decided to taunt them as "fake wrestlers" and such. Tonga's answer was grabbing the main of the offenders and biting off his freaking nose. Naturally, a brawl had place, and Tonga and Siva cleaned house before leaving calmly. Fifita was sued for $2.5 million, but he just found it funny.
** In 1989, some chaps in a Baltimore hotel bar spotted Tonga and Siva Afi, and upon recognizing them they decided to taunt them as "fake wrestlers" and such. Tonga's answer was grabbing the main of the offenders and biting off his freaking nose. Naturally, a brawl had place, and Tonga and Siva cleaned house before leaving calmly. Fifita was sued for $2.5 million, but he just found it funny.
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* This list cannot be completed without the mention of [[Wrestling/{{Meng}} Tonga Uliuli Fifita, a.k.a. Haku/Meng]]. There are many real life real-life stories that illustrate how '''terrifying''' this guy was when things got weird, in case WebVideo/WhatCultureWrestling's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaHLgerU5o8 "10 Wrestling Stories That Prove Haku is Badass"]] isn't enough.
** In 1989, some chaps in a Baltimore hotel bar spotted Tonga and Siva Afi, and upon recognizing them they decided to taunt them as "fake wrestlers" and such. Tonga's answer was grabbing the main of the offenders and biting off his freaking nose. Naturally, a brawl had taken place, and Tonga and Siva cleaned house before leaving calmly. Fifita was sued for $2.5 million, but he just found it funny.
** In 1989, some chaps in a Baltimore hotel bar spotted Tonga and Siva Afi, and upon recognizing them they decided to taunt them as "fake wrestlers" and such. Tonga's answer was grabbing the main of the offenders and biting off his freaking nose. Naturally, a brawl had taken place, and Tonga and Siva cleaned house before leaving calmly. Fifita was sued for $2.5 million, but he just found it funny.
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** Yet again, Rick Steiner tells how Tonga once took out five marines in matter of seconds after they insulted him in a bar.
** Contrary to popular belief, Tonga didn't take Jesse Barr's eyeball out of his socket when he attacked him for mistreating a construction worker in Puerto Rico, but he did trash Barr around and eye-gouged him a bit.
** Contrary to popular belief, Tonga didn't take Jesse Barr's eyeball out of his socket when he attacked him for mistreating a construction worker in Puerto Rico, but he did trash Barr around and eye-gouged him a bit.
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** Yet again, Rick Steiner tells how Tonga once took out five marines in a matter of seconds after they insulted him in a bar.
** Contrary to popular belief, Tonga didn't take Jesse Barr's eyeball out of his socket when he attacked him for mistreating a construction worker in Puerto Rico, but he didtrash thrash Barr around and eye-gouged him a bit.
** Contrary to popular belief, Tonga didn't take Jesse Barr's eyeball out of his socket when he attacked him for mistreating a construction worker in Puerto Rico, but he did
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** In a less self-defensive variation, Tonga once attacked Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake on the shower and strangled him up two feet in the air for complaining about him working too stiff. It was needed to call Wrestling/HulkHogan to calm things down.
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** In a less self-defensive variation, Tonga once attacked Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake on in the shower and strangled him up two feet in the air for complaining about him working too stiff. It was needed to call Wrestling/HulkHogan to calm things down.
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* Wrestling/MattRiddle has tendency to badmouth both Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} and Wrestling/BrockLesnar in real life, which has gotten him scolded for his unprofessional behavior. Riddle has stated several times that he wishes to retire Lesnar. Goldberg confronted him at ''Summerslam 2019'' where he told Riddle to knock it off. Lesnar confronted him at ''Royal Rumble 2020'' where he said he would never face him in a match because of his attitude.
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* Wrestling/MattRiddle has a tendency to badmouth both Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} and Wrestling/BrockLesnar in real life, which has gotten him scolded for his unprofessional behavior. Riddle has stated several times that he wishes to retire Lesnar. Goldberg confronted him at ''Summerslam 2019'' 2019'', where he told Riddle to knock it off. Lesnar confronted him at ''Royal Rumble 2020'' 2020'', where he said he would never face him in a match because of his attitude.
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* Wrestling/MattRiddle has tendency to badmouth both Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} and Wrestling/BrockLesnar in real life, which has gotten him scolded for his unprofessional behavior. Riddle has stated several times that he wishes to retire Lesnar. Goldberg confronted him at ''Summerslam 2019'' where he told Riddle to knock it off. Lesnar confronted him at ''Royal Rumble 2020'' where he said he would never face him in a match because of his attitude.
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** Contrary to popular belief, Tonga didn't take Jesse Barr's eyeball out of his socket when he attacked him for mistreating a construction worker in Puerto Rico, but he did trash Barr around and eye-gouged him a bit. Speaking about mauling actions, Wrestling/RicFlair once saw Tonga breaking with his own fingers the bottom teeth of a guy who was annoying him in a bar.
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** Contrary to popular belief, Tonga didn't take Jesse Barr's eyeball out of his socket when he attacked him for mistreating a construction worker in Puerto Rico, but he did trash Barr around and eye-gouged him a bit. bit.
** Speaking about mauling actions, Wrestling/RicFlair once saw Tonga breaking with his own fingers the bottom teeth of a guy who was annoying him in a bar.
** Speaking about mauling actions, Wrestling/RicFlair once saw Tonga breaking with his own fingers the bottom teeth of a guy who was annoying him in a bar.
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* This list cannot be completed without the mention of [[Wrestling/{{Meng}} Tonga Uliuli Fifita, a.k.a. Haku/Meng]]. There are many real life stories that illustrate how '''terrifying''' this guy was when things got weird, in case WebVideo/WhatCultureWrestling's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaHLgerU5o8 "10 Wrestling Stories That Prove Haku is Badass"]] isn't enough.
** In 1989, some chaps in a Baltimore hotel bar spotted Tonga and Siva Afi, and upon recognizing them they decided to taunt them as "fake wrestlers" and such. Tonga's answer was grabbing the main of the offenders and biting off his freaking nose. Naturally, a brawl had place, and Tonga and Siva cleaned house before leaving calmly. Fifita was sued for $2.5 million, but he just found it funny.
** A similar story by Kevin Sullivan has Tonga being rebuked by some dudes in a tavern. His answer, again, was choking one of them, knocking out another who came to aid his crony, and then biting off a chunk of the first's back and spitting it away. Sullivan was fast in pulling Tonga out of the place, and while doing so they saw police cars coming to the bar, but no charges were ever filed.
** Yet again, Rick Steiner tells how Tonga once took out five marines in matter of seconds after they insulted him in a bar.
** Contrary to popular belief, Tonga didn't take Jesse Barr's eyeball out of his socket when he attacked him for mistreating a construction worker in Puerto Rico, but he did trash Barr around and eye-gouged him a bit. Speaking about mauling actions, Wrestling/RicFlair once saw Tonga breaking with his own fingers the bottom teeth of a guy who was annoying him in a bar.
** It took 13 policemen wielding mace sprays and steel handcuffs to submit Tonga during a brawl in St. Louis in which he and Wrestling/TedDiBiase were involved (they were actually trying to break the quarrel up themselves, but the police mistook them for the instigators), and only for Tonga to no-sell the mace and break the cuffs they had put him behind his back. Seven of the policemen were supposedly left incapacitated in the fray.
** A large cowboy once argued with Tonga and found himself going back through at least two sets of doors with a single, one-handed push.
** Frenchy Martin saw how an unfortunate man insulted drunkenly Tonga in a club in which they were partying. The next thing Martin saw was Tonga fighting six guys before choking out two of them at once and knocking out the rest. The understandably worried club owner tried to get a bouncer to take on Tonga, but Martin reached for him and advised him to spare his man such a traumatic experience.
** In a less self-defensive variation, Tonga once attacked Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake on the shower and strangled him up two feet in the air for complaining about him working too stiff. It was needed to call Wrestling/HulkHogan to calm things down.
** Mexican mainstay El Canek "almost" suffered one of those beatdowns, as he was angry at Meng receiving a bigger pop than himself (a pretty notable thing, by the way) and tried to shoot on him in a tag team match. He supposedly tired himself out trying to force Tonga into a hold, only to accomplishing nothing and have the other wrestlers laugh at him.
** In 1989, some chaps in a Baltimore hotel bar spotted Tonga and Siva Afi, and upon recognizing them they decided to taunt them as "fake wrestlers" and such. Tonga's answer was grabbing the main of the offenders and biting off his freaking nose. Naturally, a brawl had place, and Tonga and Siva cleaned house before leaving calmly. Fifita was sued for $2.5 million, but he just found it funny.
** A similar story by Kevin Sullivan has Tonga being rebuked by some dudes in a tavern. His answer, again, was choking one of them, knocking out another who came to aid his crony, and then biting off a chunk of the first's back and spitting it away. Sullivan was fast in pulling Tonga out of the place, and while doing so they saw police cars coming to the bar, but no charges were ever filed.
** Yet again, Rick Steiner tells how Tonga once took out five marines in matter of seconds after they insulted him in a bar.
** Contrary to popular belief, Tonga didn't take Jesse Barr's eyeball out of his socket when he attacked him for mistreating a construction worker in Puerto Rico, but he did trash Barr around and eye-gouged him a bit. Speaking about mauling actions, Wrestling/RicFlair once saw Tonga breaking with his own fingers the bottom teeth of a guy who was annoying him in a bar.
** It took 13 policemen wielding mace sprays and steel handcuffs to submit Tonga during a brawl in St. Louis in which he and Wrestling/TedDiBiase were involved (they were actually trying to break the quarrel up themselves, but the police mistook them for the instigators), and only for Tonga to no-sell the mace and break the cuffs they had put him behind his back. Seven of the policemen were supposedly left incapacitated in the fray.
** A large cowboy once argued with Tonga and found himself going back through at least two sets of doors with a single, one-handed push.
** Frenchy Martin saw how an unfortunate man insulted drunkenly Tonga in a club in which they were partying. The next thing Martin saw was Tonga fighting six guys before choking out two of them at once and knocking out the rest. The understandably worried club owner tried to get a bouncer to take on Tonga, but Martin reached for him and advised him to spare his man such a traumatic experience.
** In a less self-defensive variation, Tonga once attacked Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake on the shower and strangled him up two feet in the air for complaining about him working too stiff. It was needed to call Wrestling/HulkHogan to calm things down.
** Mexican mainstay El Canek "almost" suffered one of those beatdowns, as he was angry at Meng receiving a bigger pop than himself (a pretty notable thing, by the way) and tried to shoot on him in a tag team match. He supposedly tired himself out trying to force Tonga into a hold, only to accomplishing nothing and have the other wrestlers laugh at him.
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* At ''Summerslam 2019'', Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} defeated Wrestling/DolphZiggler and then started walking to the back... until Dolph got on the mic and started insulting him and his moves, calling him a coward. Goldberg stood in astonishment for a few moments before walking back to the ring to give him another Spear to shut him up. That didn't stop Dolph from insulting him some more, so Goldberg came back down ''again'' and gave him an even bigger Spear. The commentary team were aghast.
-->'''Michael Cole:''' Why would you poke Goldberg like this?!\\
'''Wrestling/CoreyGraves:''' I knew Dolph was going through some tough times professionally. I didn't realize he had a ''death wish''.
-->'''Michael Cole:''' Why would you poke Goldberg like this?!\\
'''Wrestling/CoreyGraves:''' I knew Dolph was going through some tough times professionally. I didn't realize he had a ''death wish''.
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* Any time ''anyone'' decides that since professional wrestling is choreographed rather than competitive, it's a good idea to get in the wrestlers' faces and talk about wrestling being fake. Between the fact that wrestlers tend to be large strong individuals, that they often know how to fight[[note]]not only are many wrestlers either trained amateur wrestlers or trained in another martial art, pro wrestling evolved from a real fighting style called catch wrestling and many wrestling schools teach the catch wrestling fundamentals[[/note]], and that they're all sick to death of 'wrestling is fake' cracks, trying to pick a fight about wrestling with a wrestler is a great way to get your ass kicked.
** Similarly, fans who decide to jump the barricade and run into the ring. As these invaders could be drunk, mentally unstable, have weapons, or are willing to do anything crazy for 5 seconds of glory, wrestlers and other ring personnel (including the referees, who are often wrestlers/trainers themselves) are taught to immediately and overwhelmingly subdue anybody who is not authorized into the ring area. If you look up videos of these fan invasions, you can clearly see the difference between choreographed violence and ''real'' violence, as these very big, very strong wrestlers [[{{Kayfabe}} suddenly forget they're supposed to be competitive rivals]], and start teaming up to beat the snot out of these invaders.
** This stems from the earlier eras of wrestling when {{Kayfabe}} was SeriousBusiness, not just with the wrestlers, but amongst the fans who truly believed that wrestling was real life. You would have incidents where [[{{Heel}} Heels]] would be assaulted outside of the ring by fans looking to get one back for their heroes, and so wrestlers, especially the champions, would need to be legitimate tough guys to hold off surprise attacks.
* Fighting Network RINGS founder Wrestling/AkiraMaeda found racists insults hurled his way by US service men at a military base, causing him to beat up four of them and make them vow to never insult Japanese people again. Maeda himself was Korean and bullied for it his entire life until [[Wrestling/AllenCoage Bad News Brown]] encouraged him not to take it anymore.
* During Wrestlemania 6, Wrestling/BobbyHeenan slapped Wrestling/AndreTheGiant for losing a {{tag team}} match against Wrestling/{{Demolition}}. Andre went berzerk and knocked Heenan out.
* [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder nWo]] member Scott Norton interfered in the match between Wrestling/{{Psicosis}} and Tokyo Magnum on the August 3, 1998 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro''. He then called out any regular Wrestling/{{WCW}} wrestlers for a match. [[Wrestling/BillDeMott "The Laughing Man" Hugh Morrus]] ran down, saying, "Somebody's got to do this," with manager [[Wrestling/JimmyHart "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart]] [[LampshadeHanging telling him that he shouldn't mess with the nWo]]. Of course, Norton [[FinishingMove powerbombed]] Morrus, thus proving Hart right.
* At the Fukumen World League 1999, Dirtbike Kid not only refused to wear his mask on what was explicitly a show for masked wrestlers but {{no s|ell}}old Wrestling/TheGreatSasuke's spin kick, which was the finish they agreed on. So Sasuke kicked Dirtbike Kid without holding back [[BoringButPractical and made him tap to a neck crank]].
* Wrestling/KurtAngle pouring milk on Wrestling/TheUndertaker's motor cycle during the June 6th, 2000 episode of Smackdown.
* Wrestling/ChrisJericho's debut in WWE/WWF had him interrupting [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]]. That's one thing that few superstars, let alone newbies like Jericho, have the guts to do. However, his second appearance had him interrupting '''Wrestling/TheUndertaker'''.
* [[Wrestling/ShaneDouglas "The Franchise" Shane Douglas]] called out Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} on the September 4, 2000 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro''. As soon as Goldberg's music hit, [[EyeTake Shane's eyes popped]] in a true OhCrap[=/=]MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment. Shane recruited the Natural Born Thrillers (Shawn Stasiak, Chuck Palumbo, Mike Sanders, Mark Jindrak, Sean O'Haire, Reno [Rick Cornell] and Johnny the Bull [John "Johnny Stamboli"/"[[SdrawkcabName Rellik]]" Hugger] doing a weak UrExample of what Wrestling/TheNexus would be ten years later) to help him, and, even with '''8 GUYS''' against him, Goldberg was still able to win the match.
* At ''Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} Sand in the Vaseline'', Wrestling/LarrySweeney, at barely heavyweight, blamed Wrestling/ManaThePolynesianWarrior, a super heavyweight, for a loss against Lancelot and slapped him, leading to Sweeney getting a Samoan drop.
* In 2007, Wrestling/SantinoMarella would regularly mock Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin: mangling Austin's catchphrases, cosplaying as him while acting like an idiot, bashing Austin's movies and declaring him a horrible actor. When Austin finally confronts him face-to-face, he forces Santino to admit that he never actually watched any of his movies. Austin offers Santino a DVD of ''The Condemned'' and requests that he watch it before evaluating his acting skills, but Santino [[TooDumbToLive throws it down and stomps on it]]. Cue beatdown.
* This is pretty much Kellie Skater's gimmick, staring in QLD and especially after she joined Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}}'s roster in 2009. She is a good bit larger than the average woman and obviously good enough to get the invite but is nowhere near as big and strong as she thinks she is. Her taunting of [=LuFisto=], whom she stands noticeably taller than [[PintSizedPowerHouse but only outweighs by a single kilogram]] is but a mild example.
* Wrestling/MichaelCole. After his 2010 FaceHeelTurn, he's bullied Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/JerryLawler (his arch enemy), Wrestling/JimRoss, [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] (''twice''), [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]], the WWE Divas (''all of them''), and even his own [[TheDragon Dragon]] Wrestling/JackSwagger (making him a somewhat literal example of the trope) ''to their faces''. All of them could easily beat Cole to a bloody pulp if they wanted to, and half of them actually did. Cole also regularly mocked Wrestling/BookerT, Wrestling/ZackRyder, and Wrestling/TedDibiaseJr (following [=Dibiase's=] 2011 HeelFaceTurn).
** The WWE Divas deserve special mention here. He seemed to save his venom for two very specific Divas, Wrestling/NatalyaNeidhart and Wrestling/EveTorres. While most of the Divas are accused of being FauxActionGirl Eye Candy, he decided to pick on possibly two of the most dangerous of them. Natalya is a veteran wrestler and a member of the Hart WrestlingFamily. Eve is a trained Gracie Jiu Jitsu fighter, and is (in Real Life) dating a member of the Gracie Family. He decided not only to bully the two most dangerous female Dragons, he also chooses the two most-well connected.
* In the early months of 2012, Wrestling/CodyRhodes made it his mission in life to mock Wrestling/BigShow, calling him a fat loser and continuously showing clips of Show's embarrassing moments. No matter how many times Show catches up to him and gives him a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, he just won't stop. Come ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 28'', Rhodes ends up paying the price, as he not only got KO'd by Show, but he lost the Intercontinental Title as a result. Show then returned the favor to Rhodes, showing humiliating moments during his matches.
* Wrestling/DamienSandow interrupting the Wrestling/DGenerationX Army reunion. A rare occurrence where the bully openly acknowledges the consequences beforehand.
* This Wrestling/PrimeTimePlayers song about Ezekiel Jackson is another self acknowledged example:
-->"Big Zeke ain't got not cuts! Big Zeke ain't got no cuts! He's big, he's strong, but he ain't got no cuts!"
* "Portugal's Perfect Athlete" Shanna defeated [[Wrestling/BlackRose La Rosa Negra]] once and another victory at SHINE 20 seemed all but certain except for the fact Shanna insisted on provoking La Rosa's self appointed bodyguard, Noemi Bosques, a then undefeated boxer who was completely fresh besides exasperation at the dirty moves Shanna got away with. An EasilyDistractedReferee can work both ways though, so when Shanna decided to put her hands on Bosques she was quickly floored, allowing La Rosa Negra to come back.
* This a frequent, real life occurrence in locker rooms, where bullying vets often finding themselves knocked back by smaller wrestlers they thought woud be easy prey. Examples include Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield (Wrestling/{{WWE}}) (who was used as a backstage enforcer by Wrestling/VinceMcMahon himself) once getting punched out by Wrestling/SteveBlackman (a martial arts expert) and Buff Bagwell (Wrestling/{{WCW}}) getting knocked on his ass by [[Wrestling/ErnestMiller Ernest "The Cat" Miller]] (also a martial artist) after trying to push him around.
* In 2013, Wrestling/BigShow is forced to watch the main event match and not do anything to get involved. During this time [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] starts taunting Big Show while he's sitting there, taunting a large man who could knock him out with one punch.
* Wrestling/BoDallas reminding Wrestling/BrockLesnar that he lost to Wrestling/TheUndertaker at Summerslam 2015.
* Wrestling/DanaBrooke slapping [[Wrestling/KanakoUrai Asuka]], one of the most dangerous stiff strikers in Japan, and Dana got her ass thoroughly kicked.(Asuka, FKA Kana, herself once picked a fight with the at least 90 lbs heavier Pancrase openweight champion Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki, although that might have been a bizarre example of {{fan girl}}ism, given she spent the money to bring Suzuki on the card)
* At times, Paul Heyman makes the mistake of his life of insulting the likes of Samoa Joe and Goldberg without the presence of Brock Lesnar.
* Two weeks before Summerslam 2017, Wrestling/TheMiz has the balls to mock Brock Lesnar. The segment of course ends with Miz and his entourage being sent to Suplex City by the Beast.
** Miz also spent the latter half of 2017 harassing not only ArchEnemy Wrestling/DeanAmbrose, but also Wrestling/SethRollins, and ''then'' Wrestling/RomanReigns. So, it's only to be expected that his actions would cause Wrestling/TheShield to reform, much to his distress.
* Wrestling/{{Lodi}} faced Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} on the March 16, 1998 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' and one of the signs he had with him read "GOLDBERG IS A MEATHEAD." He actually stood behind the referee and jumped up and down while holding the sign. The ref moved out of the way, Goldberg grabbed the sign and you can probably guess the rest.
* This was Creator/AndyKaufman's main gimmick as a heel wrestler. His persona was as a deluded celebrity SmugSnake who would bait better wrestlers into losing their temper and humiliating or (kayfabe) injuring him, then use underhand means to try to get revenge on them.
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** Similarly, fans who decide to jump the barricade and run into the ring. As these invaders could be drunk, mentally unstable, have weapons, or are willing to do anything crazy for 5 seconds of glory, wrestlers and other ring personnel (including the referees, who are often wrestlers/trainers themselves) are taught to immediately and overwhelmingly subdue anybody who is not authorized into the ring area. If you look up videos of these fan invasions, you can clearly see the difference between choreographed violence and ''real'' violence, as these very big, very strong wrestlers [[{{Kayfabe}} suddenly forget they're supposed to be competitive rivals]], and start teaming up to beat the snot out of these invaders.
** This stems from the earlier eras of wrestling when {{Kayfabe}} was SeriousBusiness, not just with the wrestlers, but amongst the fans who truly believed that wrestling was real life. You would have incidents where [[{{Heel}} Heels]] would be assaulted outside of the ring by fans looking to get one back for their heroes, and so wrestlers, especially the champions, would need to be legitimate tough guys to hold off surprise attacks.
* Fighting Network RINGS founder Wrestling/AkiraMaeda found racists insults hurled his way by US service men at a military base, causing him to beat up four of them and make them vow to never insult Japanese people again. Maeda himself was Korean and bullied for it his entire life until [[Wrestling/AllenCoage Bad News Brown]] encouraged him not to take it anymore.
* During Wrestlemania 6, Wrestling/BobbyHeenan slapped Wrestling/AndreTheGiant for losing a {{tag team}} match against Wrestling/{{Demolition}}. Andre went berzerk and knocked Heenan out.
* [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder nWo]] member Scott Norton interfered in the match between Wrestling/{{Psicosis}} and Tokyo Magnum on the August 3, 1998 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro''. He then called out any regular Wrestling/{{WCW}} wrestlers for a match. [[Wrestling/BillDeMott "The Laughing Man" Hugh Morrus]] ran down, saying, "Somebody's got to do this," with manager [[Wrestling/JimmyHart "The Mouth of the South" Jimmy Hart]] [[LampshadeHanging telling him that he shouldn't mess with the nWo]]. Of course, Norton [[FinishingMove powerbombed]] Morrus, thus proving Hart right.
* At the Fukumen World League 1999, Dirtbike Kid not only refused to wear his mask on what was explicitly a show for masked wrestlers but {{no s|ell}}old Wrestling/TheGreatSasuke's spin kick, which was the finish they agreed on. So Sasuke kicked Dirtbike Kid without holding back [[BoringButPractical and made him tap to a neck crank]].
* Wrestling/KurtAngle pouring milk on Wrestling/TheUndertaker's motor cycle during the June 6th, 2000 episode of Smackdown.
* Wrestling/ChrisJericho's debut in WWE/WWF had him interrupting [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]]. That's one thing that few superstars, let alone newbies like Jericho, have the guts to do. However, his second appearance had him interrupting '''Wrestling/TheUndertaker'''.
* [[Wrestling/ShaneDouglas "The Franchise" Shane Douglas]] called out Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} on the September 4, 2000 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro''. As soon as Goldberg's music hit, [[EyeTake Shane's eyes popped]] in a true OhCrap[=/=]MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment. Shane recruited the Natural Born Thrillers (Shawn Stasiak, Chuck Palumbo, Mike Sanders, Mark Jindrak, Sean O'Haire, Reno [Rick Cornell] and Johnny the Bull [John "Johnny Stamboli"/"[[SdrawkcabName Rellik]]" Hugger] doing a weak UrExample of what Wrestling/TheNexus would be ten years later) to help him, and, even with '''8 GUYS''' against him, Goldberg was still able to win the match.
* At ''Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} Sand in the Vaseline'', Wrestling/LarrySweeney, at barely heavyweight, blamed Wrestling/ManaThePolynesianWarrior, a super heavyweight, for a loss against Lancelot and slapped him, leading to Sweeney getting a Samoan drop.
* In 2007, Wrestling/SantinoMarella would regularly mock Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin: mangling Austin's catchphrases, cosplaying as him while acting like an idiot, bashing Austin's movies and declaring him a horrible actor. When Austin finally confronts him face-to-face, he forces Santino to admit that he never actually watched any of his movies. Austin offers Santino a DVD of ''The Condemned'' and requests that he watch it before evaluating his acting skills, but Santino [[TooDumbToLive throws it down and stomps on it]]. Cue beatdown.
* This is pretty much Kellie Skater's gimmick, staring in QLD and especially after she joined Wrestling/{{SHIMMER}}'s roster in 2009. She is a good bit larger than the average woman and obviously good enough to get the invite but is nowhere near as big and strong as she thinks she is. Her taunting of [=LuFisto=], whom she stands noticeably taller than [[PintSizedPowerHouse but only outweighs by a single kilogram]] is but a mild example.
* Wrestling/MichaelCole. After his 2010 FaceHeelTurn, he's bullied Wrestling/JohnCena, Wrestling/JerryLawler (his arch enemy), Wrestling/JimRoss, [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson The Rock]] (''twice''), [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]], the WWE Divas (''all of them''), and even his own [[TheDragon Dragon]] Wrestling/JackSwagger (making him a somewhat literal example of the trope) ''to their faces''. All of them could easily beat Cole to a bloody pulp if they wanted to, and half of them actually did. Cole also regularly mocked Wrestling/BookerT, Wrestling/ZackRyder, and Wrestling/TedDibiaseJr (following [=Dibiase's=] 2011 HeelFaceTurn).
** The WWE Divas deserve special mention here. He seemed to save his venom for two very specific Divas, Wrestling/NatalyaNeidhart and Wrestling/EveTorres. While most of the Divas are accused of being FauxActionGirl Eye Candy, he decided to pick on possibly two of the most dangerous of them. Natalya is a veteran wrestler and a member of the Hart WrestlingFamily. Eve is a trained Gracie Jiu Jitsu fighter, and is (in Real Life) dating a member of the Gracie Family. He decided not only to bully the two most dangerous female Dragons, he also chooses the two most-well connected.
* In the early months of 2012, Wrestling/CodyRhodes made it his mission in life to mock Wrestling/BigShow, calling him a fat loser and continuously showing clips of Show's embarrassing moments. No matter how many times Show catches up to him and gives him a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, he just won't stop. Come ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 28'', Rhodes ends up paying the price, as he not only got KO'd by Show, but he lost the Intercontinental Title as a result. Show then returned the favor to Rhodes, showing humiliating moments during his matches.
* Wrestling/DamienSandow interrupting the Wrestling/DGenerationX Army reunion. A rare occurrence where the bully openly acknowledges the consequences beforehand.
* This Wrestling/PrimeTimePlayers song about Ezekiel Jackson is another self acknowledged example:
-->"Big Zeke ain't got not cuts! Big Zeke ain't got no cuts! He's big, he's strong, but he ain't got no cuts!"
* "Portugal's Perfect Athlete" Shanna defeated [[Wrestling/BlackRose La Rosa Negra]] once and another victory at SHINE 20 seemed all but certain except for the fact Shanna insisted on provoking La Rosa's self appointed bodyguard, Noemi Bosques, a then undefeated boxer who was completely fresh besides exasperation at the dirty moves Shanna got away with. An EasilyDistractedReferee can work both ways though, so when Shanna decided to put her hands on Bosques she was quickly floored, allowing La Rosa Negra to come back.
* This a frequent, real life occurrence in locker rooms, where bullying vets often finding themselves knocked back by smaller wrestlers they thought woud be easy prey. Examples include Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield (Wrestling/{{WWE}}) (who was used as a backstage enforcer by Wrestling/VinceMcMahon himself) once getting punched out by Wrestling/SteveBlackman (a martial arts expert) and Buff Bagwell (Wrestling/{{WCW}}) getting knocked on his ass by [[Wrestling/ErnestMiller Ernest "The Cat" Miller]] (also a martial artist) after trying to push him around.
* In 2013, Wrestling/BigShow is forced to watch the main event match and not do anything to get involved. During this time [[Wrestling/JohnBradshawLayfield JBL]] starts taunting Big Show while he's sitting there, taunting a large man who could knock him out with one punch.
* Wrestling/BoDallas reminding Wrestling/BrockLesnar that he lost to Wrestling/TheUndertaker at Summerslam 2015.
* Wrestling/DanaBrooke slapping [[Wrestling/KanakoUrai Asuka]], one of the most dangerous stiff strikers in Japan, and Dana got her ass thoroughly kicked.(Asuka, FKA Kana, herself once picked a fight with the at least 90 lbs heavier Pancrase openweight champion Wrestling/MinoruSuzuki, although that might have been a bizarre example of {{fan girl}}ism, given she spent the money to bring Suzuki on the card)
* At times, Paul Heyman makes the mistake of his life of insulting the likes of Samoa Joe and Goldberg without the presence of Brock Lesnar.
* Two weeks before Summerslam 2017, Wrestling/TheMiz has the balls to mock Brock Lesnar. The segment of course ends with Miz and his entourage being sent to Suplex City by the Beast.
** Miz also spent the latter half of 2017 harassing not only ArchEnemy Wrestling/DeanAmbrose, but also Wrestling/SethRollins, and ''then'' Wrestling/RomanReigns. So, it's only to be expected that his actions would cause Wrestling/TheShield to reform, much to his distress.
* Wrestling/{{Lodi}} faced Wrestling/{{Goldberg}} on the March 16, 1998 ''Wrestling/WCWMondayNitro'' and one of the signs he had with him read "GOLDBERG IS A MEATHEAD." He actually stood behind the referee and jumped up and down while holding the sign. The ref moved out of the way, Goldberg grabbed the sign and you can probably guess the rest.
* This was Creator/AndyKaufman's main gimmick as a heel wrestler. His persona was as a deluded celebrity SmugSnake who would bait better wrestlers into losing their temper and humiliating or (kayfabe) injuring him, then use underhand means to try to get revenge on them.
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