Corpsing (No Katie Vick jokes, please)

[H-Virus]

'Corpsing' is when an actor or performer unintentionally starts laughing during a scene. I know of several instances in wrestling where someone on screen has had to hold in laughter over something, so post your favorite moments here.

For instance: Randy Savage having to slap Torrie Wilson when she couldn't keep a straight face in WCW.

There was also a time when Mean Gene was interviewing someone (can't remember who it was) who just kept saying the same things over and over again, causing Gene to look away from the camera to hide his laughter.

[intervention]

As much as wrestling is filmed live, this happens surprisingly little. All I can think of right now is Sheamus coming close during the tea with Santino segment.

I also remember Tony Schiavone cracking up at Heenan at some points.

[greeby]

The man, he must be sent for

[Spankymac is sick of the swiss]

Yay, time for another one of Spanky's WWA4 wrestling school stories! *Audience groan*. At the school, there was this guy, Kid.....Kid something or other, if Jake Diamond was here, he could remind me of the name, and I only saw him wrestle a full match handful of times. The problem was, I guess the guy loved being out there and actually wrestling so much, he just completely lacked any ability to sell, because he was smiling from ear to ear the whole time.

["Playboy" Don Douglas]

Okerlund has done it more than once. I think the one you mentioned is Ken Patera.

The David Schulz interview in the AWA in which Schulz claimed he couldn't FIND a wo-man in San Francisco.

He also burst out laughing while interviewing Ernest Miller in WCW during the James Brown angle after telling Cat, "I'm glad you don't sell cars," and having Cat respond, "No, but I can sell my foot to your ass."

[edge87]

Both of these are hilarious no matter how many times you watch them.

[timomouse]

Cena's done this more than once - the one that comes off the top of my head is him actually laughing when Tomko wouldn't give Christian a beat.

[FailedGimmick]

Search "John Cena Corpsing?" on YouTube for a Santino induced one.

[Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby]

There was a great one with Danielson in an ROH Video Wire, where he complained about all of the people making fun of his pale skin. He said that remaining pale was far more manly than "sitting in front of a bunch of fluorescent lights in Speedos and goggles." Cue Colt Cabana bursting in, asking if Danielson wants to compare tan lines - "that's what me and my friends do while we hang around in our Speedos and goggles!" Danielson has to turn around in place for a moment to try (and fail) to hide how much he cracks up.

[mcclanahan]

Apr 30, 2011 23:03:16 GMT -5 Spankymac is sick of the swiss said:

Yay, time for another one of Spanky's WWA4 wrestling school stories! *Audience groan*. At the school, there was this guy, Kid.....Kid something or other, if Jake Diamond was here, he could remind me of the name, and I only saw him wrestle a full match handful of times. The problem was, I guess the guy loved being out there and actually wrestling so much, he just completely lacked any ability to sell, because he was smiling from ear to ear the whole time.

Kid Mafia...and you should be ashamed for making me remember that punk

[Wolf Hurricane]

May 1, 2011 2:06:58 GMT -5 timomouse said:

Cena's done this more than once - the one that comes off the top of my head is him actually laughing when Tomko wouldn't give Christian a beat.

In a recent incident, Vickie, with Dolph, tried to cut into Cena's promo. However, because's she's that over, every time she opened her mouth, the place lit up with boos. At one point, all three of them (most notably Vickie) started cracking up over the seemingly dog-whistle reaction.

[Tony Stark]

May 1, 2011 4:33:29 GMT -5 Wolf Hurricane said:

May 1, 2011 2:06:58 GMT -5 timomouse said:

Cena's done this more than once - the one that comes off the top of my head is him actually laughing when Tomko wouldn't give Christian a beat.

In a recent incident, Vickie, with Dolph, tried to cut into Cena's promo. However, because's she's that over, every time she opened her mouth, the place lit up with boos. At one point, all three of them (most notably Vickie) started cracking up over the seemingly dog-whistle reaction.

Oh man that was epic. I don't know how they stopped themselves from falling apart completely.

[strykerdarksilence]

Nothing Paul London does is hilarious.

Vickie was hilarious in that segment by her reactions.

[armbar]

"I wanted a woman! I didn't find a woman! I found lots of men, who looked like women!"

this line caused Gene Okerlund to start laughing.

[Big Daddy Bad Booking]

It's funny how even though this is in the (W)rest of Wrestling sub-forum, a good bunch of examples I found have nothing to do with wrestling at all!

[Prince Petty]

There was one segment, during The Rock's Corporate phase, where he interrupted a Mick Foley promo. But Rock had lost his voice, and could barely get any words out without his voice breaking and squeaking in pretty humorous fashion. Mick was completely corpsing in the ring, actually leaning on the ropes, pointing and laughing.

[Cronant]

Big Show cracking up during Luther Reigns "I've had peas befo" during Thanksgiving Smackdown 2004.

[Junkenstein]

In that backstage segment where Booker T sang his version of HBK's theme ("I'M JUST A BOOKER T") in front of X-Pac and Kevin Nash. All three are killing themselves laughing, Booker can't even finish the song LOL. One of my favourite moments in WWE.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Not exactly the same thing, but Big Show cracking up when Santino tosses himself over the ropes from that battle royal on a house show is awesome. Even with the camera far away, you can see the giant chuckling in the corner.

[willywonka666]

Booker T trying to catch himself after he called Hogan a certain name during a Harlem Heat interview before a PPV. Mean Gene however didn't miss a beat.

I would love to see Malenko or Lance Storm lose it