ToyfareMark
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Post by ToyfareMark on Nov 12, 2015 15:23:29 GMT -5
There probably aren't too many household words, and names from the world of pro wrestling, but I'm betting there are probably more than people think. So lets see how many we can come up with. I'll start with a few.
Wrestlemania
Tag Team
The Undertaker
Piledriver
I left some really obvious ones out on purpose, otherwise this wouldn't be much of a discussion.
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Post by Bob Schlapowitz on Nov 12, 2015 19:37:54 GMT -5
Like him or not, Hulk Hogan is a household name.
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Post by RareTradU on Nov 12, 2015 19:41:59 GMT -5
I don't know about household but in my household I use wrestling terms all the time; "jobbed out", "work" (i.e. "that car salesman was working me"), "mark", etc.
As far as everyone's household I would say; Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Andre the Giant, WrestleMania, WWE (even when its not WWE, we had a local indy show once and heard some kids say yea we're going to that WWE show saturday).
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Post by Old Baby on Nov 12, 2015 19:57:26 GMT -5
I think it's going to be unique for each household.
Very obscure, but I was showing a clip of an old Rock N Roll RPM's promo to my family where Tommy Lane warned that they were going to go through their opponents "like hot covered butter". I'm not sure exactly what he meant to say, but I don't think it was that. Since then, my whole family uses the phrase "hot covered butter" any time we're talking about something being easy, e.g. "I did my taxes online like hot covered butter."
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Post by ToyfareMark on Nov 12, 2015 22:20:22 GMT -5
Body slam is another one that average people will say time to time.
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Post by tigermaskxxxvii on Nov 12, 2015 22:34:47 GMT -5
Like him or not, Hulk Hogan is a household name. Yeah, but so is garbage. And that starts to stink as it gets old too!....... I'm tigermaskxxxvii, and that's my opinion! |
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Nov 12, 2015 22:55:14 GMT -5
I believe that "Clothesline" and "Drop Kick" are pretty common terms.
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Post by thegame415 on Nov 13, 2015 1:50:34 GMT -5
Macho man, but most people don't know of Randy savage,
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Post by suave on Nov 13, 2015 2:06:57 GMT -5
I was hanging out with some guys the other day, and a guy made a reference to drinking a can of soda "like Steve Austin" and everyone laughed and got the reference
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Post by drjayphd (feat. Pitbull) on Nov 13, 2015 2:26:19 GMT -5
I was hanging out with some guys the other day, and a guy made a reference to drinking a can of soda "like Steve Austin" and everyone laughed and got the reference I hope everyone there also knew sodas RULE. |
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Post by auph10imitated on Nov 13, 2015 7:40:09 GMT -5
I believe that "Clothesline" and "Drop Kick" are pretty common terms. Was about to say this, I doubt most human beings even know what either of them are when they threaten to use them on someone |
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Nov 13, 2015 8:24:53 GMT -5
Macho man, but most people don't know of Randy savage, I'd say a couple more people, just from the nicknames, Jake the Snake and Million Dollar Man are names I've heard tossed out without knowing the rest of their names. Visually, The Ultimate Warrior has a look people would recognise and is often used as the design when someone wants to draw a generic "wrestler". |
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Post by 魔界5号 on Nov 13, 2015 9:53:11 GMT -5
"Cena" and "WWE".
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Nov 13, 2015 10:56:18 GMT -5
"Heel turn" is getting there in non-wrestling geek culture.
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Post by RowdyRobbyPiper on Nov 13, 2015 13:19:52 GMT -5
Like him or not, Hulk Hogan is a household name. Yeah, but so is garbage. And that starts to stink as it gets old too!....... I'm tigermaskxxxvii, and that's my opinion!  Better hope he doesn't have a good lawyer on retainer. |
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Post by ToyfareMark on Nov 13, 2015 14:12:53 GMT -5
How about slobberknocker? I've heard it referenced a few times outside of wrestling.
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Post by Crappler El 0 M on Nov 13, 2015 14:17:19 GMT -5
Hulk Hogan
The term 'Smackdown'
WWE/WWF
Battle royal/royale
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Post by ToyfareMark on Nov 13, 2015 14:57:41 GMT -5
Hulk Hogan The term 'Smackdown' WWE/WWF Battle royal/royale Smackdown is a BIG one, I remember bringing that up in a WWE thread about it's contributions to pop culture. |
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Post by dangerousdanpotato on Nov 13, 2015 18:35:43 GMT -5
Andre the Giant
Here in the UK, I'd argue that British Bulldog would join Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks as household names.
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