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* In the 1950s, wrestling matches were commonly won by moves that modern viewers would find incredibly boring, such as the Head Vice, the Abdominal Stretch, and the Airplane Spin. One wrestling gimmick on the recent MTV series ''Wrestling Society X'' [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] this: Matt Classic (a character portrayed by American wrestler Scott Colton), better known as Colt Cabana, who'd been in suspended animation for five decades and used all three of the above moves as his finishers.
* [[John Bradshaw Layfield|Bradshaw]] (of APA fame) ran afoul of this while performing at a WWE show in Germany in 2004. He jokingly made a Nazi salute (arm pointed diagonally forward with palm rigid). In the United States, [[Cheap Heat|this is a funny (if tasteless) bit of whimsy]]; in Germany, it's ''illegal'' (see more at [[No Swastikas]]). WWE came under fire for this incident, and they promptly disciplined Bradshaw by....[[Karma Houdini|booking him to win the WWE Championship]] at ''The Great American Bash''.
* It can be pretty offensive watching WWE's heel Divas go about their slutty antics. But older or conservative viewers are liable to get a dissonant feeling while watching ''face'' Divas behave the exact same way. Candice Michelle was particularly guilty of this: even as a face, she would sometimes plant a pseudo-lesbian kiss on other face Divas such as Torrie Wilson, deeply troubling some viewers [[Girl-On-Girl Is Hot|while inevitably delighting others]].
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* Back in the old days, throwing another wrestler over the top rope was an automatic DQ. WCW actually made an angle out of it, when main eventer Lex Luger threw midcarder Buff Bagwell over the top rope - and Bagwell immediately demanded his win via DQ. He got it, and the rule was afterwards officially removed from the rulebook due to being antiquated.
** What made this rule particularly absurd is that it's going to happen every time anyway whenever a wrestler gets clotheslined against the ropes, unless he/she "skins the cat."
** During the "NWA invasion" storyline in the [[
* 'Badass' characters in wrestling are often seen drinking beer as part of their gimmick ([[Stone Cold Steve Austin]], the APA, and The Sandman spring to mind). This is because in the US drinking is supposed to be an 'adult' thing and the young audience will assume this indicates the character is rebellious. However, said wrestler is usually drinking Budweiser, which to people in the UK is considered quite a weak beer and would have very little effect on one's personality. This would certainly not be enough to turn you into the fighting machine gimmick writers would have you believe it does. Coupled with the fact that many people in the UK (and Europe) start drinking at home when they are around 13 or 14, the overall effect is of the character trying too hard to be cool.
** This gimmick might not work anymore in the US either, since a character well known for ''never'' drinking alcohol is [[CM Punk]], and he is ''incredibly'' cool.
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