Favorite WWE Euphemism

[The Czech Republic 0]

I realize that I mixed up the columns, but I can't fix it.

[The Niggardly King 0]

I've always loved The Crowd Doesn't Know What To Make Of This

[The Czech Republic 0]

See I always liked when they referred to a man who practically owns women and sells them for sex for his own personal gain as "a big fun-lovin' guy."

[The Niggardly King 0]

Well, he always was just a big fun lovin' guy...except for Viscera, because he never danced with his hos.

[The Amazing Rando 0]

i'm partial to "Jezebel" myself. Oh, and LATELY "This man is just raw power" seems to equate to "this wrestler sucks" for every hoss except Batista and possibly Kane and Big Show.

[Guest Rrrsh]

Definatly the bored one.

[strummer 0]

Vince McMahon always used to say "This crowd is in stunned silence" or "Is in awe of the action going on in the ring" when there was no heat in the match.

[Si82 0]

I went for "Medical Facility".

 

I mean honestly, what is the problem with saying "hospital"?

 

However, if there had been an "other" vote selection I would have went for "Facial Appliance" from Royal Rumble 1996. The amount of times Vince said it, why can't he just say "mask"?

[DCMaximo 0]

I went for Bowling Shoe Tendencies because it's fun to note when even a company-line man like JR has to admit, in his own special way, that the match really sucks

[Slayer 0]

I've never heard the bowling shoe tendencies one... can someone use it in a JR quote?

 

Of the ones listed, I'm tied between "crowd doesn't know what to make of it" and "mixed reaction", with my all-time favorite usage of the latter one coming from Rock-Hogan at WMX8

 

Hell, for that one alone, I'm voting for "mixed reaction"

[DCMaximo 0]

It started in the Ross Report once, when he said that the main event of a PPV would either be a classic or "bowling shoe ugly". At WrestleMania 2000, he said that the Head Cheese/T&A match was "displaying bowling shoe tendencies" and he said Scott Hall/Bradshaw from Backlash 2002 was "bowling shoe ugly"

[The Czech Republic 0]

Where's the love for INTENSE~? Remember, you can't be violent, but you can be physically intense.

[SamoaRowe 0]

I went with "rest holds = storytelling" because it is so true. They cannot convince me that a match with a five minute segment of the two guys laying on each other in the ring pretending to make one another submit is a compelling match. I think it sucks and the entire crowd knows it won't make a difference in who wins the match.

[Just John 0]

I voted for bowling shoe tendencies. If a match is going to suck JR might also say something like "This match will not earn many technical stars" or "This will not be a catch as catch can classic."

 

I also like it when they have to cover for lots of punching and kicking with lines like "_____ uses a pound and ground attack" or "This won't be a wrestling match, it's gonna be a fight."

[Special K 0]

My actual favourite (as in I hate it but it amuses me) is announcers'

 

Literally = Figuratively or Really

 

Cole in particular is horrible at this. Don't remember any specific instances but he'll say: 'literally BEATING THE HELL out of so & so' or 'he literally knocked his head off with that clothesline'

 

I'd mark out if he ever said 'KANE literally beating the shit out of HHH'

[Toshiaki Koala 0]

When somebody botches a move, JR will call it 'modified' or a 'variation' on that move. For example, if Victoria tries to powerbomb Trish but can't lift her and ends up dropping her on her head, she's just hit Trish with a modified powerbomb.

 

Also, a really bad match isn't bad, it's 'unorthodox.'

[MillenniumMan831 0]

Gorilla Monsoon used to bring the ephemisms quite often.

 

"This crowd is in awe of what's gone down here at Madison Square Garden" was an old reliable one when you could hear crickets after a Ted Arcidi squash.

 

"They are literally hanging off the rafters" Never saw one person hang off the rafters myself.

 

"You're not going to see a whole lot of flying head scissors or short arm scissors in this one!" --- The quote that JR morphed into the bowling shoe ugly catchphrase.

 

"The irresistable force meeting the immovable object" Expect 2 hosses running off the ropes no selling each other's shoulder tackles here.

 

"Side headlock, ________ won't stay in this long" One guy wants to rest while the other wants to work.

 

I've said it a million times here and I'll say it again, I miss Gorilla.

[Slayer 0]

"The irresistable force meeting the immovable object" Expect 2 hosses running off the ropes no selling each other's shoulder tackles here.

Actually I remember Monsoon once using the "unstoppable force" moniker to refer to Sean Waltman in his 1-2-3 days, while the immovable object would be whatever hoss he was facing

[MillenniumMan831 0]

I did not know that, well that had to have been towards the end of his run as announcer. Maybe he was ribbing on Waltman a little bit. I dunno.

 

During that "New Generation" era it seemed like they made him yell all of his commentary more than in the 1980s to make him seem more excited.