Over the last 25 years, WWE fans have been treated to a variety of memorable catchphrases. Here’s a list of some of the best catchphrases to emerge from this dominant company.
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Let's dive into the list of iconic wrestling quotes that have resonated with fans for decades.
- Steve Austin: “Give Me a Hell Yeah!”
During the Attitude Era, this was arguably the most used catchphrase, eliciting the biggest response from the audience.
Getting the crowd involved with this catchphrase resulted in many funny situations as they never failed to give a “Hell Yeah!”
- The Rock: “If Ya Smell!... What the Rock...Is... Cookin’!”
The Rock is undeniably the King of the microphone when it comes to promos. This catchphrase was shouted alongside him by millions.
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- John Cena: “You Can’t See Me!”
This catchphrase, coupled with the hand across the face, is possibly the most famous of the modern era.
Regardless of whether you like him or his fanbase, you can’t deny that this catchphrase is echoed through every arena every night.
- Steve Austin: “And That’s the Bottom Line Cos’ Stone Cold Said So!”
Awesome catchphrase and that’s all I got to say about that!
- The Undertaker: “Rest in Peace”
When the Undertaker spoke these chilling words, whether it was on the Titantron or in the ring, you knew someone was going to meet their demise.
The time when this catchphrase was at its most chilling was when he was feuding with his brother Kane in 1998. It heated up the feud and the crowd really easily.
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- “What You Gonna Do When Hulkamania Runs Wild on You?”
Hulkamania certainly was running wild during the 1980s and Hulk Hogan made his opponents worried by promising to unleash this superhuman strength-while all the Hulkamaniacs cheered him on!
- “I’m the Best There Is, the Best There Was and the Best There Ever Will Be”
This catchphrase epitomizes the typical self-praising attitude we had all come to expect from the business.
Most would argue that it was well deserved, however, after Bret "Hitman" Hart carved a legacy for himself, and paved the way for guys of his small body size to make it in the business.
His technical wrestling skills displayed in all those years led some to believe this catchphrase held a lot of truth.
- D-Generation X: “SUCK IT!”
“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of all ages, D-generation X proudly brings to you, its WWF Tag Team champions of the wooooooooorld! The Road Dogg Jesse James, The Badass Billy Gunn, The New Age Outlaws. And if you ain’t down with that we got two words for ya... Suck It!”
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I’m fairly sure most people who watched wrestling during the Attitude Era will know this catchphrase by heart.
- The Miz: “'Because I’m the Miz! and I’m Awesome...”
Everything about this catchphrase shows it has the potential to become as big as the Rock’s.
It isn’t as big now, because The Miz hasn’t been a face for a long time. However, once he gets the crowd behind him, there’s no reason why the whole arena won’t join him in saying it. A few already do.
- Cactus Jack: “Bang! Bang!”
Short but sweet, these were the words of a deranged madman who would put his own body on the line just to injure his opponent.
This catchphrase was accompanied by two hand gestures shaped like guns and usually followed a gratuitous move to his opponent.
Have a nice day!
- Chris Jericho: “Welcome to (insert Event Here) Is Jericho!”
To be fair, anything could be Jericho if you were a fan, because that’s what the catchphrase does-makes things Jericho.
It works with anything. Try it yourself.
- Rob Van Dam: “Rob Van Dam!”
The fact that his own name is his catchphrase shows that even the simplest sayings can become popular.
"The Whole F’n Show" had the crowd in the palm of his hand when he pointed to himself and said his own name.
- The Godfather: “It’s Time, Once Again, to Get Aboard the Ho Train!”
This is possibly one of my favourite catchphrases of all time. Godfather always had a pre-match routine where he would try and buy a win by offering the services of his women.
But before this, he would rally support from the crowd getting them into his character by asking them to come aboard the Ho Train!
This was definitely a lot of fun for the audience.
- Ric Flair and Kurt Angle: “Woo!”
Flair’s woo is legendary, and you can still hear it every time a wrestler chops his opponent.
It echoes through the arena like Flair himself is there.
- Kurt Angle: “It’s True, It’s True”
Kurt Angle's most famous catchphrase, and this reminds me of R-Truth at the moment.
He would use it in almost every promo and it was a substitute for The Rock’s guaran-damn-tee. Needless to say, it was rather successful and spawned a chain of merchandise with “It’s True” plastered all over it.
- Vickie Guerrero: “Excuse Me!”
Every time you hear this catchphrase spoken in a shrill voice, I assume it makes you cringe. It does me.
This is why this catchphrase is extremely successful. It gains the reaction it is looking for, and that is incredible booing.
The repetition of this as Vickie walks down the ramp is even more cringeworthy, and that’s why it made the list.
- Funaki: “INDEED!”
Taka Minchinoku would talk for about 5 minutes in his native language with a horrendous overdub, pass the mic to Funaki and this overdubbed "INDEED!" would boom across the arena to great laughs and cheers.
This was before he became SmackDown’s No. 1 announcer, obviously.
- Bubba Ray Dudley: “D-Von! Get the Tables!”
Here is a catchphrase everyone wanted to hear every time the Dudley Boyz were wrestling.
This meant that they were going to get wood! It would usually mean someone from the opposite team would be going through a table, and it was always met with resounding cheers.
Banners would be held up displaying the catchphrase.
Needless to say, it was more than popular in the Attitude Era and was just another great catchphrase from another tag team.
- Booker T: “Can You Dig That, Sucka?”
This is the start to his entrance music and he has even started injecting the catchphrase into his commentary.
It is a decent catchphrase, but it’s not on the same level as some of the others in this list in terms of quality. No one really joined in when it was spoken.
- Stone Cold Steve Austin: “What?”
If you ever wondered why everyone in the arena shouts “What?” every time a heel is talking rubbish, you can thank Stone Cold for that.
As the Attitude Era came to an end, his promos would consist of not letting his opponents get a word in edgewise before shouting “What?” in their face.
Annoying or not, though, the fact that it is still used today by the audience means it deserves a place on the list.
- Michael Cole: “And I Quote!”
This catchphrase has worked over the past few months to get Cole incredible amounts of heat every time he says it.
“Can I have your attention, please?” precedes it and is just as prevalent as the quote on this list, but I refuse to put Michael Cole on twice.
- Mr Kennedy: “MR. Kennedy!...Kennedy...”
Mr. Kennedy, now known as Mr. Anderson, is well known for having exceptional skills on the mic. So it is no surprise that his catchphrase has made it onto my list.
He introduced himself before every match in an exaggerated, old-fashioned manner-more like a boxing ring announcer than a wrestling one. It was entertaining to watch and one of the most memorable from my time watching wrestling.
- Val Venis: "Hello, Ladies!"
This never failed to excite the ladies in the audience. Val Venis’ raspy voice echoed this catchphrase at the audience while a woman was focused on camera.