15 Worst Catchphrases In Wrestling History
Just because you repeatedly say something, that doesn't mean it's good.
Catchphrases are as integral to the modern wrestling product as theme music and wildly impractical finishing maneuvers. A great catchphrase will not only get you over with fans, but the impending bump in merchandise sales will also get you on Vince McMahon's good side.
Still, not every wrestler is a great wordsmith, and coming up with a unique and appropriate catchphrase can be extremely difficult. (Seriously. Give it a try right now. And then go tell someone. I guarantee whatever you just came up with sounds pretty stupid when there's another person in the room.)
Guys like The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin were practically catchphrase machines, spewing out endless one-liners that managed to catch on with audiences, not because they were terribly witty or mind-blowing, but because the men delivering them could make just about anything sound fantastic.
But then there are all of those "other" catchphrases. A lot of the worst attempts at crafting a personal slogan failed so miserably that they were never given a chance to become widely despised. Others, through sheer perseverance and complete tone-deafness, managed to end up on t-shirts.
15. "If You Don't Know, Now You Know" - Christian Cage
Oh, Christian. Poor, poor Christian. As with most former tag teamers, he was destined to live in the shadow of his more successful counterpart, Edge. Christian may have given himself the name "Captain Charisma" while in TNA, but most fans would agree that it was the Rated-R Superstar who had more of the razzle dazzle.
Christian was always on point in the ring, but he never quite had that 'it factor' on the microphone. His delivery was clunky, his tone was usually a little off-kilter, and his phrasing was... well... a little baffling at times.
"If you don't know, now you know" is wildly confusing from a grammatical standpoint, and not only that, but it was lifted directly from a Notorious B.I.G. song. Yes, Christian Cage, quite possibly the cheesiest white dude on the card at all times, was quoting Biggie Smalls on the regular.
I mean, if you really have to use one of his lyrics, why not, "Those that rushes my clutches get put on crutches"?
Besides, Road Dogg had a much better version years earlier with, "If you didn't know, your ass better call somebody."