18 Ups & 12 Downs From The WWE SmackDown Live Era

11. "Charlotte...CHARLOTTE"

An "everybody in the ring" setup is rarely the best way to ensure combatants in a multi-person all look good, but Tamina took just 12 words to lower the bar enough for everybody else to look better in comparison.

The idea that six potential opponents can magically avoid scrapping because it's talking time is an inherently silly trope that has stuck around long enough to shore itself, but the turn-taking at least gives each performer a chance to steal the show.

Tamina simply stole Charlotte's material.

Inadvertently (or not, who the f*ck even knows?) cribbing 'The Queen's craic, the fellow second generation star's put-down left her target and the crowd in a state of hilarious confusion. Tragically (and tellingly), they remain the most iconic words she's ever said on television.

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