20 Wrestlers Who Went Viral

2. "A LITTLE BIT OF THE BUBBLY!"

The most recent inspiration for this list (and perhaps every other future one from WhatCulture.com considering how much it's popped everybody relentlessly over the last few days), Chris Jericho's alcoholic aside while celebrating his AEW World Heavyweight Championship victory spawned musical tributes endless replays before the belt was actually f*cking stolen as he indulged.

One of the funniest stories of the year, the tale will forever be tied to this remarkably silly bit of banter from one of the industry's canniest kingpins.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett