Best
Serious Jericho
When you reach beloved veteran status it’s tough to get heel heat. Jericho put some serious thought into the problem and came up with serious Jericho. Gone was charismatic rock-star with long flowing locks and endless array catchphrases. He was replaced with a serious, short-haired character that wore a suit and talked in a monotone voice. It was a huge success and Jericho went on to have a memorable feud with Shawn Michaels.
If I could be serious for a moment
Lance Storm liked to be serious, he wasn’t one for joking around, he was the ultimate straight man. It was therefore natural that he would start every promo with “If I could be serious for a moment”. It created a nice contrast between him and wrestling’s more colourful personalities.
Of course they weren't always serious, once upon a time those two looked like this:
Are you serious Bro?
That's probably what you’re thinking reading this blog but this is actually one of Zack Ryder’s many catchphrases, anything he doesn’t like is met with the question “are you serious bro?”. This phrase has entered the everyday lexicon of many wrestling fans.
And the worst
The serious commentary voice
When Owen Hart died the commentators adopted a serious hushed voice so people knew that it wasn’t a part of the show. Unfortunately it is now used for any old injury angle and was even used when John Cena lost his title.
SRS Swagger
Ah Jack Swagger, the guy who always wore a goofy grin until he won the world title, at that moment every bit of joy and emotion seeped out of his body. He even decided to copy Chris Jericho and wear a suit. This contributed to a terrible title run that his career still hasn’t fully recovered from. If only he had his eagle things may have been different.
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