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=== ''Celebrity Deathmatch'' provides examples of: ===
* [[Actually Pretty Funny]]: While some celebrities (such as [[
* [[As Himself]]: [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]], [[The Undertaker]], [[Vince McMahon]], [[Chyna]], [[Mick Foley]] ([[WWE|seeing a pattern?]]), [[Marilyn Manson]], [[Xena: Warrior Princess|Lucy Lawless]], Chris Kattan, Mills Lane, and Debbie Matenopoulos have all voiced themselves on the show.
** In a related note, several celebrities shown as participants on the show have mentioned they would have actually done their own voices [[You Didn't Ask|if they had been asked to]].
* [[Ass Shove]]: [[Al Gore]] wins his fight against [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] by pulling a stick out of his ass (the "[[Incredibly Lame Pun|executive branch]]") [[hottip:*:Note -- [[Don't Explain the Joke|this episode was made back during the 2000 election, when Gore was best known for being wooden, stiff and bland as opposed to an environmental crusader.]] and beating him with it. That stick? ''A very large tree''.
* [[Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever]]: After 98 Degrees' [[Humongous Mecha]] malfunctions and goes on a rampage through the city, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin tries to use his enlarging ray to turn himself into a giant in order to stop them. It malfunctions, and hits Jessica Simpson instead.
** Not to mention [[Blink
* [[Back From the Dead]]: Several celebrities show up even though they've been killed before, like John Tesh, [[David Letterman]], and [[
** And ones that had died before the show as well, like [[Bob Marley]] and [[Rolling Stones|Keith Richards]]. No, wait, that latter one was a mistake.
** A fair amount of the fights involving dead celebrities [[Invoked Trope|was made possible]] due to the CDM Time Machine.
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** '''"I AM LEANN [[Precision F-Strike|FUCKING]] RIMES!!!"'''
** Also, [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. Though that was because he had his cerebro-spinal fluid (and, essentially, his personality) swapped out with that of [[Genghis Khan]].
** Keith Flint thought it would be a great idea to pick a fight with [[Celine Dion
* [[Bloodier and Gorier]]: The revival tended to be this, with the bloodshed being more exaggerated.
* [[Bloody Hilarious]]
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* [[Cain and Abel]]: Russel Simmons vs. Rev Run, Emilio Estevez vs. Charlie Sheen, Mary Kate Olsen vs. Ashley Olsen.
* [[Call Back]]: At the end of the "Sex, Lugs, and Rock and Roll" episode, Nick falls off of the announcer's booth and appears to be unconcious. Johnny's reaction? "Nick! Oh no, not again!"<ref> the last time Nick fell off of the announcer's booth was in season 1's "Celebrity Deathmatch Goes to the Movies". The impact put him into a ''3 episode long coma''.</ref>
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Many characters have at least one; see [[Celebrity Deathmatch
* [[Claymation]]
* [[Contest Winner Cameo]]: Done at least twice. The first time, the contest winner had his spleen ripped out by John Tesh after he requested it, feeling that it would be an honor. The second time, the contest winner's soul was sold to the Devil by the hosts in exchange for the souls of the [[Backstreet Boys]] and *NSYNC, who fans had requested to fight each other (they had both been killed in previous matches -- the Backstreet Boys by the [[Beastie Boys]], and *NSYNC by KISS).
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* [[Did Not Do the Research]]: An interesting case, as this show generally averts this trope, yet there were [[Artistic License History|two jarring mistakes]] made in the [[Buster Keaton]] vs. [[Charlie Chaplin]] match:
** A: [[Fatty Arbuckle]] makes an apperance in the audience, and Johnny makes a comment that he will have a long, good career. However, if you know anything about Arbuckle, you'd know that in 1921 he was arrested for allegedly raping and killing a young actress at a party. Despite the fact he was innocent, the controversy effectively (among [[Hays Code|other things]]) ruined his career. This fight took place in 1928, long after his career had been destroyed.
** B: Johnny makes a comment about how the train Keaton uses to win is from "[his] masterpiece, ''[[The General]]''". ''The General'', despite [[Vindicated
* [[Do Not Call Me Paul|Do Not Call Me Mark]]: On an episode where [[WWE|The Undertaker]] ([[As Himself|voiced by him]]) fought a demon named Captain Doody, Doody taunted him by calling him by his real name, Mark (Callaway).
** ''Captain'' Doody!
* [[Everything's Deader
** [[
* [[Exactly What It Says
** Also cropped up when [[Rage Against the Machine]] fought the Machine... which was a killer robot. Tom Morello was quick to call this out.
* [[Eye Scream]]: See [[Gag Penis]] below.
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* [[Forgot About His Powers]]: In one of the Halloween episodes Nick had to figure out a way to bring back the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC who had died in a previous fight...he completely forgets that he has access to a Time Machine that has brought lots of previously dead celebrities beforehand.
* [[Funny Background Event]]: At the very beginning of the Jamie Kennedy vs. Ali-G fight. As Ali-G tosses his script away, Mills Lane is hit in the head with it in the background and falls over the ropes. Blink, and you'll miss it.
* [[Fun
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, who, during the course of the show, has built a time machine, multiple [[Humongous Mecha]], an enlarging ray, and genetically engineered mutant fighters made from the DNA of dead celebrities.
* [[Gag Boobs]]: The fight between [[Dolly Parton]] and [[Jennifer Lopez]] has the two combatants being given special armor that would enlarge, respectively, their breasts and [[Ass Kicks You|their butt]] and allow them to be used as weapons. Plus, the fight between Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee has Pamela crushing Tommy's skull between her breasts.
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* [[Harsher in Hindsight]]: In-universe, in the "Dean Martin vs. Jerry Lewis" fight[[hottip:*: which was being aired from the CDM Vault after {{spoiler|Roger Ebert was flung into the announcer's booth, which caused Nick to fall off, putting him into a coma}}, Nick barely avoided getting hit by Jerry Lewis, who was knocked out of the ring. Nick's response?
{{quote| '''Nick:''' We've had a lot of close calls here on "Celebrity Deathmatch", but it's going to take a lot more than a flying celebrity to take ''me'' out!"}}
* [[Heal It
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: The last two seasons featured much more well known voice actors, including [[Tara Strong]] and [[John Dimaggio]].
* [[Hoist
** While aiming for Chuck Berry's berries, James Brown's laser shoes get deflected by Chuck's ring, causing him to get crushed my a overhead light.
{{quote| ''Nick Diamond'':Hoist on his own Petard? Well I don't think the audience knows what "Petard" means. Cause I sure don't.}}
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* [[Medium Blending]]: The first half of the [[Beavis and Butthead|Beavis vs. Butthead]] fight has the two drawn in 2D.
* [[Missing the Good Stuff]]: One ep interrupts a fight with a totally pointless report that 'N Sync isn't breaking up. We miss some woman getting curb stomped.
* [[Moral Guardians]]: One episode has one match (Tommy Lee vs. Ron Jeremy) being broadcast from an underground fight club in order to evade the censors. It doesn't work -- after Tommy Lee wins the match by [[Eye Scream|gouging Ron Jeremy's eye out]] [[Gag Penis|with his dick]], Johnny and Nick get a very stern warning from the [[Fun
* [[My Name Is Inigo Montoya]]: A common theme is that one combatant will be beaten up without getting a hit in, then make a comeback at the very end of the fight.
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Oh. So. Brutally. Averted.
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] / [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Several matches, most infamously Andre Agassi vs. Tiger Woods, Pamela Anderson vs. Tommy Lee, and Mahatmas Gandhi vs. Genghis Khan. Andre, Pamela, and Gandhi won without a scratch.
** Also [[James Bond|Roger Moore vs. Sean Connery]]. In the end Moore crushed Connery with a boulder given to him by a cavegirl... Long story.
* [[Non-Indicative Name]]: On an episode dedicated to rap and hip-hop stars, Tally Wong was disappointed to learn that [[Lil
* [[Nose Yodeling]]: The reason why they pit [[Pearl Jam
{{quote| '''Eddie Vedder:''' ''(while kicking Stapp three times)'' Give me back my vooo-ooo-oice!<br />
'''Scott Stapp:''' ''(retributing the "favor" to Vedder)'' It's my voice too-ooo-ooo! }}
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* [[Politically-Incorrect Villain]]: The John Rocker vs. Derek Jeter fight. Unsurprisingly, John Rocker doesn't get the most sympathetic of portrayals, and is electrocuted to death by the match's end.
* [[Professional Wrestling]]: "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, The Undertaker, Mick Foley, Vince McMahon, and Chyna all appeared as themselves on this show. Austin was a regular cast member, providing commentary for the matches, and served as the science and weapons advisor.
* [[Popularity Power]]: Subverted at times. Most infamously, the [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] vs. [[Al Gore]] fight.
* [[Purity Personified]]:
** [[Mandy Moore]]. Her sweetness doesn't stand up so well when it's put up against [[Pink]].
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* [[Real Person Fic]]: With this show's premise, it's to be expected that most fanfics would feature real celebrities brutalizing each other. The show's section on [[Fanfiction.net]] wound up getting discontinued for [[Completely Missing the Point|using real people]] and describing brutal violence without an appropriate rating (even though most writers rated their fics T or M for obvious reasons).
** The show itself is arguably an example.
* [[Redemption in
* [[Replacement Scrappy]]: In-universe example, where hosts Johnny Gomez and Nick Diamond are unhappy with new, egotistical sideline reporter Debbie Matenopoulos (formerly of ''[[The View]]'') when she replaced Stacy Cornbred, who was killed several episodes earlier. Especially Nick, who is constantly arguing with her; Johnny doesn't seem to have much of a negative opinion of Debbie.
** Played more straight with some fan reaction to Tally Wong after the show was [[Un Cancelled]]. Interestingly enough, this time it's Johnny who can't stand the interviewer's guts, while Nick is more on the neutral side.
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*** 2. At the end of "The Prophecy", {{spoiler|Stacy Cornbread}} spontaniously explodes. {{spoiler|She}} remains dead for the rest of the series.<ref> Except for "Halloween Episode II", where she came back as a zombie... only to be killed by Debbie Matenopolis.</ref>
*** 3. In "Family Night II", Nick is divorced by his wife {{spoiler|so she can marry David Letterman}}. This too remains permanent.
* [[Samuel L. Jackson]]: Featured on the show and fought against Harrison Ford. {{spoiler|He [[Snakes
* [[Schizo-Tech]]: The Celebrity Deathmatch Time Machine was made using an old refrigerator.
* [[Shown Their Work]]: Crops up here and there, mostly during the fights through Johnny and Nick's commentary).
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** The [[Lindsay Lohan]] vs. [[Hilary Duff]] fight featured Dina Lohan in full-on Stage Mom mode, constantly making excuses for her daughter's troubling behavior.
** A male example is Mathew Knowles, who is revealed to have implanted a microchip in [[Beyonce|his daughter]]'s brain to control her every move. When Missy Elliott finds out, she grabs the remote control from him and uses it to make Beyonce humiliate herself.
* [[Stalker
* [[Stop Motion]]
* [[Stylistic Suck]]: One episode features the discovery of a time capsule with a cheaply done, [[Totally Radical]] faux-version of the show from [[The Eighties]] where Boy George fights Don Johnson (with [[Ronald Reagan]] as the guest referee). It's possibly the show's finest moment.
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* [[They Killed Kenny]]: In the first few episodes, Don King would routinely get killed. Eventually, he would enter a Deathmatch of his own (against Donald Trump), where he would be [[Killed Off for Real|killed off for good]].
* [[Time Travel]]: The Celebrity Deathmatch Time Machine is used to bring back historical figures to fight each other, as well as celebrities who have been killed in past fights. In one episode, the machine accidentally sucks Debbie Matenopoulos back in time, causing Johnny Gomez and Nick Diamond to use the time machine to go back in time to ancient Rome (where Nick fights a satyr in the Coliseum), Victorian London (where [[Sherlock Holmes]] fights Jack the Ripper), and the age of the dinosaurs.
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Several cases, but one that comes to mind is the Paul Reubens vs. George Michael fight. Before the fight, Reubens (in character as [[Pee Wee's Big Adventure
* [[Trope
** [[Justified Trope|Although it DID first air in the year 2000.]]
* [[Un Cancelled]]: As it turned out, [[Seasonal Rot|not the best idea]].
* [[Whole-Plot Reference]]: Well, more or less a ''sub''plot, but the episode "In The Head of Nicky Jr." basically involved the aforementioned Nicky Jr. [[Exactly What It Says
** Even more ironically, [[Exactly What It Says
* [[What Could Have Been]]: To think that this show's glory years were ''before'' the rise of the Internet, [[My Space]] and [[YouTube]] celebrities, Perez Hilton and TMZ...
* [[What Have I Done]]:
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* [[Wildlife Commentary Spoof]]: In a variant that has [[Steve Irwin]] spend his time in the ring doing a running naturalists' commentary on the Medusa he was ''supposed'' to be fighting.
* [[Wimp Fight]]: Jerry Seinfeld vs. Tim Allen. Ended with the cast of ''[[Seinfeld]]'' storming the ring to beat up Jerry for canceling the show, which the audience found far more entertaining.
* [[Writing Around Trademarks]]: Occurred during the fight between Tobey Maguire and [[The Poor Mans Substitute|Jake Gyllenhaal]], when the hosts had to avoid making explicit reference to [[Spider
* [[X Meets Y]]: ''[[The Soup]]'' meets ''[[The Running Man (
* [[Your Head Asplode]]: Some deathmatches end this way. Example: in one of the first episodes, Mariah Carey, during her fight with Jim Carrey, sings a ''VERY'' high note, much to the displeasure of everyone in the arena. The intensity of the note proves to be too much for Jim, whose head expands like a balloon before exploding.
** Happens again in Jack Black vs. Jack White, where Jack White puts a button-up shirt with a slightly small collar on Jack Black, causing his head to explode. I know some of the fights can have silly endings, but ''come on''.
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