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* As part of [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] wrestler [[Batista]]'s [[Heel Face Turn]], his entire gimmick became that he was [[Genre Savvy]] enough to see all the [[Heel]]s' dirty tricks coming a mile away. (He turned after he overheard his faction plotting against him but played along up until the end.)
** On the 4 December episode of Smackdown!, the Animal cranked it up to [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] levels by attacking ''[[The Undertaker]]'' from behind with a chair midway through the Deadman's classic long entrance.
** [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] did it at ''Breakdown: In Your House''.
*** And [[D Generation X]] did it on Raw in 1997.
* On the episode of WWE Smackdown that aired the Friday before the Unforgiven 2008 Pay-Per-View, MVP and Shelton Benjamin attempted to interrupt HHH's show-opening promo. HHH then made a [[Genre Savvy]] speech about the usual course of events that take place during the show-opening promo, where the champion talks for a while about the upcoming Pay-Per-View, his opponents interrupt him and try to attack him, and the champion overcomes the opponents. However, HHH did wind up being attacked by a third opponent he ''didn't'' see coming (who could be said to have been Genre Savvy enough to notice how ''his'' presence wouldn't be cliche enough to notice).
** [[Triple H]] displayed his [[Genre Savvy]] once again on a Raw episode leading into ''[[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] Wrestlemania 25''. [[Randy Orton]] had declared his intent to have [[Triple H]] arrested for the assault and home invasion HHH had committed the week before, and then use his guaranteed Wrestlemania title shot to go after [[Edge]]'s World Championship, rather than HHH's WWE Championship. [[Triple H]] came to the ring, allowed himself to be handcuffed, and then openly told Orton that this isn't how the story ends; that Orton needed to get revenge for [[Triple H]] having expelled him from Evolution and taken away his first championship after a mere 1-month reign, and all of this was just Orton posturing. After more goading from HHH, Orton finally agreed, had HHH released, and officially challenged him for his title.
* One of [[
** One time, Brutus Magnus tried to attack him for behind, but Sting sidesteped because Magnus yelled while charging.
* To quote [[John Cena]]:
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* [[Goldust]] ''always'' counters his opponents when they telegraph a move. For example: when his opponent telegraphs a back body drop, he will stop and uppercut them.
* [[Michael Cole]] showed a rare example on the Season 2 Finale of NXT; after Lucky Cannon cut a promo revealing his [[Face Heel Turn]], he remarked "Oh, so I guess he's a bad guy now."
** [[Jerry Lawler]] pulled out one of his own the night before. After [[
* In recent months (especially during his feud with [[Sheamus]]), whenever [[Sheamus]] would try to run-in during [[Randy Orton]]'s matches while Orton's back was to the entrance ramp, Orton would deduce that he was coming based on the crowd's pop, and turn to counter the ambush.
* Done to hilarious effect by Chavo Guerrero at WCW ''Bash at the Beach'' 1998. A very common tactic for heels is to send out much bigger "spoiler" against an opponent the heel doesn't want to face at full strength. Chavo's uncle [[Eddie Guerrero]] did this to Chavo at a pay-per-view by sending out the massive (compared to Chavo) Stevie Ray. Chavo, going through a "crazy guy" gimmick at the time, offered his opponent a handshake. When Ray took the bait, Chavo tapped out as though he were in excruciating pain, causing himself to lose, but also keeping himself fresh for the match with Eddie that immediately followed.
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