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* [[Defeat Equals Friendship|Defeat Equals Respect]]
* [[Defeat Equals Friendship|Defeat Equals Respect]]
* [[Designated Girl Fight]]: [[Played With]]: We first see two girls fighting it out at a party. Moments later, we see "The Battle of the Exes", with a girl kicking the crap out of a guy twice her size.
* [[Designated Girl Fight]]: [[Played With]]: We first see two girls fighting it out at a party. Moments later, we see "The Battle of the Exes", with a girl kicking the crap out of a guy twice her size.
* [[Easily Distracted Referee]]: Averted. Ryan cheats by [[Eye Scream|using an eye gouge]] on his opponent. The ref notices the resulting injury a few seconds later and [[Laser-Guided Karma|disqualifies him on the spot]].
* [[Easily-Distracted Referee]]: Averted. Ryan cheats by [[Eye Scream|using an eye gouge]] on his opponent. The ref notices the resulting injury a few seconds later and [[Laser-Guided Karma|disqualifies him on the spot]].
* [[Eye Scream]]: Ryan performs an eye gouge on an opponent during the semifinal match at the Beatdown.
* [[Eye Scream]]: Ryan performs an eye gouge on an opponent during the semifinal match at the Beatdown.
* [[Inevitable Tournament]]: The Beatdown is mentioned, but Jake says he doesn't want to fight in it. Guess what he ends up doing.
* [[Inevitable Tournament]]: The Beatdown is mentioned, but Jake says he doesn't want to fight in it. Guess what he ends up doing.
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* [[Klingon Promotion]]: A non-death example, but all of the characters in the movie see fighting this way. The only way to be the best is to beat all the rest.
* [[Klingon Promotion]]: A non-death example, but all of the characters in the movie see fighting this way. The only way to be the best is to beat all the rest.
* [[Moment Killer]]: Charlie walks in on Jake and Baja making out on his bedroom floor. Baja lamely claims that they were "wrestling."
* [[Moment Killer]]: Charlie walks in on Jake and Baja making out on his bedroom floor. Baja lamely claims that they were "wrestling."
* [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]]: Played straighter than Robin Hood's arrows.
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: Played straighter than Robin Hood's arrows.
* [[Reality Ensues]]: Ryan executes an [[Eye Scream|eyegouge]] on his opponent when the ref's back is turned. Immediately after the match, the ref notices the other guy's messed up eye and immediately disqualifies Ryan from the tournament.
* [[Reality Ensues]]: Ryan executes an [[Eye Scream|eyegouge]] on his opponent when the ref's back is turned. Immediately after the match, the ref notices the other guy's messed up eye and immediately disqualifies Ryan from the tournament.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: The referee at the Beatdown. He checks on Jake after he is injured during a match to make sure he is alright before going into the next round, and disqualifies Ryan on the spot when he uses a forbidden eye gouge during the semifinal match.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: The referee at the Beatdown. He checks on Jake after he is injured during a match to make sure he is alright before going into the next round, and disqualifies Ryan on the spot when he uses a forbidden eye gouge during the semifinal match.
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[[Category:Films of the 2000s]]
[[Category:Films of the 2000s]]
[[Category:Never Back Down]]
[[Category:Never Back Down]]
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