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* The [[WWEWorld Wrestling Entertainment|WWF]] had a short-lived group of wrestlers banded together to fight The Corporation, casually known as The Union. The full name of the group was the '''U'''nion of '''P'''eople '''Y'''ou '''Ou'''ghta '''R'''espect, '''S'''on (or '''S'''hane), or U.P.Y.Ou.R.S.
* When [[Lance Storm]], the leader of [[WCW]]'s Team Canada, won the WCW Hardcore Championship, he renamed it the '''S'''askatchewan '''H'''ardcore '''I'''nternational '''T'''itle.
** Before that, [[Vince Russo]] wanted to call said belt the '''S'''tu '''H'''art '''I'''nternational '''T'''itle, but WCW was unable to get permission from Mr. Hart.
** Similarly, when [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] wrestler Rosey became The Hurricane's sidekick, he was at first known as a '''S'''uper '''H'''ero '''I'''n '''T'''raining. He'd usually wear a T-shirt with the phrase written in magic marker, with the left-hand side of each word lined up vertically and the first letter larger than the rest, just to drive the point home.
* Besides U.P.Y.Ou.R.S. and the S.H.I.T., here are some more initials that are attributed to Russo:
** '''T'''erri '''I'''nvitational '''T'''ournament.
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