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* Certain characters in the [[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}|WWE]], especially [[D Generation X]] (most notably from a comment by [[Triple H]]: ''"I'm bi- a lot of things, but lingual ain't one of them."'') WWE has once parodied this trope in the form of Billy and Chuck, wrestling's answer to the [[Ambiguously Gay]] Duo.
** [[Comically Missing the Point|"Biracial"?]]
** [[D Generation X]] is always handy for this. Their most recent reunion kicked off with [[Triple H]] tracking down [[Shawn Michaels]] at an office cafeteria, where Michaels had apparently found employment as a cook (don't ask). After some mistaken flirting with a male waiter, Trips found Michaels, who tried to explain that he liked his new job by putting his arm around a young man in a suit. It looked for all the world like Michaels was introducing his new boyfriend to his less-than-supportive ex.
*** This is further supported by [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUDtLq6PzdE this video], wherein [[Shawn Michaels]] initiates kissing [[Triple H]], twice! The second kiss, [[Triple H]] actually flutters a hand as if fanning himself but that was cut out.
*** Okay, at this point, even the promo monkeys are shipping [[Shawn Michaels]] with other men. On the 2/22/10 Raw, the recap video of Shawn's [[Sanity Slippage|downward spiral]] leading to his [[I Did What I Had to Do|screwjob of The Undertaker]] in the previous night's Elimination Chamber PPV looks like nothing so much as a failed [[Love Triangle]] relationship between Shawn, [[Triple H]], and [[The Undertaker]]. It's even set to Placebo's "Running Up That Hill", and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCRvEA93OJo it's a gold mine of HoYay]. Just, watch the video.
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'''[[Shawn Michaels]]''': Not for me. }}
** Shawn and Hunter, again, this time at Shawn's farewell to the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]. First, Hunter comes out early in the show and promos for a bit on how much he'll miss Shawn. He then says ''"Mainly, I just wanted to come out and say it, something I've always wanted to say to Shawn. I've never said it. But I want to say it now in front of the whole world-"'' . . . and then [[Sheamus]] comes out and dashes the dreams of the fangirl brigade by whacking Hunter upside the head with a lead pipe. Later, as Shawn is [[Tear Jerker|saying his goodbyes]], at the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HZ_9NkUMQ4 very end of the show] (about 5:30 in the clip) Hunter comes out and gives him one of the sweetest damn goodbyes ever, complete with a [[Headbutt of Love]].
** Shawn's Hall of Fame induction brought a boatload of it. You have the two of them constantly hugging, Hunter telling Shawn he's his brother and he loves him, Shawn teasing Hunter about never saying anything nice about him, and finally, the biggest three-minute lovefest from [[The Kliq]] (minus [[Scott Hall]], sadly) ever seen in public. Also, according to [[Stephanie McMahon|Hunter's wife]], Shawn is his "road wife".
*** Not even retirement can separate them. Shawn feels the need to [http://i55.tinypic.com/2v3imuf.jpg dive across tables to hug Hunter], [https://web.archive.org/web/20130530210342/http://www.thfire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Triple-H-and-Shawn-Michaels-Interview.jpg they sit extra-close on couches for Wrestlemania interviews], and [http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/25300000/Shawn-Michaels-and-Triple-H-shawn-michaels-25390635-480-640.jpg snuggle for Twitter pics].
* [[Shawn Michaels]] is often accused of Ho Yay. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYm7xazvIbc I wonder why.]
* Of course, depending on who you ask, ''all'' of [[Professional Wrestling]] is [[Ho Yay]]. Many of its detractors love to make this claim (and to be fair, two musclebound men in their underwear rolling on top of each other sounds suspicious out of context -- the way matches between two women usually go down doesn't help matters, as they're often blatant [[Fan Service]].)
* One recent example that sticks out is an overly long promo by [[John Cena]], [[Shawn Michaels]], and [[John Bradshaw Layfield|JBL]] that came off more as Cena and Michaels wanting to make out and big, bad JBL not allowing it than Cena pleading for Michaels' dignity to remain instead of him working as JBL's flunky. Even this troper's non-wrestling fan, non-Ho Yay spotting brother got that vibe throughout the entire promo.
* On the diva side of things, Mickie James has been a constant source of lesbian subtext. Well, initially it wasn't even subtext at all as she debuted as [[Trish Stratus]]' [[Stalker
** The Trish/Mickie [[Stalker
* Candice Michelle and Victoria engaged in some pretty heavy flirting as part of the Pink Ladies/Vince's Devils faction.
* [[Matt Hardy]] and [[Jeff Hardy]] get the [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Bro Yay]] context quite a bit when they aren't fighting with each other. Matt particularly is a kisser. They didn't help matters in their autobiography by describing incidents of bed-sharing and other somewhat unusual brotherly bonding moments.
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* Legacy - the alliance of [[Cody Rhodes]], [[Randy Orton]], and Ted DiBiase Jr. - has been described as the Ambiguously Gay Trio for a large number of reasons. The big one is that they are ''constantly'' without pants, even when just hanging out backstage with each other.
* [[Chyna]] and Stacy "The Kat" Carter were in a dropped-almost-as-quickly-as-it-started [[Ambiguously Gay|Ambiguously Lesbian]] angle. Chyna wore a cropped T-shirt that said "MASTER" and The Kat wore one that said "Slave". Chyna only did the routine for one single episode of Raw, but The Kat kept the look several times and briefly accompanied [[Eddie Guerrero]] in an outfit that one of the commentators called "Chynette".
* How does this not have a mention of [[Beth Phoenix]] yet? Outside of Glamarella, Beth has a laundry list of [[Les Yay]] moments, from having her own [[Stalker
* [[Ho Yay]] has been a long tradition for most buddy tag teams, if you don’t believe me just look up a mid 80’s promo for the Can-Am connection and tell me that Rick Martel and Tom Zenk did not seem like they were in love with each other.
* [[The Big Show]] and [[Chris Jericho]] have taken this to a hilarious new level. Jericho referring to Big Show as his "partner" on an episode of Smackdown being one, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bq3d8F_Q4xg this] being another.
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* [[CM Punk]] and Luke Gallows. Just check towards the end of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3kXA6wBW7g this].
** And for that matter, Gallows' recent attack on Punk's NXT Rookie Darren Young can be interpreted as jealousy, considering how much attention Punk has been paying Young lately.
** Not to mention Gallows' obvious anger when Punk spent several months obsessed with bringing [[Rey Mysterio, Jr.]] into the fold...during which Punk usually followed beating Rey into a pulp with laying on the mat, petting on him, and blatantly ''cuddling'' him.
** Towards the end of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t04r9_Doo84&feature=related this segment], when R-Truth punches CM Punk out of the ring, Luke Gallows immediately leaps out after him. Normally, if a wrestler's tag team partner is knocked out of the ring, the wrestler will attack the person responsible as a matter-of-course. But there Gallows goes, cradling Punk and brushing his hair out of his face, like a worried boyfriend fussing over his girlfriend.
** Kofi Kingston is Punk's "road wife".
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* The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuvKHd9l_to promo for John Cena and Randy Orton's match at Bragging Rights] features some ''very'' interesting lyrics, the most blatant being "You and I were made for this / I was made to taste your kiss." Not to mention the official music video for this song revolves around a romantic relationship.
** Not to mention after Randy's recent beatdown by [[The Nexus]] that Cena was forced to watch, he looked so miserable, especially weird since Orton has tried to kill Cena in the past.
** [[John Cena]] hugged [[Randy Orton]] after being [[Ten
** During the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFBImbK2O2Y Orton and Cena tag team match] against the ''entire RAW roster'', the announcers breathlessly rave over how well Randy and John are "cohabitating" (their exact words). The chemistry is only helped by Randy Orton and John Cena's real life friendship.
* Team [[Lay Cool]] celebrate by Layla throwing her arms and legs around McCool and [[Squee|Squeeing]] loudly. They're also only nice to each other and their manager Vickie Guerrero. Not to mention the synchronized dancing and constantly being around each other.
* [[Rey Mysterio, Jr.]] tends to attract this a lot. It was most obvious [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pTTy0HrHIM during his five-year relationship with] [[Batista]] and on-again off-again partnership with Billy Kidman, but it crops up with nearly every tag partner he has and pretty frequently in [[Foe Yay]] contexts with his enemies, as in the [[CM Punk]] example above.
* Remember the Alliance's [[Salt and Pepper|Shane and]] [[Booker T]], from giving each other presents to interfering with matches, not to mention the glee they had in their eyes while looking at each other.
** [[Shane McMahon]] and [[Rob Van Dam]], too. During Shane's feud with [[Kane (
*** Speaking of Kane, he and [[Rob Van Dam]] had a lot of tension during their teaming and Kane's subsequent unmasking, the latter also looking like something out of a hurt/comfort fanfic.
* [[So Bad It's Good|NXT Season Three]] has [[Chick Busters|AJ and Kaitlin]], who greet each other with hugs, have a weird handshake, and constantly giggle about jokes they tell amongst them.
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** Add to that [[The Miz]] hiring Riley to a "personal services" contract. He's supposed to be his protege, but the wording of that borders on creepy.
* Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater. Regular tag partners who ruffle each other's hair and refuse to beat each other up when ordered. It's adorable.
* The 02/14/2011 episode of ''Raw'' featured a special Valentine's Day edition of the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQsFDJoDi0I Khali Kiss Cam], where it focused on various audience and backstage couples, urging them to kiss. Then it suddenly showed William Regal listening to [[Zack Ryder]] rant about something... whereupon [["Shut Up" Kiss|Regal shuts Ryder up by giving him a quick peck to his cheek]] before exiting stage left with a smile and a shrug.
* Any time a WWE wrestler retires, there are a lot of behind-the-scenes friendships revealed. [[Man Hug|Man Hugs]] abound, and [[Manly Tears]] are shed. [[Ric Flair]], [[Shawn Michaels]], and [[Edge]]'s retirement speeches and send-offs on Raw/Smackdown have ridiculous amounts of some of the most [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|heartwarming]] [[Ho Yay]] around.
* Go back and watch the episode where [[John Cena]] was drafted to ''Raw'' and introduced to the audience on [[Chris Jericho]]'s "The Highlight Reel." Notice that when Cena's theme music is heard, Jericho's face lights up almost immediately and a ''huge'' grin spreads over it. He even opens his mouth - silently, but as if he's about to [[Squee|scream like a schoolgirl]].
* At about :30 seconds into [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiFn-0-YmPs this Randy Orton vs. Evan Bourne match], Orton grasps Bourne by the hair, and maybe it's just the camera angle, but for a moment it looks like the start of a gay porno.
* On NXT, "power couple" Maxine and Derrick Bateman were involved in a love triangle with Johnny Curtis -- except that it came across like the two guys were more interested in each other than they were in Maxine! [http://youtu.be/8iKjLfWIdFE The tension and the eye-fucking, wowza!]
* When [[Kane (
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXskoI0WgJ0 1/25/1999], Shane
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5Jt5Ju--YU&feature=related 3/5/1999], Kane rescues X-Pac from Road Dogg and Billy Gunn without having to throw a punch. He then tenderly picks up X-Pac and carries him from the ring.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y64g_w4tpkY&NR=1&feature=endscreen 08/22/1999], The Undertaker chokeslams X-Pac then summons Kane to follow him. Kane runs back to check on X-Pac, but catches the Titantron replaying the chokeslam. Enraged, Kane chokeslams his brother in revenge, then carris X-Pac to safety. X-Pac recovers, and teary-eyed, pulls Kane into a [[Manly Hug]].
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPYkAYzSuN8 9/9/1999], X-Pac's speech to Kane comes across as more of a relationship ultimatum than anything else. Words cannot describe the sight of Kane clinging to the rope, staring longingly after X-Pac as he regretfully walks backstage.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2AQS5DtsO8&feature=related 10/11/1999], Kane rescues X-Pac ''yet again'', only for X-Pac to get mad at his [[
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjJkQEu-c2Q 11/14/1999], neatly summarizes X-Pac and Kane's relationship leading to their falling out. X-Pac and Kane begin acting like feuding exes who never got any closure.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpZk92qcHcg 1/11/2000], after X-Pac has turned on Kane, he then makes a suspiciously bitter speech about Kane's new girlfriend, Tori, calling her a "slut". He proceeded to attack and torment Tori the entire time she was with Kane.
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