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* 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 Withwith a Crush]], but after she turned face that aspect of her character was dropped... mostly. Except for the fact that for a brief period in 2007 one of her finishers consisted of Mickie [http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/uploads/monthly_10_2008/post-2155-1223237925.gif kissing her opponent and then knocking them out with a spinning kick]... and pretty much [http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/uploads/monthly_10_2008/post-2155-1223238027.gif any time she and Melina have any interaction whatsoever the subtext level goes to eleven, honestly.]
** The Trish/Mickie [[Stalker Withwith a Crush]] angle was predated by one with [[Sable]] and Tori (formerly Terri Powers of the LPWA, ''not'' Torrie Wilson). Although in that one, Tori played a starstruck fan and Sable the arrogant bitch who blew her off.
* 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 Withwith a Crush]] like angle with Rosa Mendes, who later became her "protege" (there was a very cute "[[An Officer and Aa Gentleman]]" bit after one match on Superstars where Beth carried Rosa back to the locker room in her arms), to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6aCg_dpHR4 this promo with Candice Michelle before their 2/3 Falls Match], to [http://www.hulu.com/watch/102181/wwe-monday-night-raw-beth-phoenix-addresses-the-raw-guest-hosts#s-p1-st-i0 this promo with Maria Menounos the night she was traded to Smackdown (yes, explain in detail what you can do to her, Beth!)]. And is now in some vaguely gay friendship with Natalya as they both feuded against the equally suspicious [[Lay Cool]] and continued their partnership after [[Face Heel Turn|Face Heel Turns]]...
* [[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 -Minute Retirement|fired]] from the [[WWE]]. Randy's anger at Cena potentially screwing him...out of the title could be seen as Orton being disappointed that Cena is no longer the man he respects. Plus their [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]], [[Villainous Cheekbones]] vs. [[Lantern Jaw of Justice]], and having the two largest [[Estrogen Brigade|Estrogen Brigades]] made this pairing impossible to not happen.
** 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 (Wrestlingwrestling)|Kane]] and the testicle-elecrocution incident (look, [[It Makes Sense in Context]]), the one that rode to his rescue and made it look like something out of a hurt/comfort fanfic? Rob. They hung all over each other tearfully.
*** 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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* 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 (Wrestlingwrestling)|Kane]] and Sean "X-Pac" Waltman teamed up in 1999, Kane was a masked, silent, and nigh-unstoppable behemoth with no emotions or motivations other than destroying his brother [[The Undertaker]] and anyone unfortunate enough to get in his way. His partnership with X-Pac revealed his more protective side, and their subsequent falling-out was a ''storm'' of [[Ho Yay]]. Highlights include:
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXskoI0WgJ0 1/25/1999], Shane [[Mc Mahon]] is humiliating Kane and making him beg for forgiveness. X-Pac runs out to defend Kane and tells Shane to "shut the hell up". Kane proceeds to chokeslam ''X-Pac'', but they form a tag team nonetheless.
** [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.
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