5 Greatest One-Word Catchphrases in WWE History

Modified Jan 09, 2019 12:00 IST

#2 YES!

Daniel Bryan is a good wrestler and he turned into one of the best mic workers in the past decade. He was able to make one of the simplest words in the English language into one of the greatest one-word catchphrases in history, the “YES!” chant.

Bryan used it to catapult himself to the main event scene after years of being in the mid-card. The “YES Movement” started in 2013 and it peaked in 2014 when Bryan won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 30.

The “YES!” chant is the most popular catchphrase of the last ten years and it has the same staying power as Stone Cold Steve Austin’s “What?” chants. It has not reached the annoying level of the “What?” chants but crossed over to other sports.

Teams like the Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco Giants, New York Islanders and Michigan State Spartans have used it on their games and rallies. Bryan retired and returned but his “YES!” chants stayed and here to last for a long time.

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Juan Paolo David has been covering all things WWE for Sportskeeda since 2020 and has eight years of experience in content writing. He holds a degree in Agriculture but has been a fan of pro wrestling since a kid. This love for the entertainment sport led him to write about it.

Juan writes well-researched articles, not only to ensure that he presents readers with correct facts and figures but also because he wants to learn as much as possible about the topics he writes about.

Edge is Juan’s all-time favorite wrestler. He grew up watching Edge and Christian and was a huge fan of their tag team. So much so, that if he could go back in time he would manage the duo. And let them know that he can play their entrance themes with a kazoo!

Besides wrestling, Juan loves to watch NBA or a Dortmund game. He also enjoys watching TV and movies during his free time. He works as a writer in SK’s basketball division.

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Edited by Anirban Banerjee