AEW Fans Have Turned "The Suzuki Incident" Into a Meme

By Connor Casey - September 13, 2021 05:21 pm EDT

Last week's edition of AEW Dynamite saw Japanese wrestling legend Minoru Suzuki make his in-ring debut for the company, losing to Jon Moxley in a bloody main event. And while the match was praised for its brutality, there was a production decision AEW made that wound up annoying die-hard fans of the Suzuki-gun leader. Suzuki's typical entrance has him walking to the ring to the song "Kazi Ni Nare" by Ayumi Nakamura, and it has become a tradition for him to step between the ropes just as the song and fans in attendance shout "Kazi Ni Nare." But Suzuki wasn't given enough time to complete the entrance, and Moxley's music hit long before his entrance song could hit its refrain.

Wrestling fans decided to have fun with the situation and began referring to it as "The Suzuki Incident." They then took quotes about some of the most infamous moments in wrestling history and swapped in the Suzuki Incident, making for some hilarious tweets. You can see some of the best in the list below!

We Never Learn

"The biggest lesson to come out of The Suzuki Incident... Is don't mess with Vince Mac Man"

- Gerald Brisco on The Suzuki Incident https://t.co/tsiY4P7ySo pic.twitter.com/StlQ2piCgC
— Will  (@WilliamRBR) September 13, 2021

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That's Hard Times!

"You put hard times on this country by cutting Kaze Ni Nare."

- Dusty Rhodes on The Suzuki Incident https://t.co/es5sjOVRdU pic.twitter.com/cEOD7FDCt5
— Super J-Cast (@thesuperjcast) September 13, 2021

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Pal...

“Quite frankly, we believe that uninterrupted musical entertainment is an integral, integrated aspect of multimedia branding and popular entertainment vehicles in order to streamline product of that nature for the global consumer.”

- Vince McMahon on the Suzuki Incident pic.twitter.com/6h7rAR2UCZ
— Dan (@GolazoDan) September 13, 2021

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Did Minoru Screw Minoru?

"I talked to Vince, and he goes 'You have to cut off Kaze ni Nare in Cincinnati.' I can't do that, I can't. I described to Vince I'd just as soon blow my brains out, what you're asking me to do."

- Bret Hart on The Suzuki Incident https://t.co/IIRBPyQ5s7 pic.twitter.com/nGfrSJqQTe
— Andrew Rich (@AndrewTRich) September 13, 2021

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You Made Kenny Sad!

"I remembered it like it was yesterday and uhm..It was.. Definitely a dark day..For Professional Wrestling"

- Kenny Omega on the Suzuki Incident https://t.co/d3HY6yeu2M pic.twitter.com/6Z1eXjIc8t
— Danny Is Taking A Break (@BroomMega) September 12, 2021

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It All Comes Back to The Trial...

"My family knows what it's like for something to be cut off unexpectedly -- just as the federal government tried to cut off my father's unstoppable momentum in the 1990s"

- Stephanie McMahon on The Suzuki Incident. https://t.co/oMaxmvlUN0 pic.twitter.com/3FAlcATwkI
— Barrylad (@TheBarrylad) September 13, 2021

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Let Me Tell You Something, Brother...

"Let me tell you something, brother. Did you know I wrote Kaze Ni Nare?" Yeah brother, I wrote it for me for my Japan tours, but I decided to give the song to a young Hulkamaniac named Minoru instead."

-Hulk Hogan on the Suzuki incident. https://t.co/4f3rsT00Hu pic.twitter.com/1tY0CgykSv
— Juan C. Reneo (@ReneusMeister) September 13, 2021

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Next Time on Dark Side of the Ring...

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Minoru Suzuki incident pic.twitter.com/sxgF0LwRWw
— Hussam (@iamhussamir) September 13, 2021

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