Let's get ready to rumble!

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"Let's get ready to rumble!" is the trademarked catchphrase owned and used by American boxing & Professional Wrestling announcer Michael Buffer. Buffer uses the phrase to begin HBO-televised boxing events, as well as wrestling, mixed-martial arts and other sport events.

Quote

The full version of the famous quote, as said in boxing matches:

(The L in "Let's" is smoked)^{[clarification needed]}

Usage

The quote has been used extensively in the media to hype sporting events.

• It is used in the video game series Ready 2 Rumble Boxing.

• It was the main lyric in hit singles "Let's Get Ready to Rumble (USA)" by Michael Buffer, the main lyric in hit singles in Belgium "Let's get ready to rumble" by 2 Unlimited, (as a sample) in "Let's Get Ready To Rhumble" by PJ & Duncan.

• The quote has been used in Disney's Hercules by the villain Hades before the start of the protagonist's match with the Hydra.

• At the 1999 Indianapolis 500, Buffer served as guest public address announcer, and changed the catchphrase to "Let's get ready for racing!"

• WWE wrestling stable D-Generation X does a variation of Buffer's famous speech; the only difference is the word "rumble" is replaced with the infamous DX catchphrase "suck it."

• In recent years, Michael Buffer has also used the phrase to begin the Royal Rumble match.

• Buffer has used the phrase in other contexts; for instance, in a lottery commercial, he changed the ending to "Win big!", then went on to expound on the prizes offered by that state's lottery.

• The phrase has also recently been used by Kraft Foods to promote Kraft Cheese Crumbles with the phrase changed to "Let's get ready to Crumble!"

• BBC Radio 1 DJ Comedy Dave says "Let's get ready to ramble!' on every show, just after 9 am.

• Buffer used the phrase in several of the Rocky movie series as the ring announcer.

• The phrase is used as Buffer also says the introductions before the Detroit Lions Football games at Ford Field.

• Buffer has also appeared in rapper Jay-Z's Fade To Black concert film.

• New York City taxicabs in the late 1990s and early 2000s featured a welcome message, voiced by Michael Buffer, encouraging riders to buckle their seatbelt before exclaiming "Let's get ready to rumble.... for safety!"

• The MJ Morning Radio Show got in to some legal troubles when MJ said the catch phrase on the air when Froggie was going to wrestle a female intern that was on her high school wrestling team. A listener turned them in for hopes of reward money.

• At the 2008 World Series of Poker, Buffer served as guest announcer, and changed the catchphrase to "Let's Get Ready To Shuffffffffle Up And Deal!"

• On a commercial for the 2008 WWE Pay-per-view Royal Rumble, Buffer appeared saying the phrase before being superkicked by Shawn Micheals.

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