Collapse In WWE Shares Trigger Twitter Pun-Mania

The street already knows the scoop about World Wrestling Entertainment WWE and its user guidance that lead shares to plummet nearly 50 percent in Friday's pre-market trading. The news is covered and most traders have already been informed.

That said, let's focus on what's really important here: the Twitter storm it triggered.

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One thing the Internet can always be counted on is for a steady stream of jokes about current events, and Internet did not disappoint, releasing a torrent of wrestling-related puns. 

Here are some highlights... or lowlights:

Body slammed. $WWE down 44% #premarket! Investors not happy with new TV deal with $CMCSA's NBCUniversal. Concerns about earnings as well.

— Paul R. La Monica (@LaMonicaBuzz) May 16, 2014

How could there not be a quip about bodyslams?

This hurts more than a body slam.. $WWE shares down nearly 40% in pre-market.

— Jo Ling Kent (@jolingkent) May 16, 2014

Looks like we have another...

Holy Piledriver - Pro Wrestling meets Mr Market World Wrestling Entertainment $WWE shares down 49% pre bell $SPX

— Sir Chasm (@deranged_trader) May 16, 2014

Now we have some piledriver commentary.

$WWE Starting the day down nearly 50%. BREAKING!!! They just realized all those matches are fixed!! #WorldWrestling

— Timothy Anderson (@TJAnderson1) May 16, 2014

The matches may be fixed, but the stock certainly isn't!

@captain9nyr $wwe clotheslined. Couldn't resist.

— MoMo (@ChartMoMo) May 16, 2014

Neither could we...

$WWE hired the undertaker vs an underwriter

— jake (@CAMAR024) May 16, 2014

Whoops.

WWE shares getting body slammed today, down 42% on thought that streaming subscription biz is disappointing

— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) May 16, 2014

Another body slam comment, just for good measure.

@lecuyerjake WOuld you say $WWE is....down for the count?

— Jason Shubnell (@JasonShubnell) May 16, 2014

The alley-oop...

@JasonShubnell @lecuyerjake Remember, it'll get the 2 count and pop back up just before 3.

— Wizard of Cheese (@gpaone) May 16, 2014

To the dunk! What did we learn here? Twitter loves a good pun, especially if it's at a major company's expense.