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A toddler has gone viral for his playful wrestling moves alongside his father, garnering a lot of appreciation online for their WWE routine.
The TikTok recounting the moment is captioned, "The people requested commentary. I give you commentary! Thanks." The TikToker @yodanasty07, or Charles Haley, also thanked someone "for finding the perfect sound," adding: "#BiggerIsBetter @therock @wwe @randyorton."
According to Statista, WWE, or World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., brought in $974.2 million in 2020, which is an increase from previous years going all the way back to 2011.
The website also reported that in a 2020 survey on the favorability of WWE, 28 percent had heard of it and had no opinion. In addition, 21 percent viewed it as "very unfavorable," while 17 percent saw WWE as "somewhat favorable." The rest of the results included 14 percent seeing it as "somewhat unfavorable," 11 percent viewing WWE as "very favorable," and 10 percent have never heard of it before.
Accompanied by WWE commentary as sound effects, the 18-second clip, which has been shared before, has been viewed 11.3 million times and liked 753,500 times, highlighting the 2 1/2-year-old boy play wrestling with his father, the TikToker.
A title belt is shown at the bottom of the screen with the WWE brand logo in the upper left corner as the family members wrestled in a kid's room. The video started with the little boy pretending to kick his father while holding his head as he lay on the ground.
The father got up, and the son proceeded to pretend again to kick him, bringing his body down on the ground while holding his father's neck as he pretended to drive his head into the floor, a classic move known as a DDT. His father reacted by rolling onto the floor onto his back, and then back onto his stomach.
The boy's dad rolled around some more, then proceeded to stay put on his back as his son jumped onto the top of the dresser, which was meant to be the turnbuckle along the outer ring in a finisher move.
The boy got on his head, rolling over and off the dresser in a somersault down onto his dad. Next, the child got on top of his father, appearing to lift up his leg before the video cut off as he walked around his dad.
The father and son duo also have other wrestling videos showcasing their routines as well. Over 18,000 comments came in over the viral clip, and people seemed to appreciate the moves.
Words of praise poured in over the toddler's skill. "The most daring kid!" a TikToker said. "You gotta love it."
People had comments about specific moves as well. "Omg, the somersault off the dresser," a viewer added. "Awesome!"
Others had an appreciation for the boy's father. "Best dad award," a TikToker said, while another wrote, "Great stuff. Good job dad."
One viewer thought if the mother was there that there would be "no way that somersault" would have happened. "The things dads do when you let them babysit for some hours," they added.
Some people watched the content more than once. "I don't know how many times I watched this," a TikToker expressed.
Other people had comments of approval over the content such as, "This was cool," and "This is so awesome. Ain't nothing like being a father."
Another viewer called the content the "video of the day," adding, "Did the baby roll off the dresser? And nailed it!"
While a TikToker thought the viral moment is "too funny." They also said, "He's been watching too much wrestling."
Newsweek reached out to TikToker @yadanasty07 for comment.
