Wrestling

Gamma Variant Renamed “Giant Silva” After Trump Drops Plan to Honor Bolsonaro

In a continuation of his executive order to rename all Covid-19 variants after professional wrestlers, Donald J. Trump has now officially rebranded the Gamma variant—also known as P.1 and 20J/501Y.V3, first detected in Brazil—as Giant Silva. The towering choice comes after a brief internal debate, in which Trump initially floated naming the variant “Bolsonaro”, to […]

Health

Beta Variant Renamed “AngĂ©lico” as Trump Doubles Down on WWE-Centric Covid Renaming Plan

B.1.351 is out.AngĂ©lico is in. In the latest installment of President Donald J. Trump’s surreal yet somehow perfectly on-brand virus renaming initiative, the infamous Beta variant of Covid-19—first identified in South Africa in 2020—has been retroactively renamed “AngĂ©lico”, after the high-flying South African wrestling sensation known for his dramatic entrances and death-defying dives. “Forget that […]

Wrestling

Historic UK Covid Variant Renamed “William Regal” as Trump Thanks God for Brexit

In a move that has both epidemiologists and wrestling fans blinking in disbelief, the infamous Alpha variant of Covid-19—scientifically known as B.1.1.7 and first detected in the UK in September 2020—has just received a retroactive rebrand. Say goodbye to Alpha.Say hello to William Regal. The renaming is part of Donald Trump’s executive order to name […]

Wrestling

New “Stratus” Variant Debuts Under Trump’s WWE Naming Order

It’s official—Covid has gone full kayfabe. Following a surprise executive order by Donald J. Trump, all future Covid-19 variants will now be named after past and present WWE wrestlers, starting with the newly detected Stratus variant, a recombinant of LF.7 and LP.8.1.2. “This is about respect for icons,” Trump declared from the steps of Mar-a-Lago, […]