The Delicious Origins Of The "Wombo Combo"

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Published on January 8, 2022 2:30:00 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nBcxSgkkys

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Urban Dictionary defines it in three ways. Zero-to-Death ownage in just a few seconds. Zhu's painful demise at the hands of Silent Spectre and Tang. To be utterly destroyed very quickly. If you know, you know, and today we’re going to be looking at one of the most iconic phrases in all of gaming:

The Wombo Combo.

From the League of Legends World Championships to being dubbed over old WWE footage, the Wombo Combo is synonymous with utter destruction. But where did it come from? Why is this phrase something that virtually every game in the world knows and uses? Today, we’re going to find out.

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The phrase “Wombo Combo” actually has Italian origins. And by Italian, we mean Round Table Pizza, a west coast chair restaurant that features the Wombo Combo pizza special. Topped with Primo pepperoni, Italian sausage, linguica, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, green onions on zesty red sauce, the Wombo Combo’s mnemonic ring was quickly picked up by Smashers and turned into a household phrase. And there’s one specific event where the "Wombo combo" as we know it today was born.

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