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What Is The 'Mayan Rizzler' Meme And Where Did It Come From? The Viral Twitter Post Explained
The Rizzler is undeniably one of the biggest memes of 2024, and he's still giving us content months after first going viral.
Now, an image of someone who looks suspiciously similar to The Rizzler (real name Christian Joseph) is going viral on Twitter, and it's tripping a lot of people out.
So where does the so-called "Mayan Rizzler" come from and how is he helping keep memes about The Rizzler alive? Here's what you need to know.
What Is The 'Mayan Rizzler' Meme?
The Rizzler is one of the biggest meme stars of the year. He's an eight-year-old boy named Christian Joseph who went viral on TikTok earlier this year for his hilarious rizz face and his appearances in videos by A.J. and Big Justice od We're Costco Guys fame. His virality even landed him an interview on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon alongside A.J and Big Justice.
On December 9th, X user @klodust posted a photo from the 2006 film Apocalypto, writing, "Watched Apocalypto this weekend and couldn't help but notice they had a Mayan Rizzler in that bih." The photo depicts a boy who eerily resembles The Rizzler but is dressed like a Mayan.
While the image purportedly comes from Apocalypto, it's unconfirmed who the young actor is or when exactly he shows up in the film.
How Is Social Media Reacting To The 'Mayan Rizzler?'
The Mayan Rizzler image quickly went viral, garnering over 100,000 likes and 4,900 reposts in just two days. Clearly, the actor's resemblance to The Rizzler was noticed by many people other than the original poster, resulting in a lot of reactions and memes in that same span of time.
The top comment under the post, written by @jenny____r, has over 3,000 likes and reads, "he returns to each generation for those who believe." X user @Cokedoutjones posted a GIF from the 2006 series Rome of a person who somewhat resembles The Rizzler, writing, "We got Egyptian rizzler as well." Another comment reads, "How many booms does the heartbake get?" referencing a disturbing scene from the film.
For the full history of The Rizzler, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.
