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David Lynch WWE Parodies refer to video remixes pairing footage from the WWE with music from the television show Twin Peaks, which was created by director David Lynch. The music in the parodies is often "Laura's Theme," composed by Angelo Badalamenti.

Origin

On December 5th, 2018, Facebook user Jeremy Gurto^[1] posted a video of the It's Me, Austin! clip from the WWE (then the WWF) while "Laura's Theme" played in the background to the Twin Peaks meme group Twin Peaks Logposting. The video was part of an ongoing #LaurasThemePosting trend of video remixes in the group.

Spread

On September 18th, 2019, Facebook user Ripley Blumanthal posted another video to the group,^[2] this time showing Vince McMahon intimidating wrestler Edge, gaining over 1,100 likes and reactions and 250 shares (shown below).

This video was uploaded to YouTube the same day by RipleB, where it gained over 240,000 views (shown below, left). The video inspired others to make similar videos. On September 26th, YouTuber RazorwireReviews, crediting RipleB for the idea, posted another video of McMahon set to "Laura's Theme," gaining over 44,000 views (shown below, right).

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