About

Happy Day, Ronaldo Day is a series of memes, including brainrot edits, based on a viral video clip of streamer and YouTuber IShowSpeed skating and singing, "Happy day, Ronaldo day," then getting body-checked into the wall by a hockey player.

The clip comes from a video uploaded to IShowSpeed's YouTube channel in 2024, in which he learns to play hockey with NHL player Cole Caufield. The clip went viral in 2026 and was popularized as a meme that September. Some of the most popular memes include Accuracy Reenactments and stylized video edits.

Origin

On June 14th, 2024, YouTuber^[1] IShowSpeed uploaded a video titled "IShowSpeed Learns Hockey with Cole Caufield," garnering over 5.4 million views in two years. At the 4:00 timestamp, Speed skates down the ice singing, "Happy day, Ronaldo day," a reference to footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. He is then checked into the wall.

Spread

The "Ronaldo Day" clip was reposted online several times in 2026. For example, on June 29th, 2026, Instagram^[2] user suubwway posted the clip with the caption, "Speed started crying," garnering over 21,600 likes in three months.

In September 2026, the clip became a more widespread subject of edits and memes. On September 20th, 2026, TikToker^[3] @goldendandelion74 posted a brainrot edit of the clip that gained over 925,000 views in five days.

On September 22nd, TikToker^[4] @incousinhouse19 posted an edit that places the clip next to a Google search for "When is Ronaldo day," garnering over 1.5 million views in three days.

On September 23rd, TikToker^[5] @praisepraezee posted an edit that makes it appear as if Speed got brutally injured from the check, adding footage of him in the hospital to the end of the clip, garnering over 700,000 views in two days.

On September 24th, 2026, TikToker^[6] @nethemes posted an accuracy reenactment video based on the Ronaldo Day clip, garnering over 1.6 million views in a day.

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