Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story was released in 2004 as a sports comedy about an underfunded gym team entering a Las Vegas dodgeball tournament to save their gym. Its quotable commentary and over the top match moments have kept short clips from the film circulating on soundboards and in meme edits long after release. This blood moment survives because it sums up the film's style in seconds, treating a rough playground sport like a serious professional contest, which makes it easy to reuse for any minor injury played for laughs online today.