The phrase comes from the fighting game community, where teching has been a core defensive mechanic since Super Smash Bros. Melee in 2001. Players began shouting it at tournaments and on streams whenever someone survived a seemingly guaranteed knockout, and clips spread across YouTube, Twitch, and Discord servers. It became shorthand for skill under pressure, similar to other callouts players reuse as reaction sounds. Its short, confident delivery keeps it popular for edits long after the original tournament moments faded.
About this sound
The We Tech Those sound effect is a fighting game clip shouted after a successful tech in Smash Bros, used for clutch saves and comeback moments.
This clip captures a player confidently declaring we tech those right after surviving a hit that should have ended the stock. In fighting games, teching is the split-second input that lets a character recover from a wall, floor, or ledge bounce instead of tumbling helplessly. The delivery is smug, loud, and instantly triumphant, turning a defensive save into a brag. Viewers hear it and immediately understand the player is proud, skilled, and a little bit cocky about pulling it off under pressure.