Michael Irvin As Black Panther Sparks Hilarious Reactions On X

Here’s a scenario we are sure not many comic book fans considered: What if Marvel cast the playmaker, Hall-of-Fame Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin, as Black Panther?  A user on X, @TheMSeries, dared to write on his account, “Marvel should cast Michael Irvin as Black Panther,” Marvel should cast Michael Irvin as Black Panther

— Space Ghost C2C (@TheMSeries1) January 8, 2025

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Hilarity ensued in the quote section of the post as Xitter, nah f*** that; Black Twitter showed off their comedic chops and began using clips of Michael Irvin being Michael Irvin and pairing them with different scenarios featuring the iconic superhero from Wakanda would find himself in.

These Memes Are Pure Vibranium

In one post, an X user shared a video featuring Irvin saying, “We need more. Want more,” along with the caption, “When the Vibranium in Wakanda starts running low.” 

When the Vibranium in Wakanda starts running low https://t.co/CZIAerTaZb pic.twitter.com/Irjkod71XN

— The Liberated One (@TheDuragGeneral) January 8, 2025

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In another post, a user shared a clip of Irvin from his interview on Ryan Clark’s Emmy-nominated podcast The Pivot, where he joked his CTE was acting up, writing in the caption, “The moment the strength of the black panther gets stlllrippped aweh.” 

The moment the strength of the black panther gets stlllrippped aweh https://t.co/fQQ4sgMcz5 pic.twitter.com/5H3HihmTC3

— (@taymiIes) January 9, 2025

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Another user shared a video of Irvin giving one of his legendary pep talks, captioning it, “Thanos would’ve been cooked in 5 minutes if the Avengers heard this.” LOL.

Thanos would’ve been cooked in 5 minutes if the avengers heard this pic.twitter.com/7vXnq2DEFq https://t.co/8RMrjzKfpb

— Dennis Velasquez (@dvelasquez_1) January 10, 2025

https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js That’s just a sample size because they went in on the post. Big shoutout to @TheMSeries and everyone who replied to his post on X for reminding us why Twitter was great. We truly needed the laugh. You can see more reactions below. window.addEventListener(‘interaction’, function () { setTimeout(function () { var s = document.createElement(‘script’), el = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[ 0 ]; s.async = true; s.src = ‘https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js’; el.parentNode.insertBefore(s, el); }, 1000) });

1. "When him & namor clear up their beef over sue storm"

2. "T’Challa after The Avengers finish squabbling with Kang"

3. "Black Panther giving The Avengers a motivational speech"

4. "Right after he comes back and beats Killmonger"

5. "T’Challa when KillMonger showed up at the Council Meeting"

6. "When the women of Wakanda start leaving to explore the world:"

7. "T’Challa taking the heart shaped herb:"

8. "Black Panther talking to Killmonger"

9. "T'Challa and M'baku after beating the shit out of Namor:"

10. "T’Challa to the Avengers after they thought he was dead:"