“He Is So Defeated”: Husband’s Coke Prank Backfires As Wife Outsmarts Him in Viral Video, SA Reacts
- A husband's attempt to prank his wife with a Coke explosion backfired when she cleverly beat him at his own game
- The wife's quick thinking and reaction were captured on camera, and the video has since gone viral, entertaining social media users with its hilarious twist
- The failed prank has sparked laughter and praise for the wife's cleverness, with many couples relating to the playful banter and unexpected turn of events
- Briefly News spoke to certified relationship therapist Paula Quinsee on the importance of pranks and amusement in a relationship
A husband’s cheeky attempt at pranking his wife took a turn for the worse when his own plan hilariously backfired, leaving him soaked in Coke and social media users in stitches.

Source: TikTok
The couple, who go by the TikTok handle @michaelandnikita, entertained their viewers yet again with another take on their home life banter.
Husband's Coke prank on wife backfires

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A now-viral video uploaded on 15 July 2025 shows the husband secretly preparing a bottle of Coke by adding Mentos sweets and shaking it, knowing it would create a fizzy explosion upon opening. With the trap set, he called on his unsuspecting wife to join him for a cold drink.
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His aim? To get her to open the booby-trapped bottle and capture her reaction on camera. However, things didn’t go as planned.
The wife, clearly one step ahead, cleverly switched the bottles when he wasn't looking. So when the time came to open the drinks, the husband unknowingly grabbed the Coke bottle filled with Mentos. As soon as he opened it, the fizzy concoction erupted, splashing all over him.
In the video, the wife could be seen bursting into laughter as her husband stood in shock, drenched and defeated. Social media users quickly picked up on the moment, praising the wife’s quick thinking and turning the failed prank into a lesson in how not to mess with your partner.

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The humorous clip has since gone viral across platforms, with many couples relating to the playful back-and-forth.
While the prank didn’t go as the husband had hoped, it did spark laughter and plenty of reactions online, proving once again that in the world of love and pranks, payback is always just one step away.
Take a look at the funny video below:
Why pranks and amusement in a relationship
While speaking to Briefly News, certified relationship therapist Paula Quinsee shared the importance of pranks and amusement in a relationship by saying:
"Pranks and amusement play a significant role in fostering a healthy and fulfilling partnership. They inject humour, playfulness, and creativity, can help to reduce stress and strengthen bonding. By embracing lighthearted moments, couples can reignite the spark, build trust, and create lasting memories, ultimately contributing to a more resilient and joyful relationship. Playfulness nurtures love."
SA chimes in on the hubby's prank to his wife

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The online community was amused by the husband's prank on his wife as they took to the comments section to express their thoughts.
Nontokozomashile said:
"You always make me laugh."
Tsa_nhlanhla added:
"It's the laugh for me."
Ashley Swartz was amused:
"The pranker was pranked by the prankee."
Lebo expressed:
"Smart wife!"
RoZa wrote:
"Smart girl."
GEE95 stated:
"Sisterhood is proud of you."
Faith replied:
"He is so defeated!!!"

Source: TikTok
South African women prank their hubbies
- Briefly News previously reported that one woman and her hubby left many people cracking up in laughter over their amusing antics in a TikTok video.
- One married woman had time for games as she showed off how she pranked her hubby at 1 am while he was asleep.
- A group of women in South Africa left many people on the internet laughing over their hilarious antics.
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Johana Mukandila (Human Interest Editor) Johana Tshidibi Mukandila has been a Human Interest Reporter at Briefly News since 2023. She has over four years of experience as a multimedia journalist. Johana holds a national diploma in journalism from the Cape Peninsula University Of Technology (2023). She has worked at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, PAICTA, BONA Magazine and Albella Music Production. She is currently furthering her education in journalism at the CPUT. She has passed a set of trainings from Google News Initiative. Reach her at johana.mukandila@briefly.co.za

Paula Quinsee (Certified Relationship Therapy Educator and founder of Engaged Humans) Paula Quinsee is the founder of Engaged Humans, facilitating connection between individuals and organisations to create a more human-connected world. She is a certified Imago Relationship Therapy educator and facilitator, NLP practitioner, PDA analyst, coach and trainer. Paula is also the author of two self-help guides - Embracing Conflict and Embracing No - as well as an international speaker, advocate for mental health and activist for gender-based violence.