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Were they bright enough to keep crowd gimmicks confined to a particular wrestler's segment, instead of interjecting themselves into every possible moment?

I feel like the modern fan has been coddled and told it's "all about you!" to the point where they think they're a part of the show. We need to go back.

I bet you must have really liked it that one time when TNA told their fans who they should cheer before an Impact in 2010.

 

[Deleted member 47027]

Yknow I think it's time to watch Hell in a Cell.

 

[Lambda Pie]

Were they bright enough to keep crowd gimmicks confined to a particular wrestler's segment, instead of interjecting themselves into every possible moment?

I feel like the modern fan has been coddled and told it's "all about you!" to the point where they think they're a part of the show. We need to go back.

reminds of the cunts booing Mysterio in the... i wanna say Rumble.

what the fuck did Rey do to them to deserve boos? oh right, he's not Bryan.

hey there's a decent match going, let's chant "JBL" or "CM Punk".

 

[lovely ladies]

What about this?

I think cowboy hat Macho was my least favorite... I even liked WCW slicked back hair Macho better than cowboy hat.

 

[DMczaf]

reminds of the cunts booing Mysterio in the... i wanna say Rumble.

what the fuck did Rey do to them to deserve boos? oh right, he's not Bryan.

hey there's a decent match going, let's chant "JBL" or "CM Punk".

No, he was also booed because it's Rey fucking Mysterio at #30 in 2014.

 

[Sokantish]

No, he was also booed because it's Rey fucking Mysterio at #30 in 2014.

You're being summoned in the Madden thread!

 

[Lambda Pie]

No, he was also booed because it's Rey fucking Mysterio at #30 in 2014.

i fail to see the problem.

 

[Sblargh]

It's not all about me, but it's a lot about us. We're a community, the revolution is here, the power structure is more horizontal now. They can't tell us who to like.
Booking these days must be a nightmare, but the drama happens at a whole new level.

 

[Chamber]

Were they bright enough to keep crowd gimmicks confined to a particular wrestler's segment, instead of interjecting themselves into every possible moment?

I feel like the modern fan has been coddled and told it's "all about you!" to the point where they think they're a part of the show. We need to go back.

What interesting contrast to your Team Negative posting. I'm on to you, friend.

 

[HerbertFish]

i fail to see the problem.

It's Rey Mysterio who deserves to get booed every time he comes out for being completely horrible.

 

[Fourth Storm]

http://youtu.be/UoFGxGhJkjU?t=1m41s

David Hart Smith's shoot detailed a bit of WWE's tag rules, also movesets getting decreased, etc.

5 shoot seconds or the ref DQs them? The brass didn't really care who won those tag matches, huh? Is it really like that now?

 

[Sokantish]

i fail to see the problem.

They should have known if Daniel Bryan wasn't coming out to the rumble at all that the fans would have reacted badly, they were chanting for him for most of the night. They should have sent out a heel last at least

 

[Plywood]

Were they bright enough to keep crowd gimmicks confined to a particular wrestler's segment, instead of interjecting themselves into every possible moment?

I feel like the modern fan has been coddled and told it's "all about you!" to the point where they think they're a part of the show. We need to go back.

The WWE universe shot themselves in the foot.

I don't know how much they know about wrassle culture(I'm an expert), but motherfuckers it's not about them. It's not like it is in the Indies where you can become successful by flipping around like an asshole. If you cheer for someone in the WWE, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.

What this means is the viewing public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase Daniel Bryan merch for any household, nor will they view any of Bryan's headlining special events. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but the WWE Universe has alienated an entire market with this move.

WWE Universe, publicly apologize and cease cheering for Daniel Bryan or you can kiss this business™ goodbye.

 

[Lambda Pie]

It's Rey Mysterio who deserves to get booed every time he comes out for being completely horrible.

yet if he came out at any other number than 30 he'd get cheered.

it's just smarks being cunts.

 

[slightconfuse]

Rey getting fed to BNB was hilarious .

 

[lovely ladies]

The WWE universe shot themselves in the foot.

I don't know how much they know about wrassle culture(I'm an expert), but motherfuckers it's not about them. It's not like it is in the Indies where you can become successful by flipping around like an asshole. If you cheer for someone in the WWE, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.

What this means is the viewing public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase Daniel Bryan merch for any household, nor will they view any of Bryan's headlining special events. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but the WWE Universe has alienated an entire market with this move.

WWE Universe, publicly apologize and cease cheering for Daniel Bryan or you can kiss this business™ goodbye.

Nice ™ addition.

 

[Heel]

The WWE universe shot themselves in the foot.

I don't know how much they know about wrassle culture(I'm an expert), but motherfuckers it's not about them. It's not like it is in the Indies where you can become successful by flipping around like an asshole. If you cheer for someone in the WWE, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.

What this means is the viewing public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase Daniel Bryan merch for any household, nor will they view any of Bryan's headlining special events. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but the WWE Universe has alienated an entire market with this move.

WWE Universe, publicly apologize and cease cheering for Daniel Bryan or you can kiss this business™ goodbye.

 

[Ithil]

The WWE universe shot themselves in the foot.

I don't know how much they know about wrassle culture(I'm an expert), but motherfuckers it's not about them. It's not like it is in the Indies where you can become successful by flipping around like an asshole. If you cheer for someone in the WWE, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.

What this means is the viewing public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase Daniel Bryan merch for any household, nor will they view any of Bryan's headlining special events. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but the WWE Universe has alienated an entire market with this move.

WWE Universe, publicly apologize and cease cheering for Daniel Bryan or you can kiss this business™ goodbye.

Maybe they should go on a morning talk show to apologize.

 

[Heel]

Maybe they should go on a morning talk show to apologize.

Only if they look presentable by ponytailing their scraggly beards.

 

[strobogo]

I bet you must have really liked it that one time when TNA told their fans who they should cheer before an Impact in 2010.

WCW had full on boo and applause signs at early to mid 90s Saturday Night tapings. Like a talk show.

 

[Rapstah]

5 shoot seconds or the ref DQs them? The brass didn't really care who won those tag matches, huh? Is it really like that now?

It's like that for all matches, tag matches just have a bunch more ways to be DQed.

 

[DMczaf]

Lil Naitch ;_;

http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/18/wwe-referee-damn-near-lost-my-thumb-in-saudi-arabia/

Charles Robinson was preparing the ring with other crew members before their show Friday in the Middle East ... and the referee says he tried to carelessly rush through the job -- but instead, sliced his finger.

Robinson says it was so bad he almost lost his thumb ... but WWE doc Chris Amann managed to quickly patch him up with 6 stitches.

 

[Heel]

Robinson says it was so bad he almost lost his thumb

6 stitches

 

[El Pescado]

No, a WWE ref did not get caught stealing from a market in Saudi Arabia ... but he did come dangerously close to losing a thumb in a super gnarly accident.

How casually racist.

 

[Marvel]

He'll be fine.

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

yet if he came out at any other number than 30 he'd get cheered.

it's just smarks being cunts.

I like how whenever anybody hears the fans do something they disagree with suddenly the entire audience becomes smarks/marks? Anyway I'm sure everybody in the ring knew the crowd was booing the lack of Bryan and not Mysterio. Also calling people cunts for speaking out when they don't get what they want when you're constantly complaining that matches don't go down like they would in UFC.

 

[BHZ Mayor]

Boohoo. Gastista isn't the champion. And it kinda is all about us. We're the ones watching and paying for the product.

Deal with it.

Edit: Seriously though, are y'all for real? Are y'all seriously mad that the crowd rejected the idea of the guy that can't even hold his fist up without getting tired being champ?

 

[Chamber]

Also calling people cunts for speaking out when they don't get what they want when you're constantly complaining that matches don't go down like they would in UFC.

Thank you, call these mother fuckers out!

 

[strobogo]

Sometimes, the smark crowds ARE cunts. Like the ones who chanted Husky Harris for Bray. But other times they are awesome, like when they started chanting BOO TISTA.

 

[Heel]

Thank you, call these mother fuckers out!

Don't let me catch you chanting "You've still got it!" after a particularly inspiring Herb Dean stoppage, friend.

 

[Lambda Pie]

Also calling people cunts for speaking out when they don't get what they want when you're constantly complaining that matches don't go down like they would in UFC.

are you trying to compare fighters being awarded awful, often logic defying decision wins that propel their career (and can cost others theirs) vs marks throwing a hissy fit cause the guy that wasn't booked to be on the Rumble wasn't on the Rumble?

that's some fuckin reaching right there.

 

[Heel]

Sounds like we're talking to people who hum Fandango's theme during a Big E match, LP. Could be a little over their heads.

 

[slightconfuse]

Don't UFC crowds boo because a fight isn't blood sport enough?

 

[ViewtifulJC]

Rey Mysterio in 2014 deserves all the boos you can muster

RVD and Batista as well

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

are you trying to compare fighters being awarded awful, often logic defying decision wins that propel their career (and can cost others theirs) vs marks throwing a hissy fit cause the guy that wasn't booked to be on the Rumble wasn't on the Rumble?

that's some fuckin reaching right there.

They're professional wrestlers, they work together in the ring in the same capacity of a dancer and their partner, they're not fighters. Wins are decided by storylines, popularity, merch sales, or whatever makes them what to push certain talent that month not by who's the best fighter. People are aloud to cheer/boo what they like and don't like, when an entire crowd is doing the same thing it's utterly ridiculous to blame it on marks (who were smarks in your last post.)

The only reaching I'm doing right now is trying to work out why I'm arguing with a gimmick poster.

 

[Sblargh]

Wrasslin' doesn't defy logic enough. Divaverse logic should engulf all.

 

[HerbertFish]

Rey Mysterio in 2014 deserves all the boos you can muster

RVD and Batista as well

I wish rvd would go away as well but at least he can still move unlike the other two. If he spends his time putting mid careers over I'm okay. We will see Monday vs cesaro.

 

[Mr. Sam]

That British dude that made his WWE Network debut on Last NXT could be a future main eventer.

Former NXT tag team champion Oliver Grey?

 

[Nocturnowl]

Rey's remaining highlight these days is the unintentional entertainment that comes with his follow up to the 619 of collapsing off the turnbuckle or ropes for the worlds softest splash, it's funny and then kinda sad.
Oh and he still has his screams of terror of course, can't take that away from him.

 

[Heel]

Cheering and booing is acceptable crowd behavior. Sure, you paid and have every right to do as you please. I still reserve the right to believe the current crowd culture is unbelievably stupid e.g. passing out "chant missions" at shows.

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

i fail to see the problem.

Of course you do.

It's the Morning Shit on Daniel Bryan thread!

 

[Sokantish]

hijack RAW was a failure Heel, they got almost no one to go along with them. Sure there are some dumb fans but you can say that with anything

 

[Lambda Pie]

They're professional wrestlers, they work together in the ring in the same capacity of a dancer and their partner, they're not fighters. Wins are decided by storylines, popularity, merch sales, or whatever makes them what to push certain talent that month not by who's the best fighter. People are aloud to cheer/boo what they like and don't like, when an entire crowd is doing the same thing it's utterly ridiculous to blame it on marks (who were smarks in your last post.)

of course people are allowed to boo and cheer for who they want.

but when the boo and cheers only purpose is to put themselves over then it's a shit crowd. and there's a lot of shit crowds nowadays.

you never heard Goldberg chants during cruiser matches in 1998 WCW.

you never heard Rock chants during a Hardy Boys tag match in 2000 WWF.

these cunts bring the show down chanting JBL and Jerry, Jerry just for the chance that the camera man might acknowledge them and they can post a screencap on Facebook and Twitter telling all their mates "hey look, i was chanting in the crowd for JBL during Sheamus match. LOL!!!". everyone wants to be a fuckin star, everyone wants to go online and not read about how good the show was but how awesome and "smarky" the crowd they were in was. that's fuckin awful.

and smark and mark are interchangeable, they're all "it's still real to me dammit" as you often prove by stalking the shit out of people who even mention the word mark.

The only reaching I'm doing right now is trying to work out why I'm arguing with a gimmick poster.

legit curious to know what my gimmick is.

 

[Macho Madness]

WWE passes out Cesaro Section and YES signs at shows, so hey they actually encourage it often. Just watch UFC or something if you don't like it.

 

[Chamber]

Don't let me catch you chanting "You've still got it!" after a particularly inspiring Herb Dean stoppage, friend.

Better believe I'm going to hijack the next UFC in Chicago with chants about increasing fighter pay, friend.

 

[Dr Duncan Steel]

of course people are allowed to boo and cheer for who they want.

but when the boo and cheers only purpose is to put themselves over than it's a shit crowd. and there's a lot of shit crowds nowdays.

you never heard Goldberg chants during cruiser matches in 1998 WCW.

you never heard Rock chants during a Hardy Boys tag match in 2000 WWF.

these cunts bring the show down chanting JBL and Jerry, Jerry just for the chance that the camera man might acknowledge them and they can post a screencap on Facebook and Twiiter telling all their mates "hey look, i was chanting in the crowd for JBL during Sheamus match. LOL!!!". everyone wants to be a fuckin star, everyone wants to go online and not read about how good the show was but how awesome and "smarky" the crowd they were in was. that's fuckin awful.

and smark and mark are interchangeable, they're all "it's still real to me dammit" as you often prove by stalking the shit out of people who even mention the word mark.



legit curious to know what my gimmick is.

When the audience decides who's over or not, that's not the audience's fault, that's on WWE for failing to meet the standards of entertainment when someone they hate is getting a main event face push. This is fucking wrestling not Mass Effect 3.

Notice all the people who shit on Bryan's looks are MMA fans who are used to the shaved bald tattooed look that everyone but them hates.

But I will agree that chanting JBL is benefiting no one. So are the CM Punk chants.

 

[Macho Madness]

There's only one response that fits whining about crowds, and it's what Batista fans were saying in January.

 

[Sokantish]

Maybe most people don't realize CM Punk is actually gone GONE. People chanted for Austin all the time too

 

[Lambda Pie]

When the audience decides who's over or not, that's not the audience's fault, that's on WWE for failing to meet the standards of entertainment when someone they hate is getting a main event face push. This is fucking wrestling not Mass Effect 3.

Notice all the people who shit on Bryan's looks are MMA fans who are used to the shaved bald tattooed look that everyone but them hates.

But I will agree that chanting JBL is benefiting no one. So are the CM Punk chants.

i don't know a single MMA fan who digs the bald head + tribal tatoo look.

we even call them CAFs.

 

[Heel]

WWE passes out Cesaro Section and YES signs at shows, so hey they actually encourage it often. Just watch UFC or something if you don't like it.

Did not liking something about WWE ever stop you from watching? Petty rebuttal.

Better believe I'm going to hijack the next UFC in Chicago with chants about increasing fighter pay, friend.

Lmao