I really hope that the crowd reaction wasn't something unique to Miami and that this is the beginning of something.

 

I know Dave has talked about it, but has Mike Johnson reported anything about the internal reaction to him being so over right now?

They were in Canada last night, for all intents and purposes. It was a bizarro crowd.

 

Tonight will be more telling. And next Monday in DC will be the clincher.

 

I'll say this. If I was in the crowd tonight, I would have realized how much fun the crowd seemed to have in Miami LAST night and I'd be all over YES!-ing anything and everything. Because that seemed like a blast. You could tell during the dark match post-show that even though they finally got to see Bryan wrestle, they were pretty burnt out from shouting all night, but even then, they still managed to tear the roof off of the place.

 

I think more than DB the real winner might be Clay. That had to be a great moment for him.

That show last night & reading the internet afterward proved to me that there will always be some individuals that are not happy or that want to ruin the fun of others. I thought that crowd was a ton of fun and they really helped to make the show for me but inevitably there were people on-line that thought the crowd was annoying or only cared about "getting themselves over" and that it was "reaching WHAT? territory already."

 

I am one of the most negative, bitter & jaded people to ever live and even I thought that was one of the best episodes of RAW in the history of the show. The crowd was a big reason why. Then you factor in The Rock promo, Punk Vs. Henry & Brock returning? It made me realize that for a long time I think that I was the guy ruining the fun of others and that's pretty shitty. I don't want to be that dude. I can never tell anymore when someone is just playing Devil's Advocate for the fuck of it, or trolling or what...but it always gets a rise out of me. I am seemingly incapable of just ignoring things. I'm such a jobber.

 

I sort of agree with Matt D though, I'm curious if it was just because they were still in Miami and it was a mostly leftover Wrestlemania smark-heavy crowd or if it will catch on now because of them.

The crowd was like a *good* ECW crowd, bringing what was the most fun about ECW audience. The "Si ! " chant at Alberto was great. The "We want lesnar" chant at Cena was great. I'm a bit puzzled by "You still got it" at Rock, I mean come on, it's not like Rock is an old geezer. I try not to care about teh crowd when I watch a wrestling match, but a really good crowd helps a show a lot. Makes a bad show tolerable and makes a really good show even better.

From tonight's Smackdown

 

 

Daniel Bryan was advertised for the next segment. Loud "Yes!" chant. WWE is going to have to pipe in boos, as there was a thunderous reaction for Bryan.

 

Bryan came out with no "Yes!" shouting to sell that he's mad. A.J. held the ropes open for him with all of her body weight in a funny moment. To start, AJ tried to make Bryan feel better about losing the World Title at WrestleMania. The crowd wants to support Bryan, but he thinks they're mocking him. He says the "Yes!" chants don't make it better, then blamed all of his troubles on AJ, running her down and trying to get the crowd to boo him. He then dumped her and heeled it up pretty well, shouting "We're through!" Plus, he called her "fat." AJ ran out of the ring to the back as the crowd sang the "Na na na, goodbye" song. Then, "Yes!" chants and the crowd still cheered him.

 

Off-camera, Bryan gave out his only "Yes!" chant of the show.

 

He did the Yes chant after he left during his interview while the Camera is off. Sitting in the crowd tonight during the smackdown tapings, It seems some people just chant yes and not know who it's for or what it means. Like they chant "YES" but then boo Daniel Bryan. I think it will last in the short term but not long term.

 

The other shocking thing tonight, Lesnar didn't get a big pop when they did the Raw rebound. Weird crowd cause they loved Cena.

Has Bryan been doing any of his old shticks like "I've got til FIVE, ref!" or his "whooooooa!" bridging surfboard? If not, he really needs to bring those back. It would perfectly fit his current smarmy, constant-shit-eating-grin character.

Has Bryan been doing any of his old shticks like "I've got til FIVE, ref!" or his "whooooooa!" bridging surfboard? If not, he really needs to bring those back. It would perfectly fit his current smarmy, constant-shit-eating-grin character.

No, he's not done those.

Bryan just tweeted that they are going to release a YES YES YES shirt on WWE Shop as early as Monday. He proclaimed the people has spoken. This is a great sign for him we'll just see how it progresses.

Barber Shop Window beat them to it.....twice.....

 

 

It's things like this that remind us the power that a professional wrestling audience has at making stars, especially when the promotion doesn't seem particulary thrilled about pushing a performer.

 

It's a somewhat frustrating double standard, when a wrestler really buys into the concept of working on all fronts and doing the best they can to recieve a reaction from the audience and "get over" only for management to sour on them for having the brass neck to go into business from themselves.

It's things like this that remind us the power that a professional wrestling audience has at making stars, especially when the promotion doesn't seem particulary thrilled about pushing a performer.

 

It's a somewhat frustrating double standard, when a wrestler really buys into the concept of working on all fronts and doing the best they can to recieve a reaction from the audience and "get over" only for management to sour on them for having the brass neck to go into business from themselves.

It's especially infuriating considering how WWE management has a long tradition of preaching that the talent need to work hard and get themselves over, that nobody is just handed a push. Which is double nonsense; guys get handed pushes all the time, and there are countless examples of wrestlers being held back despite their hard work and/or popularity with the fans just because they don't fit the office's incredibly narrow-minded view of what a "superstar" is supposed to be.

Barber Shop Window beat them to it.....twice.....

 

 

Yeah but Bryan will get money from the WWE ones.

It's things like this that remind us the power that a professional wrestling audience has at making stars, especially when the promotion doesn't seem particulary thrilled about pushing a performer.

 

It's a somewhat frustrating double standard, when a wrestler really buys into the concept of working on all fronts and doing the best they can to recieve a reaction from the audience and "get over" only for management to sour on them for having the brass neck to go into business from themselves.

It's especially infuriating considering how WWE management has a long tradition of preaching that the talent need to work hard and get themselves over, that nobody is just handed a push. Which is double nonsense; guys get handed pushes all the time, and there are countless examples of wrestlers being held back despite their hard work and/or popularity with the fans just because they don't fit the office's incredibly narrow-minded view of what a "superstar" is supposed to be.

 

Ask Zack Ryder what happens when you get yourself over without the WWE's permission. Or Luke from Tough Enough. Before their match in FCW, Bill DeMott told him that if he tried to play to the crowd, they'd start fighting for real. They want their talent to show them something, but they only want it from the ones they've already decided should have it.