Paid Members tiger_rick Posted June 8, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted June 8, 2020 I know we all love a big pop. Plenty of chat over the years about Austin helping Foley win the title, the DDP reveal, etc. What about lower down the card though? I'm gonna throw out "Ciclope" being revealed as Dean Malenko after winning the battle royal at Slamboree 1998. That crowd goes apeshit. They were massively into Malenko and against Jericho. One of my favourite WCW angles ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEGABUCKS Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 One of the biggest pops ever was when Virgil beat DiBiase at Summerslam 91 in MSG. Crowd went nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted June 8, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted June 8, 2020 Bobby Eaton beating Arn Anderson for the TV title in 1991. Brilliant pop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannibal Man Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 the crowd getting into Scotty 2 Hotty and auld stinko at Backlash 2000 that has that mental avalanche DDT is good. Some absolute arse going on in those days and it made it a really exciting match Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 (edited) Does Goldberg vs Raven count? I mean it's a US title match before Goldie was in the main event picture and man that pop when he hits the spear is wild. Even as he came to the ring they were going nuts because they KNEW he was winning that belt. Props to Raven too, I'm assuming he set the pace and for such a short title match it works really well. Edited June 8, 2020 by Merzbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truthofsin Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Virgil finally standing up to DiBiase at the Royal Rumble was a huge pop. Watched it again the other day and the fans were eating it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wh1007 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Not sure if it counts seeing as the match took place on their "home turf" of sorts, but I remember the crowd in Montreal going absolutely ballistic for La Resistance beating Benoit and Edge for the Tag Titles on Raw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopper Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Elias & Kevin Owens did a promo in Seattle on a random Monday Night Raw in 2018 which got them both insane heat. I don’t know what caused it, Elias trashed the town & the local sports team just like most weeks but the crowd reaction was way bigger than he was usually getting.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrasslin Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Crowd going absolutely ape shit for Roddy winning the IC title here: Â Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoote Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 16 minutes ago, dopper said: Elias & Kevin Owens did a promo in Seattle on a random Monday Night Raw in 2018 which got them both insane heat. I don’t know what caused it, Elias trashed the town & the local sports team just like most weeks but the crowd reaction was way bigger than he was usually getting.  I may be totally wrong but wasn't the pop due to local sports team being bought by somewhere else...I'm thinking a Wimbledon/MK Dons situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrasslin Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, bigfoote said: I may be totally wrong but wasn't the pop due to local sports team being bought by somewhere else...I'm thinking a Wimbledon/MK Dons situation. I can tell you - doing gigs in Wimbledon and being from Milton Keynes will get you far more heat than those two got. Edited June 9, 2020 by Wrasslin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Always surprised me how well received Santino was. Whatever Rumble it was where he was at the end, you couldn't do that with many talent at that level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted June 9, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted June 9, 2020 (edited) Linda standing up out of her wheelchair at 'Mania 17 and hoofing Vince in the bollocks. That match is the best example of McMahon-branded Soap Opera Sports Entertainment ever. Nothing from that same niche even comes close. Edited June 9, 2020 by Accident Prone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshC Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 4 hours ago, bigfoote said: I may be totally wrong but wasn't the pop due to local sports team being bought by somewhere else...I'm thinking a Wimbledon/MK Dons situation. Seattle Supersonics basketball team were moved to Oklahoma. Bastardry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lenin Posted June 9, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted June 9, 2020 1 hour ago, DavidB6937 said: Always surprised me how well received Santino was. Whatever Rumble it was where he was at the end, you couldn't do that with many talent at that level. The elimination chamber where Santino and Daniel Bryan were the final two. The crowd were going bonkers because it was a final pairing no-one expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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