10 Angriest Wrestling Crowds Ever

All of the anger that visited the Hammerstein Ballroom in June 2005 returned for the following year, but this time it was even more vitriolic. The reason? John Cena - the walking, talking embodiment of World Wrestling Entertainment - was competing in the main event.

The atmosphere that greeted the WWE Champion's arrival in the arena can perhaps best be summed up with reference to a sign that the camera-men brilliantly threw to as he made his entrance: "If Cena wins, we riot," it read.

Thankfully, we never got to find out whether this was a joke. Noted extremist and Money in the Bank holder Rob Van Dam sealed victory with a Five Star Frog Splash after a timely interference from Edge, capping off what is still perhaps the most surreal wrestling match ever watched by a mainstream television audience.

Even the time-honoured tradition of throwing stuff into the ring made a rare outing - only here it wasn't trash but Cena's ring gear. The ECW die-hards in the rafters couldn't even bring themselves to take the shirt of Vince McMahon's franchise player home and make a quick buck on eBay. That's the mark of an angry crowd.