10 Best Chants That Debuted On The Post-WrestleMania WWE Raw

1. "YES!"

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No crowd was kinder to Daniel Bryan than those who attended the post-WrestleMania episodes of Raw. They can't be credited for all his success in WWE, but they undoubtedly played a major factor in it.

Bryan started doing the "Yes!" chant to get under the skin of fans once he embarked on his heel run in early 2012, but little did he know it would have the opposite effect on the WWE Universe.

Prior to his World Heavyweight Championship defense against Sheamus at WrestleMania XXVIII, the audience exploded in a massive "Yes!" chant as Bryan made his entrance, only to look on in disappointment as he was beaten in a whopping 18 seconds by The Celtic Warrior.

As humiliating of a loss as it was for Bryan, it can be argued it was the greatest thing to ever happen to him. Despite not appearing before the live crowd the next night on Raw, Bryan was the most over superstar on the entire show in the form of his patented "Yes!" chant.

Even John Cena shot him a shout-out when the crowd tried to hijack the closing segment by chanting "Yes!" during his promo.

And thus, the "Yes!" Movement was born, and almost exactly two years later on that same post-WrestleMania Raw in 2014, Bryan was thanking the fans for helping him ascend to the main event of WrestleMania XXX.

A Cinderella story if there ever was one.

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Since 2008, Graham has been a diehard pro wrestling fan and, in 2010, he combined his passions for WWE and writing when he joined Bleacher Report. Equipped with a master's in journalism, Graham has contributed to WhatCulture, FanSided's Daily DDT, Sports Betting Dime, and GateHouse Media. Along the way, he has conducted interviews with wrestling superstars like Chris Jericho, Edge, Goldberg, Christian, Diamond Dallas Page, Jim Ross, Adam Cole, Tessa Blanchard, Ryback, and Nick Aldis among others.