10 Ups And 8 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (April 5)
Downs...
8. Game Of Misdirection
The Raw after WrestleMania is known these days for its raucous, irreverent crowd, as thousands of smart fans fill an arena and let loose an array of chants and cheers that in many ways make them the center of attention. In some ways, its great that theyre so vocal, because they rebel against the usual WWE nonsense. But it drives the WWE brass crazy.
To counter that, the announcers kicked off Raw Monday by basically giving what amounted to a warning to the fans at home, describing the crowd as a non-traditional audience of passionate fans who exercise their freedom of expression. Above all, theyre just having fun by doing unconventional things, as they will boo people they normally cheer and cheer people they normally boo.
Basically, the announcers tried to tell the fans that this crowd is in no way reflective of the general opinions of WWE fans. If WWE tells you that Roman Reigns is a great guy but the Raw after WrestleMania crowd boos him, dont believe what the fans are selling. Theyre just non-traditional and having fun.
Nice try, WWE. But youd have to include Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and a host of other cities where the fans have rebelled against what the company thinks, not just one internationally flavored audience.