10 Wild Wrestling Plans That Were JUST NOW Discovered
6. Flashlight Match
Be honest.
Recall your first foray into inside wrestling circles, the first time you ever experienced a brand new lexicon which, intended for hardcore fans, you had no understanding of yet.
What does "carrying" mean? I didn't see anybody get lifted up, unless they mean for a move?
What about "gas"?
What's a "dark match"? That sounds so evil and cool, why aren't they on television?!
The truth of course is significantly less interesting, but for a while, it held a certain allure. Vince Russo wanted to make this a literal match type on Shotgun, with the idea being that fans would be handed torches to light up the action with no in-house source of light. This, funnily enough, was a terrible idea.
It's bad enough when fans audibly revolt with chants of "Bullsh*t" and "Boring" and the like. A negative crowd reaction can be spun, just about, as some aberration unique to a certain city - "They're booing competitors they usually cheer!" - but imagine an entire crowd entertaining themselves by pointing torches at one another or turning them off altogether in revolt.
"The fans are so scared of the violence in this Crush Vs. Bart Gunn match that they can't even bear to look!"