If youre familiar with Philly, the term 700 Level makes perfect sense. It refers to the top of the upper deck at Veterans Stadium, the former home to both the Eagles and Phillies. The 700 Level is where the boobirds used to sit the loudest, rowdiest fans you could find. That mentality was on full display Sunday night, as fans turned on the Royal Rumble the moment Daniel Bryans feet hit the floor. You knew it was going to be bad, but Philadelphia fans made Pittsburghs hijacking of last years Rumble look tame by comparison. Fans chanted for Bryan for an extended period, then CM Punk. When Dean Ambrose probably the last person in the match fans would accept winning was eliminated, the fans launched into a loud Bulls*** chant. Even the Rock bailing out Roman Reigns and raising his hand afterward couldnt fool the Philly faithful into cheering. If anything, it made them boo even louder. The Philly fans deserve credit for vocally expressing what a lot of fans watching at home on the WWE Network had to be thinking: This is a complete farce.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
