8 Things WWE Want You To Forget About The Raw After WrestleMania
2. Following Through
...because very little does.
Fandango was the very worst case of WWE mishandling bottled lightning handed to them by one of their more rambunctious crowds. After legitimately becoming a meme-like phenomenon following the crowd's odd affection for his entrance ditty, the company built on the unplanned momentum by doubling down on his w*nky heel gimmick in a nothing segment with everyone's weirdest uncle Jerry Lawler.
If they weren't over-egging the pudding, they weren't even bothering to cook something up at all. The aforementioned 'YES' chants that flooded WrestleMania XXVIII's post-WrestleMania show were stubbed out with its literal opposite - Daniel wore t-shirts screaming 'NO' as loudly as he was as the company swerved as far away from the crowd's pulse as possible.
One too many loudmouthed moves from the punters had pushed Vince McMahon's buttons, and The Chairman rapidly met their immaturity level. The pattern subsequently repeated, and the chasm grew larger at pace. By the time the once-a-year audience actually became an acknowledged part of the furniture, they were the figures of hate themselves...