Im referring to the chanting. And while Ive written elsewhere about respecting fans rights to chant whatever they want at shows, I do feel like after a while, these CM Punk chants walk the line between tedious and rude. I know, how else to protest Punks departure? Weve already tweeted and facebooked and blogged and had Punk signs confiscated. All we have left are our voices (our real ones!) and our wallets (how many people stuck to their vows to stop watching/reading/buying?). The CM Punk chants had their moment, and Im not even referring to the Hijack Raw initiative (which in my opinion was like a child playing Lego; all the joy was in the set-up, and then 2 minutes into playing it lost its charm not to mention WWEs clever circumventing any hijacking by sending out Paul Heyman). Why cant we just chant about whats happening in the ring? Im not saying that you have to cheer for a boring match, heck you can chant BOR-ING! then. But these men and women are out there working hard, putting their physical well-being at risk, yes to make money but also to get a reaction from us. How many wrestlers say I wouldnt have anything without the fans and they dont necessarily mean because the fans buy tickets. Wrestlers wrestle because they want to make a connection, and feel like theyve gotten your attention. Give them something, anything, other than chanting for someone who would rather talk about zombies than wrestling.
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