WWE: 10 Best Drinking Games To Play When Watching Wrestling

8. Crowd Go Against What WWE Want

Time Period: Any, but particularly the "Reality Era" WWE (2012 onwards) Rule: Drink whenever the fans cheer a heel or boo a face or when they begin a chant against what WWE (or the company in question) would want Anything scripted is looking for an emotional reaction, particularly in a live arena like wrestling. Whether aiming for cheers or boos a reaction is always intended for their performers. But things don't always go as expected, and fans aren't always going to react the way that the company want them to. Whether fans aren't taking to a new act, growing sick of a stale one or supporting a wrestler that is supposed to be hated, there are plenty of causes for crowds to go against design. This rule is a fairly brutal one in the past two years, especially since from this year's Royal Rumble onwards with growing frustration at WWE's booking. This has even led to rebel chants such as the commentators names, random wrestlers and Fandangoing during matches the fans aren't invested in. Worst Offenders: Royal Rumble 2014, post-WrestleMania Raw (2012/13), WrestleMania XXVIII, WWE shows in Chicago or Canada, John Cena, Daniel Bryan, Batista since returning, Randy Orton, Rocky Maivia, Dolph Ziggler, AJ Lee and the divas division

7. A Wrestler's Signature Routine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91uK6PZ3Kq0 Time Period: Any Rule: Drink whenever a wrestler begins a signature sequence of moves, whether as a comeback or otherwise. Bonus drink if the sequence completed. All wrestlers have signature manoeuvres, they get a good reaction from the crowd and because they are moves that the wrestler "specialises" in they are viewed as more effective. But something that many wrestlers also have that isn't acknowledged quite so openly is signature routines. Usually used as a comeback after receiving a beating, or sometimes just used to set up for their finishing move, a sequence of offence is stringed together to get the crowd behind them. For some wrestlers this is a strict sequence that doesn't waver (John Cena, Hulk Hogan) and for some it can vary slightly either throughout time or just between a couple of different moves (CM Punk) or even the order of the moves (Bret Hart). Worst Offenders: John Cena, Randy Orton, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Hulk Hogan, Daniel Bryan, CM Punk
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