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Pick Your Poison (#4) Best Wrestling City Audience

  • 11-12-2013 09:04PM
    #1
    Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭


    Little bit of a different one for this edition. I'm asking which city do you feel has the best fans. Maybe you feel some are hardcore or maybe some of the smarky ones annoy you.


    Philadelphia
    Being ECW Country, this crowd are very vocal. They have a reputation for being somewhat blood-thirsty. This is also the city that made Vince take notice of Paul Heyman's upstart crew in 1995. Also home of WrestleMania XV.


    Chicago
    One of the loudest WWE towns on the market. Hosted WrestleMania 22 which saw John Cena chewed up and spat out. Also home to Money in the Bank 2011, scene of CM Punk's infamous title win and split


    Atlanta
    Known as ATL or Hot'lanta, this Southern city is steeped in wrestling culture. The home of WCW, this town peaked when the roof nearly came off for Goldberg's amazing World Title victory.


    New York
    The giant of the North, the Big Apple is home to more bigger moments than anywhere else, especially at Madison Square Garden. Who can forget the ovations for Tazz's debut or Cena's Rumble return? Also home to the notorious Hammerstein Ballroom, where ECW's One Night Stand hosted the most raucous fans.


    Montreal
    Home of the Screwjob, the French Quarter of the Great White North is as passionate as anywhere in the States. The noise generated in this city by fans cheering for who they want is partially why Jerry Lawler calls it part of Bizzaro Land.


    Toronto
    Toronto, Ontario was the scene of Warrior vs Hogan and then years later, Rock vs Hogan. Always relevant and always raucous, these Canadians are among the most vocal of any fans worldwide.


    London
    Not to be outdone by their North American cousins across the pond, the Brits can pile it on when they want. With unique football (or soccer) chants, they really add a new dimension to fan participation. Home of SummerSlam 1992, the biggest ever paying crowd in company history.

    Best City 21 votes

    Philadelphia
    0% 0 votes
    Chicago
    4% 1 vote
    Atlanta
    47% 10 votes
    New York
    0% 0 votes
    Montreal
    23% 5 votes
    Toronto
    9% 2 votes
    London
    9% 2 votes
    Other (Please Specify. eg LA, New Jersey, Charlotte)
    4% 1 vote


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 14,158 ✭✭✭✭hufpc8w3adnk65


    Gotta go NYC... The "if cena wins we riot" moment sticks out and if wrestlings a religion then The Garden is it's church!


  • Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Poll added ;)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 767 ✭✭✭SimonQuinlank


    Chicago is always loud and enthusiastic,even in the pre CM Punk days.

    Seattle should be in with a shout after Raw this week.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,048 ✭✭✭✭beakerjoe


    Always loved Canada myself, or as Lawler calls it, Bizarro world. Some of my favourite ppvs, raws have been up in Montreal. All great cities to be fair. It was hard to choose but went with Montreal because of the atmosphere inside the arena in SS 97.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,301 ✭✭✭✭gerrybbadd


    Canada and Toronto for me too.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,527 ✭✭✭✭rossie1977


    amazing to think wwe have pretty much ignored their strongest towns and most vocal fans for big ppvs in recent years. last time chicago got a mania/rumble or summerslam was 2006. toronto you have to go back to 2004. technically the last big 3 ppv new york got (mania 29 was in new jersey) was the 2008 rumble


  • Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    With only 12 hours or so left til the polls close, it looks like Chi-Town is gonna storm home with this one. Have to say I didn't see the margin being that big, it's received half the votes so far, including my own!


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