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What are your WWE event experiences?

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#1 ·
I am going to my first wwe live event and am wondering what it is like? Do people usually get along? Do people argue with you if you cheer for someone they do not like?
 
#2 · (Edited)
It's better than watching it on TV. Instead of over analyzing everything, you just live in the moment and enjoy what you see. No one argues with you for cheering for your favorite wrestler, but if they don't like them, they'll just try to boo louder. I'm at the "front row seat or bust" point. I sat in the upper levels at RAW last time and felt a bit deprived of the experience. It's way more fun when the wrestlers can hear and see you. The NXT live show I went to last week was amazing. I got to meet Bayley and Billie Kay.


An extended review can be found here:
http://www.wrestlingforum.com/nxt/1906529-nxt-nashville-review.html
 
#3 · (Edited)
People are usually pretty cool in my experience. You're all there for the same reason so it's a nice atmosphere. Mostly people chant what they want, dueling chants are popular these days, so you're not going to get lynched for liking a particular wrestler.

This would be a good place to share individual stories of WWE shows, as well as answering your question, I think. I've been 3 times, all house shows in Sydney- Raw 2005, 2013 and 2015.

2005, I was in the nosebleeds with my dad, it was the Saturday after Wrestlemania 21. What stood out about it was how much freedom the wrestlers had compared to today, and even then compared to TV. Triple H went on an absolute tirade, destroying a guy dressed as Roddy Piper saying, "I'm not taking shit from some *** in a dress."

Batista and Benoit def. Triple H & Ric Flair
Benoit, Flair and Hunter get big face pops, while Batista gets the 2nd biggest pop of the night. Batista keeps posing until Flair tells him that Hunter will bitchslap him if he poses again. Batista poses, Hunter gets on the mic and delivers the best promo of his career:

"Don't you worry, I'm gonna kick his ass soon enough" Hunter points to Batista, and a Guy dressed as Roddy Piper starts taunting Hunter from ringside.

"Each and Everyone of you jackoffs better sit down and shut up and sit down. I will come down there and slap the vegemite (Australian Spread we have on Toast and Bread) right out of your mouth." The Roddy Piper guy gets Hunters attention.

"Like I'm gonna take shit from a *** in a dress!" Hunter points at Piper.

"Hey..I know 'Hot Rod' is something you want, but sit down and shut up."

Another guy (who is indian) at ringside begins to taunt Hunter, leading to Hunter calling him 'Ghandi' and speaking jibberish Indian to the guy.

"Hey..Don't think i won't call the government, I know you're on some kind of Terror Watch List Somewhere. I'll have your ass digging a hole back in a sand ditch in India somewhere any day now."

The Indian Guy does the Cena 'Can't see Me' gesture, and Hunter says "That's the problem..I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU!"

Fantastic Improv Promo by Hunter, It got everyone cheering for HHH when they were booing him 2 minutes ago. Benoit gets the mic and asks about the Bitchslap, calling Flair a bitch a few times, and the match starts. Benoit sells the arm throughout the match, Triple H using a chair and the ringposts to 'injure it' more. Heaps of Flair Drops and trademark Flair Moves throughout the match. Batista wins with the Powerbomb.
2013, I decided last minute to go by myself. I was sitting there bored on a Friday night, thinking, "What should I do this weekend?" Decided to jump online and buy a single ticket, best available, and got 3rd row, but at the end of the row on a corner, so it was nothing to stand up and lean on the barricade. Got chatting to a hot girl next to me, she was a big Cena fan, so naturally I pretended to be a big Cena fan too. Fun bit of interaction with Ryback, too, when he was a heel feuding with Cena. We hit him with the big Goldberg chants, and he got right in our faces. Dude actually wasn't as tall as I was expecting but he was about twice as wide. Ridiculously muscular. Highlight of the show was a Miz vs. Ambrose streetfight, the best match I've ever seen Miz have, and at one point he ran around the ring wearing a Stormtrooper helmet.




2015, back in the nosebleeds, with a friend this time. The big thing about this one was that Hulk Hogan was scheduled to be guest GM, but got swapped last minute for HBK. I had never seen HBK live (he was injured in 2005), so this was awesome.

(If you want to skip Bo's promo, go about 4:20 in to see Shawn)



Going again this year, this time all out with front row and two mates. One of them said, "I want to be close enough to smack Paige on the arse," so here we are. (He was joking, Paige stalkers, put down your torches)
 
#6 ·
Went to a house show once with my parents back in '08, was 13-years old.

They couldn't care less for wrestling, but they actually found it quite amusing, with the way the guys manage to elicit crowd responses with what they do and actually had fun. My dad fucking LOVED Umaga, a huge tattooed Samoan acting like a freakin' beast and murdering guys in a ring is something you do NOT see very often in Portugal :lol

Best moment was when JBL came along and started singing the national anthem and was drowned out by the entire room singing the portuguese national anthem in response, he actually mentioned it in an article he wrote about how to be a good heel (something he was superb at, and provided the moment I remember most fondly about the whole show). He fought Hardcore Holly, who didn't realize what the fuck we were singing of course, but still cheered us on and actually answered a thumbs up from my dad when he was on the turnbuckle finishing his entrance. Oh Hardcore Holly, how I miss the time when I didn't realize you were a complete scumbag :lmao

Main event was HHH/Jericho vs Orton/Umaga. I don't remember much about the match itself, it was 8 years ago, but I do remember the post-match, where Jericho and HHH stayed for such a LOOOOOOOOOOONG-ass time interacting with the crowd, it was fuckin' great. Crowd was pretty great if I remember correctly, booing the heels, cheering for the faces, no complex chants really, just some really loud and desired reactions.

Think they only came here like two or three times after that, nobody watches wrestling here anymore. Makes me incredibly jealous watching you americans planning to go to this NXT show, or that Raw, or merely just a live event really, but whenever I get the opportunity again, I'm sure as hell goin' for it :D
 
#7 ·
Last raw I was in front of a row filled with all children. From the high pitched cheering when the uso's dabbed to when they marked out for Neville it was awful. Other than that it was great and every experience at live events is great. Besides the dozen restroom breaks due to the beer/smuggled rum.
 
#8 ·
First WWE(F) event was March 17th 1991 at Richfield Coliseum (not far from Cleveland, Ohio) I was 10 and went with my mom and stepdad. It was one week before Wrestlemania 7. The best part was before when we stopped at a bar/restaurant in Peninsula Ohio and looked over and saw Rowdy Roddy Piper (RIP Hot Rod) along with Virgil. Virgil was involved with a storyline with Million Dollar Man Ted DiBiase where Piper got him to turn on MDM at Rumble 1991 after a tag match vs Dusty (RIP Dream) and a young Goldust. Piper was on crutches was nice and friendly to my stepdad and I but then hurried away to the bar as others (mostly drunks) recognized him. Virgil autographed his placemat and gave it to me. As far as the show went I remember the Rockers vs The Orient Express opening with a tag match and the main event was Hulk Hogan vs Earthquake in a stretcher match which was disappointing because the match lasted literally 2 minutes.

I ended up going to just about every show for the next 2+ years @ Richfield which WWF then went there about every 2 1/2 to 3 months. I remember seeing Shawn Michaels beat Bret Hart for the IC title and they restarted the match because the ref screwed up and counted Bret down when he wasn't supposed to. I saw Ricky Steamboat blow his fire and catch a fan on fire. He was super nice and went out to see if the fan was OK.

I ordered almost EVERY PPV from Royal Rumble 1991 until Survivor Series 1997 (didn't order WM 10 because I was out of town and missed KOTR 1995 Mabel LOL). Opted for PPV's instead of live shows because while house shows were fun titles rarely changed.

I went to the Raw in Cleveland the night after KOTR 1998 when Stone Cold got screwed out of the WWF title against Kane and saw Austin win the title back that night. Crowd was amazing. That was the Night they started the Brawl For All which was a bust. The crowd tried a Goldberg chant but me and my friends started booing and cheering for Austin which drowned out the ten ppl cheering Goldberg.
 
#9 ·
It sucks.. You get excited for it but then you realize it's not as good as you thought it would be... It's better watching it on TV since you can see more and you're in the comfort of your own home.. A lot of people who attend end up watching the big screen anyways, which feels like a waste of money.
 
#10 ·
Try to hang around after the show like @Legit BOSS to try and meet some wrestlers. I've done this the last few times and got to meet Bayley, Finn Balor, Daniel Bryan, The Miz, Del Rio, Ricardo Rodriguez, Emma, Xavier Woods, Mark Henry, and plenty more but these the few I can think of off the top of my head lol.
 
#12 ·
These things are a ton of fun, 9/10 times due to the crowd. The chants are fun even if the show isn't. Much more fun to mark out and go crazy when 35 people around you are going wild as well. It is fun, maybe you should get a few friends to go with you as well. Have fun!
 
#13 ·
I've been to a bunch of house shows, back when the TV business was all about generating interest in the live events, going back to the WWWF days. I've been to one live RAW, and it sucked, partly because it opened up with a 20-minute HHH borefest, and partly because of the insane amount of TV commercial down time. Some of those house shows were unbelievable, more exciting and unpredictable than anything on TV, and the crowd usually blew the roof off the place. One show was in an outside summer theater, and I was within an arms length away from Andre, among others.
 
#14 · (Edited)
Live events are super fun! I've been to 4 live events (the other events I've been to are PPVs and Raw), and I'm heading along to another in August.

They're fun cos the wrestlers play up to the crowd SO much more than they do at taped events.

In 2011, I went to a live event in Auckland that occured a week after CM Punk's pipebomb speech. So of course that meant, they opened the show up with Punk getting a mic and going on an absolute tirade :lol It was so awesome. They did the same as at Raw and cut his mic and he got mad :D At the end of that show, the entire heel roster beat up John Cena, until the face roster came out to rescue him - then the face roster beat up Punk :lol Even the divas participated in it, I'd never seen anything quite like it before. The Miz was also the most hated heel on that show - he cut a promo and we basically booed him out of the building. He'd go to say he was awesome but we'd boo him, and this went on for literally about ten minutes :lmao

I started a chant at a show in 2010 towards Dolph Ziggler, he was the new IC Champion and went to introduce himself as such but I yelled out ZIGGLES at him and then all these other people joined in :lol

At another show, I had a YOU SUCK sign lol, and I held it up for the Bella Twins and one of them (this was back before Nikki's boob job, so it was basically impossible to tell them apart) yelled that I was one that sucked :lol I yelled back NO YOU DO, and she yelled it back at me. Then she kept glaring at me for the whole match and kept pointing at me :D

I also went to a live event when Undertaker was still doing them, he teamed up with Kane in a tag match and it was AWESOME.
 
#31 ·
Live events are super fun! I've been to 4 live events (the other events I've been to are PPVs and Raw), and I'm heading along to another in August.

They're fun cos the wrestlers play up to the crowd SO much more than they do at taped events.
^^^ This!!! While I'm sure there's a rough script to follow for the matches as far as who goes over and spots to showcase, the non-tv shows are infinitely more spontaneous and way more fun to see live. That's where you really get to see what guys are able to connect with an audience. Especially the good heels -- their reactions to hostile crowds are usually hilarious.
 
#15 ·
I was at WM 8....it was cool, but I don't remember much about it ;).

My first live WWF event was way back in the early 80's when they came to our old Municipal Auditorium. The Man Events were Superfly Snuka vs George "The Animal" Steele, and Big John Studd vs Andre. I don't remember much about that one either but for completely different reasons, I was really young.

That's when the WWF started coming every couple of months and I was a regular. I even went down to Birmingham just to see Killer Kahn vs Hogan, and cheer for Kahn with all of my pre-IWC smark buddies.

I was at the No Holds Barred Special where Savage and Zeus took on Barber and Hogan in the cage.

But in spite of some pretty cool WWF memories they all pail in comparison to Wrestlewar 89 where I saw the epic Flair vs Steamboat title swap, and Funk turn.
 
#17 ·
We were at a house show in Brussels, Belgium in 2006 (WM Revenge Tour). We live in The Netherlands so do not have many opportunities to see them. The group I was with made some signs (anti-Cena signs). We were sitting not that close to the ring so I decided to grab a sign (The Champ is Queer, reference to The Champ is Here) of one of the guys and go around the venue screaming Cena sucks chants.

The first part I went over was the Cena lovers section (apparantly), I heard lot of booes and insults (Dutch ones like asshole or whatever), when we decided to go ring-side we started to get Cena sucks chants (a lot actually). Some made pictures of the sign and me. Last section was mixed, there were a couple holding up their Triple H sign and I started a Triple H chant that goes pretty much over big part of the stadium. This was a great experience being booed by so many people, I thought it was hilarious.

The seats we had was not that great, we decided to go with a larger group so I couldn't book tickets that close at the ring anymore, if my brother and I only went we could have great tickets.

The card itself was great, never expected so many stars. HBK, Triple H, Cena (Cena and Triple H had a match), Kane, Carlito (my fav that time), S. Benjamin, Edge, Umaga, Ziggler (as Nicky of Spirit Squad) and some of the women; Lita, Torrie Wilson, Trish Stratus, Mickie James.

Generally an awesome experience we got. Worth the money (even though they ask such a high price for a House Show). Too bad Cena won the main event.
 
#19 ·
I have been to about 20 wwe events. Tv tapings are great just sometimes the signs get in the way during the middle of a match. Or having a kid behind you constantly kick your chair for 3 hours. But it is pretty fun, pyro is loud. But they don't have much pyro as much these days. Usually the merch lines are long at the beginning. But if you wait till a match you don't mind missing. Head out into the concourse during the middle you will usually have the place to yourself. Don't wait too long on some of the merch, as some stuff sells out pretty quickly.

I think as I have gotten older I am just not into going to shows as much being loud and crazy. I refuse to go to any live shows, now a days I would probably pass a smackdown tapings. But let loose especially if this is your first time. Also be sure to get to the venue early if you have time. And look for where the wrestlers are parking if there is any access. Some superstars will come over take pics, sign autographs.

Have a great time
 
#20 ·
Are you going to Raw in Anaheim tonight? I'm going also. Raws can be a lot of fun if they put effort into the show. Here's a tip: Get thoroughly drunk until it's enjoyable.
 
#21 ·
My experiences of WWE live (Raws here in the UK) have been decent, however, sitting at or near the front is a must. The reality is, if you're too far back, you'll be watching the big screens any way so there's no point.

The last time I went was way back in like 2010 I think. It was fun and the London crowd is always on fire.
 
#22 ·
My first event was NOC '13 with 3 friends, got to see Daniel Bryan rewin the WHC live which was great especially with the benefit of hindsight. We all made signs I made one for Bayley, made a Twitter account, sent her a picture and got a comment and favorite from her. After the show people were chanting Yes all night long through downtown Detroit; the atmosphere was amazing. I got drunk on expensive ass cheap beer, found myself cheering and booing based on alignment rather than my personal feelings, lost my voice and had a fantastic time even though it was a pretty shitty card.


Went to a houseshow in August by myself, got to see my personal G.O.A.T live for the first time after 19 years which was great; didn't get to see Reigns, Wyatt or Sasha and the card in general was pretty lackluster plus I didn't like how only faces won. It was still fun but probably not worth the cost.

Going to Raw in 2 weeks, hopefully since it's on RTWM it'll be eventful but that's not guaranteed. I'll probably still enjoy myself as long as I don't have to see a ton of pointless multi man matches.
 
#29 ·
Going to Raw in 2 weeks, hopefully since it's on RTWM it'll be eventful but that's not guaranteed. I'll probably still enjoy myself as long as I don't have to see a ton of pointless multi man matches.
You know damn well what's waiting for you. :mj2

 
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#25 ·
My first live WWE event was a house show in Manchester, November 17th 2005. I think it was the same day as Eddie Guerrero's funeral, so at the start Eric Bischoff came out and did a ten-bell salute to Eddie :frown2:

I was third row ringside and had a blast. Main event was Cena/Angle in a steel cage for the title. Cena got booed out of the building.

Triple H/Flair was also awesome. Both guys got huge reactions, and seeing old man Flair doing his thing was hilarious.

The last show I went to was in Manchester, last year before Survivor Series. Show was super boring, but damn if the roof wasn't blown off when Taker turned up at the end. Loudest thing I've ever heard. Crazy times, and it totally saved the show.

Been to a few house shows, a few RAW episodes, and did the Wrestlemania 31 weekend last year too. Everyone should do a Mania trip at least once in their lifetime if they get chance. I'll never forget the experience, and can't wait to do it again this year :smile2:

I remember going to a RAW taping in Birmingham back in 2012, and the crowd went NUTS for Daniel Bryan and then total deflation when he was beaten in about 2 mins. Very disappointing.
 
#26 ·
Attended my first ever WWE show at Raw Manchester tv taping and Smackdown Manchester tv taping in November 2015 the atmosphere is amazing especially the Brit crowds that really make noise. New Day actually got new day rocks chants before the show started. When the WM31 promo showed before the taping everyone went nuts when Seth was cashing in. I had bad seats for Raw as I was on the floor and couldnt see as everyone kept standing up. Smackdown was better as I had a tier seat. Undertaker got standing ovations at both shows
 
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