View Full Version : Biggest freakin' pop EVER
What was the biggest pop you've all personally seen? To me, I'd say Flair's return to WCW in '98. It was massive. I've been watching the Monday Night War DVD the last few hours, and I really don't think I've ever seen anything so big. I got chills.
...And you?
HaTeR
12-02-2006, 06:10 PM
Stone Cold coming to help Mankind win the title against The Rock in 99.
Chris Jericho's WWE Debut.
James Steele
12-02-2006, 06:11 PM
Triple H's return from his quad injury at MSG.
Splaya
12-02-2006, 06:12 PM
Stone Cold coming to help Mankind win the title against The Rock in 99.
Chris Jericho's WWE Debut.
Beat me to it on both counts.
HHH's return when he came back from the quad injury.
HBK winning the elimination chamber match for the title.
DX when they destroyed the Spirit Squad.
Kane coming out and stopping the UnAmerican's from burning the flag.
Blitz
12-02-2006, 06:13 PM
Rock/Hogan at WM18. One big sustained pop.
Blue Demon
12-02-2006, 06:17 PM
Rock/Hogan at WM18. One big sustained pop.
Being there made it all the better :cool:
Avenger
12-02-2006, 06:19 PM
Triple H's return is the best pop ever.
Bar none.
MSG, WWE was on a roll, it had been so well built up, great entrance music.
Blitz
12-02-2006, 06:25 PM
Being there made it all the better :cool:
Yes, yes it did :cool: :cool:
The One
12-02-2006, 07:06 PM
Those were huge, but if you factor in the size of arenas, I don't know that anything can top the return of Raven to ECW, when he and Dreamer beat the Dudley Boys to win the ECW Tag Team Titles. It was ungodly.
But as far as just pure loud make the most noise, yeah I gotta go with Triple H's MSG return.
The One
12-02-2006, 07:09 PM
On a personal note, the Flair return in '98 was probably the biggest pop of my life.
addy2hotty
12-02-2006, 09:43 PM
Being there made it all the better :cool:
It definitely did. I remember jumping off my seat when Hogan rock-bottomed Rocky. I think though, the moment Hogan 'hulked up' after kicking out of the rock-bottom was the most deafening point. People were going freaking crazy, everywhere you looked.
On TV, Austin's music hitting during Rock/Mankind, Harts music hitting during Michaels promo in Montreal, Eddie Guerrero returning to El Paso, and Jericho 'beating' Trips for the title pop straight into my head.
Goldberg pinning Hogan in the Georgia Dome. Incredible pop.
Bad Company
12-02-2006, 11:42 PM
Austin winning at WM14.
Splaya
12-02-2006, 11:47 PM
Someone find a clip for the HHH return to MSG
James Steele
12-02-2006, 11:53 PM
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I know its bad quality, but its watchable.
Testicle
12-03-2006, 12:44 AM
No doubt about it, Mick Foley winning the title from the rock
It gives me chills every time I watch it, greatest momment in wrestling history
PullMyFinger
12-03-2006, 01:31 AM
I'd say Mick Foley / Rock matchup on Raw...Stone Cold's pop that night...crazy.
Hogan/Rock was also huge...but then again, it had 70+ thousand people there I believe.
Corkscrewed
12-03-2006, 09:30 AM
^^^ That was pretty awesome. I'd forgotten that moment. It's funny how back then, we were talking about how the WWE was going downhill already, but it's like super duper worse now.
Crap, next few years might not look good either. :lol:
Chavo Classic
12-03-2006, 11:55 AM
Single loudest 'roar' would be Jericho debuting on raw. The noise was immense.
Triple H was pretty jacked. I miss that Triple H.
Chavo Classic
12-03-2006, 12:02 PM
He's just a flabby shadow of himself now. Weird how you don't appreciate things until they've gone and all.
Avenger
12-03-2006, 12:02 PM
Goddamn Triple H is the fucking man.
I sometimes forget quite how awesome he is.
Zen v.W.o.
12-03-2006, 01:48 PM
Canadian stampede..when you can barely hear Brets guitar squealing, it is fucking loud.
Fignuts
12-03-2006, 02:15 PM
Rock/Hogan at WM18. One big sustained pop.
Champion of Europa
12-03-2006, 02:21 PM
That Triple H return gives me chills.
Yashamaga
12-03-2006, 04:37 PM
Y2J's debut when JERICHO flashed on the screen. Awesome.
Disturbed316
12-03-2006, 04:44 PM
Jericho's Debut
HHH return
Hogan turning up at Mania 21.
Avenger
12-03-2006, 05:13 PM
Hogan pops don't count after WM18.
El Fangel
12-03-2006, 06:35 PM
Triple H's return is the best pop ever.
Close ones.
JD 2000 Taker is back.
Kane - Flag burning
Various Rock Returns I.E WM20
Austin in general.
Disturbed316
12-03-2006, 06:37 PM
Oh yeah, the one where Rock returned just before Mania 20 was huge.
"I said Mick Foley was coming back to Raw.....but I never said Mick Foley was coming back...alone.....IF YOU SMEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLL" *INSANE REACTION*
:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
El Fangel
12-03-2006, 06:42 PM
One of my top mark out moments there.
Disturbed316
12-03-2006, 06:53 PM
Forgot about this:
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El Fangel
12-03-2006, 07:02 PM
Takers music playing at #13 at the rumble after he was buried.
Testicle
12-03-2006, 07:07 PM
Taker's return at JD in 2000 was insane, some how the people knew it was him even before he got off his bike
El Fangel
12-03-2006, 07:12 PM
Whenever I watch that video, and hear the lines in the music "...Back from the dead" and the engine roar, I get that tingly, oh hell yeah feeling, your wrestling fans you know what im talking about.
Testicle
12-03-2006, 07:13 PM
fuck yeah
Chavo Classic
12-03-2006, 07:20 PM
Forgot about this:
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...and then they made Stephanie McMahon the owner :nono:
On a side note, how awkard must Mike Awesome have felt in there?
Avenger
12-03-2006, 08:03 PM
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addy2hotty
12-03-2006, 08:05 PM
Oh yeah, the one where Rock returned just before Mania 20 was huge.
"I said Mick Foley was coming back to Raw.....but I never said Mick Foley was coming back...alone.....IF YOU SMEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLL" *INSANE REACTION*
:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:
Is that how it went down? I seem to remember it wasn't much of a surprise as Ortn mentioned it. Perhaps I have brain disease.
addy2hotty
12-03-2006, 08:16 PM
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Awesome awesome moment. Man I was such a mark back then. Austin is badass, Taker was evil as hell. The would he/won't he save her aspect was the best part of it. Never seen this clip since it broadcast, thanks Mr Avenger.
Avenger
12-03-2006, 08:17 PM
Summed up so many parts of Steve's character which I believe was probably the best gimmick of the last decade.
Jeritron
12-03-2006, 09:45 PM
If you thought the pop of Austin entering to help Mankind win the title on Raw, try having been there. That pop is awesome.
Jerichos debut and the "it never happened" pop were great
El Fangel
12-03-2006, 09:48 PM
The pop that Jericho got when he won the undisputed title was good.
Also when Eddie won the title.
addy2hotty
12-03-2006, 09:55 PM
The pop that Jericho got when he won the undisputed title was good.
It wasn't much a reaction to be honest, more of a shock combined with the hardcore Jerichoholics going nuts. Always remember seeing some woman in the crowd holding her arms out and saying 'what the fuck was that' to Vince as he stumbled backwards up the ramp.
El Fangel
12-03-2006, 09:58 PM
hardcore Jerichoholics going nuts.
I was drunk on Jericohol back then.
And this comes from a person with Jericho as his avvy :?:
Jeritron
12-03-2006, 10:14 PM
It only wasnt a huge pop because it was poorly executed. He was a heel. After the pops he recieved from his debut and then quickly increasing popularity in late 99/00, where he was a heel who did the austin thing and turned a face solely because of fan reactions he was way over. This was indicated by when he won the title in the classic "it never happened moment" As the next year and a half went by he continued to gain huge fan support but then on the eve of his break into the bigtime main event, they booked hiim as a heel.
Think of it this way, say at SS 2001, instead of him betraying the rock who was on his own, book it the other way. Make Jericho the one betrayed and have him pull it out, then HHH wins the undisputed champion and turns on the fans immediately in his return, making him an uber-heel. Then Jericho goes over him at Mania. If that had been done, things would be different in WWE today.
As you can see..My names Joe, and I'm a Jericoholic.
addy2hotty
12-03-2006, 10:31 PM
I was drunk on Jericohol back then.
And this comes from a person with Jericho as his avvy :?:
Don't get me wrong, I went nuts watching it, but as Jeritron says, he was a heel and the lay-WWE-fan didn't want him to win over Austin. I think shock combined with the fact that Booker & Vince had helped him win led to the poor reaction.
It's my favourite ever WWE moment, I marked out like a school-girl hearing she'd made the cheer-leading team. As captain. Or leader....whatever you guys call it.
As it says below my avatar...Chris Jericho...I miss you.
Corndad
12-04-2006, 12:47 AM
I would say Hogan Slamming Andre at WM3 was a huge pop. I mean 93 thousand can't be too quiet for that I wouldn't think...
I'd also say Angle winning the Title in Pittsburgh at Unforgiven
HHH's return as many have pointed out.
Rock showing up at Raw to help Eugene against Coach unexpectly at one Raw I remember. That was crazy.
Jeritron
12-04-2006, 01:04 AM
I think there gets a point where a pop can't get any louder. And most of these are examples of it. Theres moments among these where I'm sure if the crowd could physically scream louder, they would have.
Also, Rock returning to help Foley against La Resistance
I remember the cameras we shaking, and it looked like everyone in the crowd were jumping on their own individual mini trampoline.
The MAC
12-04-2006, 01:29 AM
Michaels promo on bret in montreal where he said Bret didnt have the guts to face him. Then Brets music and video hit!The fans nearly caused an earthquake!They marked the fuck out!!it was surreal seeing the titantron with brets intro on it.
addy2hotty
12-04-2006, 09:59 AM
Michaels promo on bret in montreal
On the opposite of biggest ever pop, this promo got without doubt the biggest level of heat I've ever seen. Michaels played it to absolute perfection and proved the legend he is that day. Best promo ever as far as I'm concerned.
El Fangel
12-04-2006, 10:03 AM
Thats saying something considering we had The Rock around for a few years.
samichna
12-04-2006, 10:13 AM
Being there made it all the better :cool:
Yup, definitely the most surreal moment, and probably the pinnacle, of my wrestling-watching career. :cool:
Disturbed316
12-04-2006, 10:56 AM
Is that how it went down? I seem to remember it wasn't much of a surprise as Ortn mentioned it. Perhaps I have brain disease.
It was known that Rock was going to be at Mania 20, but no one knew he was going to be on Raw that night when the accepted the challenge.
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