Have you ever been able to get a crowd pumped up?

[2 Cold Scorkum]

So I'm going to Survivor Series in a few weeks. I've noticed WWE crowds have been pretty milquetoast lately. Take that with a short build and the fact that it's in Indianapolis, a place that isn't known for it's hot crowds and you're probably going to be able to hear a pin drop during certain matches.

My questions is, what can I, as a wrestling fan do to get the crowd noisy? Has anyone here been able to wake up a crowd? Or seen someone else do it? I know some people say "Well the build sucked so they earned their dull crowd," but honestly, a lousy match is about 100 times more entertaining if the crowd is into it.

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Make a bunch of signs for someone and hand them out to your section.

If they have signs, they'll feel more like cheering.

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Fire a few rounds in the air. That will get people to make some noise.

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there's no way that you're going to pump the crowd up so just yell out hilarious things during matches. "Kill him some more, Big Red!" etc.

[Cronant]

Get as many chants going as possible. For every match.

That is your mission. We're counting on you.

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Start a small greasefire and then put it out immediately. Forget I am saying this, but still do it.

[Silent Brad]

At a Raw last January in Kansas City everybody in my group managed to get a wave go all the way around the arena during one of the commercial breaks.

[PKO]

Every show I've been to has had hot crowds (the joy of being an English crowd) so I've been able to start a few chants and claps of encouragement. Fairly easy over here, although usual crowds are probably trickier.

[BigBadZ]

Oct 29, 2012 17:24:10 GMT -5 @lovehater said:

Make a bunch of signs for someone and hand them out to your section.

If they have signs, they'll feel more like cheering.

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Don't take too many. A guy will take them all up and say "that many signs will ruin the backdrop" oh yea? SCREW YOU SECURITY!!! I worked hard on all 100 YES signs for Raw 1000!!!!!

[edgestar]

Oct 29, 2012 17:27:01 GMT -5 @akeem said:

there's no way that you're going to pump the crowd up so just yell out hilarious things during matches. "Kill him some more, Big Red!" etc.

My friend did that when we went to the Sept 17th Raw. And the woman next to my brother was singing "Real American".

[chickenplucka]

work out who the crowd are favouring around you and chant loudly for the other guy, don't be abusive or direct anything toward the people around, but just show deep passionate support for whoever is hated. The people around you will hopefully try to drown you out.

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Simple chants, don't be shy if they fail, but don't chant 100 times per match either.

Energy rubs off on people, if you get up and into it then others around you will too.

No need for signs if you think it may be a drag, even though they do help

[saintpat]

I did at Wrestlemania 27.

No, wait, that was the Rock.

Never mind.

[zeez]

Tell everyone in your section that you have cake. That will get them pumped up.

[CATCH_US IS the Conversation]

Dress up as Alex Riley. Your mere presence will blow the roof off.

[Bang Bang Bart]

Oct 29, 2012 22:35:11 GMT -5 CATCH_US IS the Conversation said:

Dress up as Alex Riley. Your mere presence will blow the roof off.

Make sure you have a recording of his theme handy. It always gets a reaction.

[Hobby Drifter]

Anybody remember the guy who brought like 35 signs that spelled out KNOW YOUR ROLE AND SHUT YOUR MOUTH! ? That got me pumped...from home!

[RedSmile]

Oct 29, 2012 17:26:45 GMT -5 @hobojack said:

Fire a few rounds in the air. That will get people to make some noise.

Heeding that advice in the wrong Bingo Hall in the Deep South might get you return fire from startled locals.

[hitch]

Starting a fight usually works.

[Taupy]

I'm not proud of that, but at the Breaking Point PPV in Montreal, I started a SHUT THE F UP chant at Dolph Ziggler in the Pat Patterson segment... next thing I know, practically everybody in the crowd was chanting it.