Went to a local indie show in Cleveland and the crowd killed the main event

I drove three hours to see a small promotion in Cleveland last Saturday night. The wrestling was solid for the most part, nothing fancy but good work. But the main event had a tag team match where the faces were off their game from the start, missing spots and blowing a big dive to the outside. The crowd got restless and started a "boring" chant about five minutes in, which just made the wrestlers look even more nervous. A guy two rows behind me kept screaming for them to "get a real job" and it honestly ruined the whole atmosphere. I paid $25 for that seat and left feeling like I wasted my money on the audience's attitude more than the actual wrestling. Has anyone else had a show ruined by a crowd that just won't give the workers a chance?

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sandra9162d ago

Agree that crowds can be toxic, but that promotion probably should have booked better workers for a main event.

dylan_rodriguez1d ago

idk, i feel like the crowd energy can make or break a match even with top workers. sometimes the booking just sets everyone up to fail no matter how good they are. maybe they should've put them in a different spot on the card instead.