It’s honestly impressive for a whole crowd to sync up and chant multiple different chants coherently

Is nobody gonna talk about a young Kevin Owens in the crowd at 4:20

That ECW one night stand was just straight classic

ECW crowds used to be ruthless 💀

Wrestlemania X8 comes to mind, and the crowd hijacking influenced the match. Rock vs. Hogan was supposed to be Rock as the face and (Hollywood) Hogan as the heel. The WWE crowd fueled by nostalgia wanted to cheer for the returning Hogan, so the wrestlers flipped roles in the match.

Cena is genuinely one of the best WWE ever had in terms of the full package. From being able to work with hostile / apathetic crowds, charisma, solid in ring work, crossover appeal, and company ambassador, the dude's presence has really been missed. Retrospectives like these are really great at capturing what made Cena THE guy for a decade.

Fun fact : at 4:20 that guy in the middle is actually kevin owens

Austin doing crowd work to an empty arena is too funny lmao

What about the royal rumble match in 2015 the Philadelphia crowd hijack that show with so much negative reception.

7:00 - something worth seeking out is the Wrestlemania 30 media conference - Batista cut a promo about how he had some time since wrapping up Guardians so he decided he'd come back and win the WHC - those in attendance didn't respond and he lost it - pretending to be a fan - shouting 'bootista' at himself, making fun of his skinny jeans, etc.

The editing on this episode in particular is exquisite. The transitions between scenes is fantastic, and the layout was very entertaining. Just wanted to give credit where it is due...

I was at that King of The Ring in 95 and remember hearing some of the ECW chants, but what was even worse was after Mabel was crowned King of The Ring, Fans booed him unmercifully and he was hit in the face by someone's drink cup.

The way Cena naturally goes with it and works on the fly shows why he’s so good both in the ring action and on the mic my favorite is him pulling Daniel Bryan over when he was so over or when they say we want lesnar and he goes well I want the rock 😂 classic

Having Mabel headline a PPV was just for trouble

11:17 you know your Match is bad when fans are cheering Michael Cole's name

Raw after Wrestlemania 29 had the Best Crowd Hijacking ever from start to finish

Crowds pay to attend an event that has Cena vs Orton then moan that they are watching Cena vs Orton...

Poor Batista in 2014 man 😢. The way he was treated because of the whole situation was just unfortunate

"They're chanting my name" Michael Cole....that was great. ECW hijackings were always great. One time at a house show I attended a guy was showing off his girl down on the floor seats and she was living it up egging the crowd on ....so the crowd turned on him and started chanting "SHE'S GOT HERPES" LMAO!

This video just proves how Cena really is a once in a generation wrestler. Aside from probably Stone Cold, no one can connect with a crowd no matter how good or bad the reaction is like Cena.

I love how he keeps kayfabe real at 4:00 by saying that chants caused the distraction ^^ Great content right there

that stone cold clip at the end is iconic

As you can see ECW has a very classy community.

2021- 2022 is the years fans stopped hijacking Raw shows, even the Raw after Mania.

Anyone else notice a Young Kevin Owens at 4:20 ?

The Original Raw Crowd Hijack actually took place the night after WM18 in 2002 in Montreal Canada. Watch the opening segment with Flair & McMahon the crowd shit all over the segment you even catch Vince telling Ric to carry on talking over it.

kevin owens casually in the crowd during kurt vs orton

John Cena Vs RVD @ ECW One Night stand 2006 was an amazing match because of the crowd that was awesome and absolutely hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

A young kevin Owen's spotted 4:20

I watched John acknowledge the married couple live. Such a great moment that always reminds me that John is awesome.

LOL. The fan wiped themself with Cena's shirt and threw it back.

You forgot the the "thank you edge" chant at ecw one night stand.

I still don't understand why they hijacked Dolph Ziggler vs Seth Rollins at Extreme Rules

I wonder if the fans who chanted "Del Rio" and "We want Lesner" have a few regrets over that...

4:21 is that Kevin Owens in the crowd?

Randy posing at the 'We want divas' chant is so good.

The best part about RVD winning the title was the promo on the next Raw or Smackdown.. When Paulie presented him with the newly bought back ECW title and he went on a promo about how much it means to him.. Then looks at the WWE title and just says "" and look at this one. It spins" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

For ECW one night stand I have a feeling that the reaction from the crowd was exactly what WWE expected and even hoped

John made that marriage proposal special as fuck for that couple

Yo that "we are awesome" had my sides hurting. They broke the 4th wall.

The New York arena was something elae... what a Thunderous crowd

Several matches left off. -Goldberg vs Lesnar at Wrestlemania XX. Fans knew both were leaving the WWE and as result crapped on both. The highlight of the match was someone in the audience dressed like Hulk Hogan began doing Hogan-like taunts and getting a loud Hogan chant. -Batista vs Big Show-ECW 2006-WWE was doing an ECW show at Hammerstein's which meant there were going to be diehard ECW fans. WWE decided the match to give them that night was Batista and Big Show. The highlight was a "We should Riot" chant. -Rosie O'Donnell vs Donald Trump-Raw 2007-A match that was supposed to for comedy that the audience absolutely crapped on. Hillary Clinton vs Barack Obama-Raw 2008-Yet another comedy based match that the audience voiced their displeasure with the WWE. The only cheers was when Umaga attacked both despite him being a heel. Diva Dodgeball-Summerslam 2004-I don't know if you can call this a match but it is at least an honorable mention. This was during the first Diva Search. During the show fans were rewarded with a Diva Search vs WWE Diva dodgeball match. After the segment fans were booing it to which Lawler said he didn't understand why the fans were booing. Maybe because nobody cared about the Diva Search.

My favourite is when people moan how Cesaro was booked yet wheh he wrestled, they got distracted by a damn beach ball.

Weird that you didn't mention two of the biggest ones ever: Lesnar vs. Goldberg at WrestleMania XX and Rollins vs. The Fiend at Hell in a Cell.

Love or hate him, no one can control the crowd like Cena does. 😂

The fact that Sheamus vs Orton wasn't #1 is criminal.

It's kinda impressive how Coordinating the audience can be.

The ecw one night stand crowd is the most legendary ever

Man that Raw after Mania 29 in 2013 was crazy. The crowd went wild

Unsure how you missed Summerslam 2004 when Toronto hijacked the entire show or Wrestlemania X8 hogan/rock but good job.

Unsure if this has been commented but I’ve heard that they changed the outcome of the RVD and Cena match halfway through cause they were worried how the crowd would react with a Cena win.

Man do I love this channel!

For reference, in America it is just The Wave, we don't assign it nationality.

That proposal one must’ve felt like a dream for that couple

The Yes Movement was something else huh….

Young Kevin owens 4:20

people chant "we want divas" randy orton throws his pose that was magic

Is that Kevin owen 4:21 ? Lol

2014 was a nuts time for WWE since the fans only wanted Daniel Bryan, and they bulldozed several PPVs to see him.

The good wrestlers embraced the wild crowds. The audience paid to be there and can chant for whoever they want. Sometimes the wrestlers embrace the chaos and add to the entertainment though.

AEW Dynamite last November at the UBS arena MJF snuck through the ropes untagged and started delivering some mean chops to an unlucky competitor and from then on the whole arena consistently chanted “do it again” And the man sneakily delivered to the crowd (twice)

Rest holds use to not be a thing until guys stopped working holds.

You guys remember the match if the summer, cm punk vs cena for the wwe championship in chicago? That crowd was fantastic

There is also another wedding proposal doing a promo from Paul Heyman and Lesnar

I was in NY Hammerstein Ballroom for ECW - RVD vs Cena, it was amazing

@Wrestling Flashback at 4:21 is that *Kevin Owens*?

THOSE ECW CROWDS GO IN WHEN THEY ARE NOT IN APPROVALS OF A GIVEN MATCH.

I remember when the beach ball thing started at Wrestlemania 33. I was in the crowd and hit one of them. Awesome.

Laugh out loud I remember that Steve Austin's segment. I thought that was so funny. When they started pandering to the crowds that wasn't there, that was genius. And the reality check of the world we were in at that time.

Big Show doin the tomahawk chop was awesome lol

*Kevin Owen's at **4:21*

Still can't believe The crowd was Boing CENA vs. Orton ... Damnn 💔

where's rock vs hogan wrestlemania where the crowd literally forced a heel/face switch

Would love a part 2!

the raw after wm29 that made Fandango was a good one. And I forget which ppv it was, but there was a terrible iron man match that the crowd rightfully hijacked.

8:15 Haha, Michael Cole putting those chants on Baron Corbin.

Seeing Cena then vs now really makes me wish he'd get back on the juice

Cena is the best when it comes to embracing the crowd when they try to hijack shows. Even when they hate him, Cena is a man of the people

11:10 you can tell how happy he was

4:20 just noticed that is young Kevin Owens

Look, can we just admit that the ECW crowds were the best part of the show? They were not observers, they were participants in the show and no wrestling crowd were more loyal. Ever. It was a special time in wrestling.

4:20 that guy in black shirt and wearing a reverse cap kinda look familiar

You have Samoa Joe and Cena in the ring first time and never again and the fans play with a beach ball.

4:20 to 4:21 If you pause, is that Kevin Owens

Not we want divas- that had to be a shot to the ego XD

I gave Austin a "Hell yeah!" from my sofa

10:02 LOL the rhyming 😂

Bootista/ bluetista was so funny

This is why John Cena is such a pro. He understands that sometimes you just gotta go with it when most other superstars would typically ignore it. LEt's be honest though. You shouldn't ignore it. Clearly the fans are bored, clearly going off script is a good move in these instances

One night stand is a gem

Maybe not a FULL hijack, so I understand it not being on your list, but it’s nonetheless by far my favorite, as the wrestlers altered the match to respond to the crowd reaction (so, yeah, sort of a hijack… the actual match was impacted… the result wasn’t altered of course, but the process to get there was altered significantly). It’s the Rock-Hogan match. Rock was supposed to just face it the entire time, as Hogan was the heel. But the crowd (I believe it was Montreal, so no surprise there… they love Hogan) was cheering Hogan so much that Hogan and The Rock improvised, with The Rock heeling it up. Not sure if the post-match friendly antics were improved as well, but it wouldn’t surprise me. According to their interviews after the fact (I mean real interviews, not kayfabe storylines), both were shocked at the crowd reaction. It’s a great “hijack” as the crowd actually impacted the match. Hogan and The Rock actually altered their match to respond to the crowd. That’s pretty cool when you think about it. Sports fans always talk about “my” team, as if they have some influence on the events on the field. Maybe on a rare occasion they can, by giving a psychological boost and some energy. But for the most part, it’s just silly nonsense. But here’s an example (I guess it can only happen in sports *entertainment*) when an audience actually directly impacted the events of a match. Love that match!

4:21 hey there's Kevin Owens

The ppl who were anti cena at ONS 2006 are the same ppl who miss John and want him to come back. Hypocrites.

The most chants were about Bryan, cm punk and y2j. Nice to see them under the same roof in AEW

Cena RVD wasn't a highjacked match. That crowd did exactly what they were expected to do.

You forgot about WrestleMania 20 Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar when the fans were chanting for Stone Cold.

I love how they ended the countdown with what will perhaps be the most wholesome crowd moment ever

It’s already funny because of signature move which is called rear view

Rollins vs Corbin. I was there in Tacoma Stomping ground that day of the match

I don’t remember that stone cold but at the end there. Was that covid, what the heck was that, that felt so weird