Who can connect with the crowd these days...

[Crush1]

You know back in the old days promo's and backstage stuff didnt matter at all, every thing a wrestler did was in the ring. I remember hulk hogan making all of these movements to pump us up and that something that lacks in today's wrestlers dont you think? unless i'm wrong the only ones who CAN connect with a crowd are Kofi, The Miz and Cena. Well if there are others who still has the ability?

 

[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

Well there are some wrestlers that still get a reaction out of even the same exact trademarks they've had for years. Every time HBK is on his back, you know he's gonna kick right up, just like the Undertaker sitting up. Every time Jeff Hardy claps or stomps on the steps to get people to start chanting and clapping, they do it.

But if you're talking about strictly the in-ring "I'm pumped up so you should get excited" stuff, then yeah, there aren't many guys that really drive the crowd nuts. Kofi is one of the few, as when he gets on a roll, people get excited, as he usually follows it up with a bunch of crazy stuff all over the place. The Miz knows how to get people to boo him during a match by just saying a few words or boasting a little. But there aren't that many people that can really get the crowd to feel that supposed momentum shift, and part of that may be due to how we can usually see it coming from a mile away.