#3 We aren’t as patriotic as the Americans
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If Mick Foley’s ‘’cheap pops’ are anything to go by, American WWE fans love to hear a Superstar utter the name of their hometown. This is also apparent when the cameras cut to scenes from the city that the show or PPV is being hosted from, and the crowd erupts with delight at seeing all the hometown sights before them.
When it comes to the UK, however, crowds tend to prove themselves a little harder to please. It’s not as if we aren’t excited about the WWE being on UK soil or anything; it’s just that we as a culture are not as inherently patriotic as the US. When we see images of Buckingham Palace or Trafalgar Square come up on our screens, we aren’t filled with local passion or a desire to stand up and re-pledge our allegiance to the Queen.
Also, when heels come out and say something negative towards England – again, quite an effective tactic to use in the states – we aren’t really that bothered either. We might boo and jeer in a kind of pantomime way, but if you want to slag off the country in general, I don’t think many people will be trying too hard to stop you. Instead, we will just cheer for you if we like you – simple as that.
