Now that some semblance of normalcy is returning it’s impossible to ignore how much live crowds add to professional wrestling.
Yes, some wrestlers like Cody Rhodes, Big Swole and Otis thrive in front of a live audience, and they struggled without its energy to play off of.
If you send Roman from city to city with paying audiences, there may be some audiences that don’t even care what he wants to say.
“Without that, especially when developing a character or trying to get your message across or trying to hand someone your business card.
The Tribal Chief has been invaluable on SmackDown, and he may not have caught on as quickly outside of the ThunderDome, as fans would have jeered him or reacted favorably to his return.
The 33-year old has an impeccable physique and he’s a gifted athlete, boasting jaw-dropping strength and the acrobatic prowess of a cruiserweight.
This slowly started to change in April 2020, when he had his most success with the company up that point as the United States champion.
For better or worse, Crews has a defined character, and he competed in his first WrestleMania match, wherein he won the Intercontinental Championship.
On the surface, it seems like Max Caster’s braggadocious rap persona should fall flat on its face.
At Double or Nothing, the 31-year-old finally had the chance to test his character in front of a capacity crowd.
The Long Islander is tailor-made to perform in front of a live crowd because audience participation is such a big part of rap music.
By the end of the year, The All Mighty was a dominant United States champion and one of the most protected men in the company.
He might not have been as successful in front of a live audience for the same reasons that Roman Reigns may have struggled when he returned.
WWE may have prematurely broken up The Hurt Business, but he still made history as he finally claimed the company’s world championship.
At the time, no one knew they would become popular members of the Dark Order.
However, you discount the time he had to develop on AEW Dark or the fact that he utilized all of his television appearances so well.
The former SmackDown women’s champion turned heel in 2019, making the change official when she cut off her trademark ponytail and destroyed the Bayley Buddies on the Oct.
Even more, she emerged as a fully formed character with recognizable personality traits as opposed to just an emo version of the Horsewoman we knew with a new haircut.
As such, the first WWE women’s Grand Slam champion became one of the company’s MVPs during a difficult time and a consistently entertaining villain.