Chapter 12: History In The Making
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It was as if the floodgates have been thrown open in the LWC arena. 800 or so audience present in the arena boiled over the moment Andrew Gibson walked into the curtain.
By now, the crowd went absolutely bonkers as they realized the significance of this announcement. Even though Longham City was the mecca of wrestling, one doesn’t get to see history made often.
As the crowd went wild with discussion, the three competitors inside the ring slowly left the ring. But, no one really cared about it at that particular moment. The crowd was in a frenzy as they discussed this new type of match LWC has introduced.
As the show progressed, LWC personnel keenly felt the change in the crowd. They were unusually enthusiastic regarding the matches. The reactions wrestlers garnered were as if they were on a PPV.
It has to be noted that this was only a weekly show. To have such a reaction was something the LWC personnel didn’t even think about. Even Rob was caught off-guard by the crowd’s enthusiasm.
To explain it in a plain manner, it was as if someone poured gasoline on a campfire that was about to putter out. As the segment was put in the opening slot, the carry-over affected the entire show.
A 90 minutes show will always have its ups and downs. Usually, the first few segments were only used to warm up the audience and get the crowd going. So that, when the main event time came, the audience will be invested in the show.
Normally, having an explosive first segment might backfire. One can’t expect the crowd’s enthusiasm to be always high throughout the 90 mins. Hence there will be some segments that will be given away to cool down the crowd and revitalize them when it was needed.
A typical women’s division segment would be used for this purpose. With a match spanning 10 to 12 mins. The crowd would be dead for the initial 9 mins and will only begin to respond in the last three minutes when the high impact and final moves were busted out.
Sometimes, due to a lazy finish, the crowd would not even respond during the end. This 9 to 12 mins of conserved energy will then burst out during the main event making the show look more imposing.
That was how the bookers have always used the women’s division in this world. A typical match between the female wrestlers was considered to be a warm-up of sorts. But, when Rob used the same women’s division to create a historical moment, the enthusiasm boiled over to the remaining segments unexpectedly.