Yeah, I'm gonna ignore that shytshow argument and add that I think it's hard for audiences to get hyped on those levels because it's rarely an organic thing anymore. It's either something done cynically, because you're about to be told you're a fukking nerd for liking it, or something where they're a little TOO in on the joke. Funny dumb shyt can't just be funny dumb shyt anymore.

My G I've literally said twice in this thread, including in the post YOU QUOTED IN THAT REPLY that I realize WWE isn't the only entity on TV who pipes in crowd noise.
goddammit, every company does it. WWE has been sweetening it since the 90s. It sounded like the crowd was going crazy at the 2021 world dodgeball classic, then they showed the crowd and nobody was there.