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-In [[professional wrestling]],  a '''pop''' refers to the reaction of the crowd, often integrated into the show. It is measured by the amount of cheers or derision a wrestler gets during his entrance, [[Promo (professional wrestling)|interviews]], and in-ring performance (especially when a trademark [[List of professional wrestling terms#S|spot]] is performed by the wrestler). There are many kinds of pops.
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-Although the term can in some contexts be used to refer to either positive or negative crowd reactions, "pop" is more often used specifically to mean a positive crowd response (cheering etc.); its opposite being "[[Heat (professional wrestling)|heat]]" or a negative reaction (booing etc.).
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-==Name pop==
-Pops involving the mentioning of a very popular or very unlikable wrestler is known as a "name pop". [[Booker Huffman|Booker T]] in [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] used the names of [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] and [[Bret Hart]] to get a crowd reaction when he was promoting the [[King of the Ring]] Tournament. Wrestlers often bring up legendary wrestlers for name pops to hype a title's lineage.
-==Hometown pop==
-When a wrestler makes an appearance in his real or "billed" hometown, he or she more often than not gets a huge crowd reaction.  This is referred to as the "hometown pop". This can also happen if a wrestler from a country other than the [[United States]] or [[Canada]] makes an appearance anywhere in their home country to wrestle. [[Adam Copeland|Edge]], then-WWE Champion, received a huge reaction in his hometown of [[Toronto]], when he competed against [[John Cena]], for the [[WWE Championship]] at [[Unforgiven (2006)|Unforgiven 2006]]. [[World Wrestling Entertainment]] commentator [[Jim Ross]], now working for [[WWE Friday Night SmackDown|Friday Night SmackDown]], has always received a huge reaction anytime their [[WWE Raw|WWE Monday Night Raw]] television program stops in [[Oklahoma City]] and will presumably receive similar attention if SmackDown returns to the city. This can, however, go the opposite way such as when [[Darren Matthews|William Regal]] appears in [[England]] on a WWE tour and the crowd boo because they feel that England is being misrepresented by his [[List of professional wrestling terms#G|character]];  however on the most recent tour a hometown pop resulted in a one night [[Face (professional wrestling)|face]] [[List of professional wrestling terms#T|turn]] for Regal. Another example of this is [[Sylvain Grenier|Sylvan]] at a recent Smackdown! taping. Even though he has played a heel jobber as of late he received a huge reaction from his hometown [[Montreal]] fans. Certain North American wrestlers get a home country pop when WWE tours that country, i.e. Batista when WWE toured The Philippines in Oct 2006, or Rey Mysterio when he tours Mexico.
-==Cheap pop==
-Wrestlers will get a cheap pop when they either use the name of the city or something it is famous for to get cheers. [[Heel (professional wrestling)|Heels]] often follow the same principle but in reverse: insulting the city or bringing up something it is infamous for (such as an underperforming sports team) to get booed. [[Mick Foley]] turned getting cheap pops into something of a catchphrase. He would call attention to what he was doing, giving what he described as a "big, cheesy thumbs-up" as he declared that he was thrilled to be "right here in (the local hometown)!".
-[[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] would wear his [[University of Miami|Miami Hurricanes]] jersey and namedrop the team in his in-ring interviews in order to get both a ''Hometown'' and a ''Cheap'' pop. He would also feed off the local fans by beginning his promos with, "Finally, the Rock has come back to (the local hometown)!"
-==Spot pop==
-This is when the crowd gives a large reaction in anticipation of a trademark move by the wrestler. A signal from the wrestler that the move will be attempted will initiate the pop.  Examples of ''Spot Pops'' include:
-When [[Hulk Hogan]] "Hulks Up", which is a signal of his "take home" series of moves.
-When [[Stone Cold Steve Austin]] gives his opponent the double middle finger shortly before performing the '''Stone Cold Stunner'''.
-When [[Kurt Angle]] removes his singlet straps before performing the '''Ankle Lock''' or the '''Angle/Olympic Slam'''
-When [[Dwayne Johnson|The Rock]] removes his elbow pad to perform the '''People's Elbow''' or semi-squats behind his opponent in wait for the '''Rock Bottom'''.
-When [[Shawn Michaels]] "tunes up the band" (holds onto the top rope and strikes the canvas with his foot several times, gradually picking up speed) to perform '''Sweet Chin Music'''.
-When [[John Cena]] puts his hand in the air, signifying the '''Five-Knuckle Shuffle.'''
-When [[The Undertaker]] or [[Glenn Jacobs|Kane]] mimic a beheading by moving the thumb horizontally across the throat, signifying either the '''Chokeslam''' or the '''Tombstone Piledriver'''.
-When [[Dave Batista|Batista]] has his arms at shoulder length with both his thumbs pointing up, and then turns them over to a thumbs down position (referred to commentators as "thumbs up, thumbs down") to signal his intent to perform the '''Batista Bomb'''.
-When [[Trish Stratus]], raises one of her hand up and points it towards the sky, she always have a large pop, and after this she usually do the '''Stratusfaction'''. Also, when Trish Stratus's opponent is facing the opposite direction, she does a hand movement, which likes refers to "come on", or "bring it on", then she attempts to do her '''Chick Kick'''.
-==See also==
-* [[List of professional wrestling terms]]
-* [[Heat (professional wrestling)]]
-[[Category:Professional wrestling slang]]