WWE superstar Piper Niven had the perfect way to respond after some fans tried to derail her big moment on SmackDown.
The Scottish wrestler, who will take on Bayley for the WWE Women’s Championship next weekend in Glasgow at Clash At The Castle, proved her potential as a major force on Friday night despite some of the crowd belittling her.
Despite ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin creating them over two decades ago, the ‘What?’ chants he made popular still ring out in stadiums across the United States.
Plenty of fans have moved on, but others still attempt to distract from what the superstars are saying by shouting it in between lines in their promos.
Although former champ Piper’s heartfelt words resonated with viewers around the world, the ‘What?’ chants started, and she joined the long list of superstars finding creative ways to shut them down.
In an absolutely savage moment, she simply said, ‘Inbreds say what?’ without missing a beat, and unfortunately for the Kentucky crowd, they weren’t quite fast enough to avoid her trap.
Piper’s little smirk said it all, and fans online were delighted with her response – but most people agreed the chant itself is very tired by this point.
‘Good way to respond to those chants. Sick of Americans being disrespectful to anybody who has an accent with the USA or WHAT chants,’ wrote @Cory_Hays407, while @DreamCJen added: ‘Piper is so good. She deserves so much better.’
‘The promo of her life 
,’ praised @313Smark, as @straightedgekas tweeted: ’20 years past and US crowds still saying what chants 
’
Thankfully for fans further afield, the chant isn’t quite so prevalent, and the already-iconic crowd at Backlash in Lyon, France has shown exactly how some creativity can lead to an electric atmosphere.
With WWE heading to Glasgow next weekend, fans in the US and across the globe are anticipating a break from the ‘what?’ chants.
‘Good. I love when wrestlers get them like that. Good thing we won’t have to witness it at CATC. Love them international crowds,’ said @SamirParvez.
Piper, who moved to the US full time three years ago, previously admitted there is definitely a big difference being stateside compared to her homeland.
‘It’s such a culture shock being here in America. You think because they’re both English-speaking countries, “It’ll be fine, it’ll be the same” – it’s absolutely not the same,’ she exclusively told Metro.co.uk shortly after her Raw debut in 2021.
She said at the time: ‘I’m getting used to it. I’m getting used to the crazy Florida drivers, all the different sorts of things. It’s absolutely mental, but I’m really enjoying it.’
Clash At The Castle comes to Glasgow, Scotland on June 15. Tune in via the WWE Network, and click here for tickets.
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