We all have different tastes (but if yours differs from mine, then it sucks), so lets talk about what makes or break a great match and what makes or breaks a wrestler.

We all have heard the term, "ring psychology". In fact, I think we hear it so much, that it has become a meaningless term to us - the fans. We say it, but do we really know what it means? Is it just something we say to appear "smart"?

I dunno, I have my own views on ring psychology, and what works, and what doesn't. So, lets start it off.

When I hear the term ring psychology, I think of how the match interacts with the crowd.

What are the wrestlers doing in the ring in order to get the crowd emotionally invested in the match. Case in point, the Titus O'Neil vs Darren Young match at Elimination Chamber. Now, I know a lot of people didn't care, and couldn't remember the match. Fine, but there are lessons to be learned from that match and how it worked with the angle.

Our story starts with the Prime Time Players being on a losing streak. Darren eats the pin in a tag match, and this frustrates Titus enough, that he attacks his partner. Then Titus goes on to throw Darren under the buss for all their losses in a not so subtle way, which I dug. So now, Darren wants to get his revenge, right? He attacks Titus, not once, but twice. Just throwing wild punches and wanting to rip Titus' head off.

All that's fine. So now we have the match between Titus and Darren. You have already told the fans that Darren wants to destroy Titus, great. So how did they start the match? With a run of the mill lockup! Why? This is fine for a match that involves the title, but there's bad blood here.

Psychology should had dictated that as soon as Titus got in the ring, Darren should had been attacking him. This is his partner of two years, who turned his back on him, who betrayed him, who has talked trash about him. Just put yourself in that situation. Wouldn't you want to beat up the guy? Surely, beating the guy up is more important than winning or losing the match, you want your revenge.

It's a small thing, but small things matter in wrestling, I think that was bad story telling and poor psychology. Make them care, make them think this is an important match, even if you're just part of the midcard.

So, what do you guys thinks? What's the role of psychology in the ring? Who knew or knows how to properly use ring psychology? Anyone? Anyone? No one, okay, carry on then.