WWE RAW & Smackdown Thread

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Hollywood Rock!!! Thanks to Hollywood Rock, I hear Toronto and my mind immediately thinks of that promo he cut on them. "He said Toronto, yay! That's where we live.... SHUT UP!"

[Majingir]

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Hollywood Rock theme back too!

And a Rock concert too! This is great!

And ends the segment turning a Moana song into a terrifying heel line.

[UFCMPunk]

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Can't wait for WWE to no longer have a deal with Prime and they have to censor the Prime Bottles from the ring mat. Hopefully they are smart enough to make it a digital thing that can easily be removed through editing in case of something like that.

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Can't wait for WWE to no longer have a deal with Prime and they have to censor the Prime Bottles from the ring mat. Hopefully they are smart enough to make it a digital thing that can easily be removed through editing in case of something like that.

I'd imagine any deal WWE signs like this that part of the deal is that they're allowed to use it forever in any sort of archival footage.

But never thought about it like that, what if it is just digital? Its easily possible, we see MLB do that with on field ads, NHL does it with their digital board ads (no green screen required unlike what MLB has with the behind home plate green screen one).

I also wonder about the canvas. I know other companies have ads already too, but does the ad feel any different? The NBA got rid of the finals logo I believe before because players kept slipping on it.

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Holy **** what an opening segment


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[Majingir]

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Holy **** what an opening segment


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Cody/Rollins fans or the "we want wrestling" fans might not like it, but this is what's needed. A guy who can go out there for 20 minutes and entertain while building a story.

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I'd imagine any deal WWE signs like this that part of the deal is that they're allowed to use it forever in any sort of archival footage.

But never thought about it like that, what if it is just digital? Its easily possible, we see MLB do that with on field ads, NHL does it with their digital board ads (no green screen required unlike what MLB has with the behind home plate green screen one).

I also wonder about the canvas. I know other companies have ads already too, but does the ad feel any different? The NBA got rid of the finals logo I believe before because players kept slipping on it.

I've seen fans bring this up and my first thought was they must have played WWE 2K Showcase Mode where you watch the archive footage but deal with so many blurs and issues with not being able to show certain people. People speculate future matches will be ruined by a giant blur in the middle of the ring due to not being able to show the Prime Bottle. WCW and Slim Jim did it right where it was 4 logos in each corner and that's the best way to do it with the Prime sponsorship. Put four different flavors in each corner and if it's digital, you can change them out to promote the newest flavors.

[J_Posse]

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I liked Damage Controls' old theme, but this chick rapping in Japanese is pretty good too.

Weird to see them without Bayley, though.

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[Majingir]

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I've seen fans bring this up and my first thought was they must have played WWE 2K Showcase Mode where you watch the archive footage but deal with so many blurs and issues with not being able to show certain people. People speculate future matches will be ruined by a giant blur in the middle of the ring due to not being able to show the Prime Bottle. WCW and Slim Jim did it right where it was 4 logos in each corner and that's the best way to do it with the Prime sponsorship. Put four different flavors in each corner and if it's digital, you can change them out to promote the newest flavors.

That's why I'm thinking ever since the network was introduced, they've been able to get all these deals sorted out.

Most archival footage on things like the video games are from before the network. Refs also have a diff contract than talent so their likeness isn't allowed at all unless that ref allows it and there's no point in paying to have a ref in the game.

Same I hope goes for music too. Lots of themes from the 90s and 00s (and musical segments like various Rock concerts) can't be used. But you'd think they sorted things out over the last decade and anything we see now will be fine in archival footage. They'd be completely stupid to not make sure a sponsorship deal doesn't interfere with their own footage.

Having it in 4 corners might be better than middle of the ring, but they probably got more money doing it in the middle.

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Asuka was limping bad throughout that ending segment. I hope it isn't anything serious and that Bayley wasn't concussed with Iyo landing on her head. [emoji856]

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[Majingir]

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I liked Damage Controls' old theme, but this chick rapping in Japanese is pretty good too.

Weird to see them without Bayley, though.

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I want to see Bayley take out Damage CTRL one by one Stone Cold/DX style

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Asuka was limping bad throughout that ending segment. I hope it isn't anything serious and that Bayley wasn't concussed with Io landing on her head. [emoji856]

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If Asuka seriously did get hurt and they have to forfeit or lose the titles because of it... just get rid of the titles. They are beyond cursed.....

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If Asuka seriously did get hurt and they have to forfeit or lose the titles because of it... just get rid of the titles. They are beyond cursed.....

They could always use 'Freebird Rules' to replace her with Dakota Kai until Asuka heals up.

I'm definitely hoping the injury isn't serious, though.

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[Majingir]

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They really should've had Trick Williams at this show. Even if it was just an interview on stage to promote Stand and Deliver, he would've gotten the biggest pop of the night for the Whoop That Trick chants.

[Majingir]

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Asuka was limping bad throughout that ending segment. I hope it isn't anything serious and that Bayley wasn't concussed with Io landing on her head. [emoji856]

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Watching it back, looks like she might have pulled/hyper extended her left knee or ankle getting in the ring after Iyo got in there, maybe her leg got stuck on the rope a second too long. Hopefully that's all it is.

Then again, even that could be a serious one. Look at Adam Cole. Just jumping off the ramp while running and that blew out his knee when at first it just looked like he might have pulled something.