Playaz Eyez
Veteran
This, though that was pretty much a carryover from 08. There were a lot of good things from that crew, but come 2010, that was history
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People are getting nostalgic over 2011 WWE now
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This, though that was pretty much a carryover from 08. There were a lot of good things from that crew, but come 2010, that was history
Amare's Right Hook
Southeast World Champion
RammerJammer
#RollTide #TSC #RiseUp #BullsNation #RIPKobe
everytime
When I see that intro I think of me being a senior in HS or just graduating, posting in the 100+ page Raw thread in TSC shytting on those 20 minute Authority promos every single week.
Metal Face
Superstar
these wack ass stages
RammerJammer
#RollTide #TSC #RiseUp #BullsNation #RIPKobe
Mike the Executioner
What went on up there? Poppers and weird sex!
Honestly, these stages are a lot easier to look at than the tacky shyt they have now. Looks like a glorified award show every week.
And I said this before, but back then, PPV stages were unique. They put more effort into the presentation. SummerSlam had a movie theater set because it was called "The Biggest Blockbuster of the Summer." Cyber Sunday was a cell phone because that year, you had to text a number to vote on the stipulation. Armageddon was a medieval castle, Unforgiven had the five screens because of the Championship Scramble, Survivor Series got a redesign. Every PPV felt like an entirely different show.
Now, the only time they do that is with WrestleMania. And they have the money to do it every month, they just don't want to.
Playaz Eyez
Veteran
It’s the equivalent to 400 million YouTube hits Juice World and NBA Youngboy get
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lol I’m sayin..
I work with a 22 year old who remembers shyt like The Great Khali and Santino fondly. Man was talking about Khali debuting against Undertaker like it was incredible on some “back in my day” shyt
And I’m just sitting there like fam, that’s one of the worst periods in history
all I take from it is that I’m no longer the target audience, and this shyt is magic to the children who watch it
TrueEpic08
Dum Shiny
I remember when WWE revealed those sets in early 2008 and most fans bemoaned their existence because they killed the distinct character of each show. Guess you don't know what you don't know. 
I wonder what kids nostalgic for 2005-2011 WWE (pre-pipebomb) think when they're shown footage of Survivor Series 2002...or SummerSlam 2002...or Wrestlemania X-7. shyt, even Invasion was more hype than basically any show put on today.
And on the subject of distinct sets, this is one of those things that AEW does fairly well (though not nearly to the extent that they could) and WWE used to do well. Venues like Daily's Place or Arthur Ashe Stadium are great for giving a different feel to your product from time to time, which was something WWE used to take advantage of in places like MSG or on PPVs like Invasion with the two tunnels for WWF and WCW/ECW wrestlers. It's like promoters have forgotten some of the simplest showbiz tricks for enhancing your product in the pursuit of more money and a slicker presentation overall, not realizing that there is such a thing as oversanitizing your product in a visual sense. WWE kind of forgot this after 2005 or so, which is a shame since they sometimes do really well when they remember the principle (see WM XXX's simple, yet expansive and visually interesting set, an example of slickness done right).
I wonder what kids nostalgic for 2005-2011 WWE (pre-pipebomb) think when they're shown footage of Survivor Series 2002...or SummerSlam 2002...or Wrestlemania X-7. shyt, even Invasion was more hype than basically any show put on today.
And on the subject of distinct sets, this is one of those things that AEW does fairly well (though not nearly to the extent that they could) and WWE used to do well. Venues like Daily's Place or Arthur Ashe Stadium are great for giving a different feel to your product from time to time, which was something WWE used to take advantage of in places like MSG or on PPVs like Invasion with the two tunnels for WWF and WCW/ECW wrestlers. It's like promoters have forgotten some of the simplest showbiz tricks for enhancing your product in the pursuit of more money and a slicker presentation overall, not realizing that there is such a thing as oversanitizing your product in a visual sense. WWE kind of forgot this after 2005 or so, which is a shame since they sometimes do really well when they remember the principle (see WM XXX's simple, yet expansive and visually interesting set, an example of slickness done right).
Redwood
Superstar
Shyt from 2009-2010 was garbage... But man in comparison to today
SmackDown was nice in '09. What I'm hearing and reading now is
There's revisionist history about everything post attitude era. I feel the same way about people hyping that ruthless aggression shyt.
