WWE phasing out pyro for entrances

[RammerJammer]

According to Wrestling Observer Radio, the lack of pyro for entrances is the result of the WWE cutting cost.

In case you didn’t know...
This is not the first time the WWE has cut cost for programming. A few years into the PG-Era of the WWE, the company used less and less unique entrances sets for pay-per-views until they were eventually phased out.

This would also extend to Raw and SmackDown which eventually would have similar stages with different colours until the Brand Split was revived in 2016.

The heart of the matter
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer claims that the WWE are no longer using pyro in entrances because they no longer feel the need to do so.

Meltzer said that the pyro was being phased out because the company feels they aren’t necessary for the entrance of wrestlers. This became especially noticeable for fans when Lesnar’s entrance at Great Balls of Fire featured no pyro during signature parts of his entrance.

What’s next?
Many fans disliked the lack of unique entrances over the past few years and still wish to see more unique entrances for pay-per-views.

While they have come to accept that change, the fans still wish to see the unique stages for pay-per-views other than WrestleMania. If this rumour is to be believed, then the fans will more than likely dislike the end of entrance pyro.

They can't even afford pyro now

 

[Golayitdown]

They can't even afford pyro now

Brock's entrance was noticeably different with no pyro. I thought they had just botched his pyro

 

[RammerJammer]

Brock's entrance was noticeably different with no pyro. I thought they had just botched his pyro

AJ had no pyro tonight either

 

[MushroomX]

Speaks volumes...
Doesn't it?

 

[Vice Queen]

No custom sets.
No TitanTrons on the TitanTron.
CFO$ with their good but painfully repetitive themes.
No pyro.


I swear that Vince is gonna phase out wrestling before he dies.

 

[thaKEAF]

Lol but according to neckbeards the company is more profitable than ever

 

[Cartier Murphy]

Jerry Lee Lewis really needed that check for Great Balls of Fire though, right?

 

[Jmare007]

Not the first time they do this. Probably gonna save it for Summerslam and Mania and eventually a couple of guy will start having them again.

NXT entrances and themes being so over without any pyro might have also helped them make this decision.

LED Era still

 

[RammerJammer]

No custom sets.
No TitanTrons on the TitanTron.
CFO$ with their good but painfully repetitive themes.
No pyro.


I swear that Vince is gonna phase out wrestling before he dies.

Won't be a ring after a while, just wrestling on the mat

Really though, no one asked for these fancy LED sets back in 2008, could've used that money for something else

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

It's a cost cutting thing but they've shot a couple angles with Roman/Braun lately in which they had to fukk shyt up, rent vehicles, pay extras etc.. so they aren't completely cutting costs. Plus, the WM set this year was the most outstanding one yet with a crazy amount of cost into production and fireworks

 

[El Guapo]

They might not be able to afford the air to pump up those Bayley inflatable wavy people in a month or so

 

[TheGreatShowtime]

GOD DAMN! THAT PYRO IS TOO LOUD! TURN IT DOWN NEXT TIME, YOU SON OF A bytch!

 

[Bob-omb]

They should give wrestlers the option of paying for their own pyro.

Just to add something else to set themselves apart from others.

 

[Kinguno]

Not everyone needs pyro plus some places ban it outright

 

[Nero Christ]

keep on trying to be mma when no one wants wrestling to be like mma cokebrehs