Wrestling Talk - WWF/WWE Venues and Stage Designs

We talked about WCW venues and stages, so why not the WWF/WWE?

[@TFitz1]

"I don't need a wall of LED screens just give me a Titan tron and some cool set designs" ....THANK YOU!

[@waynemcinnis9408]

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[@smoothst9303]

Yup

[@smoothst9303]

Companies like AEW, MLW and NJPW are big examples that you don’t need a stage completely made of LED screens.

[@kshinokevin]

"Oh HELL Yeah !" - "Stone Cold' Steve Austin

[@axlsixx760]

Kinda like smackdown when they had the crowd in 2019?

[@aceplays1081]

Those PPV stage designs from the 2000s were AWESOME!!!! Some of the best parts of playing old wwe games is seeing all the cool stages they used to have back then very nostalgic

[@NikateeN]

Very true! I love the fact that the newer games include a lot of the classic stages.

[@TherealRNOwwfpooh]

@@NikateeN Beats having duplicates of the same (or vaguely similar) staging.

[@smoothst9303]

NikateeN I guess it makes sense cause it’s bring nostalgia with us and something WWE can’t do no more.

[@stevenimeson902]

I'm glad I grew up when wrestling was good! Love the nostalgia

[@roger_mtz]

steven imeson luckyyyyy

[@retrokid562]

I miss those unique sets...go simple to save money like the late 90s/early 2000s if u have to. I want a unique set per PPV.

[@smoothst9303]

Fact not mention new rope colors

[@malcolmboyd3467]

I really don't get why you don't have more views/subs! Although I think branching out from game reviews is REALLY going to help to grow this channel and I can't wait for that to happen because you REALLY deserve more views/subs! Keep up the great work man

[@NikateeN]

Thanks a lot!!

[@aplex9574]

I think my favorite stage for Nostalgia sake was Backlash 2000 or 2001 where they had the large claw things swinging back and forth. I had that DVD way back when and watched it CONSTANTLY. One of the matches strangely enough was Lesnar and Jeff Hardy xD

[@DubayBay]

Congratulations on 9k broski great content man keep it up

[@andrewcrouch2362]

Great video upload cheers m8 ive just managed to get my full collection from 1 to 28 of in your house dvds bloody brilliant ppv good to see it mentioned in this video 👌

[@DoctrineOfMayhem]

I really loved the stage designs in the late 90's up to 2008. So unique and cool, well, most of the times. Judgement Day 2004 stands out for me. King Of The Ring 2001, Armageddon 2006, New Years Revolution 2005, Backlash 2001, man, so many great ones.

[@NikateeN]

Those are all great! Do you remember Insurrextion?

[@DoctrineOfMayhem]

Yeah, with the X in the middle, that was cool too.

[@marlong1988]

Whenever I think unique stage design my mind automatically goes to Backlash 02. That's stage just looked bad ass

[@NikateeN]

Yes, backlash always had cool set designs but the one with the swinging pendulums was off the hook!

[@markclinton4854]

Great Video. This is no doubt my favorite KZbin channel

[@NikateeN]

Wow thanks so much!

[@UgoStrange]

I am so happy to hear I wasn't the only one who watched Heat just to know what the PPV stage would look like!

[@ryanl.9341]

Excellent video, was hoping you would make this companion piece to the prior WCW one. The sets did get really cool, and absolutely created an atmosphere that is not present with the generic HD set nowadays. These things got the PPVs over & assured every viewer this wasn't some throwaway show/card.

[@NikateeN]

Thanks! Every show feels the same... Honestly I'll turn on a PPV every so often and that "big time" feel just isn't there! It doesn't feel special... Feels like RAW with longer matches.

[@manuelflores1754]

I definetely miss some of these stages, i think if they had a custom set on this year's Royal Rumble it would have make it a much more pleasent experience. Great video as always

[@NikateeN]

Thanks! Royal Rumble is the company's second biggest PPV, you would think they would make a custom stage for it. Especially since it's a show that focuses so much on the entrance area as wrestlers are constantly coming to the ring.

[@manuelflores1754]

I thought they could've make it something special like in previous years considering they make a total remake of the image with the roman-esque design's

[@axelfoley20]

The Titantron was amazing! I really think it was a great evolution of the set for wrestling.

[@jonnyg8694]

I enjoyed the stage designs from the Late 90s to the late 2010's.My favorite one had to be Backlash! I remember always enjoying the Pyro during that PPV!

[@KegOfMeat]

The Backlash shows always had cool stage designs. The neon WWF light was cool. Armageddon 2006, 2007 and 2008 were really cool. I wish WWE would do stage design unique to PPVs

[@mikeb620]

great vid man! the starsky and hutch "do it" reference had me rolling

[@NikateeN]

Lol thanks!

[@randylahey6752]

That's jokes af! I'd do the same thing too years ago when Heat was on just to see the ppv sets. They must have stopped doing it so they can go all out with the stage design for Mania, that's my theory.

[@alexeosmith9993]

Randy Lahey I see what your saying but mania had its own unique design in the late 90s and 2000s but the fact that soon wwe is probably going out of business they haven’t the money to design sets. I might be wrong and they might just not care about their product. They need something interesting because the wrestlers look a joke atm having a fat guy in a t-shirt that sounds unconfident as fuck on the mic being top man.

[@alexeosmith9993]

Fucking hate the shitty raw set for every PPVs, It’s absolute wank. My favourite wcw set was the bash at the beach ones. I hate the shitty lcd new wwe ring apron it looks shit and not a step forward and looks weird

[@shamumaga]

shotgun saturday night was so dope

[@RAA10382]

It truly was. I remember watching the first several episodes and getting an ECW vibe.

[@kshinokevin]

when it was filmed in exclusive Strip Clubs and Nightclubs and of course, WWF New York restaurant...

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

I loved Shotgun Saturday night because I love when a wrestling company doesn't always use a standard arena or stadium for their show

[@NikateeN]

Agree! The unique settings felt really innovative.

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

@@NikateeN I loved when WCW would do untraditional venues.

[@highflogan]

One of the best channels on youtube

[@NikateeN]

Thanks so much!

[@thisisnotachannel]

WM9 is one of my all time favorite venues. That said, it's the only WWF venue (aside from maybe a few from the attitude era) that can even hold a candle in comparison to some of WCW's stage designs. Halloween Havoc and Bash at the Beach being the best examples, but there are many, many more examples that one could cite. Good stuff, Nik!

[@dtmoneyknowledge3198]

I like that Luger/bulldog allied powers remix you played in the beginning 👍

[@MistyDusker]

A tracklist of the songs in the video would be awesome! Also, it is sad they cut out that raw (not intended as a reference) titantron structure they had during the Raw is War era. It looked like foundations for the sets were bare and uncovered which worked with the Attitude era. The parallelogram industrial look was also great. At least the belt looks better now than the John Cena spinner one. Sometimes simple designs are the best. Love the videos.

[@NikateeN]

Thanks! Yea I loved the simple look of the steel designs. It's wrestling! It should have a masculine look to it!

[@visual_bored]

I might be the only one who likes the new sets. One time I played as Daniel Bryan in the WWE games and had him come out of the Bad Blood 03 set. It looked so lame to have just one video screen versus an entire wall of red graphics and "Yes!" everywhere. It didn't feel right

[@IndianPrince07]

great video mate👏

[@TheSuddenChaos]

Survivor Series 1999!!! Has to be one of the greatest looking stages. Thank God No Mercy video game has the sets from the real ppv.

[@Shawnredfield98]

I miss the in your house ppvs so damn much and hell yeah shotgun saturday was dope I'll never forget when marlena came out and "flashed" the sultan lol good times. Thanks for the video.

[@NikateeN]

Thanks! Such an underrated show.

[@pigs18]

Favorite Shotgun moment was Ahmed Johnson giving one of the NOD guys a Pearl River Plunge on the hood of a car.

[@Juancl157]

WWE used to be a lot more creative back in the 90's and 2000's. I guess the reason why the arenas look cheap and generic could be that they couldn't afford enough money and because of the rating going low. in short, WWE nowadays is flushing down the toilet

[@TJV83]

I forgot all about Shotgun Saturday Night lol thank you.

[@TheOnlySteve31187]

I was always a fan of the old WWF logo they used in the late 80's into the 90's. I'm sure everyone knows what I'm talking about. I wish just for 1 night, they would put the big stage away, the led lights and just put that up. It would be a nice throw back to the golden era

[@NikateeN]

I digged the RAW old school shows that they did for a few years. Don't know what happened to those but the stage for those was pretty cool!

[@TheOnlySteve31187]

+NikateeN yeah same here. they did look cool. I guess I can always dream. lol

[@NikateeN]

+Steve Heredia Jr the problem is that Vince McMahon is so big headed and powerful at this point that he won't even listen to what his own fans want. It's all about having that safe, kid friendly, PC show with flashy colors and trendy mainstream content... I don't see that changing... Ever. ☹️

[@mamezukurai2238]

even tho i wasn't born in the late 90s i enjoy the arena better then todays

[@thelonehiker4698]

I feel the titantron was the beginning of the attitude era

[@RNC200711]

Great concept and really well done, would you ever do a WWF Logo changes video?

[@NikateeN]

That's a great idea!

[@RNC200711]

Thanks

[@Theshadowball4]

Nikateen, have you seen the Hardy Boy's "Final Deletion". I was interested in what you thought about it. I thought it was hilarious.

[@NikateeN]

It was both funny and cringeworthy at the same time. I think TNA is trying anything they can right now to stand out.

[@spellmanpat8233]

in 1993 and 1994 wwf held a house show in a venue named melody fair a indoor rotating stage circus tent type venue in North Tonawanda ny ten minute drive out of Buffalo ny this was also a venue only used in the summer I did not attend but I heard storys like the wrestlers could not climb the top rope and walked down the isle like the shield did and the ring barely fit on the stage not sure why they had a show at this venue house shows always used the Niagara falls convention center or buffalo memorial auditorium

[@ugcool]

Nikateen, since you are interested into arenas, I think WWE 2k16 would be the perfect game for you.

[@goofy6918]

im suprised why you didnt add Hart Dungeon (they had match between ken shamrock and owen hart in hart dungeon) As A Venue At 0:32 instead of lex luger yokozuna thing

[@mattyg4186]

Shotgun Saturday Night was great

[@WebVManReturns]

WWE should bring back Shotgun Saturday Night under the name ECW then feature Anywhere Falls, No Rules Hardcore Matches.

[@hydrogalacticdude1902]

Like The Video. Good Job!

[@NikateeN]

Thanks a lot!

[@disturbinthepeace923]

agree with you 100%

[@BluePalmetto]

I saw during a video of the WWE warehouse they went to LEDs because the older sets didn't look good in HD.

[@cacomeat7385]

Justin Felder well I didn't have hd tv until 2012 and the universal set looked like SHIT on my good old CRT's, so they definitely can't please everybody. One plus to the LEDs is the fact that you can use more logos for wrestler entrances to compliment the main titantron but that's it.

[@Moonlight52867]

Nice video

[@Venom3254]

Creativity has died off in the entrance themes in WWE. I'll love to know your top 10 WWE entrances.

[@CherryPixelBun]

That Attitude era Raw stage is so nostalgic for me. I really wish I could get into watching wrestling again but current WWE just doesn't interest me and I don't have ElRey to watch Lucha Underground.

[@MohammadAli-pn4fo]

they still have all of the old ppv sets some where why don't use it again

[@pigs18]

Because they often have NXT and Raw at the same venue. A unique set means having to break down the stage on Saturday night, constructing a new stage on Sunday, breaking that stage down after the show and putting the original stage back up on Monday.

[@destroyuranus]

Nikateen you gotta review the lion King for the Genesis random thought

[@NikateeN]

Man I actually really enjoy that game! The Disney games were good back then.

[@MillerNj41]

i thought you was gonba talk about msg spectrum meadowlands boston gardens n differences but side note wwf held a show in times sqaure before mania 11 never had a raw or smackdown outside unless it was taped from a house show (middle east raw & tribute to troops )

[@pigs18]

Yeah, a Superstars entrance compilation would be interesting. Same with a WCW Saturday Night/Worldwide.

[@TheFEARSlayer01]

I like the royal rumble 2000 arena a lot also I would like to request a review for the tna game

[@NikateeN]

It's coming! I just picked up the game last week, so I'll have to get some good play time in first. Keep on the lookout!

[@Hydrograd57]

There are reports saying they're bringing back unique sets to their shows. I really hope that's true!

[@NikateeN]

Oh I sure hope so! Would be really great to see! But I wonder why they didn't do it for the Smackdown live debut?

[@cm93431]

budget cost mostly but it was awesome when they were competing with wcw ppv stages nowadays its all kept for mania such a shame they use the same set now for everything

[@tylercoleman3043]

Its like wwe went backwards after the TV 14 era. simple stages and cheesiness

[@khaliffburnett853]

WWE Well Vince need the bring back the cool designs

[@smoothst9303]

HD Stages > The Stages Of The Current Era

[@RobTRobTRobTRobT]

so which is your favorite set(non wrestle mania )?

[@NikateeN]

Either the Smackdown "fist" stage, or the Raw is War stage from 98-99, before they added the curved supports and side trons.

[@LuchoCastle_11]

Each logo represents each Era pretty much, the current one represents the PG-Era, but we are not in the PG Era anymore, we need a new logo that represents the current state of WWE, child-friendly but pushing the boundaries to suit adult viewers.

[@LuchoCastle_11]

Oh, the video wasn't about logos, I misunderstood by the thumbnail.

[@TPRES_74]

It's sad every show is pretty much the same now. Then you have the WWE Network that shows you how great things use to be sometimes that's depressing lol. But at least I had the chance to enjoy watching either on tv or in person some of the best Wrestling ppv events ever.

[@NikateeN]

I'm very thankful the WWE came up with the network. Being able to watch any PPV, any RAW, any Smackdown, and even other promotions from the past, at the push of a button is something I could have never dreamed of back when I was younger.

[@TPRES_74]

+NikateeN Absolutely. You can't beat the price. Early 2000's I was paying between almost 20 bucks monthly for much less and old matches thrown together from anywhere they could find them. Really disorganized.

[@NikateeN]

+T. PRES yea was WWE 24/7?

[@TPRES_74]

Yeah that's what it was.

[@destroyuranus]

also attitude Era wrestling themes from the best to the worst themes

[@HACHIAttack]

Well, I just hope WhatCulture discovers you...

[@deathbyteacup]

Good effort but you glazed over significant evolutions in set designs in the WWF/E, the video felt a little rushed.

[@Lammochannel]

Keep it up look the y and how then and now stuff

[@mr.metroboy3371]

Today every PPV's looks the same thing like raw and smackdown. And it's kinda off. And the only Arenas I like is the TLC arena

[@pnlson5629]

I miss The old set designs from mid 90's to mid 00's... The WWE has gotten lazy with overuse of LEDs.... Creativity and uniqueness in stage designs has died

[@smoothst9303]

IMO WWE got lazy with their stages in late 2013.

[@frankangelaguirre2624]

I agree today's stages suck ass

[@fromthatday6334]

wwe are getting greedy every year 😂

[@mellowdude5476]

I really do miss they older set designs that they had for raw and smackdown. Especially the fist design. It just really fit the style of smackdown. Now the sets are way to generic and safe. Neither show feels unique. I can understand why they got rid of the fist since it was a hassle to have but i would prefer a different design that would scream a different persona. Style and taste is way better then generic and modern.

[@NikateeN]

The fist stage was awesome! I always like RAW better as a show but I never missed Smackdown and part of that was due to the vibe of the show and the stage had a lot to do with that.

[@Moonlight52867]

Nice video

[@tylercoleman3043]

Its like wwe went backwards after the TV 14 era. simple stages and cheesiness

[@fromthatday6334]

wwe are getting greedy every year 😂