WWE WrestleMania XL (40) Stage Reveal Part 1: Cody Rhodes Entrance & Pyro Animation

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Another year, another fantastic time creating our annual WrestleMania stage concept! For this year's set, we were inspired by the match card graphics and decided to emulate the cyberpunk green and yellow motif. Very proud with how this turned out!
Part 2 of this year's WrestleMania 40 stage reveal, featuring Roman Reigns' entrance, will be released in the coming days as we wrap it up.
We have a lot of folks to thank this time around!
‪@ALEX190‬ for the Cody Rhodes Skull Animation
‪@bigbanghuy‬ for the WrestleMania skyline graphic
Nikitia, of www.nikita.co.uk/ for modeling Lincoln Financial Field in DepenceR3
To thank Nikita for his hard work on the stadium model, we urge you to donate to his chosen charity, BackupTech, which provides financial & wellbeing support to technical industry professionals: www.backuptech.uk/support-our...
Thanks for supporting our hobby and all your kind comments in the leadup to this!
CONTACT US:
Follow @ Coast2CoastDesign on TikTok: / coast2coastdesign
Chris Horrell | @ chrishorrell on Instagram | Construction, Environment Design
Billy Cessna | @ Cessnacreative on Instagram | Graphic Design
Josh Parry | [e-mail] | @ TheC2CDesigns on Twitter | Pre-Viz, Show Design, Pyro
Wondering how we create these animations? Here’s a list of our software and hardware below:
Software:
- 3D Modeling in Trimble Sketchup
- Graphics in Adobe After Effects
- Lighting and Pyro in Syncronorm Depence R3
Rendering Hardware:
- Razerblade Studio 15 | 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H processor, 8 Cores / 16 Threads, 2.3 GHz / 5.1 GHz , 16 MB Cache | NVIDIA® Quadro RTX™ 5000 with Max-Q Design (16GB GDDR6 VRAM)

[@saturdayafternoonsmaineven829]

WE MADE IT TO ANOTHER YEAR OF THESE SETS BOYS!!!!!

[@Wbbbbw]

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@dompritchard1010]

yesssirrrrr

[@Dxvni]

LETTSS GOOOOOOOO🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@ViridM3]

Yessir

[@WrestlingIsReal649]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@-Francisco-]

We’re getting 2 Cody entrances this year lol

[@fleetadmiralsakazuki]

Seth Rollins also

[@bluemrcruise]

and roman reigns

[@user-jc5hk2vt8t]

ROMAN ALSO stupid just mentioned cody

[@imansingian1372]

I bet WWE spend $100M+ for the pyro for cody and roman's pyro for night 1 and night 2cuz boi that's a lot and plus if cody win it will be another pryo for his victory

[@andrewp.stewart4585]

And 2 Seth and Cody entrances

[@christopherhernandez8973]

That looks incredible. That stage design might be the actual design from the stage construction.

[@WittedJewel00]

I think he works for them 🤣🤣

[@JahmirBrown7u]

They did have the letters

[@phoenixaxis329]

Yeah the letters are so accurate 😂🔥

[@jefftrotter8152]

@@JahmirBrown7u letters the who stage they using the XL part too

[@tigerstrong9425]

Not a bad looking stage. 7/10

[@JGordo89]

I get goosebumps watching this.

[@alialam_19]

🤝

[@Jsavage817]

Can’t wait to hear HERES YOUR WINNER AND THE NEW UNDISPUTED WWE CHAMPION CODY RHODESSSSSSS!!!

[@prodigy_synoxxfn]

HEEEERE IS YOUR WIIINEEEER, AND... NEEEEEEEEEEEW UUUUUUNDISSPUUTED WWE UUUUUUUUUNIIIVEEERRRSAALLL CHAMPIOOOOOOOON, THE AMERICAAAAAAAN NIIIIIIIIGHTMAAAARE, COODYYYYYYYYYYY, RRRRRRRRRHOOOOOOOOOOODESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!

[@Jsavage817]

It’s gonna be a cool weekend

[@theblack4697]

@@Jsavage817 it's gonna be 🔥

[@Jsavage817]

The entrance is Soo cool in the video they really need to have this at wrestlemania 40

[@set9842]

Sorry but Cody ain't getting a win at XL, both nights infact

[@pyrodx37]

love how you can hear the "boom" at 1:17 😭

[@bobbyy933]

the fact that the real stage might actually looks like this is crazy, how did you know ?

[@Shockkings0714]

Pretty sure he's an insider. His Mania 39 staged looked like the real stage as well before anyone knew

[@AyandaPhungula-ts4jx]

The pyro in Cody Rhodes entrance is amazing 🤌🤌

[@TheTruthDragonNJ09]

The set has officially been revealed and this was DAMN close!

[@every67]

This stage is even better than the actual stage !!!

[@user-ny9ey5lq9d]

u didn't see it completed yet bro😂

[@user-hu6id7cw3n]

Who’s ready for wrestlemania 40 next week

[@TheCj126]

Between the weather forecast and however the main event(s) play out, I've never been more simultaneously hyped and nervous for a WrestleMania...

[@RabbyIslamRaju]

This was better than the original

[@n00brusher87]

somehow this is better than the real one

[@NamBuiHoang-vp5ry]

Fr

[@clarkwill7393]

No it isn’t now that we’ve seen night 1 that stage looks way better with a crowd and things like that

[@wresling300]

love the small detail of the Prime logo in the ring

[@ikermorato_8882]

The stage is awesome and the entrace of Cody Rhodes is awesome

[@genzn1ster]

Considering the leaks of the stage at this time, there's a possibility that this is exactly how XL will look like.

[@That_puertorican]

Awesome can’t wait til next week, my first wrestlemania 💪🏼

[@rexaj]

Expectations > reality

[@shirishkumarsrivastava7866]

better than the real stage of Wrestlemania XL keep it up

[@TheOdd4sOut]

For sure

[@XTR02]

If I were to go back to 2000 and showed my 11 year old self what WrestleMania sets looks like 20 years into the future, I don’t think my little self could possibly comprehend how amazing these sets are and how mind blowing it is to see how WrestleMania became something that’s larger than life.

[@Y2K188]

True bro

[@davidstyles1576]

Wrestlemania is officially bigger than the Super Bowl.

[@TribalWWE]

The pyro budget gonna be insane

[@rajeshdash8607]

Better than actually WrestleMania xl stage

[@mohdfaizul481]

Even the pyros and fireworks are much better than the actual entrance.

[@jewel589]

agreed; I ecpected more for XL

[@rajeshdash8607]

@@mohdfaizul481 yes bro 🥲

[@IAmNeomic]

What's crazy is you might be hella close. The footage so far that people have gotten of the set, so far look a lot like this, with the WrestleMania text like the WM31 tron, the video walls, etc.

[@user-fi8jt9kw5o]

Dang bro, the pyro was crazy, that was COMPLETELY FIRE! 🔥🔥

[@alialam_19]

The stage looks🔥 Can't wait for WrestleMania❤️‍🔥

[@FranchiseDaGoat]

Bro you got the script because by the pictures I’m seeing this shit is mad accurate

[@999feverr]

This is most likely what is stage is gonna look like at WrestleMania if so this stage is gonna be fire 🔥

[@LEGENDGAMING-ee6ct]

The WrestleMania font is very much similar to the stage of this year's WrestleMania 40 Hats off to you guys

[@Recon458]

Dude how the heck your not on the wwe game development team this is just amazing 😭

[@Glogangdude]

The way that this one person can make better spotlights then the whole 2k team amazes me.

[@Utube1472]

I hope he knows how close he is unless he got the architectural design. Because from what they’re showing at the stadium, it looks exactly like this

[@waychester]

Exactly what I've been thinking. If that's the same stage, I will believe he is an insider in the company !

[@BTA_PRODZ]

This was actually fire amd the pyro was perfect

[@amitmaurya7587]

Dude your stage looks better than the real one 😂

[@A-MStories]

This is 10x better

[@vonxmar414]

This looks better then 2k lmao this shit dope af

[@wikkidfury]

🙋🏻‍♀️ Been waiting patiently for this to come...I had the INSANE pleasure of watching the entrance u made for Cody last year at So-Fi Stadium...WM 39, and just like u did it then.....U NAILED IT!!!🥰😍🤩🥳 WWE needs to take a GOOD LONG LOOK at what u guys do, and hire u guys!! 💁🏻‍♀️💯 ANOTHER ENTRANCE FANTASTICLY WELL DONE!!! 💯👍🏻👏🏻😉

[@TheHippityhopmusic1]

judging by the pictures of the setup so far this actually looks like this could be a very likely design

[@benjaminadelson4186]

i think they should do a massive liberty bell and have each wrestler come through the crack in the bell

[@RKyt374]

Brother incredible! Unbelievable! I can't wait cody entrance and for this moment when cody finished his story and fans singing his song 🔥🔥 after that I can't stop my tear becuz he finished his story

[@Ronyeayh553]

Nobody cares

[@theamazingdu477]

Lighting of this arena is better than original arena

[@FellowPC.]

Just thinkinʼ of witnessing this theme at the end of Wrestlemaniaʼ Night 2… That will truly be, end of an era.

[@sonnymastrangioli]

Bruh you called it! The new photos and stuff relased earlier today have the WM writing, XL and everything! Only dofference was the XL had a wider gap in between (probably moving parts around into place still) WWE should just hire you at this point.

[@Imasimp125]

HES FINISHING THE STORY🇺🇲

[@mr_smartmind]

WOW. LITERALLY ALL I CAN SAY IS WOW. You Did That.

[@TheExperiencedNoob]

This is AMAZING. The Prime bottle in the ring😂😂😂

[@HyperTec-kt1ly]

Cody theme goosebumps 😮😮😮

[@AUSTIN-pg5kh]

I hope this time we are going to see Cody theme song band live performance, which would be awesome ❤❤

[@im4ni_b]

Another year, another killer design 🔥

[@princealbertz]

I feel like this would be the actual stage for Wrestlemania 40

[@tygeworldwide348]

Go look at the construction videos this guy obviously has a source in the industry

[@anthonymabery5355]

Whole time I was imagining Cody walking down and the commentators speaking in the back 😂 can’t wait man 😮‍💨

[@joshframegaming3568]

This stage reminds me of WRESTLEMANIA 31 2015 ❤❤❤😮

[@sa1t672]

we are so back

[@Crusher479]

A story..40 years in the making!!! In 1980 when Sika; Roman Reigns father defended the World Championship against Dusty Rhodes, father of the American Nightmare! To see their sons collide 40 years later…2 years in a row so Cody can finally..finish. His. Story!

[@broken_magic_entertainment]

Tune in for this every year

[@EthanT1230]

I want that stadium that’s badass

[@PhantomGamerMinecraft]

Just saw a leak about the real stage, it seems they're going for a similar design but the XL are very small compared to here, plus the stage itself is very low and the amount of LED screens they're using...it's just not giving the WrestleMania vibe that we've gotten in the past. Let's hope they can improvise and improve, they still have 1 week to finalise it

[@milsim890]

I was hoping they would put like a really big bell

[@dontaviansmallwood7889]

Just seen another pic of the stage so it’s looking just like this

[@CirilodoPW]

THE STORY IS FINISHED GUYS, WE DID IT!!! Cody Rhodes is the new Undisputed WWE Universal Champion

[@CHASTER_PH]

The stage and ramp design looks like the WM 32 and 31 models/design

[@StevieP2243]

Yes! I look forward to these every year

[@sibikarthik3436]

1:09 Whoa!! 🔥🔥❤️

[@TheAJUniverse]

Absolute fire as always. Can only hope it’s this good!!!

[@MUSTLEMAN]

bro this stage is so cool.

[@LastPrayer-km2xz]

Sadly the stage at mania 40 doesn't look like this it's way higher up

[@milanck6469]

so far, its accurate, the font for the letters is the font there using irl

[@LastPrayer-km2xz]

It's is the exact same stage that is going to be at mania this year

[@MUSTLEMAN]

@@LastPrayer-km2xz Dang.

[@matinsaberifar5049]

It's crazy how close it actually looks compared to the real one

[@igorazevedo7088]

yep

[@Manatico97]

Perfection at it's wholeness... Great job guys!!!

[@Divine_Chareka]

Brilliant!! 👏🏼 👏🏼

[@javierpaniagua8538]

THE DETAILSSSSS😭🖤

[@NASSHREACTS]

you are one of the best stage designers here on youtube! Props to you sir!😁

[@mertcan668]

It seems like real, wow !! I checked my screen 2-3 times for understand real or not. great job.

[@xLukeyy]

This is better than the actual stage

[@iswiftone814]

This is actually the best stage concept ive seen

[@vaughneaston733]

You always outdo yourself, the buildings behind the set was my favourite touch.

[@EricVlogsLife]

Well you managed to get the text font right, based on the leaked pictures 😂

[@IXSymbioticxTrevXI2019]

YOOOOOOO MAN THIS MIGHT BE THE ACTUAL STAGE

[@LastPrayer-km2xz]

It is the stage for this year

[@travis6080]

You keep killing it with these stages 🔥

[@vintage_85]

Damn that looks Awesome

[@TheSithlord187]

Missing the bell. I think they’re going to have that above the titantron.

[@yasinbinahsan3685]

Another year. Another Banger!

[@callmeglover1593]

I liked this video even before I watched it I knew it was gonna be insane!!

[@HadyTleyss]

I have watched your work since 2013 or less, this is the most HYPED that I've ever been, thank you!

[@ANTO-un8eu]

Wow man a whole year again here we gooooo

[@manasawasthi15]

Unbelievable 🤯 That's perfection! ❤

[@himanshuduhoon9355]

I wait for these every year

[@jackdediamantes]

You just are in another level bro 🔥🔥🔥

[@Soxlar2433]

AirPods at max volume might be the best sounding thing ever

[@MarleyHendrixMMK]

Bro I swear it’s like it’s live

[@theblack4697]

Congratulations on your awesome work. I don't have enough words to describe how wonderful work you did here. You have my acknowledgment 🍷🗿.

[@indescriptiblefenomeno5624]

All the effort on this, great work! 🎉

[@jefftrotter8152]

WOW they may actually be using this set concept from the looks of it so far the letter font and the XL letters

[@Requiem0139]

Yeap , the L looks almost identical to the one in the video

[@Iamtemjin]

Love it!

[@john08228]

I was waiting for this video

[@Andy-eg2uk]

This stage is amazing,whooooaaaaa🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Mr.CarmelKing]

Wwe 2K need to take notes on these camera angles & crowd singing the theme songs

[@CarWashesOfTheCarolinas]

This is one of the best I’ve ever seen

[@antoniosullivanjr7107]

U actually might be right

[@randomtrainerx.3424]

This is incredible

[@sandiletwala3001]

Y'all are killing it with the pryo ❤🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@aakashsaini2526]

This really looks incredible and hopefully what the actual stage looks like.

[@jefftrotter8152]

The fact they they actually doing that exact letter font is cool

[@theglobalchampionshipwrestling]

That stage is just perfect!

[@tushardey5230]

Outstanding 🔥🔥

[@franban47]

Simply phenomenal!

[@AllAmericanOutlaw]

HOLY SHIT! I got chills, bro.