Post by SirLucas on Feb 19, 2022 16:19:58 GMT -5
It seems like a smart move on WWE's part to sell tickets as a packaged deal. Honestly, who would want to pay money to attend the go home WrestleMania Smackdown on its own when it will most likely be WrestleMania Kickoff quality matches, including an Andre Battle Royal, along with Roman and the other top guys just cutting promos.
I am curiously to know how they will handle the configuration for the Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame starts at 10:30, which gets the production staff 30 minutes to handle any set changes after Smackdown goes off the air. In the past, besides last year, the talent always occupies seats in the immediate rows, followed by the paid fans. They can't do that with a back to back taping, since the fans are occupying the same seats for both shows. My guess is they will either go with the 2019 configuration with the ring being the stage. Since the area below the titantron is so wide, they might set up seating for the talent there. Another possibility is that the stage will be set up directly below the titantron, like they used to do with the Slammys. In that case, they may forsake having the talent be part of the audience.
I am curiously to know how they will handle the configuration for the Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame starts at 10:30, which gets the production staff 30 minutes to handle any set changes after Smackdown goes off the air. In the past, besides last year, the talent always occupies seats in the immediate rows, followed by the paid fans. They can't do that with a back to back taping, since the fans are occupying the same seats for both shows. My guess is they will either go with the 2019 configuration with the ring being the stage. Since the area below the titantron is so wide, they might set up seating for the talent there. Another possibility is that the stage will be set up directly below the titantron, like they used to do with the Slammys. In that case, they may forsake having the talent be part of the audience.
