Are those big Wrestlemania canopies obstructive?

[rrg251]

For those who have attended live Wrestlemanias over the past decade or so, are those big canopies they put over the ringside area obstructive to the view of fans in the cheap seats? I’d like to think that they aren’t and that WWE operates with a “not a bad seat in the house” mentality, but certain camera shots from old WrestleManias are making me worried that they are. What’s the real deal?

[EoE: Well There's Your Problem]

I’ve never heard anything about the canopies being a problem, but that’d largely be because chances are most of those people weren’t expecting to see anything in the ring anyway and would just be watching the monitors attached to the canopy.

The bigger issues seem to be the glare of the spotlights and the support posts for those canopies.

[Friday Night SmackOwn]

I recall Brandon Stroud having to deal with one of the pillars holding up the canopies obstructing his view for a WM he attended.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

I know I saw someone complain that the fake ring (whichever Mania that was) blocked the view of the entrance ramp, from their high up seats on the opposite side from the ramp.

[floundertime]

Wasn’t a problem for me. I was mid level for a WM, if you are in the highest up seats it could be. The thing is, the canopy isn’t that low to the ring, it’s pretty high up.

[repomark]

You will be fine provided you are not on the floor/risers directly behind one of the pillars holding the canopy up. This happened to me a few years’ back and had to request to be moved as literally could see not one inch of the ring. It was quite phenomenal that they thought it was going to be ok to seat anyone there, and no I am not implying AJ Styles was responsible.

[edgestar]

I was thinking about that, the other day lol