3) New WWE Set Designs Coming
Jason Robinson was recently interviewed by Below The Line. Robertson is the Lead Production Designer for WWE and teased that the company will be getting new set designs soon.
Here is what Robinson said:
“We’re heading out on the road come July 16. We’re coming out in Houston, Texas on SmackDown, then we’re headed right into our Pay Per View, Money in the Bank, which is one our favorite Pay Per Views of the year. Lots of ladders with a briefcase hanging over the ring, so we have two Money in the Bank briefcases and onto Dallas and then we’re not looking back. We’re headed forward, so we’re looking at new sets, new staging that we’re building.
“My next phone call is to the graphics department, talking about augmented reality and how AR is going to interface with our set, and how we’re going to make some really cool graphics for set entrances as our superstars enter. I think it was just announced this past weekend on NBC that we’re having SummerSlam in Las Vegas on August 21, and man, that is going to be huge. It’s going to be our first SummerSlam in a stadium since Wembley, years and years ago [in 1992]. The next phone call after that, we’re going to talk about a roof structure that we’re going to put in at Allegiant Stadium.”
My Take:
- I can’t wait to see what they come up with. I am a sucker for things like production design, so I am excited.
2) Piper Niven’s New Name
According to Heel By Nature, WWE has recently filed to trademark the name ‘Doudrop’.
WWE has filed a trademark for the name Doudrop with The United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The trademark was filed on 6/14 under entertainment services. The application was entered into the trademark database on Thursday (6/17) evening.
This was the name that was rumored for Piper Niven on the WWE main roster. It looks like it is now official.
My Take:
- Yikes. That is all I will say on that front.
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