Kemo
04-02-2016, 11:43 PM
A few photos and videos have gone up on social media of the WrestleMania 32 set being constructed, including this Instagram video that went up at midnight ET Friday night/Saturday morning:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BDrv3s9ys9Z/
Note that the ring area is completely curtained off, which is always a sign of something secretive going on. For example, they broke out the curtains when Daniel Bryan rehearsed his return at SummerSlam 2010 less than 90 days after being fired. Given the report of a “major stunt” being rehearsed for WrestleMania, it wouldn’t be surprising at all if that’s what they’re hiding. Of course, there could be a number of things, especially since the legends we know will be there (The Rock, Mick Foley, Steve Austin, and Shawn Michaels) haven’t been advertised as doing anything. There’s also a nice photo of the stadium setup that was tweeted a couple hours ago (without the ring being curtained off) that I can’t get to embed for some reason.
PWInsider reported that WWE held a talent meeting in Dallas before WrestleMania week festivities kicked off. The topic was apparently the pre-show, with it being stressed that anyone who’s working the pre-show instead of the main card shouldn’t feel that they’re “left out” or not a part of WrestleMania. Instead, they consider everything from the first match part of the event since it’s an entity unto itself that’s not like a normal pay-per-view. Mauro Ranallo will be calling the two pre-show hours, with the first hour being a WWE Network exclusive and the second hour being everywhere, with USA Network and YouTube being the most notable platforms.
Security at WWE’s talent hotel as tighter than ever, with security even asking those staying in the hotel to come down to approve guests instead of just adding them to the list. In previous years, some fans or people not even there for WrestleMania would be coincidentally booked in the hotel, but this year, it looks like it’s all WWE personnel, friends, and family. Part of that may be that it’s a smaller hotel than last year, albeit part of the same chain. There are apparently no surprises on the security list, but WWE could very well be keeping any big surprises nearby but out of town like in Fort Worth. Daniel Bryan, however, is on the list (well, Bryan Danielson is), but it’s possible that wasn’t changed when he was pulled from all of his dates. Being that he’s married to Brie Bella, she’s on the show, and obviously they would have been sharing a room originally, it’s not like there’s any reason to have changed it on the hotel/security side.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BDrv3s9ys9Z/
Note that the ring area is completely curtained off, which is always a sign of something secretive going on. For example, they broke out the curtains when Daniel Bryan rehearsed his return at SummerSlam 2010 less than 90 days after being fired. Given the report of a “major stunt” being rehearsed for WrestleMania, it wouldn’t be surprising at all if that’s what they’re hiding. Of course, there could be a number of things, especially since the legends we know will be there (The Rock, Mick Foley, Steve Austin, and Shawn Michaels) haven’t been advertised as doing anything. There’s also a nice photo of the stadium setup that was tweeted a couple hours ago (without the ring being curtained off) that I can’t get to embed for some reason.
PWInsider reported that WWE held a talent meeting in Dallas before WrestleMania week festivities kicked off. The topic was apparently the pre-show, with it being stressed that anyone who’s working the pre-show instead of the main card shouldn’t feel that they’re “left out” or not a part of WrestleMania. Instead, they consider everything from the first match part of the event since it’s an entity unto itself that’s not like a normal pay-per-view. Mauro Ranallo will be calling the two pre-show hours, with the first hour being a WWE Network exclusive and the second hour being everywhere, with USA Network and YouTube being the most notable platforms.
Security at WWE’s talent hotel as tighter than ever, with security even asking those staying in the hotel to come down to approve guests instead of just adding them to the list. In previous years, some fans or people not even there for WrestleMania would be coincidentally booked in the hotel, but this year, it looks like it’s all WWE personnel, friends, and family. Part of that may be that it’s a smaller hotel than last year, albeit part of the same chain. There are apparently no surprises on the security list, but WWE could very well be keeping any big surprises nearby but out of town like in Fort Worth. Daniel Bryan, however, is on the list (well, Bryan Danielson is), but it’s possible that wasn’t changed when he was pulled from all of his dates. Being that he’s married to Brie Bella, she’s on the show, and obviously they would have been sharing a room originally, it’s not like there’s any reason to have changed it on the hotel/security side.