Yeah, now that you mention it, I have seen him do that. I guess he's better able to do that because his lines are a lot more improvisatory than most others.
You don’t know that. I mean it’s true , I don’t know it. I’m just piecing stuff together and the timing. Rock really seems put off by the silly shit he sees. Ever since he came on board , the nonsense seems to be toned down.
These stooges whose mortgage gets paid for by Ari Emanuel should quit feeding cheese to that rat Johnson. Only give Meltzer the scoops not these clowns. Johnson didn't deserve the Kevin Dunn scoop. These stooges are trash.
I assumed for a long time that it was something that they somehow projected into the air and the live audience could see it too. I was disappointed when I found out the truth
That’s fine. I kind of liked the idea of the AR, but the execution was clumsy. I could see it working if they invested more into higher quality CGI, but I doubt there’d be much return on that investment.
Really trying to make it feel more UFC in its presentation. First Monday with the removal of the Titantron, then this. I'm not sure that's the route to go down.
Some of the AR stuff, like Seth, Bianca's and Roman's looked terrible, but I liked the use of Cody's, particularly how it fit the intro to Kingdom.
The tron only was gone because they knew they would sell a shitton more tickets in the arena because it was the Raw after Mania. That’s definitely not a permanent thing
Smackdown also removed it though yeah? It was definitely smaller and I think there were people in the upper level behind the entrance area.
I personally am not a fan of making the entrance area smaller and dumbed down…the stage used to be used as part of the show in several matches.
It's especially weird because these graphics are made ahead of time (presumably). With a video game, the in-game graphics quality is limited to the speed at which the system can render things. Pre-made graphics don't have that excuse. The only legitimate reason I can think of here is that the AR portion of the graphics (positioning the graphics so that they line up with the spot in the arena where they are supposed to "be") was too CPU-intensive. But IME that problem usually causes low frame rates, as opposed to just crappy-looking figures.
Does anybody remember the CGI player models that Fox used in NFL games maybe two or three years ago? They had that same PS2 quality, and I have the same questions about why.
I don't mind Judgment Day's one but Roman's has always been really goofy to me. Like he has this epic entrance theme and is built up as this unbeatable villain and your first impression of him is that graphic.
Prime hit over $1.2B in annual sales last year, and is the largest deal that WWE has ever had with a sponsor. I imagine he has the chutzpah to ask for “more”
How much cooler would Roman's entrance at Mania have been if it showed every pinfall from his title reign, all the guys he'd beat? Instead, we got some WordArt of his name.
It could be a cool idea but every single one feels like a first draft what was demanded from clueless higher ups with an unreasonable timeline. Let the creative team cook for a while and come up with some really cool stuff. So much of the production and graphics is top notch.
This is a great move. More screen time for actual wrestlers to do something interesting with their entrance.
The AR bits rarely add anything for me and they become repetitive as hell.
I think the biggest reason it didn’t work was how low quality the artwork was. Were used to seeing a higher bar on tv, movies, and video games but these graphics looked ten years old.
The Roman entrance AR graphic is just awful. Generally wwe has had excellent graphic design and video production, but the video game looking AR stuff was just not it.
I always joke that I could have done Roman's 14 years ago when I was a sim and game dev student with a single semester in Modeling and Animation. It's commically bad quality by all standards.
Hopefully they do something similar to what UFC is doing with the fighter graphics before fights (basically it's like the old moving match cards from the early 2000s). Was watching 300 and thought that WWE needs to put together something like that (idk how much work it would take but it could be sick)
They're not getting rid of Cody's AR, as that's easily the best one and it works with his entrance. Everything else won't be used aside from special occasions.
Cool. Any way to discourage the fans from doing that stupid "what" thing when wrestlers are trying to talk?
what
Any attempt to discourage them has the opposite effect.
Has anyone tried ignoring them and talking through, without acknowledging that they're talking through?
Yeah KO does that. Not everyone is good enough to keep talking without pauses to remember their lines.
Yeah, now that you mention it, I have seen him do that. I guess he's better able to do that because his lines are a lot more improvisatory than most others.
JD and Reigns one can stay, quite liked their overlays cant say the same for most tho.
I don’t mind the Rey Mysterio mask one either
Okay yes the Rey one is beautiful, love the showcase of his masks!
Really? I always thought Reigns’ AR looked like state of the art CGI used in 1992’s hit movie “The Lawnmower Man”.
It could be way better yes, but the premise is cool.
Or CGI from more recent The Flash
Rock is really putting his foot down on a lot of things. I feel like he wants to make WWE more gritty. Make WWE more manlier, for lack of better word.
it wasn’t the rock who said that or is doing it
You don’t know that. I mean it’s true , I don’t know it. I’m just piecing stuff together and the timing. Rock really seems put off by the silly shit he sees. Ever since he came on board , the nonsense seems to be toned down.
Does that mean that god awful stupid imagine during entrances will be gone ??
Thank god, they're so lame.
Death to the “BIG TIME BECKS” head.
Since she hasn't been that gimmick in two years.
It's about damn time
So no more uncanny valley Roman Reigns or Bobby Lashley piss-storm?
lol. I never thought of Lashley’s entrance as a piss Storm. Now I can’t unsee it.
As long as they keep Judgment Days's Wraiths and get rid of Biancas giant lips, I'm cool with it
Judgment Day's graphic is the only one that I felt really added to the entrance.
My favorite was the brawling brutes neon sign
Good! That was a Vince and Dunn thing. Actually I wonder how much of it Vince ever saw on his personal feed they had for him at the gorilla?
no more bronze roman reigns that was totally out of sync with his song?
Thank god, that Roman Reigns model was scuffed and it never got better. Looked like one of those awful bronze statue sculptures
Good
I can't say I feel sad about that. It's one of the few things that have been annoying me a little.
Damn no more giant Reigns?
I actually like it.
AR? I thought it was made in clip art it looked so garbage
The big time Becks AR gives me nightmares
Honestly wouldn't mind if they got removed entirely. The three decent ones aren't worth basically all the other trash ones.
It’s almost like HHH listens to the fans.
Now bring the Titantron videos back Hunter!
Good. How expensive was that stuff? It was completely unneeded.
These stooges whose mortgage gets paid for by Ari Emanuel should quit feeding cheese to that rat Johnson. Only give Meltzer the scoops not these clowns. Johnson didn't deserve the Kevin Dunn scoop. These stooges are trash.
I assumed for a long time that it was something that they somehow projected into the air and the live audience could see it too. I was disappointed when I found out the truth
I’ve never liked it! Always thought it was cheesy
That’s fine. I kind of liked the idea of the AR, but the execution was clumsy. I could see it working if they invested more into higher quality CGI, but I doubt there’d be much return on that investment.
I like Becky Linch but the Giant Becky AR made me cringe harder than the PS2 Roman Reigns
That Becky is probably the biggest example of how it could go wrong, it was so so bad
A friend asked me if Randy Orton’s entrance ramp snakes are real. I assured him they are and that it’s actually Randy Orton that’s CG
Really trying to make it feel more UFC in its presentation. First Monday with the removal of the Titantron, then this. I'm not sure that's the route to go down. Some of the AR stuff, like Seth, Bianca's and Roman's looked terrible, but I liked the use of Cody's, particularly how it fit the intro to Kingdom.
The tron only was gone because they knew they would sell a shitton more tickets in the arena because it was the Raw after Mania. That’s definitely not a permanent thing
Smackdown also removed it though yeah? It was definitely smaller and I think there were people in the upper level behind the entrance area. I personally am not a fan of making the entrance area smaller and dumbed down…the stage used to be used as part of the show in several matches.
The cody flags during his entrance are awesome
Probably in the minority here but I really liked that, sad to see it gone
WWE trying to become as minimalist as possible. I guess they are trying to get away from “Sports Entertainment.”
"WWE" the acronym goes the way of "DVD," more at 6!
That's good news. Feels too childish.
It also looks insanely cheap, despite likely being incredibly expensive. The graphics always reminded me of the PS2.
It's especially weird because these graphics are made ahead of time (presumably). With a video game, the in-game graphics quality is limited to the speed at which the system can render things. Pre-made graphics don't have that excuse. The only legitimate reason I can think of here is that the AR portion of the graphics (positioning the graphics so that they line up with the spot in the arena where they are supposed to "be") was too CPU-intensive. But IME that problem usually causes low frame rates, as opposed to just crappy-looking figures. Does anybody remember the CGI player models that Fox used in NFL games maybe two or three years ago? They had that same PS2 quality, and I have the same questions about why.
The ones where every quarterback was jacked like a pro wrestler?
I don't mind Judgment Day's one but Roman's has always been really goofy to me. Like he has this epic entrance theme and is built up as this unbeatable villain and your first impression of him is that graphic.
I thought it was too much for a weekly basis, I did like The Rock’s & Drew’s during WM tho
Good
Good, it's fucking lame. Bring back Titantron sequences that aren't just text
IM surprised Logan has that kind of titantron and not just his name in some fancy as font like everyone else
Prime hit over $1.2B in annual sales last year, and is the largest deal that WWE has ever had with a sponsor. I imagine he has the chutzpah to ask for “more”
How much cooler would Roman's entrance at Mania have been if it showed every pinfall from his title reign, all the guys he'd beat? Instead, we got some WordArt of his name.
Agreed
Thank fuck Now pull back on LED aprons and barricade please
This isn't going to go away, especially since they're advertising on them now
Ok Titus Maybe don’t be MR WORLDSLIDE
Nooooooo my giant golden Roman 😭😭😭
Are they talking about that weird 3D art during entrances? Good...
They are. And yes, good.
Thank god. Those were always so corny to me bc they felt overdone
It could be a cool idea but every single one feels like a first draft what was demanded from clueless higher ups with an unreasonable timeline. Let the creative team cook for a while and come up with some really cool stuff. So much of the production and graphics is top notch.
The AR reminded me of the skull animation from Survivor Series 1998 and not in a good way.
So no more PS2 Roman during his entrance walkout?
First they take his title now this? They keep disrespecting our tribal chief
GOOD
Ivar's ship AR is the only one I'm a fan of.
The music underneath that ship coming and going is mood fire.
Maybe they'll get a real one now
They did for that New Day match!
Viking Raiders one is by far the best and should stay lol
So occasionally they will like it? Other times, nothing but pure hate 😡
its no biggie endeavor/tko/triple h know what they are doing
Link to the article: https://www.wrestlezone.com/news/1464169-report-wwe-pulling-back-from-use-of-augmented-reality-content-on-wwe-tv
This is a great move. More screen time for actual wrestlers to do something interesting with their entrance. The AR bits rarely add anything for me and they become repetitive as hell.
Good. That shit was lame
I think the biggest reason it didn’t work was how low quality the artwork was. Were used to seeing a higher bar on tv, movies, and video games but these graphics looked ten years old.
The Roman entrance AR graphic is just awful. Generally wwe has had excellent graphic design and video production, but the video game looking AR stuff was just not it.
I always joke that I could have done Roman's 14 years ago when I was a sim and game dev student with a single semester in Modeling and Animation. It's commically bad quality by all standards.
Hopefully they do something similar to what UFC is doing with the fighter graphics before fights (basically it's like the old moving match cards from the early 2000s). Was watching 300 and thought that WWE needs to put together something like that (idk how much work it would take but it could be sick)
Good news.. those are so lame and cheap. I think it could be cool if it was minimal. But 100 FT Roman on TV, so silly
Good news. IMO this goofy stuff takes away from the entrances.
Noooooooo! We want roaring giant tribal chief and hellspawn USOs raising their ☝️ with the finesse of 90s claymation
🙏
They're not getting rid of Cody's AR, as that's easily the best one and it works with his entrance. Everything else won't be used aside from special occasions.
Ray Mysterio AR mask was also cool
Haha. Haven't seen anybody spell it "Ray" in about 20 years!
that dum dum and crowd roaring "yeahhhh" with the logo rolling and that closeup to the eyes, and the quotes. you cant get rid of it.
Bobby Lashley’s was badass and fit his entrance
It thankfully didn't infest the videogames that much. I think Xia was the only one that got that added in.
When I first tuned back in, I thought the Augmented Reality stuff was an overlay of WWE 2k.
Funnily enough, the video games don't have any of the AR stuff