How the WWE Experience Works
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 มี.ค. 2015
- Ever wonder what happens behind-the-scenes at a WWE live event? HowStuffWorks teamed up with WWE for an exclusive all-access look! Learn how the WWE ring is built with ring crew and referees Chad Patton and Charles Robinson, how crews build the stage, and how WWE Superstars Dolph Ziggler, Natalya, Ryback and Seth Rollins prepare for a match.
Additional Footage Courtesy of WWE. Special Thanks to the entire WWE team.
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Sometime in the future Charles Robinson should be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Danilo Papais He will be for sure.
Danilo Papais Charles Robinson was Little Nature Boy in The WCW & was a tag along to The Nature Boy Ric Flair back then I remember b/c I use to flip between Monday Night Raw & Monday Night Nitro also Smackdown & Thunder
Maybe all of them
Danilo Papais He single-handedly carried SmackDown in 2005. For whatever reason matches always looked better and more intense when he was the ref.
Him and the Hefner twins!
If the writers worked as hard as the ring crew, WWE would be worth watching.
True
Watch out, we've got a badass over here
+Totally not a troll rekt
+Travis McDonald WWE has some plan, they are reducing soap opera elements.
As a wwe fan i cant say i dont agree
Ryback: "I recently got double choke slammed!"
Show footage of big show giving ryback a neck toss
+This one's on me! Wasn't that a biel?
NOT Ryan Gosling
i seriously thought you were the Ryan Gosling until i read the word 'NOT'
At that point they hadn't actually aired said footage.
this is just a normal arena...imagine how long it takes the Wrestlemania stage to be made and setup
When I asked about that, the answer was "Multiply this by 100 and you get close." I was beyond impressed.
They say it takes about a week to set up. But 6 months to plan
Or an elimination chamber .....
They said it took a month
@@JonathanStrickland Lmao that's so exaggerated
I'm a semi-retired stagehand. I've worked 3 WWE gigs 2016-2018. I usually would be put on the Video crew. Security was crazy. All the stagehands get searched everytime they come back in for going outside for break. The common unspoken rules I learned from some of my older gig brothers was don't do anything with your phone while on deck. If they suspect you of leaking pics or footage online, you're dismissed and blacklisted from working anymore WWE gigs. We were also told to not engage or talk to the 'Talent'. Unless they spoke to you first. When we were done with load in. About 20 of us stagehand were leaving the loading dock and a wall of fans were out there and they would go nuts and cheer for us. They didn't care that we were just stagehands. People still wanted to give me high 5's and fist bumps. It was awesome.
Wow did u get to meet any wrestlers and your first time working for them did u think this was gonna be extremely hard
Did you build the gorilla position?
If there's one thing I respected more in my 18 years of watching WWE than anything else is the setup crew. Without a doubt, the most hardworking people in the WWE. You have to respect what they do on a weekly basis. Awesome video! Never actually watched a WWE setup get put together (except through pictures) but a full video of everything is just neat!
My crew can tell you that I was genuinely beside myself at getting to see it all come together. I've worked in theater where we'll take an entire week to set up for a show -- these guys do all of that in a day multiple times a week!
***** Yeah these people are impressive. I've seen them in action after a houseshow, they work harder than ants !
Jonathan Strickland yes they work hard I'm sure. I've seen then go quick after a show is over. They waste no time at all
TheRealBrownKid just imagine having to set up wrestlemania.
TheRealBrownKid lol they're not doing it for free
Great video. Good to see that besides the wrestling, WWE is getting some appreciation for their unparalleled production quality and crew.
Agreed! That was my goal from the beginning - to explain the work that goes into making a show happen in the first place.
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I do these kinds of event setups and techie work... Sadly right now this line of work is the most dead even still. And expos and the like. I miss work.
Saiman Says! Do you even remember commenting here?
I don’t care if people think it’s fake or they don’t get hurt
But the professionalism that they show each week to get those moves perfected and even talking on the microphones they do an incredible job! I think it’s truly amazing what each superstar has contributed to since the start of wrestling.
@mattm6200 I’m saying people think that they don’t get hurt, I know they get hurt and go through hell. I agree with you I just worded it wrong
Chucky Robinson, best referee in the game! Hall of fame 2016
Defo!
After watching this I have a new kind of respect for the people that have to do all of this every week....
Being a WWE fan this was an awesome video. Great stuff!
Thanks very much! I'm obviously a fan too -- and I have a background in stage theater so seeing how something so complex has to come together several times a week really impressed me.
Jonathan Strickland
You're welcome! I think that's why the wrestler the Ultimate Warrior said before he passed at his Hall of Fame Ceremony that while the wrestlers put their body on the line it's the men and women who set up the stage each and every week for hours, days, weeks, months and years on end who should be thanked and recognized just as much.
Anthony Morado Not in today’s era it sucks so glad I was a fan during the late Attitude and Ruthless Aggression Era
Agreed
Feel the same
Road Crew has some of the toughest jobs.. huge respect to them.
Charles Robinson actually did some work with Randy Savage, Madusa and Ric Flair. Seeing him in the Hall of Fame for his work as an entertainer is not a stretch at all!
Yeah he's a referee and has been for a lot of years but he did such an amazing job during the mid-late 90's on WCW, Lil Naitch!
+al112v5 R.I.P Charles Ribs
Time to make another version for this video in 2024. Since technology changed a lot
Ziggler couldn't remember his first time in a WWE Ring but I do Spirit Squid
+richard wright i just laughed my ass off.
+richard wright no actually it was with Chavo Guerrero he was his caddie.
+richard wright he probably remembered right off the bat but didn't want to leave character & speak about the spirit squad
+richard wright these people have been involved in prowrestling longer than their wwe careers.. that's more like the pinnacle
He couldn't say that coz Vince would get mad
Am I the only one that cares about how they set up the stage? Lol since I was a kid I always wonder & ask & wanted to see how they setup the stage. But I always wanted to know & see how they set up the old SmackDown fist stage
plbeltran93 WWE had a warehouse episode that showed the fist. It is cut up into like three parts I think, for transportation, then it was bolted together at the venue :)
Joshua Benton haha yeah I seen it! Its pretty cool! I always wanted them to show like a 30 min video on everything lol
Anyways, original & old stages >>>>>>>> HD stages.
I've been more into the stage and titantron. it is amazing how it has come from basically curtains to just lights and video screens.
plbeltran93 I wonder that too
I had NO IDEA how many strings were attached to one event ! This made me respect those who assemble every part of wwe stages and arenas !
Should give referee Charles Robinson a huge credit for everything he do. He pulled of a great match everytime! He makes it look superb real.
Dolph ziggler:*casually denies the spirit squad existed*
But he actually started as Kerwin Whites caddy tho
So this is what Gillberg has been up to
You made me laugh while I was drinking tea. I now need a new keyboard. Well done!
Bruh
A moment of appreciation for all the backstage crew that make the WWE events possible. Thank you guys..
Its weird seeing Seth Rollins talking like a regular person and not all mean.
Lil KJ If it makes you feel better, right after the interview he gave me the Curb Stomp. (Not really).
Jonathan Strickland your lucky
***** man. I didn't notice.
+Lil KJ Seth Rollins is still a douchebag, even in real life, that's why he plays the heel character very well...
right he almost seems like a dude who would just wanna smoke, play x box and drink Mountain Dew lol
WWE IS GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER EVERY DAY
Pro Wrestling is real, people are fake.
Best sport in the world and I will main event Wrestlemania one day. Been my dream since I was little.
If anyone says Wrestling is fake, they need a slap in their ignorant mouth.
its fake as fuck you little girl TheGEGgaming
A REAL Pro Wrestling Fan would know that it's scripted and accept that it's a work.
Ashton Smith If you watch any show or any movie, it's more than likely fake. Your point is?
It is all scripted and is fake to an extent. Everything is planned and communicated before and during the match, they know it's coming. However if a 16ft fall is in the works that fall still has to be taken by someone, even if it has a set landing area which might have some level of safety too it, (for example mats under thin wood or a weaker than normal table) there are still a lot of risks involved. The landings have to be right, the positioning. Even everyday moves have risks involved.
Miss your cue, don't tuck in your head in at the right time, don't roll enough during a flip, stand in the wrong place etc you could be in serious trouble.
To me it is never about the "fighting", it is a spectacle, It's a show. They're actors, they're in on all of it but there is still plenty of pain and risk there, they are their own stunt men.
TheGEGgaming it's my dream too bro, let our dreams come true!
This is really hard work considering the fact that they have to do this every week. This guys deserve so much money
I've not seen wrestling since it turned into WWE, watched it the other night and was surprised how entertaining it was again, it won't ever be as good as the attitude days but was still good to watch
I think it's pretty interesting how the WWE has evolved over time, and I think I can guess what's going on - you had the kids of the 80s and early 90s who grew up watching the stuff become teenagers and young adults. The WWE morphed into the Attitude era, which appealed to people who were now too old for the more simple storytelling from the past. But then over time those folks started having kids of their own, and now those kids are getting into wrestling, so we've come to a bit of a circle. Sort of a middle ground between the cartoony stuff of the 80s and the more gritty stuff of the mid to late 90s.
Jonathan Strickland Think your 100% spot on there. To me the story lines seemed silly but the quality of wrestling was incredible. I think the older generation can watch it for the art of the sport
balf1111117373 wow
Suprise surprise it suck now boi
the crews are the real super stars...
great stuff
This made smackdown look strong
Much love & respect for the Ring crew they make it all happen.
Man, I never really thought about how much effort goes into putting this on, and that’s just the ring and stage setup. Don’t sleep on the production truck getting those instant replays out in the blink of an eye, the pyro guys firing everything perfectly, the lighting crew getting the spotlights correct during the show, cueing everyone’s music right on time, it’s wild that they do this every week and everything looks seamless.
I've been to 3 WrestleMania events live and the Raw/SD after and a couple of NXT events. The greatest experience ever even if you're not a fan of wrestling is to be at WrestleMania. I've been to Several Independent events, 5 WWE Raws, 4 SmackDowns, 10 WCW Nitros, 2 WCW House Shows, Several TNA House Shows, 1 TNA Pay Per View and 1 WWE Superstars tv taping in my area. But nothing beats WrestleMania weekend, there is a feeling that is indescribable when you come to that town to stay for a few days to a week and you get into the building with 79,000 other fans there and you feel that collective roar and the building feels like it's moving because of the energy in it.. And you see the awesome set up and you are looking forward to seeing the peak performances of the year right before your very eyes. It's very cool. It beats the World Series, Super Bowl, Stanley Cup, and the NBA Finals. It even tops Kiss concerts. WWE does do it right when it comes to large stadium shows.
I’m just picturing the crew putting together my custom arena from the 2k games
I just put Curtis Hawking’s face on everything
You literally have no idea how long I've waited to see something like this. Thanks for sharing with us!
Thanks for watching! We're still blown away by how welcoming the crew was and how much we got to see!
Chris Jericho The greatest of all time Me and my team at HowStuffWorks did.
"What does it feel like to be a WWE Superstar?"
If you don't feel like watching this 10 minute video to figure out the answer to that question, I can tell you exactly what it means to be a WWE Superstar in as little as 4 words...
Losing to John Cena...
JayLegacy100 Welp, only a loser would have that mindset instead of thinking a bit more positive. Try thinking again, buddy, you got this!
NighTmareReborn X Welp, only an idiot would take a joke so seriously instead of being open minded and loosening up. Try having a sense of humor, buddy, you got this!
JayLegacy100 You're absolutely right! My sincere apologies for taking you so seriously....or should I say the joke, eh what's the difference, both are the same thing, right?
NighTmareReborn X Calling somebody you don't know a joke over wrestling makes you seem that much more idiotic, but if you say so. Didn't know that a bunch of guys, half naked in a ring, pretending to hurt each other actually means that much to you to where even the smallest, harmless joke probably ever when it comes to pro wrestling actually hurt your feelings. Sorry. Did not know somebody could be so sensitive.
JayLegacy100 Trust me, there's no need to know you when you've easily exploited the type of person you are in a matter of 5 seconds. You're an immature doofus who uses jokes to cover up your mistakes of a human being and then try to retaliate by making yourself seem intelligent when you knock the next person because they didn't agree with your adolescent choice of attracting attention. Grow up. I'm more than sure you're over the age of 18, act like it.
4:29 Undertaker's house....also hornswoggles
+Patrick Rodriguez a sitcom starring taker and hornswoggle would be hilarious
Dont forget the Little People's Court
and the wyatt family
+julio burgos they ran from backstage
Patrick Rodriguez and the boogeyman
Congratulations to all the wwe team that works on this. It looks awesome everytime :D
These guys and gals are amazing and I am not just talking about the wrestlers. Everyone there plays such an intricate part in that show. Its so fun seeing what goes into what creates the magic and mystique of these shows. So many moving parts where literally anything can go wrong yet everyone works at 100% to make sure there are no foul ups.
Shout out to everyone who helps put the show together! Without you, there would be no show.
Some of them most dedicated professionals I can see. Much respect to all.
WOW! I've ALWAYS wanted this video to exist. Thank you SO much! There are so many times where WWE shows a fast forward of the arena being setup up but never anything that actually focuses on it. Thank you for making this Jonathan Strickland and thank you WWE for allowing it.
WWE brand themselves on having a Worldwide fan base and calls them the WWE Universe. But they wont ever host a PPV outside of America. If WWE want to grow they need to give other countries a PPV. Who knows maybe the UK will one day get Mania. The UK have by far got the best crowds
Lex Jones does canada count?
Reuben Galang na not really because WWE has a huge audience in Canada and its technically in the same time zone
yeah. itd be nice to see wwe outside north america more often bc they do sometimes go to great britain
They've hosted PPVs in the UK before.
Zach Morgan yea they were very few and most of them were not live and that was years ago. Since they started broadcasting live they havent held a ppv outside of america, They've only done a few taped ppv's in the uk years ago
Much respect to those road crew guys!
gotta respect the men, women, and wrestlers from wwe crews for putting in a hard work. it's tough, but yet fun job to do. awesome video.
Hell lot of work man. And they do this every single week. These guys deserve respect.❤️
It's so cool to see how they put the arenas together. I can't even imagine what it's like for the wrestlers to come out to 75,000+ people for Wrestlemania. I don't even like being in front of a classroom of 30 people lol
You have to appreciate the WWE and what it has become today. I've been a fan since little the Rock used to be my favorite wrestler. Im happy for the brand the WWE has become and it could only get bigger. Good one Mr McMahon your a real success story
I never thought about how much goes into setting up for each show with the crews who travel so many miles show to show getting everything set up to getting everything torn down. You guys are incredible for all the hard work you put into the time, dedication and being away from your families 👏👏👏👏👏👏 Huge Amount of Respect from me to the unrecognized but greatly appreciated Set Crew members. Thank you for doing such a great job.
Awesome vid here. As a WWE fan it's good to see a bit of what goes on behind the scenes. I attended WrestleMania 27 and had a memorable experience.
"Rope made of rope"
azad alam WCW had steel cable with a rubber coat
He even explains what it could be after that sentenxe, not even 1 second after
Floor made of floor
Dope video!
Must say putting whole setup for raw and SmackDown every week and one major PPV takes a lot of teamwork and hardship. Almost 9-10 matches every month. Kudos to the team.
My grandmother recently saw a clip from survivor series and she was taken back by the full arena, I showed her a clip from wrestlemania 39 and she couldn't believe it, then I showed some footage from all in at Wembley and she thought it was crazy how popular wrestling is still, these aren't some small time shows, WWE and AEW put a lot of time into the production and putting on excellent shows, everyone from the stage crew to the ring crew should be proud of what they do 😀
I will become a wrestler like them one day
I'm training right now for the indys. It hurts like hell. if the WWE is your dream, work your ass off. first day training I hurt all over and could barely walk lol. its worth it
+ProNewb_0 Thanks for your advice as a teen a will start working out so i can acheive my dream
+BigBoy Reus bro it's his dream don't ruin it
if u do don't let triple h Bury u
Alright, Just be sure to not get rekt by Reigns
I can't imagine how much planning it takes to do this for different arenas
Interesting to see how they setup every show. Massive Respect for the crew
I respect all of the crew for making that again and again
I’m sorry but wrestling isn’t as fake as people think! I’m glad it’s finally starting to get out there now because that rumor in my opinion is what almost killled WWE all together!
How it works.
Step 1. train to become wrestler
Step 2. BE propositioned to have sex or be molested by PAt PAterson
Step 3. If accepted sex, become star
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Pretty much lol
LMAO dude you know so much!!! shhh don't tell the secrets
+clipsryan he's secretly Dolph ziggler telling us the truth about wrestling.
The road crew is the backbone of any major entertainment event.
Thankyou for showing this
If you close your eyes and listen to ryback talk, he kinda sounds like triple h.
freakinkrang Ryback is a super cool dude. And his voice is so low that it made our sound guy check his equipment because the low end frequencies were so active.
I met Ryback a bunch of times after FCW events when he was going under the moniker of "Skip Sheffield" nicest guy/worker I've ever met in the business
Road crew very overlooked.
I respect their hard work, even tho it’s hard for me to enjoy the show, I have so much new respect for everyone involved.
the work that goes into it and the amount of travelling, is pretty insane.
Wrestling's fake? No it's not but if it was you know what's also fake
DC Comics
Marvel
Breaking Bad
Dr. Who
Orange is the new black
Waking dead
Game of thrones
South park
Simpsons
Pokemon
Dragon Ball
Sons of anarchy
Adventure time
Hollywood
Really? All that is fake? I thought it was fucking reality shows
You are right
Noel Lopez Wrestling is definitely scripted, though. The winners are all pre-determined.
ItsSomeDeadGuy I know
It's scripted and some moves do not even land any where on the body. But high flying, slams, choke slams, etc. are real but they're trained to take those moves.
The best part of this video is
Seth Rollins
+classicmodernreview no
+classicmodernreview gimme me ur ring
This is so much needed for me to see. THANKS!!
Great vid, I love seeing behind the scenes stuff
I like how Nicky didn't want to remember when he climbed to the top of the rope in his cheerleader outfit
I saw the shield debut at survivor series 2012 in Indianapolis
Thank you for posting this. I learned a few things I didn't know about how they set it up.
thats why WWE is what it is today.... thanks all the engineers and workers who works to make a show so huge
6:21
I respect Natalya greatly, but that comment was so cringe worthy
Agreed
+John Schudar Still cringeworthy
How WWE works? It's easy....Vince calls a meeting and asks the writers "what's next for Cena?? And only for Cena??"
Then Triple H whips out his shovel to keep people in check. Done!
+Roguemember they also have to make Reigns look strong
Well aren't you two so cool?
Now it is Roman Lames
Now it's Seth Rollins
johnnyXx4321 lmao awwww the little guy is offended. But no, fuck you
Incredible. I would love to be a Grip for the WWE such amazing work they put into it
Total eye opener, IN more Ways than one(LOL).Thank you HowStuffWorks.
They should make this with the new Raw and SmackDown stage
The first 30 seconds seem like a game trailor
This is a treat for both old and new fans alike !
This is my favorite video because it's educational and joyful just to learn on how hard but fun it is just to make wwe possible
Looking back at this, damn I miss Ryback.
WHY ARE ALL WWE PPV STAGE LOOKS LIKE RAW / SMACKDOWN'S STAGE, WHY CAN'T THEY MAKE LIKE THE OLD SICK PPV STAGES?
+Earl Justin Enriquez I used to think the same but in watching this I understand why. The cost for one. Also by keeping it the same they can always use the same crew who is trained to always do the same thing and can do it in a time efficient manner
+Bob Parker they make billions
+codythepooder and billions
Effort into our stages? Ha, not anymore! - WWE
+noneurbuisness777 Is that also why some would believe that they cut down on their Wrestlemania stages in recent years as well?
Hats off to the Crew team...without them there is no WWE...
This was awesome. Thanks for sharing!
This is all well and good, but what is the Viking Experience like?
Hey Jonathan and HowStuffWorks! I was wondering if you guys could do an episode on Jason Robinson (the www stage creator) and how they design wwe PPV and wrestlemania stage.
KmanPlaysMC That could be fun! I'll see if we can set something up in the future.
Jonathan Strickland Awesome, I cant wait! :D
Great video!!
Best HowStuffWorks ever!! I'm a huge fan of WWE!!!
Anyone here in 2024???
Yeah😂
Me
Here to post the VIKING EXPERIENCE
Gracious thank you WWE for entertaining us
Thank for showing
Ryback should meet Howtpprankitup
+Matthew Kirkley and crazyrussianhacker
yep
any bald with thin beard
6:21, This coming from the girl who said Mandy (A WWE Diva) cared more about looks than skill in the ring?
can we all apreciate the hard work that all these fine gentlemen do for us thank you so much wwe
Now this is exactly what I wanted to watch and learn.
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wait is that brian from scam school
+Xv Penguinz vX The host? That's Jonathan Strickland of TechStuff and Fw:Thinking.
HowStuffWorks
huge props to the hard working men/women who make wwe possible, 👏👏👏
Rings man. That's awesome!