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Today we’ll be getting into more news about what WWE will be adding to their new arena
as well as some news regarding Sasha Banks, so let’s get into it
Starting off with the new WWE setup.
We touched on this information a few days ago about WWE’s big move to a much larger
venue.
This will obviously be the first time they’ve been in a large venue in several months
We talked about the new entrance setup and all these other things that are now available
to them in a larger venue, but new reports claim that WWE is even adding another new
feature to their setup
This new addition is reportedly virtual fans.
Now if you’re unfamiliar with how virtual fans work then you can go check out some of
the recent NBA games because they were the first ones to really implement this new feature
Much like with the WWE, the fans play a crucial role in NBA’s product.
Watching basketball games is not the same without hearing the roars of the home team’s
crowd, so NBA added a few things to make the experience feel as normal as possible
NBA pumps fake crowd noises into the programming during big moments in the game, they also
have a really long L.E.D. screen all along the arena that features these virtual fans
Sure, it’s not anything compared to actually having a real live crowd present, but it’s
the best we can get for the time being.
NBA puts up all these faces of the fans on the screen and we’re watching the fans’
live reactions to the same game that we’re watching
It’s pretty cool because even celebrities have stopped by as a virtual fan in NBA games
and the commentators would shout them out and acknowledge them
It’s a cool feature and really gives you the illusion that there is still live fans
in the arena that are watching the game with you
Of course you always have the possibility of someone getting carried away and doing
something silly while they’re on-screen, but the NBA has a “fan eject” button.
So if you’re acting up on-screen as a virtual fan, you’ll be removed within a second.
The virtual fans are constantly being closely monitored, so they don’t tolerate any of
that
So now reports claim that WWE wants to pull off that exact same thing.
Apparently it’s fox that really loves the idea of bringing virtual fans to the WWE product
Fox has of course hosted some of these recent NBA games, so they’re familiar with the
entire virtual fan setup and wants WWE to implement it into their show
So it’ll be the same concept as the other sports.
Fans will log into an app and have their face shown on the screens along the arena
This is interesting to me because I’m wondering where WWE is going to put these virtual fans
at
With the NBA, they just put them right behind the court, so I’m trying to figure out how
it’ll look for WWE’s setup
You can’t have the virtual fans by the entrance ramp or someone deep in the back, you have
to put those fans in a perfect area so that we can see what’s going on in the ring and
see the fans’ reactions all at the same time
So just looking at WWE’s old set up from March, I just don’t see where it will fit
Maybe they’ll put a little wall up behind the ringside seats and have the virtual fans
displayed right there at ringside with maybe some of the performance center employees spread
out along the arena?
I think that’s one idea that will definitely work.
Just surround the ring virtual fans and you can still have the other live crowd members
in there as well
I think that’s the best idea because no matter what camera view we get, we’re constantly
gonna be seeing fan reactions if they are in fact all over ringside in all directions
I know this is probably unlikely, but I wonder if we’re going to see a whole new entrance
setup or if they’ll just be returning to the old setups from March
With the inclusion of virtual fans and this weird era we’re in, I think it would be
a great time to really introduce a fresh look for the product and hit us with a brand new
entrance stage, but maybe I’m just getting my hopes up too much
But I’m really excited to see how this virtual fan experience turns out.
In the NBA, fans are serious about supporting their team and that’s mostly the reactions
we see from them, but in the WWE, there’s so much drama that the fan reactions should
be a lot different from what we see in the NBA
It’ll be quite nice to see actual genuine reactions from the fans.
A lot of the main criticism about WWE’s current “live crowd” is that their reactions
aren’t genuine and that they’re basically instructed on who to cheer and who to boo.
It’s not a real reaction or real crowd by any means, it’s basically just a scripted
reaction from this crowd
So to at least see some real fan reactions to some big moments will be great and it’ll
be something we haven’t seen in what feels like a lifetime
As far as actual fans, they’re still out of the question for a longtime
The rumored deal that WWE has with the Amway center claims that WWE has the right to use
the venue until October 30th, 2020
It’s also noted in that deal that no actual live fans are allowed in the building throughout
that timeframe
So from now to October 30th, actual live WWE fans have no chance of attending a WWE show
at all
WWE will likely have their performance center live crowd audience and the new virtual fan
experience, but as far as outside fans attending the shows, that’s strictly off limits at
least until October 30th
Depending on where things are at come October, WWE will either renew that deal or go else
where with their shows
Along with everything we talked about before and now with the inclusion of virtual fans,
it really looks like the WWE product will really look different here in the coming weeks,
so some really exciting stuff there
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I wanted to get back into the Sasha Banks and Bayley storyline because we haven’t
discussed this storyline in what feels like months
There’s just been no new content regarding Sasha and Bayley’s breakup.
WWE has really stopped all the plans on that situation
Before, we were at least getting little things like Bayley and Sasha booking each other for
matches and seeing their facial expressions at each other, but all that has disappeared
They are back to being 100% together with no signs of really breaking up, so that’s
why I dropped the coverage of that storyline from the channel
Summerslam was supposed to be where Sasha and Bayley faced off for the Smackdown women’s
championship, but obviously those plans have been delayed
My personal guess is that WWE must be waiting on having a live crowd before that one on
one match between Sasha and Bayley actually happens
Which is understandable, I can definitely get that, so we just have to be really patient
for their breakup
At least Sasha still won a singles title even with the whole delay to the Bayley storyline.
So even though we might not be getting that big singles match anytime soon, it’s still
great to see both of these women going through all this well deserved success
Bayley has been Smackdown women’s champion for a lifetime now, Sasha has just wom her
first singles title in multiple years, so it’s great to see them finally get what
they truly deserve
I hope Sasha’s reign is left alone and they let her hold the title for as long as possible
because she already has 4 short title reigns, so she really deserves to have a good run
as raw women’s champion, so let’s hope WWE keeps her reign going
Sasha and Bayley have been up to a lot of things outside the ring as well and they have
some big things on the way
Sasha Banks recently took part in this big photoshoot and she’s slowly releasing the
pictures one by one and they’re all going viral
Sasha and Bayley will also have a network special coming out in the next few weeks
The network special will apparently follow Sasha and Bayley closely and also take a deep
look at their iconic 2015 matchup from NXT: Takeover Brooklyn, so that’s something to
look forward to as well
So What are thoughts on the addition of virtual fans to the WWE product?
What do you think of everything going on with Sasha and Bayley as well?
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