Wwe is a professional wrestling show, but majority of their programming is all story
driven and all about surprising fans
So even though the fans know the matches in advance, they still don’t know how the match
is going to turn out and where the story will go next
This is one of the main things that wwe tries their best to protect, but there always seems
to be someone backstage that leaks out some major upcoming news within wwe
Nowadays, social media has ruined and spoils a lot of the surprises wwe has planned as
well
News of a huge return and other things like that will go public weeks in advance
It’s a race online between all of these sites to see who’s the first to spoil something
within wwe, which is really unfortunate when you look at it that way
But one thing that wwe is very strict about and something that rarely ever leaks online
is video or pictures of wwe rehearsals
So this is how it usually goes, WWE’s production team will get the stage, ramp, ring, and everything
all prepared
And a few hours before the show, wwe superstars will come to the ring to practice and rehearse
a big spot, big moment, or just a casual match
Now if a picture, video, or word gets out about anything going down in a rehearsal...you
can obviously spoil a big moment of the show
There was one time that a raw rehearsal was leaked and it was the arena’s fault
This happened several years ago when ryback was feuding with the shield
The venue had its tv screens on around the halls several hours before the show started
and the tv screens around the arena showed ryback on top of a ladder with the shield
One employee of the venue or a fan that got in early, grabbed a picture of the screens
and posted it online and that moment was ruined and spoiled when it aired live later that
night
All the fans that saw that picture, had that big moment spoiled for them
There was also another incident of a rehearsal leak in 2018 when wwe was in Madison square
garden
A picture went online that showed Ronda Rousey, Alexa Bliss, Liv Morgan, Natalya, and a few
more superstars all hanging out in the ring before the show
It’s just a perfect example of how one picture of a rehearsal could ruin a big moment
Bayley recently recalled a time that security was screaming at everyone to put their phones
away during a rehearsal
Bayley was just sitting in the arena several hours before the show started when security
started to approach everyone about putting their phones away, wwe superstars included
as well
Even though they’re wrestlers themselves and would never leak anything...
You have to remember that the venue also has its employees walking around and who knows
if they might try to sneak a picture of the rehearsals themselves
As a result of this problem, wwe has the arena flooded with security guards during this time
checking to see if anyone has a phone out
Bayley had this to say about the story:
“I’m sitting in the arena right now, and if you could see how filled this place is,
not with wrestlers, but with people building the stage, people putting out chairs...”
“...security yelling at people to put their phones away,it’s crazy what goes on to put
this show together for the fans.
They don’t know how much we really try to make the best show possible for them.”
And Bayley has a real good point
We all love hearing about rumors and speculation, but we don’t want a big moment to just be
flat out spoiled for us, I think majority of fans can agree with that
No one wants to know what happens in a tv show or the end of a movie because it just
ruins the whole point of you watching and experiencing it for yourself
That same idea could be applied to pro wrestling
We all love the rumors and speculation, but spoilers are on a whole other level
For example, if confirmation got out of someone like cm punk making their return at the royal
rumble, it’ll take away from that shock factor of seeing it live
So rumors are alright because we don’t know what’s true or not since it’s just speculation
But flat out spoilers is problematic and it’s a great thing to see wwe go all out to put
a stop to them
As noted by Bayley with this story, wwe does in fact do a lot of little things to make
sure big time spoilers don’t get out early and we can all be surprised
Liv Morgan’s return during the Lana and Bobby Lashley is a good example of something
huge that didn’t get leaked that early
Everyone was surprised when Liv Morgan showed up because it was completely unexpected
So this really was an interesting thing to learn about from a wwe superstar that was
present when this was going on
fans, are only allowed in the arena of a wwe show an hour or so before the show actually
starts so we don’t get to see what the whole process is like from the inside, so it’s
great to get that insight from Bayley
What are your thoughts on this situation of wwe protecting their rehearsal sessions?
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