Talk about things that are never really talked about...
 

For example, the turnbuckles, or maybe even the camera crew.

I've noticed that in WWE there is now only one, MAYBE two photographers at ringside anymore. Either they're really good at hiding or they've dramatically scaled back.

Why is there ramps in wrestling?

White ropes suck.

Why in a No-DQ match, does the ref count when someone reaches the ropes during a submission hold? It's not like if the guy doesn't break the hold he can then be disqualified.

what do you think is the thickness of the padding on the mats?

Also, on the subject of ropes, I hate the white ropes too. I miss the red for RAW and the blacks for PPVs.

about an inch or two. (mats)

I think I remember reading around the time of the HD switch, that they were cutting back on photographers, because someone thought they were already too apparent.

Why do they have photographers?

I miss the red, white and blue ropes for every shows.

Why did WCW have the bright blue ring mat?

becuase they bought them that way.

Why? really, they can just pause video and make pics out of that.

Lately for some reason, I've been paying close attention to the camera angles and shots. They seem to have four main cameras for matches. One wide shot, one that gets close-ups from afar, and the two handheld cams at ringside.

During promos, the camera guys go into the ring now. I'm not sure when that started. I remember when Piper was guest host he was cutting a promo and looked into the camera and was like "Really? You're gonna stand right there, are ya?".

They are usually quite smooth about their moves into the ring, though. I caught one entering the ring on Monday, but usually they can do it totally unseen. Like ninjas or something.

Ahh... my dream job, a ninja cameraman... if only I could afford the training

I think beforehand, they just got up on the apron but didn't enter the ring.
Someone correct me if I am wrong.

This was in 2002:

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Not quite the same. The results won't be terrible, but you can get better shots with a regular camera.

I suppose a bigger question to me is why even worry about their presence? WWE is supposed to be a sport, as far as Kayfabe goes. NFL and NBA have cameramen, so why not fake wrestling that pretends to be real wreslting? I mean, it's best if they're out of the way, but it's hardly breaking the fourth wall by noticing them.

Why don't they use the big blue cage anymore?

I think the monitors on the table cost more than the table itself.

They sold the rights to TNA and are still laughing about it.

They're made to collapse, which is why they rarely actually snap but give way. And they're reusable.

There was a thread about how much certain equipment cost a couple months back.

why do they use monitors from 1987 in wwe?

Part of the EV2.0 stable?

Also not as obtrusive to the camera as big blue bars.

How much do you think the hair/makeup person for Raw makes? There must be somebody who works on the divas, not to mention the time it takes to do Sheamus' hair and Goldust's face paint.

Goldust does his own face paint, according to his Twitter.

http://twitter.com/WWEGoldust

He's actually one of the more active wrestlers on there.

Shawn Michaels is bad at the internet.