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Great sets of sports-entertainment: photos
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0 H- K/ A# A9 j% [1 H7 s: EA great deal of care goes into constructing WWE's elaborate set pieces.
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WWE Night of Champions.
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, b5 d6 O( O* N1 c, x2 VWCW/nWo Souled Out.* d- O# l; C& N! y. u# f1 d- W- u8 x
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; Q0 V: M* o t& r$ n% u; zWrestleMania IX from Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.) A! A+ z+ R* r# k
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WCW Bash at the Beach.) @1 a9 ^0 h6 k3 u" P: `
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3 Y0 h5 C# Q x, o. VThe first entranceway of ECW on Syfy.% }* o* h, r0 f8 S
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The final set utilized for ECW on Syfy was similar to Raw and SmackDown.
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WCW was home to The Great American Bash until 2000.+ W7 D3 u0 H5 e4 E4 t; i0 b
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WWE revived the historic Great American Bash from 2004 to 2009.
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WWE Judgment Day was held from 1998 until 2009.$ E4 _. F. H) B0 e0 |$ W
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WCW Monday Nitro was a gateway to the ring for many legends including "Macho Man" Randy Savage.7 c. K; O' a; u' {
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6 L, M6 z' Z: i8 B8 jThe Royal Rumble's elaborate sets allow a grander entrance for each participant in the Royal Rumble Match.+ I3 p; y$ y/ m' b! R T
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SmackDown once featured a giant fist smashing through the entrance stage.
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Some WWE Superstars make their own entrance sets.2 ]: B& ^ d5 o0 i
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7 ?" U! ^# _+ [$ `3 bWCW Pro was broadcast from 1984 until 1998.
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. K1 M$ t& g3 t1 a$ c* JWWE Tribute to the Troops is an annual salute to the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces.- p( t5 b& T- {% e0 n
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) P) A; x0 E4 YWWE Vengeance first served as home to Night of Champions.
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WCW Starrcade utilized elaborate sets to highlight the biggest event of the year of the Atlanta-based organization.* k! w& m5 X/ D2 r! {
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( V1 O) E" Z" D. e( S# D pWCW Halloween Havoc remains a fan favorite mostly because of the event's memorable set designs.
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WCW Road Wild was held during the Sturgis motorcycle rally in Sturgis, S.D. u3 l! a2 N: I2 R! `
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Monday Night Raw has always featured a signature set design.: H' Q+ P5 h f- j
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In 2007, Monday Night Raw was broadcast from Milan, Italy.
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( ~: p- }8 u& t; M( QMonday Night Raw's set design has evolved over the course of two decades.
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" u6 \" h: h Q8 |4 w7 ZMonday Night Raw took on a "green" look when Mr. McMahon's Million Dollar Mania took place.
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, N! E7 y) n0 f- S6 W( b8 G# fApproximately 93,173 members of the WWE Universe witnessed Hulk Hogan slam Andre the Giant live at WrestleMania III.8 O0 u8 `* @7 ?. J& U. _
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: Q& e7 Y2 b7 E5 RWith more than 1,000 episodes and counting, Monday Night Raw is a television institution.& _0 }7 X- N' \# p% N4 k8 K! R
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The Undertaker makes his way to the ring at WrestleMania XI from Hartford, Conn.'s Hartford Civic Center.$ U- |4 Q4 z+ U7 h
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- T, f# Y4 m8 E7 Q! Y' LBret "Hit Man" Hart makes his way to the ring at WrestleMania XII in Anaheim, Calif.'s Arrowhead Pond.
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$ m# x5 T5 Y, [' A* x$ UUltimate Warrior charged to the ring at WrestleMania XII.
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( m& O' E4 Z3 r% ?6 xThe Grandest Stage of Them All always has the greatest sets of the year.
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WrestleMania XXVIII electrified Miami's Sun Life Stadium. |
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