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A great deal of care goes into constructing WWE's elaborate set pieces.* ?" m N0 M1 f0 w. A8 y
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WWE Night of Champions.
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WrestleMania IX from Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.+ l6 D. X% [/ l5 c- y. H
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WWE Money in the Bank.
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The first entranceway of ECW on Syfy.( j) m0 B7 p9 F2 o& a% F' L
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U/ Y% ]0 X1 M$ b( uThe final set utilized for ECW on Syfy was similar to Raw and SmackDown.
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1 l9 p* S( X; x2 n. ?WWE revived the historic Great American Bash from 2004 to 2009.
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WWE Judgment Day was held from 1998 until 2009.; V& {+ p- r: @" w( g; _
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WCW Mayhem was titled after a video game of the same name.
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6 I' o; E8 {0 }8 o) V2 I% @, KThe Royal Rumble's elaborate sets allow a grander entrance for each participant in the Royal Rumble Match.
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5 K6 k& t2 O. T% \/ \SmackDown once featured a giant fist smashing through the entrance stage.
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Some WWE Superstars make their own entrance sets.% C$ M, m; ^/ u6 Q! M5 g+ e
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, o- d2 I3 @5 ?. [WCW Pro was broadcast from 1984 until 1998.
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$ f5 M; o( x4 K- w- ^& W, ?* UWWE Vengeance first served as home to Night of Champions.3 B+ a# ]6 n e) T" d! b
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WCW Starrcade utilized elaborate sets to highlight the biggest event of the year of the Atlanta-based organization.+ z7 \2 B; q) ~( k
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+ f+ V6 G7 y# S* DWCW Halloween Havoc remains a fan favorite mostly because of the event's memorable set designs.
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- T! w& X; x; g9 I8 p! X7 ?( mIn 2007, Monday Night Raw was broadcast from Milan, Italy.
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Monday Night Raw's set design has evolved over the course of two decades.
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Monday Night Raw took on a "green" look when Mr. McMahon's Million Dollar Mania took place.
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Approximately 93,173 members of the WWE Universe witnessed Hulk Hogan slam Andre the Giant live at WrestleMania III.
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The Undertaker makes his way to the ring at WrestleMania XI from Hartford, Conn.'s Hartford Civic Center.
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