10 things from early 2000's WWE that we rarely see now

#8 Special sets for each pay-per-view event

SummerSlam Stage 2005

One of the nice thrills of the early 2000’s was the pyro explosion at the beginning of a pay per view and the reveal of the entrance way for the evening. The swinging hooks at Backlash 2001, The giant throne at King of the Ring 2001, the Las Vegas theme for Vengeance in 2005, everything felt unique because it was and really helped make even the “B Pay Per Views” feel special.

In present day, besides WrestleMania, the rest of the “Network Specials” feature virtually the same entrance way and set up as Raw and Smackdown.

This sameness takes away any form of uniqueness and personality these shows would have had, and replaces it with the feeling that you get from watching an episode of Raw. It conditions fans not to expect anything special because those moments are “saved” for the “A Shows”.