In a recent episode of the “Busted Open After Dark” podcast, Tommy Dreamer, a well-known figure from the ECW era, shared his insights on some of the recent production alterations made for WWE’s Monday Night RAW.
The following sections highlight some key conversations from the podcast:
Regarding the altered production strategy for WWE RAW, Dreamer noted, “They keep doing different things, I would say, cinematically. When Kofi Kingston was about to make that hot tag, what did they do? The camera was right there. They gave you the point-of-view of the wrestler when his partner makes that tag. When Kofi hopped over the top rope, that cameraman was right there. These are all things with this new ownership and this new regime that’s been going on. Their production’s been off the charts.”
Dreamer also touched upon the innovative approach of dimming the audience lights and then restoring them later: “I think they’re experimenting for Netflix and where they’re gonna go. It’s interesting to watch because … they’re doing different things that remind me of trailers to movies … I would like to say that the past six shows made you feel like you were on the edge of your seat. If you were on a roller coaster, if you were hanging on every word, the chaos just kept continuing. What’s gonna happen next? You couldn’t wait to get out of the commercial break for all this stuff.”