18 Things You Probably Missed From WWE SmackDown (15 Nov)

17. How Bland The Ring Looked Early On

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As the cameras worked a flyover of the live crowd so FOX guru's could plaster one of those location plates over the arena, the ring outright failed to look quite as professional. It was bland, and it seemed the usual mini-tron screens on the apron were broken.

In fact, there was no SmackDown branding to speak of at all. It was like a throwback to the old WCW Thunder days.

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