4 Ups & 6 Downs From WWE Raw (Feb 19 - Results & Review)

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4. Refreshing Camera Work

The departure of Kevin Dunn from his longtime perch atop WWE’s TV production operation was bound to open the door to change, but it might be surprising how quickly and stunningly that’s happened.

Raw on Monday night featured several camera angles and shots that fans have likely never seen on WWE programming, considering Dunn oversaw nearly every facet of WWE television since Raw debuted 31 years ago. One shot in particularly saw the camera start outside the Honda Center and walk into the facility, through the concourse and right into the arena itself, showing a packed house. It was a visually appealing look that caught your attention.

At another point returning from break, the camera started at the top of the entrance ramp and moved down the aisle to ringside, never switching views. The rapid-fire jump-cuts have been pared down as well.

There’s certainly more of a freedom to try different things with how Raw is presented these days, and the results are encouraging. Please keep it up, WWE.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.