Kevin Nash compares WWE Raw to cinema.
WWE programming has drawn praise for the changes to production recently, as Lee Fitting was named the new head of media and production. Shows have featured different camera angles and aspects of sports-based presentation that have been well-received by fans.
Speaking on Kliq This, WWE Hall of Famer Kevin Nash and co-host Sean Oliver shared their thoughts on the road to WrestleMania 40. Nash noted that WWE Raw felt like it was on autopilot. He then compared it to a Scorsese film.
“Yeah, it gets to the point where it’s, ‘I want to finish my story.’ It’s like, I want you to, man, but I’m gonna watch this guy Richie, fuckin’ The Gentlemen on fuckin’ Netflix. I like me a little Guy Richie. At this point, though, when something sells out fucking, it’s like Taylor Swift. Do you think Taylor Swift really sits down for four hours and puts her fucking set list together? It’s on autopilot. They turn the house lights on now at Raw, there’s so many fucking people in those fucking buildings [laughs]. I mean, it’s like one more switch, and that’s like if there’s an actual fire in the building. It’s like fuck, man. They’ve got that thing fucking rigged with cameras so it feels like you’re watching a fucking Scorsese film, [with] the layers and the people," Kevin Nash said.
Martin Scorsese has won an Academy Award and three Emmy Awards. He has directed "Killers of The Flower Moon", "Taxi Driver", "The Departed", and "The Wolf of Wall Street", among others.
Later in the podcast, Nash noted that he liked the single-camera shot that sparked some buzz online, as it made the presentation of the entrances feel different.
Kevin Nash recently recalled Vince McMahon turning down a Budweiser sponsorship. Check out his comments here.
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