With it being a brand new 12 months, WWE determined to make a slight change to the presentation of “WWE SmackDown” for its 2025 debut on January 3 by altering the ring mat from the standard white to blue to coincide with the colour scheme of the present. This has led some individuals to wonder if an analogous change shall be made for “WWE Uncooked” when it premieres on Netflix on January 6, and the reply is doubtlessly, however not in the way in which one would possibly initially assume. Earlier than “SmackDown” aired, Fightful Choose have been instructed that there was a second ring mat in place that was vastly completely different to the one used on January 3, and even additional away from what has historically been used on “Uncooked.” The mat was black and had a lot of completely different sponsors scattered in numerous locations.
These sponsors included the online game “Fortnite,” positioned within the center, WWE Corridor of Famer Hulk Hogan’s beer “Actual American Beer” was in two corners, and Riydah Season, regarding their Saudi Arabia partnership, within the different two corners. As well as, Cricket Cellular’s brand seems twice, dealing with reverse one another on both facet of the ring, with the opposite two sides being taken by a brand for Snickers, and Netflix, the latter of which has individuals presuming that the mat shall be used for “Uncooked’s” debut on the platform, however that has but to be confirmed. Since Fightful’s report, an image of the black mat has appeared on-line:
Forward of SmackDown there was a black ring mat out within the ring which had the next logos on it, presumably shall be used for RAW on Netflix:
• Fortnite (within the center)
• Riyadh Season
• Hulk Hogan’s ‘Actual American Beer’
• Cricket
• Netflix
• Snickers(📸: @gbates5533) pic.twitter.com/0wioFhVbQw
— Wrestle Ops (@WrestleOps) January 4, 2025
One factor many have seen is the absence of the Prime Hydration brand, the corporate based by former United States Champion Logan Paul, which has appeared on the ring canvas since March 2024. Nevertheless, it isn’t confirmed on the time of writing if these sponsors shall be everlasting.
