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WWE Fans Hijack 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Twitter as They Emulate Old SmackDown Set
The Olympics are the most prestigious sporting event in the world. It is a platform where many athletes compete in their respective games to win the gold medal for their country. Given the large interest in this event, fans of all sports tune in to watch the Games.
At the recent Beijing Winter Olympics, the organizers revealed the stadium and the podium. When the pictures were released, WWE fans had a treat in store, as the podium resembled the Ovaltron set of WWE SmackDown.
A popular journalist, Nick Hope, shared the picture of the podium. He wrote, “Honour to interview medal-winners after they stepped off the #Beijing2022 podium tonight.”
*I was more than a little busy so a pre-ceremony photo of the plaza here in Zhangjiakou will have to do!*
Honour to interview medal-winners after they stepped off the #Beijing2022 podium tonight.
*I was more than a little busy so a pre-ceremony photo of the plaza here in Zhangjiakou will have to do!* pic.twitter.com/wkKrQDd8Gy
— Nick Hope – the athlete’s journalist (@NickHopeTV) February 7, 2022
WWE fans quickly came forward to respond to the tweet. They felt nostalgic looking at the set and gave various hypothetical scenarios.
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Fans went nostalgic saying it is a 90s SmackDown set
Renagade added an old SmackDown logo in the middle of the screen.
— Renagade (@Sawant316) February 8, 2022
— Caldwyn Abbott (@AbbottudeEra) February 7, 2022
Same energy pic.twitter.com/SCVzFCBWce
— Coleman (@ColemanPlayz) February 7, 2022
My name is Sol said, “.@REALGoingInRaw need to probe @InternetTodayTV that Smackdown invaded the Olympics”
.@REALGoingInRaw need to probe @InternetTodayTV that Smackdown invaded the Olympics
— My Name is Sol (He/Him) (@solwrestles) February 8, 2022
Feel like I’m watching Smackdown in 2000
— J (@MassiveBaconFan) February 7, 2022
Fans wonder whether The Rock will invade the Olympics
A fan remembered the classic Ovaltron SmackDown set and shared a confrontation between The Rock and The Undertaker.
Ares Lancaster said, “Here I am expecting THIS to happen:”
Here I am expecting THIS to happen: pic.twitter.com/ZtVPblyAk6
— Ares Lancaster (@what0080) February 7, 2022
Theme kicks in: “If ya’ smell…What the Rock…Is Cooking.”
King: “Ahhhhhhh”
Cole: We’re kicking #Smackdown off with the People’s Champion, @TheRock
King: He’s about to lay the Smackdown on everyone’s Candy-Asses after what happened to him Monday Night.
— Crosby Tatum (@crosbyt123) February 7, 2022
It doesn’t matter what your speed skating medals were!!#Jabrony pic.twitter.com/1sZL5waOSu
— [SHAGGY!] (@SHAGGYxLFDY) February 7, 2022
The original debut WWE SmackDown set
The Olympic podium is like the debut set of SmackDown.i.e. the Ovaltron. It is the highlight fans remember from early SmackDown tapings.
The Ovaltron was a part of the SmackDown set till August 2001. Subsequently, WWE introduced the fist and mirror set, which stayed until the HD set entered in 2008.
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WWE fans will watch this year’s Beijing Olympics to cheer the American athletes. However, they may follow it even more religiously to relive WWE SmackDown.
Did you manage to spot this reference to SmackDown at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics? Let us know in the comments.
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