WWE Wrestlepalooza notes: New signature intro, Triple H, Pat McAfee

– The start of a new era for WWE began with a new signature intro.

At the start of Wrestlepalooza on Saturday night, WWE debuted a new version of its “Then. Now. Forever. Together” opening video. Still voiced by Paul “Triple H” Levesque and featuring footage of WWE legends and current stars, the video ends with the Las Vegas crowd from WrestleMania 41 doing Jey Uso’s “Yeet” motion.

– WWE then played its Wrestlepalooza cold open celebrating the company’s new partnership with ESPN. After that, Levesque made an appearance and welcomed everyone to the ESPN PLE era.

“What you are about to witness is the final form of sports an entertainment,” he said. “If tonight is your first night, let me welcome you to WWE. Let me welcome you to ESPN. Let me welcome you to Wrestlepalooza.”

– Pat McAfee — a hometown hero in Wrestlepalooza’s host city of Indianapolis — then joined Michael Cole & Wade Barrett on commentary for the start of the show. Before his appearance tonight, McAfee had been away from WWE since June. He was in Miami this morning for his duties on ESPN’s College GameDay before making the trip to Indy.

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Joseph Currier
Joseph Currier

Joseph Currier is the lead editor of F4WOnline.com, directing daily news coverage and writing articles on professional wrestling. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, obtaining a journalism degree in 2016. Joseph joined F4W during his time at UMass and has now been writing about the industry for nearly a decade.

In addition to his work with F4W, Joseph has previously contributed to Sports Illustrated's wrestling coverage. He lives in Massachusetts and is a diehard fan of the Boston sports teams and Liverpool Football Club.