Wet Plate Portraits of WWE Superstars quoting : petapixel

New York-based photographer James Weber recently shot a series of portraits of WWE wrestling superstars using the 1800s wet plate collodion process. Wet Plate Tech: Rico Elvina. Wet Plate Tech: Jesse Mata. Here's a 2-minute behind-the-scenes video showing Weber in action:You can find more of Weber's work on his website, gallery, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram. The wrestlers visited the set in between wrestling for crowds, and posed in front of Weber's massive 8×10-inch wet plate camera, which features a lens from 1875 — that's just 10 years after the Civil War.




WWE and Triple H congratulated the Superstars on making their Garden debuts with the following tweets:If you can make it here.... @TheGarden #Congrats https://t.co/PX6Dsfb2n1 — Triple H (@TripleH) July 8, 2017Follow Marc Middleton on Twitter at @this_is_marc. - As noted, Monday's Raw will feature the premiere of the WWE 2K18 pre-order trailer. Watch Raw on Monday to see the WWE 2K18 pre-order trailer." - As noted, rapper Wale joined the Titus Worldwide stable this past Tuesday after hosting the Rap Battle between The New Day and SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos. - Tonight's WWE Raw live event from Madison Square Garden in New York City saw Finn Balor, Bayley, Cedric Alexander, Shinsuke Nakamura, Nia Jax and Samoa Joe all make their MSG debuts.

WWE Superstars wish you a Blessed Eid

And, even if it's part of a strategic plan to grow their business in predominantly Muslim countries, it's great WWE is giving them a platform to do so. On behalf of everyone here at Cageside, have a happy and blessed Eid. As Syrian-Canadian Superstar Sami Zayn Tweeted:Seeing the @WWE wishing fans an #EidMubarak is so incredibly cool & not something I ever imagined seeing as a kid. WWE's expansion across the globe may or may not be good for pro wrestling as a business or an artform. It does mean the biggest wrestling/sports entertainment company the world has ever known is reaching out to different kinds of fans, which is very cool - especially for those fans.


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