Below are some iconic moments from WWE in 2023 that could be recreated. However, this is hardly an exhaustive list, and if you don't see your favorite moment here, please feel free to run with something awesome beyond this list. Just remember: any iconic moments you are pitching to create should be primarily be from Monday Night RAW or WWE Premium Live Events. 

Bad Bunny 

• Epic entrance and match at Backlash in Puerto Rico against Damian Priest 

Becky Lynch  

• Forming team with Lita and Trish Stratus 
• Trish Stratus turning on Becky

Bianca Belair

• Dance Troupe Entrance at WrestleMania
• Bianca continues her winning streak, this time against Asuka at WrestleMania 
• Wins the WWE Women’s Championship before having it immediately stripped away by Iyo Sky cashing in her Money in the Bank briefcase at SummerSlam 

The Bloodline  

• Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens at Royal Rumble and Sami Zayn hitting Roman with a chair 
• The Usos vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn at WrestleMania 
• Jimmy Uso superkicks Roman Reigns at Night of Champions 
• The Usos vs. Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa at Money in the Bank 
• Jimmy Uso betrays his brother, Jey, at SummerSlam 

Cody Rhodes 

• Comeback at Royal Rumble after suffering his injury at Hell in a Cell in 2022 
• Roman ends Cody’s quest to become WWE Champion at WrestleMania 
• Brock and Cody shake hands at SummerSlam 

Dominik and Rey Mysterio Feud 

• Dominik enters WrestleMania in handcuffs 
• Rey defeats Dominik at WrestleMania with Bad Bunny’s help 

Gunther

• Gunther's match vs Drew McIntyre vs Sheamus at WrestleMania

Iyo Sky 

• Cashes in her Money in the Bank briefcase at SummerSlam to defeat Bianca Belair 

Judgment Day

• The whole Judgment Day is dripping in gold

LA Knight 

• Wins Battle Royal at SummerSlam 
• LA Knight’s win and endorsement by John Cena at Payback

Logan Paul 

• In-air collision at Royal Rumble 
• Continuing feud against Ricochet at SummerSlam 
• Samantha Irvin announces Logan Paul as the winner SummerSlam

The Miz

• The Miz fights an invisible John Cena

Rhea Ripley 

• Defeats Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania to win the Smackdown Women’s Title 

Seth Rollins 

• Crowned the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion at Night of Champions 
• Defends his title at SummerSlam against Finn Balor 
• A mashup of Seth Rollins' greatest ring entrances/extravagant gear

Zelina Vega 

• Entrance at Backlash in Puerto Rico 

From iconic matches and celebrated storylines to record-breaking premium live events, 2023 marked a historic year for WWE. To help celebrate the year and get fans excited for what's to come in 2024, Peacock - the streaming home of WWE - is looking to create at least eight short animated videos to play on their social channels later this year, with each video depicting a different iconic moment that happened in 2023. 

The primary goal of this project is to create short form animated content, up to :30 in length, but the Peacock team may also use this project to greenlight some longer form videos, if they respond well to your particular animation style or unique creative approach. In that event, there'd be a separate conversation about content length and additional budget at the greenlight stage.  

In terms of animation, the Peacock team is open to any and all styles - from 2D or 3D to papercraft, motion graphics, stop motion, claymation, flipbook drawings, domino art, or any other creative medium you can think of. While the Peacock team has included a list of potential moments you can feature (more on that below) how you interpret those moments is up to you and you don't need to recreate the moments exactly if it doesn't work for your vision (i.e. if you wanted to make a song out of the sounds from a particular moment, that's totally fair game). The only thing we are NOT looking for is live action reenactments, so do NOT include that in your pitch. You also cannot use any existing toys or action figures in your content, even if those toys or figures are WWE-branded. It's important to note that while you're only creating one video, you'll need to deliver versions in both 16x9 and 9x16, so you may need to animate additional shots or angles to ensure that your 9x16 version is as cool as your 16x9 version. 

The Peacock team has included a list of iconic WWE moments from 2023 that could be recreated in the Background below, but they're open to other moments too, and if you don't see your favorite listed, please feel free to include that in your pitch. That said, please try to avoid moments that heavily feature wrestlers or personalities that are not currently with WWE, or are now working with WWE competitors. In addition, please do not pitch any moments that are heavily focused on NXT or Smackdown. While Smackdown storylines can be mentioned, we'd like to keep the focus more on moments that have happened on Monday Night RAW or during the various 2023 Premium Live Events. 

Obviously, many of these iconic moments can run long, so feel free to editorialize and recut longer moments for your :30 to make sure that they fit well within a shorter runtime. Since audio is obviously a key component for many of these moments, you can assume that you'll have access to the original audio and footage, should that be helpful to your execution. Lastly, note that you will also be provided with both an opening title and endcard for your videos, and you should account for about :05 to accommodate those elements.

 

For your pitch, please specify the iconic 2023 WWE moment you'd like to recreate, and the medium you'd use to do so. For any questions or other project updates, check out the Project Forum.

 

DELIVERABLES: There are two total video assets, per filmmaker. 

• One :30 video (16x9, 9x16)

 

TIMELINE: HERE

 

EXPOSURE: We anticipate content will be used on the platforms listed below, but if casting talent, please be sure your talent reviews the required Talent Release, as it is not limited to these platforms. You should also review our Music providers in the Project Requirements, as well as the platform best practices page.

• Facebook
• Instagram
• TikTok
• Twitter
• YouTube

 

TARGET AUDIENCE: Core and passive WWE fans with a focus on the Family, Gen Z, and Millennial segments.

 

TONE: Generate excitement for 2024 by recreating the best moments of 2023. Celebrate the best storylines, athleticism, and Superstars WWE has to offer.

 

EXECUTIONAL MANDATORIES: 

• While you may use storylines from Smackdown, you should avoid featuring prominent Smackdown or FOX branding.
• You must avoid featuring any wrestlers or personalities who are not currently working in WWE, or who are working for a competitor of WWE.
• You may not use any toys, action figures, or sets in these videos - even if those products are WWE-branded. 
• You may not pitch live action reenactments of any iconic moments. 

 

By participating in this project, creators acknowledge that the Sponsor is under no obligation to greenlight a submission. Though most projects on our platform do move forward, we will notify you in the event the Sponsor decides not to fund any submissions via the project forum. Regardless of the result, all submissions will be reviewed and evaluated by the Sponsor and the project team.

INTRODUCING BACKLOT: Tongal's rolling out a big, brand new feature called Backlot, which will enable you to post crew and production staffing opportunities connected to Tongal projects. Backlot will include search tools that can help you find collaborators and crew by role, skill set, location, and more. To help get things rolling, we're offering $100 to each of the first five creators who post an opportunity on Backlot related to this project, even if you post while the pitch phase is open, and even if you don't find someone to fill the role. Need a storyboard artist? Editor? Colorist? Start the search on Backlot - and if you have any questions, ask away in the #Forum and we'll tell you more.

In order to be considered for this project, you must include the below materials in your pitch submission. For examples of effective pitches, check out this gallery.

 

• TEXT (REQUIRED): Up to 500 characters synopsizing how you plan to approach and produce the content listed out in the Deliverables.

• ICONIC WWE MOMENT FROM 2023 (REQUIRED): Please tell us which iconic WWE moment from 2023 your pitch is based on. 

• TREATMENT (REQUIRED): A more detailed and specific description of how you propose to execute all of the content listed out in the Deliverables, both in terms of what we can expect to see, and how you’ll make it. If it's helpful to you, we've provided a treatment template, which you can find here.
  
  
• LINKS (REQUIRED): To your previous video work. Please specify your role (producer, director, cinematography, etc.) and DO NOT INCLUDE LINKS TO YOUR SHOWREEL. Please link to individual videos.
  
  
• PITCH VIDEO (Optional): This is your opportunity to be face-to-face with the Sponsor and show them what you're capable of. Consider submitting a pitch video in which you tell the Sponsor what they can expect should they choose your pitch. Also, test videos, animatics, etc. are welcome. For some examples of effective Pitch videos, check out this gallery. All Pitches will remain private until after the Sponsor gives creator(s) the green light to move forward.

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