Throwback: WWE Smackdown X, “Let it Roll” Intro & Pyro + Undertaker vs Rey Mysterio Entrances

Continuing our throwback series with my personal favorite from childhood! I got to attend a Smackdown double-taping for the 2009 Christmas episode, in which we got to see two World Heavyweight Championship matches! Undertaker vs Rey Mysterio and Undertaker vs Batista on the same night. We also got a dark match of Jerishow vs DX. Such an amazing time to be coming up as a fan! Hope you enjoy the video, with a faithful recreation of the original Orlando Arena (Amway Arena) before it was demolished just a few months after this TV taping!

Chris Horrell | @ chrishorrell on Instagram | Stage Design, Stage Construction, Environment Design

Josh Parry | [email protected] | Pre-Viz, Lighting & Show Design, Pyro

Billy Cessna | @ Cessnacreative on Instagram | Original Graphics

Matt Fick | @mattfick on Youtube | 2K Video Game Graphics

Wondering how we create these animations? Here’s a list of our software and hardware below:

Software:

3D Modeling in Trimble Sketchup Pro 2025
Graphics in Adobe After Effects, Capcut Pro
Lighting and Pyro in Syncronorm Depence R4

Rendering Hardware:

Body: Alienware Aurora R16
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-14900KF | 3.20 GHz
Installed RAM: 64.0 GB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 24GB VRAM