Watch: An Early Look at the WWE ThunderDome Setup at Tropicana Field

WWE will officially move all of its tapings of Monday Night Raw, Friday Night SmackDown and [...]

By Connor Casey

WWE will officially move all of its tapings of Monday Night Raw, Friday Night SmackDown and monthly pay-per-views to the Tropicana Field in Tampa, Florida this week, starting with Friday's SmackDown episode. Photos and videos of the new ThunderDome setup inside the arena started making their onto social media today, which you can see below. The initial ThunderDome was built at the Amway Center in downtown Orlando, but WWE has to move due to the Orlando Magic starting up the 2020-21 season in the coming weeks.

The images come from Spectrum Sports 360's Jon Alba and Sports Illustrated's Justin Barrasso. The setup looks to be about the same size as the original ThunderDome, but in a much larger venue.

Reports have popped up in recent weeks that WWE wants live fans in attendance inside the stadium for the Royal Rumble in January, though nothing has been made official as of yet.

WWE's next pay-per-view, TLC, takes place on Dec. 20 at Tropicana Field. Check out the full card (so far) below:

  • WWE Championship: Drew McIntyre vs. AJ Styles (TLC Match)
  • WWE Universal Championship: Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens
  • SmackDown Women's Championship: Sasha Banks vs. Carmella
  • WWE Women's Tag Team Championships: Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler vs. Asuka and Lana
  • "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Randy Orton

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