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WWE is set to exit Orlando’s Amway Center, moving production of its ThunderDome to a new venue in December.
While no official announcement on a new location has been announced, WWE has been in discussions with various venues to host its interactive fan experience.
In the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer mentioned discussions WWE had on moving the ThunderDome to Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, FL.
“Believe it or not, Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg has been talked about, which is a baseball stadium,” Meltzer stated. I mean it’s good that you’re in central Florida. I think everybody wants to run Florida, because so many of the guys live there, it’s cheaper, you’re not going to get shutdown, they they start shutting things down all over the country, you’re pretty confident Florida, because the governor isn’t going to shut anything down, but that’s a big empty building. I know there’s all kinds of other indoor buildings they’ve talked to as well”
Tropicana Field is a non-retractable MLB stadium, which at one point was called ThunderDome, when it hosted the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning from 1993 – 1996. The stadium has a capacity of 42,735.
WWE’s extended lease with Orlando’s Amway Center expires on 11/24. The company has been instructed to have all equipment out of the arena by 12/5.
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