10 WWE Things That Must Happen Before WrestleMania 38

10. Fully Attended Shows

WrestleMania 37
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The COVID-19 pandemic is this close to being over.

Countries like Israel, the United Kingdom, and, crucially, the United States, have made incredible strides in their vaccination roll-out. Barring a major, vaccine-breaking mutation, normal life (or whatever "normal life" resembles after our year of darkness) is within touching distance - and fully-attended shows are on the horizon.

WrestleMania 37 was a welcome reminder of what wrestling events are supposed to be like. The ThunderDome looks, sounds, and feels a lot nicer than the old Performance Center events, and its implementation was a necessary boon to WWE during this difficult period, but nothing compares to even a half-full arena. Tampa's 25,000 voices helped WWE programming feel more alive and organic than they have in over a year and while the company was wise not to immediately dive into attended shows afterwards, it won't be long before they do.

WWE (and other promotions) will likely prioritise this as soon as it's deemed safe to do so, as failing to following protocols would be disastrous. Expect companies to exercise caution, at least for the next few months, before the floodgates open with the first big announcement.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.