Here's What WWE ThunderDome Looks Like With Fans (Photos)

Prepare yourselves for a total visual overload...

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Yesterday saw WWE host an exclusive rehearsal for their brand new ThunderDome setup ahead of its big debut on tonight's episode of SmackDown, inviting a select number of people to join what has been described as a "state-of-the-art viewing experience."

Images of this inevitably hit the internet soon after, with several sources uploading snaps showing what this thing is going to look like with virtual fans.

Bleacher Report caught the best snaps:-

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It's... certainly something, though this writer will hold back on passing judgment until he has seen it in action. Perhaps the pictures don't do it justice.

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ThunderDome viewers were treated to several exhibition matches featuring the likes of Kacy Catanzaro, Kayden Carter, Jake Atlas, Mansoor, and Ridge Holland, as well as crew members running through several WWE wrestlers' ring entrances. The rehearsal started an hour later than intended, though it sounds like things went relatively smoothly once the show was up and running.

Debuting on tonight's SmackDown, it is expected that ThunderDome will remain in place for the duration of WWE's Amway Center residency, which lasts through October. Again, it'll be interesting to see what this dystopian monster looks like in motion.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. 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.