New WWE ThunderDome Location Revealed?
Where will the state of the art WWE ThunderDome be calling home next?
WWE's ThunderDome could be on the move once again by the time WrestleMania 37 comes around.
It's been widely reported that WWE's residency at Tropicana Field is expected to reach its end in early April. But, based on the Wrestling Observer Newsletter's reveal that WWE's ticketing department are still arranging flights to Tampa for the post-'Mania Raw and SmackDown, it appears the ThunderDome will be moving to another location in the Tampa market going forward.
Now, F4WOnline is reporting that WWE have been in discussions with the Yuengling Center at the University of South Florida in Tampa. At this time, it still hasn't been officially confirmed whether these talks surround a potential ThunderDome move for the company, but it does seem to make for curious timing given their Tropicana Field residency is nearing its conclusion.
WWE has a history with the 10,411 capacity arena, using it to house the 1995 Royal Rumble, and 1985 and 1988 editions of Saturday Night's Main Event. If WWE do seal a deal to transport the ThunderDome to the Yuengling Center, it would be a fairly painless transition too, with the drive from their current home to their potential new one being around 30 minutes in total.