WWE Raw & SmackDown To Get New Set Designs?
WWE leaving the ThunderDome could mean new looks for Raw and SmackDown.
It looks like WWE is planning on freshening up its stage designs.
This is according to the Mat Men Pro Wrestling Podcast's Andrew Zarian, who tweeted the following on Monday night:-
Things are getting SET for a Refresh soon... pic.twitter.com/A6Pl4FUyT7
Advertisement— Andrew Zarian (@AndrewZarian) May 17, 2021
There's currently no exact word on when WWE may look to make these changes, though they could coincide with the return of live audiences to WWE shows. Zarian has previously reported that the company will look to bring fans back for a run from 16 July and 19 July.
This could potentially encompass the 16 July episode of SmackDown, Money in the Bank 2021 on 18 July, and the following day's episode of Raw.
WWE is yet to make any official announcements regarding touring or the return of ticketed events. The company hasn't been able to hit the road since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in March 2020, with WrestleMania 37's two nights their only fully-ticketed events to go down over the past 14 months.
The company's digital Thunderdome setup is currently housed in Tampa, Florida's Yeungling Center through July. NXT continues to broadcast from the Performance Center across the state in Orlando, which has been reconfigured into the Capitol Wrestling Center.