Even though WWE is attempting to draw massive live crowds for WrestleMania 37 next month, the company has openly stated it won’t start touring again until the second half of 2021. That means pay-per-views, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown will be staying inside the WWE ThunderDome for a bit longer. The concept was first introduced back in August inside Orlando’s Amway Center, then was moved to Tampa’s Tropicana Field in October due to the start of the NBA and ECHL seasons. WWE will face a similar problem when the Tampa Bay Rays, who play inside “The Trop,” have their home opener against the New York Yankees on April 9.
The expectation among multiple people I have spoken to in #WWE is they will remain in the Tampa area after the Tropicana Field ThunderDome ends ahead of the #Rays season. They all believe they are headed to #USF’s Yuengling Center (fka the Sun Dome) for at least a period of time.
