WWE News: WWE introduced a new concept of WWE ThunderDome last Friday on SmackDown Live, then successfully at SummerSlam following, WWE RAW to bring the WWE audience back in live. Thanks to this new concept, it really made once again what WWE is actually looked like before with the virtual crowd atmosphere. This new concept is being appreciated by all over the WWE Universe.
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Stephenie McMahon then thanking WWE’s media partners and other media groups all over the world for the support shown over the past five months. She also talked about bringing the fanbase back to WWE has led to the energy of WWE shows to increase once again.
“Last week we debuted “WWE ThunderDome” to the world, as we took residency at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida with a state-of-the-art set, lasers, drone cameras, pyrotechnics, smoke effects, virtual reality, and most importantly, 1,000+ virtual fans in attendance at any given time via proprietary technology provided from The Famous Group. The spectacle and energy have returned to WWE, and it feels great to watch.”
“Thank you to our media partners at FOX, NBCUniversal, BT, and all around the world, for your support over the past five months as we produced seven hours of weekly, in-ring content from our WWE Performance Center. I’d also like to thank our brand partners including Cricket Wireless, World of Tanks, Hyundai, 2K, Good Humor, Applebee’s, Nissin Cup Noodles, Welch’s and Hulu, for your support of SummerSlam and NXT TakeOver 30 this past weekend.”
“We are very excited to share this most recent evolution in our in-ring product with you and offer new and exciting ways to engage with you and our global fan base.”
Vince McMahon kicked-off WWE ThunderDome last week on SmackDown Live until he was interrupted by” the Fiend” Bray Wyatt, but shortly rescued by Braun Strowman.