WWE To Debut Their New Capitol Wrestling Center With Tonight’s TakeOver
October 4, 2020WWE’s new television studio will be debuted tonight from the PC.
Earlier this week on the NXT TakeOver 31 media call Triple H said that the presentation for this weekend’s TakeOver event will be something different than we have come used to seeing. He stated that the plan was for this to be game-changing. We later learned that meant moving NXT from Full Sail University and to the WWE Performance Center. Now we have more information on this move.
Triple H revealed in an interview with Sports Illustrated that they are converting the WWE Performance center once again into a TV studio and will be calling it the “Capitol Wrestling Center.” The name is a tribute to the old Capitol Wrestling Corporation that was started by Jess McMahon back in 1953. Triple stated that what they will be doing with the Capitol Wrestling Center will be taking the business to a whole new level.
“The Capitol Wrestling Center captures the feel and the vibe of NXT. We will have all the bells and whistles of the ThunderDome, but we’ll keep that NXT feel. It’s edgier, darker and raw—you’re walking into the ultimate heavy metal soundstage.”
Video Walls will surround the ring with virtual fans. Yet they are looking to also have a live crowd in attendance as well with roughly 100 fans at TakeOver tonight.
“There will be a contingent of fans in attendance, some of which will be talent, others will be friends and family and some will be fans. We will take every safety precaution that there is. All of this was signed off by our medical staff. Everybody that walks in the building will be PCR tested, take a questionnaire and be medically screened. There will be plexiglass pods with fans that are in groups, and the groups will vary in size. Everyone will wear masks, and each group will never be near anyone else.”
After this interview went up with Sports Illustrated, WWE also put out this information on the Capitol Wrestling Center,
The black-and-gold brand will have an all new look tonight with the debut of the Capitol Wrestling Center.
As first reported by “Sports Illustrated,” NXT TakeOver 31 will emanate from the completely re-designed WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Fla. The Capitol Wrestling Center name is a tribute to the Capitol Wrestling Corporation that was founded by Jess McMahon in 1953 and run by Vincent J. McMahon, serving as the precursor to WWE.
“It’s a historic callback to where this all began,” Triple H told Justin Barrasso of “Sports Illustrated.” “We gutted the Performance Center and it’s now rebuilt, so it feels like we’re going back to the beginning. To me, it feels like we’re going back to 1953. Just like then, we’re doing something different and new, taking the business to a whole new level.”
Similar to Raw and SmackDown’s home at the WWE ThunderDome, the Capitol Wrestling Center will have video walls surrounding the ring with virtual fans but will keep the distinct feel of the black-and-gold brand.
“The Capitol Wrestling Center captures the feel and the vibe of NXT. We will have all the bells and whistles of the ThunderDome, but we’ll keep that NXT feel. It’s edgier, darker and raw—you’re walking into the ultimate heavy metal soundstage,” said Triple H.
In addition to the virtual fans, NXT will also bring back a limited number of around 100 live fans in attendance as well.
“There will be a contingent of fans in attendance, some of which will be talent, others will be friends and family and some will be fans,” said Triple H. “We will take every safety precaution that there is. All of this was signed off by our medical staff. Everybody that walks in the building will be PCR tested, take a questionnaire and be medically screened. There will be plexiglass pods with fans that are in groups, and the groups will vary in size. Everyone will wear masks, and each group will never be near anyone else.”
Don’t miss the first look at the Capitol Wrestling Center and an epic NXT TakeOver 31 at 7 pm ET/4 pm ET tonight on the award-winning WWE Network as the black-and-gold brand ushers in a new era.
“The building is a throwback to Capitol Wrestling, a business that caused a shift in wrestling. That is exactly what we’re planning on doing again, starting today in NXT.”
If we do hear anything further regarding the new Capitol Wrestling Center eminating from the WWE Performance Center, we will have it here and on the PWUnlimited YouTube Channel.
