Triple H has held a discussion with Sports Illustrated on the decision to remodel the NXT television set inside the performance center to the Capitol Wrestling Center. The set will be used for NXT TakeOver 31 and will be used from then on until the live crowds can return properly.
The reason for the name Capitol Wrestling Center, is because back in 1953, Jess McMahon bought Capitol Wrestling Corporation which then evolved into WWF and is the WWE we now know.
Triple H said,
“It’s a historic callback to where this all began. 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.
“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.”
The layout will be a smaller version of WWE’s Thunderdome. The ring will be surrounded with video walls, but will also involve a live audience of 100 people, consisting of family and friends of the company.
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