AEW recently announced that they plan on running live Dynamite shows with fans in cities outside of Jacksonville beginning in July. According to a recent report from the Mat Men podcast, WWE is planning on doing the exact same thing. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter is also reporting the news.
According to the report, either the July 16th edition of Smackdown or the July 19th edition of RAW could be the first outside of the Thunderdome.
WWE President Nick Khan said during a recent investors call that “there would be no turning back” once the company returned to touring. The inference being that once they return to events with live fans, they will not be going back to a Thunderdome experience.
AEW Not Running Events At Capacity?
Also concerning the return of live fans to wrestling events, fans online are noting that AEW tickets for recently announced live events are not being sold at capacity. Rather, social distancing appears to still be taking place inside these venues. This is the case despite the events being held in Texas and Florida. AEW recently announced a return to touring beginning July 7th.
The Twitter account “All Elite Wrestling Ticket Information” has been providing updates online: