Vince McMahon will open tonight’s episode of SmackDown “to give the WWE Universe its very first look at WWE ThunderDome, WWE’s new state-of-the-art set complete with video boards, pyrotechnics, lasers, cutting-edge graphics and drone cameras,” WWE announced.
WWE also posted their first official preview of how the ThunderDome will look.
WWE did a test run of the ThunderDome with fans yesterday and you can see photos here.
Also announced for tonight’s SmackDown:
– Intercontinental Championship: AJ Styles (c) vs. Jeff Hardy
– SmackDown Tag Team Championship: Shinsuke Nakamura & Cesaro (c) vs. Lucha House Party
– Big E vs. Sheamus
– Braun Strowman will appear

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