WWE: Final ThunderDome Date & July 12th RAW Status, Tommaso Ciampa on WWE Future, Trademarks

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Jun 30, 2021

Final WWE ThunderDome Taping Date & Status of July 12th RAW Tapings

WWE reportedly will be holding their final television tapings at their ThunderDome on July 9th, according to WrestleVotes.

It was reported that the July 9th episode of Friday Night SmackDown will be the final live television tapings at their ThunderDome at the Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida. It was also reported that the July 12th episode of RAW is currently planned to be taped the week prior at the ThunderDome.

Looks like WWE’s final live show inside the ThunderDome will be the Friday July 9th edition of SmackDown. The July 12th episode of RAW will be the final ThunderDome show, however, will be taped the week prior.
— WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) June 28, 2021

Following the July 9th SmackDown tapings, WWE will resume live touring with fans in attendance starting with the July 16th episode of Friday Night SmackDown in Houston, Texas.

Tommaso Ciampa on If He Is Interested in Being Called Up to the Main Roster

PWInsider held a recent interview with Tommaso Ciampa and one of the topics discussed included if he is currently interested in being called up from NXT to WWE’s main roster.

“Yeah. It’s a tough one for me to answer, because I don’t know that… That’s not how I work, as far as goals go. When I was a kid, it was different. When I was a kid, I wanted like, “Oh, I want to be on WrestleMania and stuff.” For sure, those were the goals. Because I was signed at 20, 21, and released, and then did a bunch of independents, and toured around the world, and just found myself and grew as a performer. It’s just all these different experiences I had, and it just became more about the journey than anything, and it became more about just becoming better, a better performer. So when Johnny and I came to NXT and our first thing was doing the Dusty Classic in 2016 or something, even then, I mean, it was just, for me, it was like, “Oh, cool, here’s an opportunity to get in the ring with new different people, fresh people, get in front of different audiences and grow as a performer.” And obviously it keeps snowballing, but… The Raw brand is fantastic. Great roster, lots of talented men and women. Same thing with SmackDown, same thing with NXT. I’d love to get in there with everybody. It’s just more about me doing things that, I don’t know, help my own legacy at the end of it, that helped me, as a performer, grow and get better and stuff. There’s no door that’s closed, but at the same time, there’s no weird carrot that’s dangling in front of me, where I’m like, “Oh, that’s what I got to do.” It’s just going with the flow of it all and making the most of every opportunity that’s presented to me, essentially.”