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ST. PETERSBURG – With the major league baseball season nearing, the Tampa Bay rays will be getting their home field back from the WWE.

WWE’s Thunderdome residency at Tropicana field across the bay in St. Petersburg will end with the Friday, April 2nd episode of Smackdown.

The Thunderdome’s next location is expected to be the Yuengling Center formerly known as the Sun Dome at the University of South Florida Tampa campus.

WWE officials have repeatedly stated that despite the plans for live fans at WrestleMania 37, the promotion will not start touring in front of live fans again until the second half of 2021.