When Triple H promised a new-look NXT he was not joking, and tonight, NXT Takeover 31 will debut in the new Capitol Wrestling Center, a re-designed Performance Center specifically done to hold NXT tapings. The Capitol Wrestling Center name is a tribute to the Capitol Wrestling Corporation that was founded by Jess McMahon in 1953 and run by Vincent J. McMahon. “It’s a historic callback to where this all began,” Triple H told Justin Barrasso of Sports Illustrated, which got the exclusive on the story. “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 will have a “mini” ThunderDome, with video walls around the ring but there will be […]
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