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PHOTOS: Look Inside WWE Set Up Inside Tropicana Field

Author Micaela Figueroa

December 11th, 2020 3:36 PM

Tonight is the night Tropicana Field welcomes WWE to St. Pete. Since the World Wrestling Entertainment ended its arrangement with the Amway Center in Orlando, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown, as well as pay-per-view events, will all come from St. Petersburg for the time being. No fans will be allowed but you can register for a virtual seat HERE!

Check out the photos of what it looks like inside Tropicana Field:

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Most losses at WrestleMania.
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Shortest match in WrestleMania history.
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Longest match in WrestleMania history.
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WrestleMania 28 holds the record for most PPV buys.
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Run-DMC provided a WrestleMania first.
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WrestleMania 35 was the first WrestleMania to be headlined by women.
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WrestleMania almost wasn’t WrestleMania
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