Speaking to SI.com, Triple H has announced that from tonight’s NXT TakeOver 31 event, the Performance Center will be renamed to the Capitol Wrestling Center, and you can see the new logo below.
The name is a tribute to the Capitol Wrestling Corporation that was founded by Vince McMahon’s grandfather Jess McMahon in 1953 and was the professional wrestling and boxing promotion that would become WWE. In addition to a new name, a new set will also debut, which according to Triple H, will have all the bells and whistles of the ThunderDome, while going back to 1953.
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. Triple H
Triple H would also state that this rebranding and new set at the Capitol Wrestling Center did signify and an end to running NXT shows at Full Sail University in Winter Park.
