After more than five months sitting dormant, the Amway Center will be buzzing with activity in the weeks to come, thanks to WWE.
The wrestling promotion’s weekly Raw and Smackdown TV shows, along with its pay-per-view events, will air live from the arena beginning this Friday, WWE officials confirmed Monday.
Fans will not be allowed into Amway Center for the live events, but their faces may be seen on TV thanks to technology that will enhance the look of recent empty-arena shows.
WWE has leased the Amway Center “for the foreseeable future,” said John Saboor, WWE’s executive vice president of special events, who called the deal a “residency.