Pro Wrestling and the Coronavirus: WWE deemed essential by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

[Hammer]

the flu is somebullshyt anyway it's just the common flu I don't believe the hype and fear mongering.

dumbass

 

[DoubleJ13]

So AEW's PPV is moving or not happening when scheduled

 

[stro]

You laugh but there definitely were a few obviously post production commentary lines throughout both nights.

 

[CM_Burns]

lol not once have the aew marks had a legit answer to my legit questions they just try to deflect by hurling their little half ass insults

Why for you guys is it all good for aew to continue doing shows, but y’all condemn WWE for it?

The moral outrage to WWE continuing their shows, when there are precautions that can be taken to make wrestling with no fans fairly safe, is mostly bullsh1t, but before Wrestlemania AEW just did a better job of the no fans shows and had much more watchable shows.

 

[The Rainmaker]

Dana White couldn't continue with his supervillain plans and the private island UFC is postponed.

Wrestling is now the last stand

 

[Jmare007]

brehs what in the name of fukk was this?

Have Shawn Michaels be in charge of your main programs brehs

 

[NOSaintsFan02]

The WWE has had to accept they might be doing shows from empty arenas the rest of the year right?

I can see Vince being stubborn into thinking large gatherings will be allowed by Summerslam. I mean he and Trump are buddies and basically have similar "the show must go on" mindsets.

 

[ThaBronxBully]

The Product Wasn’t That Great To Begin With But With The Empty Arena Shows I’ve Completely Checked Out

 

[NYChase718]

They should
Replace raw with classic raw episodes from the past

 

[Silkk]

They should
Replace raw with classic raw episodes from the past

They might be getting ready to, They been clapping up ALL of the wrestling channels on youtube this past week that have been around for years with no problems.

 

[NYChase718]

They might be getting ready to, They been clapping up ALL of the wrestling channels on youtube this past week that have been around for years with no problems.

Yeah i had a bunch of videos liked on youtube i had planned on watching
So when i went to the liked playlist
Suddenly they all deleted

 

[stro]

brehs what in the name of fukk was this?

Have Shawn Michaels be in charge of your main programs brehs

The real question is what in the name of fukk is wrong with Johnny's finger nails

 

[Reality Check]

Looks like Money in the Bank could be taking place at the Performance Center

 

[The Rainmaker]

WWE had planned to pre-tape episodes of Raw on Sunday and Monday, but that idea has been dropped and going forward, Raw will be broadcasting live from the WWE Performance Center. The decision to go live weekly was made this afternoon but had been in play over the last 24 hours.

While tonight's episode of Smackdown was taped in advance, the plan going forward is to broadcast that live on Fridays on FOX as well.

PWInsider.com has not confirmed whether the live weekly live broadcasts will include WWE NXT, which was slated to tape material tomorrow. One source believed they would also go live, but we have not confirmed that to be 100% correct. [Update 11:30 PM EST - NXT is indeed going live weekly as well.]

WWE talents began arriving on Wednesday in Orlando for tapings that would have brought the company through the week of next month's Money in the Bank PPV, taping five weeks of Smackdown (through 5/8) and four weeks of Raw (through 5/4), NXT (through 5/6), 205 Live and Main Event. Instead, talents will be traveling to Orlando weekly.

Why? How?

 

[MightyHealthy]

Why? How?

TV money.

Without live TV, and with many cutting cable out of sheer necessity (and considering many businesses are forcibly closed), commercials are much less valuable right now.

Advertisers are using the opportunity to be a$$holes, and in the process of looking to save money and reduce costs, are trying to squirm out of TV contracts across the board.

Vince is being a bonehead, but there is actually a method to that madness. Without Saudi and TV money, and in a year that they already lost significant stock value, the company is going to be in dire financial straits.

This honestly needs its own thread. Nothing good will come from this. I'd be pissed, if I were talent.