Tag: Corona virus

WWE finished all its tapings through the 4/6 Raw after WrestleMania this past week, with empty arena shows taped at both the Performance Center in Orlando and Full Sail University in Winter Park.

Whether coincidence or not, the tapings were already underway when the county announced a stay-at-home order going into effect at 11 p.m. on 3/26, through 4/9. The first TV show that would not be covered at this point would be either NXT on 4/8 or Smackdown on 4/10.

Included in the taping was most if not all of WrestleMania, which was taped on 3/25 and 3/26 at the Performance Center.

There are a few WrestleMania bouts that will be done on location, notably Undertaker vs. A.J. Styles. That will be what is billed as a boneyard match, stips not to be announced ahead of time it appears. From promos, sounds like it will be taped in a mock cemetery setting.

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The spreading of the coronavirus has the entire sports, entertainment, travel and tourism economies in at least short-term jeopardy, along with the far more serious aspects of a rapidly-spreading disease that will seemingly greatly affect all of our lives in some form.

Things change hourly, but pro wrestling and MMA, like all sports and entertainment forms are in a state of mass uncertainty. It’s far more than simply the fear of WrestleMania not taking place in the manner expected, but the schedules of all promotions, and for that matter, all major sports and entertainment forms are in short-term jeopardy. With the NBA putting a hold on all play, the domino effect will affect the sports world, but that’s entertainment, and right now sports and entertainment are a minor concern. If we knew this was temporary and had a time frame of when things would be back to normal, it would be a bad period, but that would be one thing. With no time frame, it’s very different.

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