Florida deems professional wrestling ‘essential’

[UK Kat Von D]

Just now, SuperstarNeilC said:

I would deem “massage parlours” ESSENTIAL.

To be fair those girls should be properly washing their hands anyway 

[Weezenal]

What other shows are essential? Ian Beale needs to get back to work asap.

But seriously, what a joke this is. It's potentially going to end up being the worse decisions WWE have ever made.

[Your Fight Site]

15 minutes ago, Weezenal said:

What other shows are essential? Ian Beale needs to get back to work asap.

But seriously, what a joke this is. It's potentially going to end up being the worse decisions WWE have ever made.

Worse than taking money from a murderous, Middle Eastern regime to play fantasy booker twice a year…?

[Cannibal Man]

at least on the princes wallet they wouldnt let anything bad happen to them for the publicity, this is just him holding his own independent contractors hostage

[garynysmon]

Scandalous. Honestly, this company is toxic as fuck.

[Briefcase]

2 hours ago, Abe_Knuckleball_Schwartz said:

It has been stated that wrestling is critical to Florida's economy by the governor's office... I would love to know what they consider Disney and Universal to be in that case.

Disney Plus bro. 

[King Pitcos]

???

I guess this has been relocated to Florida.

 

[Weezenal]

8 hours ago, Your Fight Site said:

Worse than taking money from a murderous, Middle Eastern regime to play fantasy booker twice a year…?

If people around the recordings die I think it will be.

[tiger_rick]

6 hours ago, King Pitcos said:

???

I guess this has been relocated to Florida.

Fuck sake. Just bin it until later in the year. A rabid crowd makes an AEW PPV. 

[Daaaaaad!]

Fascinating isn't it? The usually 'we are so the alternative to WWE' lot at AEW are already going 'full carny' and they've barely even existed for a year yet. These TV deals must be punishing for companies if something like this happens.

[UK Kat Von D]

Proper shame they are going ahead with it in an empty arena. The wrestling business needed competition for years, but now seems like AEW and WWE are playing chicken with their wrestler’s lives 

[RedRooster]

59 minutes ago, Daaaaaad! said:

Fascinating isn't it? The usually 'we are so the alternative to WWE' lot at AEW are already going 'full carny' and they've barely even existed for a year yet. These TV deals must be punishing for companies if something like this happens.

I just can't subscribe to this, particularly for WWE. Almost every major sports organisation in America has been able to postpone their season. I can't see why wrestling would be an exception. If there is some kind of financial penalty, pay it. The approach being taken here could cost lives. 

[Factotum]

Just another example of wrestling existing in its own echo chamber.

Only a matter of time before this blows up in all their faces.

[Otto Dem Wanz]

8 hours ago, King Pitcos said:

???

I guess this has been relocated to Florida.

 

 

Dumb as shit, just postpone it until you can have it in front of a crowd again. 

[The Gaffer]

They've found away to WWE it up as much as possible even in the midst of a global pandemic. We all knew they would. I'd love to imagine this will come back to bite them in the balls but they've weathered worse storms before. The world's got better things to be getting on with than holding gay fake wrestling to account. Seeing the story prominent on BBC and the Guardian was one of those real zapped out of the matrix moments though in being reminded of how insane this rubbish looks to anyone else. 

Fabric of Americana, indeed.