We talked about it being a possibility earlier on in the week and it’s already happening.
WWE, at least for the foreseeable future, will have their shows with no audience at
all.
So today we’ll be going over the new format of wwe shows and the big reason why Paige
was pulled from Smackdown at the last second
If you’ve been keeping up with other sports and their news then you already know that
there is no live sports on at this current moment
Everything has been put on hold and suspended until the world gets back to normal
NBA originally planned on doing what the wwe is doing of having their shows done in front
of an empty crowd
However, NBA’s plan was breached after one of their own players became sick and was spreading
it in the locker room, causing the whole league to be shut down
Every other sports organization is also put on hold with no time Frame for a return
Even movies and tv show productions are being shutdown causing massive delays to every single
movie and tv show release date
Fast and Furious, which features WWE’s John Cena, was set to release this spring, but
has now been pushed back by an entire calendar year and will be coming out in spring of 2021
Other movies and tv shows that are in the works right now have also shut down production
Fox studios, home of wwe backstage, has also been shut down causing that wwe show to go
on hiatus
Now when it comes to the wwe, their new format of having no fans in attendance can definitely
work, but they have to make sure the superstars stay safe
Cancel any upcoming meet and greets, cancel access for the superstars, and just keep them
safe because the Immediate future of the company rest in their hands and their health
If one single superstar gets sick, we might see wwe go into a full shutdown like the NBA,
so that’s something that they can’t afford to happen at all
With wrestling being a high contact sport and just the way they’re heavily sweating
all the time, you can only imagine how fast an illness could be spread around the locker-room
under those conditions
So that’s where the fate of wwe is at right now, as long as every single superstar stars
healthy, we’ll continue to get empty arena shows
And that’s another unfortunate reality we have to face right now, all wwe shows will
be similar to what we saw on Smackdown
Smackdown with no crowd wasn’t horrible by any means and triple h played a heavy role
in just keeping spirits up and putting smiles on people’s faces, but it still is something
really different and is going to take a while to get used to
This will also play a role in changing WWE’s major plans, such as Paige’s return
Before the whole sports world was put on hold, Paige was set to return to confront Bayley
on Smackdown
But wwe turned it around and said that Paige couldn’t make the show due to “travel
issues”, and with everything going on with the world, that could be a believable excuse,
but it wasn’t the truth
Apparently Paige’s role in the show was pulled since it was in the performance center
in front of no live audience
So what does that tell us?
It seems that whatever paige was going to do or say was going to be quite big and wwe
wants an audience for it
Now when you think of that, the first thing that pops into your head might be that this
announcement is related to Paige’s in-ring return.
Over the last few weeks and the days leading up to what was supposed to be her Smackdown
return, there was this very small rumor and belief going around that this segment with
Paige could’ve told us if she was cleared and the direction that wwe was going to take
her
Even in a recent interview, Paige clearly states that her neck is improving and that
her return was no longer “impossible” and to never say never
So Could that be the reason why wwe has decided to delay Paige’s announcement and segment
until the fans are back?
It’s definitely looking like a good theory and possibility for what wwe is hiding about
Paige
We’ve heard the rumors that doctors have advised Paige to never wrestle again, but
now we’re staring to hear these return rumors going around, so who knows what to believe
anymore
As far as a Wrestlemania update, things are still not looking good and it’s almost a
sure thing that mania isn’t happening on its original date
It’s reported that Vince McMahon isn’t letting it go and is going crazy trying to
find a way to keep the show going, but in today’s current environment, it’s just
over.
There’s nothing Vince or wwe could do, and the show is going to be cancelled
The state of Florida gave wwe a few days to come to a decision, but Florida has already
said that if wwe cant make the decision then they’ll step in for them and make the decision
for them to cancel the show
Right now, Wrestlemania only has two options, perform in front of a empty crowd like the
other wwe shows, or postpone it until summertime and maybe even the fall of 2020.
And it’s looking like the summertime may be the best option because a Wrestlemania
in front of an empty crowd will be pretty depressing.
The only downside to pushing it until summertime is that all of these current storylines will
have to be extended for several more months.
Which could be a good thing for story telling and build up, but that may be stretching it
out too much.
So don’t get your hopes up for Wrestlemania happening on its original date, especially
considering that all of the European fans are unable to come to the show, so they may
already be looking for refunds
What are your thoughts on wwe putting paige on delay and the status of Wrestlemania?
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