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WWE is moving WrestleMania 36 to a closed set and fans had jokes

WWE has cancelled its live WrestleMania 36 event in Tampa and will host it in Orlando on a closed set instead. Fans had jokes.

On Monday even WWE announced that its marquee event, WrestleMania 36, will move from its planned Tampa, Florida location to the WWE training center in Orlando. The event will be streamed from there, in front of no fans, on WWE Network and available on Pay Per view.

WWE already hosted SmackDown at the training center, and will host Monday Night Raw there, as well. It was … strange.

In the statement announcing the move from Tampa, WWE said that only “essential personnel” would be on the closed set, though it’s unclear how many people that would be.

Fans had mixed reactions to the decision. They also had a lot of jokes.

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WWE to stage SmackDown without an audience, is ‘committed’ to WrestleMania

WWE is moving SmackDown to its Performance Center, but still currently plans to hold WrestleMania 36 in Tampa.

While the majority of major sports leagues have either suspended or canceled their seasons amid the growing threat of the coronavirus outbreak, WWE is one of the few organizations that plans to continue with event broadcasts for the time being.

WWE announced on Thursday that SmackDown, which was scheduled to be held at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Friday, will be moved and staged at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando with only essential personnel in attendance. WWE has not yet made an announcement regarding its plans for what was set to be a special “3/16” episode of Monday Night Raw in Pittsburgh, featuring the return of Stone Cold Steve Austin.

March has always been a crucial period for WWE, as the brand builds toward its annual showcase event, WrestleMania. WrestleMania 36 is scheduled for April 5th at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, and in a statement released on Thursday, WWE said it still plans to hold WrestleMania 36, but is planning for the possibility that it is canceled.

Via ESPN:

“While we remain committed to hosting WrestleMania at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday, April 5, we are putting contingency plans in place in the event that it is cancelled by government officials, civil authorities and/or local venues. The health and safety of our fans, performers and employees are our top priorities and we are monitoring the situation closely with our partners and government officials in Tampa Bay.”

At a meeting of the Hillsborough Emergency Policy Group on Thursday, Tampa’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities were postponed, but a decision on WrestleMania 36 is expected to come next week.

Via Fox13:

“Tampa Mayor Jane Castor deferred to the Hillsborough Emergency Policy Group — of which she is a member — to decide on the future of major events. 

‘We’ve got the luxury of time on our hands for some of the larger events as well. We don’t have to take immediate action for events that are occurring weeks down the road.'”

Florida governor Ron DeSantis recommended on Thursday that all mass gatherings in the state be postponed.

Via WTXL:

“I am recommending local municipalities and private entities to strongly consider limiting or postponing mass gatherings in the state of Florida,” the governor said. “This is an opportunity, our health officials believe, where some of these large-scale events can be postponed and do it later.”

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WWE: Goldberg just won the Universal Championship and WWE fans are stunned

What WWE fans are saying about Goldberg’s win at Super ShowDown.

53-year-old wrestling legend and WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg is a world champion once again, after stunning “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt on Thursday in the main event of WWE Super ShowDown in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

With less than two months remaining before WrestleMania 36, Goldberg is now in line for a main event spot at the biggest show in wrestling – but many fans are upset that Wyatt’s championship reign was cut short.

Goldberg announced in February that he wanted to come back to the ring, and challenged The Fiend. In his first match since defeating Dolph Ziggler at SummerSlam last year, Goldberg hit four spears and a Jackhammer in the span of a few minutes to reclaim the title, which he lost in 2017.

Goldberg’s win sets up a potential title showdown with Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 36, after Reigns seemingly ended his feud with King Corbin by winning a steel cage match on Thursday.

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WATCH! Travis Kelce delivers vintage WWE-style promo at victory parade

Travis Kelce cultivated his inner WWE for a promo at the Chiefs’ victory parade.

There is only one move for WWE at WrestleMania 36 in Tampa on April 5, 2020. Card an NFL tight-end, triple-threat match that features: Rob Gronkowski, George Kittle and Travis Kelce.

The Chiefs’ tight end earned his spot while wearing a championship belt Wednesday during the Super Bowl victory parade in  Kansas City and delivering a classic promo … or a classic promo for someone trying to find a second career in WWE.

Enjoy!

Kittle

Gronkowski