COVID-19 outbreak in Florida - Multiple WWE employees test positive
 

Multiple people in WWE test positive for COVID-19 per Ryan Satin, WWE banning crowds in the audience again as a result, Jon Moxley pulled from Dynamite by AEW due to potential COVID contact and Florida had over 5,000 new cases yesterday as the NBA and MLS get ready to start.

Welp. :eek:

To quote Jon Taffer:

"SHUT IT DOWN!"

Wonder how things would have been for wrestling had Linda McMahon's Super PAC never sent that huge sum of money to Florida and its governor.

Surprised both AEW and WWE lasted as long as they did in Florida before getting rocked with coronavirus cases and scares. UFC barely lasted for a few weeks when it came to them triggering their first cases.

Moxley pulled from AEW? However will they draw their usual 650,000 fans lol

Mox could only account for like 40 thousand of those fans anyway.

WWE might have about 2 dozen people who tested positive for COVID-19....

I asked someone who knows some people who work at WWE and lives in CT and that's what me told he heard, but we'll see...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ohhhh its bad</p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1275909758516711424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Trying to fight the schadenfreude since I don't want people on the roster to be sick or at risk to any adverse consequences. V unfortunate but Vince deserves to look stupid over this.

Another person just told me they heard Riddle and Thatcher are among the positive tests, but we'll see

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“One source believed the positives to be in the &quot;two dozen range&quot; but <a href="https://t.co/C3MtYfgHfo">https://t.co/C3MtYfgHfo</a> has not yet been able to vet that is accurate. The positives are said to be across the board - talents, production and staff.” <a href="https://t.co/I0wsAgh9iw">https://t.co/I0wsAgh9iw</a></p>&mdash; acab rocky (@TheNextBlGThing) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNextBlGThing/status/1275908228832882688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I hope Ric Flair is rona free, made me super nervous to see him trotted out during these times

I was genuinely surprised to see Flair. That seemed weirdly reckless. This is not good and doesn't bode well for opening events anytime soon.

I know that networks are paying for original content but given the circumstances neither USA, FOX, nor TNT have a leg to stand on if the companies decided to air archive content for a week or two while they find a venue to tape at in a less outbreak-ridden state.

These companies don’t need to be taking these risks. It’s irresponsible for everybody.

Honestly, just air reruns until Extreme Rules

WWE could put on a Best of Monday Night RAW series the next few weeks and the ratings would be nearly the same.

Rumor going around the net is that this outbreak was caused by WWE being a bit reckless with their testing.

They didn't isolate people when they were doing tests and instead had everyone huddled around in one area before test results were known.

You know that they'll find a way to blame the talent instead of taking accountability. The Vince playbook to a tee.

Just give me some of those Attitude Era raws. Would probably get a bigger rating than what shows are giving now.

My thing with Cornette is he pretty much said "if you close your business or go into rehab to treat 'something else' that could cause the abuse, you're admitting guilt."

To me, that sounds like a guy telling you his playbook. Act like it's business as usual and that the claims are utterly preposterous so that you sound credible. Again, the claims could be complete nonsense and a way to fuck over Cornette, you never know. But just because he's brushing them off and acting confident he couldn't have done anything questionable doesn't mean shit.

Anyway, I don't see this getting all that far other than to make the people who hate Cornette hate him that much more while emboldening "the cult." Really difficult to nail someone for this, and Cornette already doesn't work for anyone.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WWE's statement to me (and others) regarding the positive COVID tests at the Performance Center: <br><br>”WWE will continue COVID-19 testing of its talent, production crew and employees in advance of TV productions for the foreseeable future.” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MyNews13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MyNews13</a></p>&mdash; Jon Alba (@JonAlba) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonAlba/status/1275941436094132226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Sapp confirmed he also heard the number of positive tests is high.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Yes. Lots of positives is the word</p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1275914583241359362?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I don't see what this has to do with Covid 19, but Dale is making his voice heard!

U fuck

Jesus if this is true...

This virus is such a bizarre one. It's seems so incredibly contagious, but they still have no idea of what the actual symptomatic infection rates are. Early estimates were about 15-20% of people have any kind of symptoms at all. It seems with how contagious it is that logically there are likely way more people infected that do not show symptoms.

Even worse is supposedly the virus can also infect those who already had and recovered from it meaning there might not be any real immunity to it.

Would make the idea of herd immunity almost impossible if true. That's been one of the talking points from those who are against wearing masks and shutdowns since they rather have everyone get sick to build up that immunity and get this whole thing over with as soon as possible.

WWE really should have aired archived footage. The ratings would probably be higher, but not only that, it would have refreshed the product greatly when they got back. The issue is probably the rating of the content.

Whelp Jon Moxley's match at Fyter Fest might be in jeopardy.

Renee Young revealed she was one of the people who tested positive in WWE.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Man. What a few days. My show gets cancelled and I get Covid. Wear your masks and wash your hands. Stay safe, everyone ❤️</p>&mdash; Renee Young (@ReneeYoungWWE) <a href="https://twitter.com/ReneeYoungWWE/status/1275990425359118336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Damn

COVID do not harm Renee you son of a bitch

Damn.... she shoulda stayed in Canada....

Who knows when Renee was exposed to the virus, but she did an in-ring segment with AJ Styles in which most of the SmackDown roster was surrounding the ring. So yeah, that's not great.

flat earther AJ probably thinks COVID is a big work

No way mox will be allowed to wrestle cage after being exposed to renee

cage has a jinx on him all the bad luck he had in impact, now he won't be able to face mox for awhile.

The match is in 2 weeks, right? Usual quarantine is 14 days...

Next week since AEW is taping Night 2 of Fyter Fest next Thursday.

save that match for the big all in ppv anyway let taz and cage go off till then.

WWE so desperate to stop AEW’s progress they purposefully create a scenario in which the AEW Champion’s wife gets COVID-19. I didn’t think Vince could stoop to such depths. :nono:

Personally I don’t believe these allegations against Riddle are true. It appears to be someone with an agenda trying to smear his reputation.

Yeah, Kayla Braxton tweeted that she had the virus in early March just recently got it again.

We can also assume that this woman gave him the COVID.

Vince and Bruce are probably talking about how they couldn't possibly have foreseen such a thing happening since there was no such fast-spreading virus to speak of before this.

Adam Pearce revealed on twitter that he tested positive.

Prediction: Bruce blames the WWE COVID outbreak on Dave Meltzer.

Would that make Bruce a heel or a face?

A face with his fanbase.

Good possibility that Lucha Libre will be the everlasting style of wrestling. Because they mostly wears masks so...

Kayla just had it in March and it’s already back a few months later. Yet there’s still people who think natural herd immunity is an attainable goal and that waiting for a vaccine is unrealistic.

Reading about her is concerning for sure. However I am not sold both cases of the positive were legitimate. Sure I'm being hopeful, but there have been a lot of issues with false results from the test.

I herd that John Cena was actually backstage for the taping and they wanted to test him badly but nobody could see him. :wave:

Was WWE Backstage canceled?
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Yes

According to the Observer, Renee had been feeling very ill on Monday and Tuesday which led to her and Moxley getting tested for the coronavirus on Tuesday and the results coming back around midnight. Her test came back positive while his came back negative.

noted rumor-monger on twitter, rovert, posting lots of ominous things about WWE and AEW...


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Those in WWE and AEW who follow me. Please God don't go to work.</p>&mdash; SoDuTw (@SoDuTw) <a href="https://twitter.com/SoDuTw/status/1276265801146908672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There are so many rumours across all companies about tomorrow.</p>&mdash; SoDuTw (@SoDuTw) <a href="https://twitter.com/SoDuTw/status/1276281245723435009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If VKM dies overnight you've permission to ring the house phone.</p>&mdash; SoDuTw (@SoDuTw) <a href="https://twitter.com/SoDuTw/status/1276295294133698564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is the best hint I can give in terms of news to come. <br><br>Vince isn't dead.<br><br>But he certainly has a deathwish. Will go down with the ship. <a href="https://t.co/gI33psY41D">https://t.co/gI33psY41D</a></p>&mdash; SoDuTw (@SoDuTw) <a href="https://twitter.com/SoDuTw/status/1276265057069019136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

He probably just read it from Fightful and Sportskeeda first since Sapp hinted yesterday that the numbers were worse than assumed and Sportskeeda had a report about Vince denying requests on 3 occasions to shut down tapings.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Adam is in/around guerrilla with Vince <a href="https://t.co/Y23eN1puBU">https://t.co/Y23eN1puBU</a></p>&mdash; SoDuTw (@SoDuTw) <a href="https://twitter.com/SoDuTw/status/1276243180791480321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Guess the coronavirus situation for SD is that bad that WWE can't tape a full episode of SD tomorrow. Going to be airing a "Tribute to Undertaker" special to eat up time during tomorrow's show.

I think we can all agree that Vince dying from COVID would be pretty cool.

I’d be okay with the world having one less racist old groper.

I see no downside to Vince dying from COVID.

It's the big COVID ratings grab you've been hoping for.

idk... would like more info on her situation

Lots of doctors and stuff say that a second positive test could just be because the virus is still technically in your body or it's "reactivating" or something... or could be a false positive one of the times or something... There's no confirmation yet that you can get infected twice from what I have heard... Is there? idk

seems inconclusive so far...

A face with ANY fan base but Meltzer's.

What happened to all the memes about how the Khans are so much richer than Vince? So Shad isn't bankrolling AEW with unlimited $ afterall?

No, only gave him like a couple hundred million at most to setup and run the company. Enough to last for like 2 years but not enough to hit that 5 year goal if they were not making any real revenues.

Only reason the Carters bankrolled TNA/Impact for years despite it being a huge money pit was to keep Dixie preoccupied and away from the family business. Tony Khan has a lot more involvement with his dad's businesses and AEW is meant to be him branching out and running his own business.

Even Vince with his huge sums of money bailed on the XFL both times it ran into potential money issues despite promising it hundred of millions the last time.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There's some WWE contracted talent just flat out leaving Florida and going home home.</p>&mdash; SoDuTw (@SoDuTw) <a href="https://twitter.com/SoDuTw/status/1276379604954025984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">All the best to Tyreke, but FUCKING HELL. Confirmed non-contract talent positive for Coronavirus after he did WWE work.<br><br>Everyone stop running shows. Please. EVERYONE. <a href="https://t.co/N9VDSkGMEg">pic.twitter.com/N9VDSkGMEg</a></p>&mdash; David Bixenspan (@davidbix) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidbix/status/1276365830943621120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Kevin Owens stopped appearing because of Covid concerns.... wonder if he is still in the USA or if he was just all "F this, I'm going back to Canada"

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Heard this last night.<br><br>Between Adam Pearce and Jamie, that's two people in the Gorilla Position with Vince. <a href="https://t.co/NAT8JTPtEd">https://t.co/NAT8JTPtEd</a></p>&mdash; SoDuTw (@SoDuTw) <a href="https://twitter.com/SoDuTw/status/1276521586628218881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Lol Rovert is such a shit disturber

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I've been told that the number of people confirmed with coronavirus in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/wwe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#wwe</a> has passed 30 people.<br><br>A number of early negatives are now positive. Things have changed drastically in the last week.</p>&mdash; Tom Colohue (@Colohue) <a href="https://twitter.com/Colohue/status/1276527984258809856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">July 2020<br><br>Vince McMahon is slowly prying off his ventilator so he can wrestle God in an empty performance center to keep Fox from taking their money back. <a href="https://t.co/uN3xOmsyiR">pic.twitter.com/uN3xOmsyiR</a></p>&mdash; The Jacked Of Us: Part II (@wiretap804) <a href="https://twitter.com/wiretap804/status/1276526615036604425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">PWInsider: WWE is, as of this morning, slated to move forward with taping TV today for tonight's Smackdown and this Monday's episode of Raw. The plan is to start taping at 12 PM EST. They will also tape tomorrow at the WWE Performance Center. <a href="https://t.co/IBCCvF6szu">pic.twitter.com/IBCCvF6szu</a></p>&mdash; Italo Santana (@BulletClubIta) <a href="https://twitter.com/BulletClubIta/status/1276540087396978690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

They should have a N95 mask on a pole match.

Or suspend it from a hook above the ring. Either or.

Have one of the luchas come out wearing an N95 and have someone demask them too

Mask vs mask matches could take on entirely new implications

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Staggering —&gt; “Florida is reporting 8,942 new covid-19 cases on Friday, blowing past its single-day high of 5,511 set on Wednesday. It is the 19th day in a row the state has hit a new average high...” <a href="https://t.co/Y3vcQd01p7">https://t.co/Y3vcQd01p7</a></p>&mdash; Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) <a href="https://twitter.com/PhilipRucker/status/1276577753668730882?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I believe a bunch of WWE/NXT test results are scheduled to come in tomorrrow.</p>&mdash; Bryan Alvarez (@bryanalvarez) <a href="https://twitter.com/bryanalvarez/status/1276575523582296064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Apparently WWE is keeping test results hidden from most of the roster in regards to how widespread the coronavirus situation is within the company. Also didn't bother to test everyone at the PC last week despite the positive test announcement.

Also seems WWE is now asking for talent to come in for tapings regardless if they feel uncomfortable working at the PC. Complete 180 of their earlier stance of nobody being required or urged to show up for work if they didn't feel comfortable.

I'm beginning to wonder if WWE won't end up with a lot of lawsuits after rona
It's shocking how mis-managed this is all coming out to be

Ugh... first it's HIPAA, not HIPPA. Second, HIPAA doesn't apply to WWE.

Besides Vince, Triple H should also be taking a ton of flack since he pretty much has been the public voice of the company in regards to their mis-handling of the coronavirus.

He's the one who publicly downplayed the testing being done elsewhere because he claimed those tests were not as reliable as what WWE was doing (which was almost nothing) and boasted about the disinfectants WWE was using at the PC made it impossible for an outbreak to happen there.

KO and Sami don't look like morons now, do they!? (assuming someone thought they were overly cautious)
got a source? gotta read dat shits for muhself

Apparently those performing and in the audience for tonight's Smackdown won't know the results of their recent tests until tomorrow.

Turns out only RAW talent have been given their results so far according to the Observer.

You'd figure with SD being more important tonight, WWE would have gotten the results for the blue brand first but decided to do it ass backwards instead.

Also supposedly WWE didn't like the results from the earlier testing done this week which is why they had another round of testing done on Thursday to see if the numbers would lower. That doesn't seem to be the case according to both PWI and the Observer.

If the WWE are using the same crew since it's all in the Performance Center, it's possible that crew members could pass it on to people with connections to AEW. Crew member to Adam Cole to Britt Baker, for example. Regardless of what you want to say about AEW being careless/careful in all of this, they could end up infected by WWE's recklessness. WWE could end up resorting to putting on old footage of shows while AEW goes out of business because their top stars come down and they've got nothing to show in place.

Dark, weird times.

Missing from SD

Sheamus
OTIS
Mandy
AJ Styles
DBry
Sonya Deville

hmmm

One way to respond to 30+ positive rona tests, more people at ringside


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Last week, they announced that tonight's SmackDown would have these segments, but they didn't happen...

- AJ Styles vs. Drew Gulak
- A Sheamus segment "toast to Jeff Hardy"

You know things have to be bad when Dana Brooke gets a match on TV

Apparently the current plan within WWE regarding the new travel ban from several states for Florida is to just bypass it like the last time a ban was in place for a specific state.

Also their idea to solve their current taping dilemma is to just tape stuff during next week despite that week was meant to be an off week for coronavirus quarantine reasons.

Also supposedly Kevin Dunn was the mastermind on the ban of face masks for WWE shows and WWE only relented on the issue due to the growing complaints from their current outbreak.

Meltzer also reported that despite the new face mask requirements in Orange County, WWE got exempted from it due to it mainly targets public places and the PC is a private place.

Renee Young has heat on her because she went and got tested outside of the WWE tests at the PC, and for being the first to go public with her positive diagnosis because it caused others to follow suit. Nobody in power (Vince, Triple H, Dunn, Carano) has called to check up on her either.

Meltzer reported that from a “source” but the way it was worded it seems almost certain that it came directly from Moxley.

When I saw she went public I thought “Is this wise?” I dunno, the bullshit of WWE aside, it just seems like something I would probably not share with the whole world if I was working for that company.

She's definitely not winning the Royal Rumble this year now!

Edit wrong thread

If I remember correctly it was an interview on ESPN.

what they going to do you don't think aew won't snap her up, an she can work with jr and tony. she is not a wrestler she is not screwed like alot of them.

lol it just shows you how awful WWE is for Renee to have heat. Vince really is in the garbage business.