Coronavirus-related wrestling updates:
- NWA has canceled Crockett Cup and upcoming Powerrr tapings.
- Impact has postponed their March 28 and March 29 events. Talents are being paid for the dates regardless. Glad to see that.
- Dynamite's April 15 Massachusetts episode has been rescheduled to August 5.
- Dynamite will tape at closed sets until further notice.
- WrestleMania (!!!!) will take place at the WWE Performance Center on the scheduled date. That's historic.
- WrestleCon has been canceled. The hotel hosting the event is seeking more than $114,000 due for the change in plans, effectively making them the biggest heels of the weekend.
- The WWE Hall of Fame ceremony and Takeover:Tampa will not take place as scheduled. One would think they'd also move to the WWE Performance Center.
- WWN Wrestlexpo has been canceled.
- GCW's weekend events have been canceled. This includes Bloodsport and Joey Janela's Spring Break.
Jushin "Thunder" Liger has been announced for the WWE Hall of Fame. Very, very cool to see.
Naomi is on Lilian Garcia's latest podcast.
Nikki Cross is on Isaiah Scott's latest podcast.
ROH now has merchandise through Lapel Yeah.
WrestleMania 36 has officially added Seth Rollins vs. Kevin Owens.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I would think the networks would be willing to have those big matches on TV, but I would be surprised to see them entirely forego such a major event. There are still places that have it on PPV, and it drives Network subscriptions.
2. WWE is absolutely signing people with wrestling resumes more than attractive models now.
3. I haven't seen anything about him medically cleared. I just hope people don't get their hopes up about him doing more than facing Rob Gronkowski or challenging for the 24/7 Championship.
4. Yes, the promotion buys them to be destroyed. Pretty cool, right?
5 is specific to that site, so no comment.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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