Coronavirus-related wrestling updates:
- The Miz will not compete at WrestleMania.
- Murphy has not been cleared to return to the ring. He was scheduled to be in Seth Rollins' corner at WrestleMania.
- WWE's next TV taping is set for April 10 Smackdown. All April TV tapings are still scheduled for the WWE Performance Center.
- Cesaro and Xavier Woods appeared on a Twitch special to support coronavirus relief.
- Australian wrestling's fate due to the virus was covered.
Tommy Dreamer is hosting a virtual WrestleMania trivia party on April 4.
Brodie Lee is on Chris Jericho's latest podcast.
Goldberg's WrestleMania 36 opponent is Braun Strowman. That's pretty intriguing. I'm curious how that changes plans for using Goldberg going forward, since the expectation was he was going to lose the title to Roman.
Netflix's "The Main Event" got a trailer. Pretty cool.
Andrade suffered a rib injury recently. He will not compete at WrestleMania. That sucks, after he just returned from the Wellness suspension. Hopefully he's able to make headway when he returns.
- Austin Theory is replacing Andrade in the WrestleMania match. NICE. That's a huge opportunity for him.
Stephanie McMahon was promoted by Hulu.
Royal Rumble 2020 will air on FS1 on March 31 and FS2 on April 2. Cool to see ESPN and FOX promoting WrestleMania like that.
"Broken Skull Sessions" is getting uncensored versions on WWE Network. That's perfect for Austin.
Teddy Hart's arrest was on charges of strangulation resulting in bodily harm. The victim is current ROH star Maria Manic. A hearing is set for April 22. Absolutely shameful. This man needs to turn his life around fast, and it might take a jail sentence to do that.
- Ace Montana discussed the Teddy Hart confrontation at length.
ESPN's Ric Flair documentary is airing before WrestleMania 32 tomorrow. I like it.
Braun Strowman sang with Marty Ray Project.
ROH titleholder Rey Horus has signed a contract there. I hope he's able to build a U.S. career.
Chris Jericho spoke about Chris Benoit's "Dark Side of the Ring" episode.
ROH TV will feature compilation episodes focusing on specific wrestlers and teams due to missing tapings because of the coronavirus.
Thomas Santell's career was profiled.
WrestleMania 36 has announced:
- Sami Zayn vs. Daniel Bryan for the WWE Intercontinental Championship
- The Miz and John Morrison vs. The Usos vs. Big E and Kofi Kingston in a ladder match for the Smackdown Tag Team Championship
- Dolph Ziggler vs. Otis with Mandy Rose at ringside.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. WWE is on top of things as much as they can be, it sounds like.
2. He was running the show as much as he could with so much going on at once.
3. I wouldn't assume so, though certainly it's reasonable to think their careers might be on hold for now.
4. I suppose we could see them return at some point for a special occasion. Heck, they could look into it for a Saudi summer show.
5. Netflix might wait to see how those projects do before greenlighting more.
More wrestling tomorrow.
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