World Wrestling Entertainment resumed its live televised shows Monday at its facility in Orlando without fans present. After weeks of airing taped pro wrestling matches, WWE received permission last week with a signedfrom Florida's Emergency Management Director. The order says"employees at a professional sports and media production with a national audience" are exempt from a stay-at-home order as long as"the location is closed to the general public.
The order was signed April 9. At a press conference Monday, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said when Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ordered a statewide lockdown April 1, at first, WWE was not exempted."With some conversation with the governor's office regarding the governor's order, they were deemed an essential business," Demings said."And so therefore, they were allowed to remain open.
The order opens the way for Ultimate Fighting Championship and other professional sports associations to resume production and live events in Florida, as long as they're done without an audience.one of those involved with the production's on-air staff tested positive for the coronavirus.
In a statement released to multiple news organizations, WWE said:"We believe it is now more important than ever to provide people with a diversion from these hard times. We are producing content on a closed set with only essential personnel in attendance following appropriate guidelines while taking additional precautions to ensure the health and wellness of our performers and staff."
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A man in Florida...... is the governor
I can understand they need to make money too but is it really essential if they can’t do the job without social distancing?
All business are essential..
How 'bout monster trucks and mud buggies?
Ridiculous.
Yes, because we have an A-H for governor.
One more reason to stay away from Florida. If someone doesn’t shoot you, you can die from coronavirus.
Florida huh? Does that mean NASCAR and cornhole tournaments too?
Ugh Florida
I wonder how much money was 'donated' to get this special status 🤔
Florida is about as backwards as it gets. Are they gonna designate this restaurant serving smoked bat as essential too? 😂
Did the McMahon family contribute any money to any campaign?
Meanwhile desantis decides he’s probably going to reopen beaches while thousands of people are waiting for almost a month since being furloughed to see if they are even gonna get their unemployment
One big big wooo and they’ll all have it.,
Yeah this is all about money. How many will die from this stupidity. Florida needs a new governor
Unfortunately our State and it’s governor is a bad joke
And I thought we couldn't do worse than Rick Scott.
Quite possibly one of the most outrageous inexplicable decisons ever made by any American Government Agency !!! Absolutely ridiculous not to mention dangerous 😳😳😳😳😳
He is a trying to reopen ...underhandedly...
The Merican Mentality
Then how is Disney World not open?
Florida. Nuff said.
Ignorance attracts ignorance. Some days I wonder who is the most stupid elected official in America.
Ignorance must be bliss. But the gov will have blood on his hands
Idiots hkeep on dying.
Whut
It’s All About The Money
What's wrong with Florida? Is its aberration why realDonaldTrump moved his residency there?
I mean... if churches are 'essential'... why not, at this point.
MattLorenzo
why do we have so many stupid americans. Willing to risk themselves and each others to a highly contagious virus - simply because they are bored?
This says a lot about Floridians - and not complimentary.
Close the borders
How is that possible ? Ugh
Florida Man strikes again.
Wrestlers will die.
Clearly, DeSantis is in the pocket of the WWE -or - He enjoys watching, tanned, muscular men performing together. Floridacoronavirus DeSantisBetrayedFlorida
Crazy silly nonsense...FLA is doomed.
ScholzY_M early bday gift to you 💀
Only in Florida
alexdgreenfield Linda McMahon donated 18.5 million to the Trump re-election campaign in Florida...
Florida always makes the “headlines”
Is that new? I think not
This is why has a Florida tag
Same line of thinking as the other moron.
Okay
Stay classy Florida.
You just can’t make this up
Florida’s gotta Florida.
Do they produce food, disinfectants, treat patients, fight with crime or fire?
I hope they lose a fortune.
Am I missing something? Kind of discredits SOCIALDISTANCING, doesn’t it? WHY wouldn’t every business have similar arguments? Any THOUGHT at all given to fact that SOCIALDISTANCING is working & gathering of large crowds in close proximity is still a DANGER? Please? What?
Doesn't Linda McMahon run a Trump SuperPAC.
Yeah let's crowd in an arena to watch wrestling. Then go home to our families. Cause I don't have corona and no one i know has it. 😷
I've been saying wrestling is essential for years!
Who says the WWE can't lobby like the NFL?!? 💪💪
I'd expect nothing else.
Ridiculous
This is so on brand for Florida.
Just wait till November.....
Is it just me or will Florida always be that special child? 😠
Florida is trying to lessen the population by killing the weak
Florida is a state of stupidity. They will soon have the dubious distinction of being 1 covid 19 wise.
But if they open them, will they come?
Investigate the governor to get to the bottom of the bribe involved...
What is going on
Just when you thought you heard it all...TrumpIsACompleteFailure How2020CouldGetWorse VoteBlueToSaveAmerica TrumpIsAnIdiot
Wut?...
Wait till the Actual Dolphins bale!
Jonestown.
Doing much better than NY. Should never have been on lockdown anyway.
Hello Funk and Associates, my whole family contracted the coronavirus and all later died after attending a wrestling match in Florida...
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This is amazing
This is some twisted natural selection choas.
Surprising absolutely nobody. Florida is a carnival state.
And yet again.
Oh ffs!
seriously Florida?! 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Thinning the herd I guess
'Merica!
May God rest their souls.
Of course Florida did that. It’s like a breeding ground for weirdos
'What is Open Corruption AND An Extremely Stupid Decision?'
I think this is a conspiracy to get those losing Florida teams a chance at the Super Bowl, World Series, etc. assuming they don't get wiped out by the virus first 🤣
'In Florida'
Damn it Florida we sat you in the corner for a reason!
Sad
Peak Florida
I'm curious Florida, what message do you think this sends to your ACTUAL essential businesses? Embarrassing.
Florida be Florida-ing
Covid Ladies of Wrestling
I think if there’s no audience, just two fighters and a few camera men far away from each other, probably it is OK but hard to say it’s essential.
It sounds like a bad joke .... but it's just bad reality ... so short-sighted and basically, stupid.
Irony in that they don't provide health insurance and sick leave.
Are you fucking kidding!
Going for the sheep herd immunity.
WTF?
Idiots
Go for it! Spread the virus and drop dead! This is fake stupid entertainment anyway!
Elections have consequences.
Florida is ridiculous
Does WWE even qualify as a sport?
W T F
We're living in a movie scripted by morons.
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