WWE closes Performance Center due to Hurricane Ian

[gl83]

-According to the National Hurricane Center, things are looking bleak for certain parts of Florida as Hurricane Ian made landfall on Florida's west coast at 3:05 p.m. ET as a Category 4 storm. Certain WWE stars like multi-time Women's Champion Natalya have expressed how concerned they are for the storm to travel over the areas of Florida where they reside. WWE is taking extra precautions as the hurricane plows towards Orlando; PWInsider notes that the WWE Performance Center has been closed today out of concern for safety.


The severity of Hurricane Ian seems to only grow, with more than 800,000 people in the state without power in cities like Collier, Charlotte, Lee, Sarasota, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Hillsborough, and Pinellas counties, according to poweroutage.us. Tornado warnings, flood warnings, and extreme wind warnings have all been deployed throughout the various counties the storm will affect, with the Orlando Sentinel reporting near Category 5 sustained winds as high as 155 mph. Stay tuned for updates on how the storm affects those within the pro wrestling industry, as Florida is a hot spot for talent to live.





www.wrestlinginc.com/1030191/wwe-closes-facility-out-of-caution-as-hurricane-ian-makes-landfall/

[gl83]

Wonder how this affects Smackdown as several of the talents(Dakota, Shayna, IYO, Xia Li, Solo Sikoa, Imperium, Butch, Ridge, etc.) all reside in Florida. So being able to travel to Winnipeg might be a bit iffy.

[mistery]

Sept 28, 2022 18:21:06 GMT -5 gl83 said:

Wonder how this affects Smackdown as several of the talents(Dakota, Shayna, IYO, Xia Li, Solo Sikoa, Imperium, Butch, Ridge, etc.) all reside in Florida. So being able to travel to Winnipeg might be a bit iffy.

I mean they don't really need Dakota and Iyo this week on Smackdown. They can have Bayley go over Shotzi clean, or dirty, it doesn't really matter. Shotzi is likely getting laid out either way since they are in Canada, and Raquel isn't vaccinated apparently, as she didn't work any of the previous Canada shows, while Aliyah ended up tagging with Liv Morgan.

Alternatively, they could already be out on the road right now, or drive to Atlanta and fly out from there.

[The Thread Barbi]

Stand back, there's a Hurricane coming through...

Seriously, good on WWE to consider wellbeing over the show. I'm sure Vince would've blamed the video game generation for not reaching the brass ring.

[Bo Rida]

I was expecting a story saying Road Dogg wanted to carry on but was overruled.

[darbus alan]

Good to see WWE do the right thing here.

[pinja]

It's like when Waffle House closed due to Matt Hardy. Better stay safe.

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

Diamond Mine will have to do their awkward film sessions over Zoom this week.