WrestleMania 37 In Jeopardy?
While it may seem premature to sound the alarm, and maybe it is, there has to be some concern. WrestleMania 37 could be in jeopardy.
Now, here’s the deal. WWE announced, amidst the global pandemic, that next year’s WrestleMania 37 would take place in the as-yet-unopened SoFi Stadium outside of Los Angeles.
WWE is hyping it as WrestleMania going Hollywood again, of course. So what’s the issue?
The issue is that key point I mentioned earlier. “As yet unopened”.
As in, the future home of both the Los Angeles Rams and Chargers isn’t done yet. The idea was to have it completed well in advance of the 2020 NFL season in August (pre-season games), but everyone’s plans have changed thanks to COVID-19.
So, is there concern from WWE about WrestleMania 37? Should we be worried?
Here’s the official stadium announcement. While it does not mention how bad the delays are, it does specifically mention that the opening event is no longer going to open the stadium.
— SoFi Stadium (@SoFiStadium) April 17, 2020
So what’s going on?
Now, the other side of this coin is that there may be multiple reasons for the change. For one, the stadium is not finished and with shelter in place rules all over, things aren’t happening now.
For another, many local governments are indicating that large events-like concerts and sporting events-aren’t going to come back so fast. Taylor Swift would be a big concert in July of 2020, but now it’s a 2021 event.
WrestleMania would arguably be as big or bigger. While it’s slated for March of 2021, there are many in the world who believe we may take 18 to 24 months to resume life as we knew it from say, 2019.
Which means, for several reasons, WWE may be worried (justifiably so) that WrestleMania 37 is in jeopardy.
Of course, the good news is we saw how good a taped WrestleMania could be, so maybe it won’t be so bad?
Samoa Joe Still Not Cleared?
It wasn’t all that long ago, though it feels like an eternity, that Samoa Joe was suspended for a Wellness issue. Around that same time, he suffered a concussion while filming a spot for a commercial.
While his suspension time has been served, the Superstar still has not been medically cleared to return. That’s the report from the Wrestling Observer.
Now, with things in a weird way due to social distancing, WWE is already running leaner shows. As crazy as things have been, it’s almost been easy to forget about Joe (though we should not, because he’s Joe).
With no word on when he might be cleared, because concussions are tricky, we can only wait and hope. That it was his second concussion in less than a month may not be helping.
It’s possible his symptoms were worse due to the number of concussions in a short span. It’s also possible that doctors and those involved are operating with a greater level of caution this time, wanting to make sure that the Superstar is completely healthy before bringing him back.
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