{"id":130468,"date":"2021-12-27T14:29:17","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T20:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/recovery\/?p=130468"},"modified":"2021-12-27T14:29:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T20:29:17","slug":"update-on-covid-19-outbreak-in-wwe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/12\/27\/update-on-covid-19-outbreak-in-wwe\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on COVID-19 outbreak in WWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3891363893\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Even as the WWE is facing numerous absences from top stars due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/12\/22\/wwe-reportedly-dealing-with-covid-19-cases-across-the-company\/\">positive COVID-19 tests<\/a>, the show will go on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pwinsider.com\/\">PWInsider<\/a> is reporting that the company has taken a &#8220;show must go on approach&#8221; even as wrestlers and other staff stay away to quarantine.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate report, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WrestleVotes\/status\/1475489607307440136\">WrestleVotes<\/a> indicated that if the WWE Day One PPV event were to be held today, a number of matches would have to be changed. The report said that the hope in WWE is that the card will go on as scheduled, but that everything is fluid.\u00a0On Sunday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/12\/26\/seth-rollins-tests-positive-for-covid-19\/\">Seth Rollins revealed that he had tested positive<\/a> for the virus.<\/p>\n<p>WWE Day One will air live on Peacock on New Year&#8217;s Day. Scheduled matches include Seth Rollins vs. Kevin Owens vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Big E for the WWE Championship, Liv Morgan vs. Becky Lynch for the Raw Women&#8217;s Championship, Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship, and more.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2021\/12\/23\/wwe-announces-special-wedding-segment-for-monday-night-raw\/\">WWE announces special wedding segment for Monday Night Raw<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3138098797\"><div id=\"pwtor-274089526\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Even as the WWE is facing numerous absences from top stars due to positive COVID-19 tests, the show will go on. 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