{"id":94570,"date":"2020-03-12T12:44:03","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T17:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=94570"},"modified":"2020-03-12T12:50:17","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T17:50:17","slug":"governor-of-florida-host-state-for-wrestlemania-says-mass-gatherings-scheduled-for-next-30-days-should-be-postponed-to-mitigate-coronavirus-spread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/03\/12\/governor-of-florida-host-state-for-wrestlemania-says-mass-gatherings-scheduled-for-next-30-days-should-be-postponed-to-mitigate-coronavirus-spread\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor of Florida, host state for WrestleMania, says mass gatherings scheduled for next 30 days should be postponed to mitigate coronavirus spread"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-4011764531\" 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>WrestleMania is scheduled for Apr. 5, 24 days from now. Earlier today, the governor of Florida, the host state for WrestleMaia, has called on cities and counties to cancel any mass gatherings over the next 30 days in an effort to limit the spread of coronavirus in Florida.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/health\/2020\/03\/12\/mass-gatherings-in-florida-should-be-postponed-to-stop-coronavirus-spread-desantis-says\/\">The Tampa Bay Times reports<\/a> that Gov. DeSantis said if a mass gathering is not cancelled, event organizers should have screening measure in place to prevent people who have been exposed to the virus from entering.<\/p>\n<p>WWE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/03\/11\/wwe-issues-statement-to-pwtorch-regarding-status-of-wrestlemania-in-tampa-next-month-ncaa-announces-no-fans-at-tournament-this-year\/\">issued a statement to PWTorch<\/a> yesterday stating plans remained in place to hold WrestleMania as scheduled on Apr. 5:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe health and safety of our fans, performers and employees are our top priorities and we are monitoring the situation closely with our partners and government officials in Tampa Bay.\u00a0We remain committed to hosting WrestleMania at Raymond James Stadium\u00a0on Sunday, April 5, and like many\u00a0other entertainment properties in the U.S., there are currently no plans to cancel or postpone our upcoming events.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This announcement today could alter WWE&#8217;s plans since WrestleMania falls within the 30 day window suggested by the governor, and there is unlikely a screening process that could be in place for a crowd of that size and diversity. WrestleMania is different than other Florida gatherings being cancelled in that it attracts fans from around the country and thousands from outside the country. The European travel ban announced by U.S. President Trump last night could also effect the ability of fans with tickets from Europe to even travel to WrestleMania as planned.<\/p>\n<p>The NBA, NHL, and MLW have both suspended their seasons pending further developments in the crisis in the United States. Major League Baseball is expected to suspend spring training today.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMEDED:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/03\/12\/governor-of-florida-host-state-for-wrestlemania-says-mass-gatherings-scheduled-for-next-30-days-should-be-postponed-to-mitigate-coronavirus-spread\/\">Governor of Florida, host state for WrestleMania, says mass gatherings scheduled for next 30 days should be postponed to mitigate coronavirus spread<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4271716926\"><div id=\"pwtor-207691901\"><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>WrestleMania is scheduled for Apr. 5, 24 days from now. Earlier today, the governor of Florida, the host state for WrestleMaia, has called on cities and counties to cancel any mass gatherings over the next <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/03\/12\/governor-of-florida-host-state-for-wrestlemania-says-mass-gatherings-scheduled-for-next-30-days-should-be-postponed-to-mitigate-coronavirus-spread\/\" title=\"Governor of Florida, host state for WrestleMania, says mass gatherings scheduled for next 30 days should be postponed to mitigate coronavirus spread\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prowrestlingnews","category-news_wwe"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/post\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-11-at-5.14.56-PM.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94570"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94570\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94574,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94570\/revisions\/94574"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}