1) Why Vince McMahon Waited So Long To Bring Live Crowds Back
This week’s episode of RAW featured a live crowd (sort of). Several members of the NXT locker room watched the show from behind some protective glass. This gave the show some crowd noise, which many fans agreed was needed.
WrestingNews.co says that Vince McMahon waited so long to do this because of public perception. Here is an excerpt from the site:
I was told that the reason why WWE waited so long to make the decision was that Vince McMahon felt it was a bad look on the company to have so many people seated in the Performance Center during a time when social distancing is being pushed by the health experts. AEW has been able to get away with using wrestlers and staff at Daily’s Place because everyone gets tested for COVID-19 since Jacksonville, Florida has plenty of tests available for anyone in the city who needs them. The other advantage that AEW has is Daily’s Place is an open-air venue and the Performance Center is a small building where the virus can spread easily.
The site also says that this will be the new normal until regular fans are allowed back.
The word going around the PC is that the changes being made this week will be the new normal until they are allowed to bring fans back. Vince McMahon is still hoping to have fans back in time for SummerSlam. However, the show is unlikely to take place in Boston as originally scheduled.
My Take:
- I actually really liked the way that WWE did it. Crowd noise is so essential to pro-wrestling and WWE’s shows were hurting without fans. This at least gives us some crowd noise, which makes the show seem more watchable.
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