WWE pauses production in Orlando after wrestler tests positive for coronavirus
Read full article: WWE pauses production in Orlando after wrestler tests positive for coronavirusORLANDO, Fla. Filming in Orlando for World Wrestling Entertainment is on hold after a wrestler tested positive for the coronavirus. WWE Associate Medical Director Dr. Jeffrey Dugas said in a statement a development talent who was last at the Orlando WWE training facility on June 9 tested positive for COVID-19. WWE has not been hosting live shows or touring but filming Monday Night Raw, Wrestlemania and other shows in Orange County. Following the test results, WWE plans to proceed with its normal television production schedule, Dugas said. In March, a WWE employee tested positive for the coronavirus in the days after the company recorded shows at the WWE Performance Center, and the unnamed employees roommate also was showing symptoms, but the company deems the matter low risk" to wrestlers and staff, a WWE statement said.