WWE Comments On Rumors Of SmackDown Taking Place At The Performance Center Due To Coronavirus Situation

By AG

Posted on March 12, 2020

• ON THIS DAY IN WCW HISTORY (March 11, 1989) – NWA World Championship Wrestling

On this day in 1989, Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling aired an episode of their weekly TV show ‘NWA World Championship Wrestling’.

This episode from the WTBS Studios in Atlanta, Georgia and featured pre-taped matches, interviews & storyline segments on the road to the ‘NWA WrestleWar 1989’ PPV.

The card can be found here:

– The Midnight Express vs. Bob Cook/The Raider

– The Iron Sheik vs. George South

– The Danger Zone With Paul E. Dangerously: Lex Luger Is His Guest

– Mike Rotunda vs. Cougar Jay (World Television Title Match)

– Sting vs. Julio Barrera

– Ric Flair vs. Greg Evans

– Barry Windham vs. Gator Gilmore

– Kevin Sullivan/Dan Spivey vs. Morgan Vastien/Mike Thor

– Eddie Gilbert/Rick Steiner vs. Max Miles/Trent Knight

– Butch Reed vs. Joe Cruz

– The Samoan Swat Team vs. Randy Mulkey/Bob Emery

– Michael P.S. Hayes/The Junkyard Dog/Vincent Young vs. Cruel Connection/Rip Morgan

• WWE Comments On Rumors Of SmackDown Taking Place At The Performance Center Due To Coronavirus Situation

As we noted earlier, PWInsider reported that this week’s SmackDown will be taking place from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, instead of Detroit due to the Coronavirus outbreak:

“World Wrestling Entertainment has pulled the plug on this Friday’s SmackDown taping in Detroit, Michigan and will instead broadcast Friday Night SmackDown and 205 Live this week from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida, PWInsider has confirmed with multiple sources.”

Tonight’s episode of WWE NXT also took place at the WWE Performance Center.

In an update to this, WWE issued the following statement to ProWrestlingSheet regarding this situation:

“WWE has not cancelled Friday Night SmackDown in Detroit, however, based on the current situation, we are putting contingency plans in place in the event that upcoming WWE shows are cancelled by government officials, civil authorities and/or local venues.”

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