WWE Raw Cancelled Tonight Because Of Blizzard?

Winter storms are wreaking havoc and could cause Raw to be cancelled.

Update: For what it's worth, the XL Center website has posted on their events page;

Monday Night RAW will take place as scheduled.
There is a massive snowstorm heading to the northeast United States on Monday night and will cause massive travel delays for the next couple of days. Tonight's edition of Raw is supposed to take place from the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, but it may not actually happen. It's not too far from WWE headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut. Last night's Royal Rumble was in Philadelphia and talent likely drove to the Hartford area last night without problem, but the storm is coming into the area tonight. There have already been over 4,000 flights cancelled in the northeast US for Monday and Tuesday with more of them possibly being cancelled the following days as well. It's been called a "historic" storm in terms of the amount of snow expected in the area. On Monday morning it was announced by Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy has issued a travel ban in the state starting at 9pmET. Raw is supposed to air live at 8pmET with fans entering the arena around 6:30pmET and then a Superstars taping is scheduled before Raw airs live. There's a possibility that Raw is going to be completely cancelled because it's unlikely that the state is going to allow WWE to run a show with over 10,000 fans in a building when they have already issued a travel ban for this evening. How can they run a show with no fans? That is possible if they want to do some kind of empty arena special, but that idea seems like a stretch. It was also suggested by Hartford mayor Pedro Segarra on CNN just moments ago that WWE should cancel Raw due to the travel ban. The Smackdown tapings on Tuesday in Boston are also in danger of being cancelled or possibly delayed for a couple of days. It's unlikely that the WWE crew could get to Boston for Tuesday, Since Smackdown airs in the United States on Thursday, there's a chance that they could tape the show on Wednesday or maybe close to live on Thursday if that's more convenient. The problem with that is the WWE crew wouldn't get any time at home because the next tour starts on Friday. It's bad luck for WWE. The Raw that follows the Royal Rumble is typically one of the biggest shows of the year because the WrestleMania plans are usually forwarded. Tonight's show was likely going to lead to the return of Randy Orton in addition to Royal Rumble fallout. Now the whole thing is in jeopardy. We will have updates later on the day if there are any formal announcement about a Raw cancellation.

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