10 Lessons WWE Can Learn From Its Audience-Free Shows
2. Prioritising The Health Of Wrestlers Is Most Important
This should have been something WWE was doing anyway, but given what's now happening in the world, here's hoping the sports entertainment giant makes it a priority not just over the coming weeks and months, but well beyond that too.
Putting someone like Roman Reigns in serious jeopardy is unacceptable, and it's not worth risking his life just because "the show must go on." While this is a very unique situation, it's no secret that WWE hasn't always prioritised the health of the wrestlers (just look at CM Punk's claims after he left the company), and The Big Dog walking out of WrestleMania should teach them a much-needed lesson.
These audience-free shows in the Performance Center should make WWE appreciate the lengths their Superstars will go to in order to still entertain fans (the fact they're willing to even consider performing is mind-blowing all things considered), and they should receive the respect they deserve in return.
If these men and women will put their bodies on the line in an empty building, then at least look out for them in ways that matter once things start getting back to normal.