Right now, WWE is in the midst of recording several weeks of
the company’s scheduled TV product in addition to even pre-recording the Granddaddy
of Them All, WrestleMania. And now, there’s an update on which WWE personnel
are on hand for this hectic filming schedule.
Via PWInsider, WWE is only using Florida-based producers for
these ongoing tapings. More specifically, it’s Adam Pearce, Jamie Noble, ‘Road
Dogg’ Brian James, and Shawn Michaels who have been assisting with this
programming.
Already, WWE has recorded several weeks of SmackDown, 205
Live, and NXT episodes, while today and tomorrow sees them filming a couple of
Raw episodes. As for WrestleMania 36, the current plan is to record that
two-day edition of the company’s annual Showcase of the Immortals on Wednesday
and Thursday of this week.
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Of course, all of these offerings will be taped at the empty
WWE Performance Center. For those unaware, the Performance Center is located in
Orlando, Florida, and WWE didn’t wish to fly any other producers in for these
tapings due to the ongoing chaos that is running rampant across the globe right
now.
All talent and staff present in Orlando are being kept “locked
down” at a hotel that WWE has taken over – to the extent that the company’s
morning production meetings taking place in a conference room at the hotel.
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