WWE Locker Room Unhappy Over Constant Schedule Changes?

WWE's recent last-minute changes to their taping schedule have caused "unhappiness and unrest" in the locker room.

This is according to Fightful's Wrestling Weekly column. It is stated that wrestlers are upset about "the mandate to return to live programming and subsequent switches," with the wrestlers Fightful has communicated with "feeling like a price tag was put on them" as WWE went from pretaped shows to live broadcasts and back again.

WWE plans on broadcasting this week's SmackDown (24 April) live before commencing a hefty taping schedule the following day, hoping, ultimately, to capture enough content to last until 10 July. This was announced last weekend, mere days after Vince McMahon had stated the promotion was going back to live shows.

The new schedule looks a lot safer (and more sensible) than going live thrice weekly, with time for self-isolating granted between stretches, though anyone capable of empathy should understand why wrestlers might be annoyed by the constant changes during a global health crisis.

In more positive news, Fightful's column also states that WWE is stepping up their precautions during filming sessions, with wrestlers subjected to medical screenings before entering the Performance Center, masks doled out, and staff instructed to practice social distancing.