WWE SummerSlam 2020 In Crisis?

Is 'The Biggest Party Of The Summer' set to face the same consequences as WrestleMania?

by Michael Hamflett
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SummerSlam 2020 weekend may be the next major WWE event to be impacted by the ongoing global health crisis following confirmation of how host city Boston intends to roll out a "healthy re-opening" later this year.

'The Biggest Party Of The Summer', as with WrestleMania, was set to feature several events over the weekend of August 23rd, with SmackDown, NXT TakeOver, Monday Night Raw and SummerSlam itself all set to take place at TD Garden. A series of tweets from City Of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh provided a roadmap that appeared to all but rule out events of this nature occurring by this point.

He said: "We are planning a healthy re-opening and an equitable recovery process -- as soon as the health data tells us it is safe. But we do not envision a point this summer when it will make sense to have large crowds gathered in close contact for prolonged periods.

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I can announce that parades and festivals will not take place this summer in the City of Boston, up to and including Labor Day on September 7. For smaller events, we will be looking at them on a case-by-case basis as we move through the summer months. If your event brings crowds together in close contact -- like a concert, a road race, or a flag raising - you should start looking at alternatives now."

More on if WWE's signature event will be forced to review those "alternatives" as and when we find out...

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett