The Show Must Go On: Wrestlemania Is Still Happening

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🗓️ 3 April 2020

⏱️ 25 minutes

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No sports during quarantine? WWE begs to differ. It's broadcasting Wrestlemania 36 this weekend -- after recording it on a restricted set -- with no audience. How did WWE pull this off, and why does Wrestlemania seem to be such a touchstone in this moment? ESPN's Greg Wyshynski steps out of the crease and into the ring to talk about how and why WWE is carrying on through the crisis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You know, we have a message in the WWE that is we say what our jobs are every day is to put smiles on people's faces all over the globe.
0:08.4	And we truly believe that.
0:09.7	And in this time, maybe more than any other in my memory, people need those smiles right now more than anything.
0:18.9	That's WWE executive vice president Paul Lavec, better known as Triple H, talking about the decision to move forward with this weekend's WrestleMania 36.
0:30.6	It's the closest thing to live sports that's happened in a while.
0:35.6	But with no fans permitted the arena
0:37.6	and concerns over the safety of the wrestlers and staff,
0:42.0	what will the showcase of the immortals
0:44.2	look like in the age of coronavirus?
0:47.9	I'm Minutkimes.
0:49.3	It's Friday, April 3rd.
0:51.5	This is ESPN Daily.
0:59.4	Music April 3rd, this is ESPN Daily. Greg, you ready to talk wrestling?
1:02.0	Damn right.
1:03.3	I excel at talking about sports with funny-named people trying to punch each other in the face.
1:09.1	Greg Wyshinsky is a senior writer for ESPN.
1:11.5	You can check out his lapsed fans guide to WrestleMania on ESPN.com.
1:16.1	Yeah, actually, I wanted to ask you because I think most people know your name from hockey.
1:21.1	How long have you been on the WrestleMania beat?
1:24.1	My wrestling bona fides go back to when I was a wee child watching Hulk Hogan and the more cartoonish WWF, which really sort of captured my heart.
1:35.4	And as you know, through the decades, there have been times where it's been okay to say a wrestling fan.
1:41.6	And then sometimes when maybe you don't mention it to a lot of people.
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