The city that plays host of tonight’s SmackDown/NXT tapings was awaken earlier this morning at 4:04 AM PT when a 4.4 magnitudeearthquake hit Los Angeles according to the US Geological Survey. The earthquake’s epicenter was 11 miles east-southwest of Los Angeles Civic Center. The earthquake was minor in severity, but enough to awaken many. As of press time, no injuries have been reported.
Several WWE workers posted their thoughts on the earthquake in Los Angeles on Twitter. Below are the highlights:
Maryse: Woke up in the middle of the night w an earthquake. Wow. Scary. I thought it was a dream til it shaked me out of the covers!
Savannah: Morning! I woke up in the middle of the night…I totally felt the earthquake…was so confused ! Crazyness..thank goodness it was small
Daniel Bryan: I’m in LA and due to a huge increase in my morning manliness I slept thru the earthquake. DBMM: 8.
Stacy Keibler: Woke up in the middle of the night to an earthquake. Scariest feeling.
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