ROH and MLW Comment on the Idea of Running Shows in Florida During the Pandemic

Late last week, the state of Florida declared that WWE and all “professional sports and media production with a national audience” were deemed “essential services” and could therefore run shows in the state as long as the set was not open to the public.

This technically means that other nationally televised wrestling promotions and sports are now free to run shows in Florida while the state has a shelter-in-place order in effect.

MLW head Court Bauer and ROH head Joe Koff were asked about the possibility of running shows in Florida by Post Wrestling and here’s what they said:

Joe Koff of ROH:

I think it’s great for WWE that they are able to operate how they see fit, or how they may even need to for their business. It doesn’t necessarily change our approach to the pandemic though. The safety of all of our performers, staff, vendors, and fans are the most important thing to us right now and we are continuing to improve our infrastructure and find ways to connect with them during this time. Are we eager to get back? Absolutely. For now, we will be monitoring day by day.

Court Bauer of MLW:

No. I will not put my athletes, crew and staff along with their families at risk of contracting the virus.