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COVID-19, THE coronavirus that continues to rampage throughout the world, has infected the very bloodstream of our economy, our culture, and our sports, including professional wrestling. In the U.S., states and local municipalities have enforced social distancing guidelines that prohibit gatherings of more than 10 people, which makes it impossible to have live audiences and even limits the work of television production crews.

How long will this continue? In the best-case scenarios, Major League Baseball could start in early-June, and the National Hockey League and the National Basketball Association could resume in July. The U.S. Tennis Association still plans to hold the U.S. Open from late-August through mid-September, although the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, was being converted into a temporary medical facility.

U.S. President hosted a conference call with 13 commissioners and executives from major American sports, including WWE Chairman and CEO . Trump urged them to be ready to resume spectator events as soon as health conditions warrant. According to , however, Trump refused to commit to a specific date, even as far off as August, in regard to