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WWE Performance Center Experiences Another COVID-19 Outbreak

There was reportedly another COVID-19 outbreak recently at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida.

According to Dave Meltzer of The Wrestling Observer, the outbreak happened on Friday and people who were at the facility, whether they tested positive or negative, were asked to quarantine for two weeks due to contact tracing

Meltzer’s report did not name any specific talents or personnel who were placed under quarantine. However, he reported that the outbreak included people scheduled for this Wednesday’s special episode of NXT Halloween Havoc. As a result, “aspects of the show are going to have to be changed,” he added.

The report also noted that none of the regular fixtures on NXT television have tested positive.

WWE has yet to respond to reports of the latest outbreak.

As of this writing, a total of 100 fans were scheduled to attend the tapings at the Capitol Wrestling Center. They were scheduled to be tested for COVID-19 in Winter Park, FL, Tuesday night and were to be allowed to attend the tapings only if they cleared the test. This has been the weekly procedure since NXT allowed fans back on the shows recently.

The special Halloween Havoc edition of WWE NXT is scheduled to have an eight minute overrun on the USA Network.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE RAW Preview 10/26/20

Tonight’s RAW episode will take place from the WWE ThunderDome in the Amway Center in Orlando, FL with fallout from WWE Hell In a Cell.

WWE has not announced any matches for tonight’s show, but it’s expected that new WWE Champion Randy Orton will be appearing to celebrate his win over Drew McIntyre at Hell In a Cell. The Miz is teasing that he may cash in his Money In the Bank briefcase tonight, which he won from Otis at Hell In a Cell.

The Braun Strowman vs. Keith Lee feud is also expected to continue tonight, plus the latest with RAW Women’s Champion Asuka, RETRIBUTION, “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt and Alexa Bliss, and more.

WWE Reportedly Moving The ThunderDome To A New Venue In December

WWE is reportedly scheduled to leave the ThunderDome at the Amway Center in Orlando on Tuesday, November 24, but they are taking the unique viewing experience with them.

It was reported today by @Wrestlevotes that WWE discussed possibly running venues in North Carolina, Illinois and Texas over the weekend.

There is no word yet on which venues are being considered, but WWE needs to find an arena where no sports teams are playing, and one that can accommodate the weight and power requirements of the ThunderDome setup. A newer arena is preferred because the weight of the ThunderDome setup reportedly will not work with older buildings. A major travel hub city is also needed because the WWE crews will be flying in and out each week.

WWE is leaving the Amway Center due to the NBA starting back up in December. The Orlando Magic uses the Amway Center as their home arena. Also, the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL are scheduled to start back up in mid-December at the Amway Center.

Florida news reporter Jon Alba revealed on Twitter that WWE’s contract with the Amway Center says they will be finished on Tuesday, November 24. You can see his tweet on the contract below.

If WWE is leaving the Amway Center on November 24, it looks like the November 23 RAW episode could be the final show to take place in that venue. This will be the post-Survivor Series edition of RAW.

WWE’s original contract with the Amway Center was set to expire at the end of October, but it was recently extended for one more month, taking them through November and the Survivor Series pay-per-view on November 22.

Source: Wrestling Inc.

WWE Hell In A Cell Results 10/25/20

WWE 24/7 CHAMPIONSHIP (KICKOFF)
R-Truth (c) defeated Drew Gulak

WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP (“I QUIT” HELL IN A CELL MATCH)
Roman Reigns (c) with Paul Heyman defeated Jey Uso

Elias defeated Jeff Hardy

RIGHTS TO WWE MITB CONTRACT
The Miz defeated Otis (holder) to become Mr. Money in the Bank

WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP (HELL IN A CELL MATCH)
Sasha Banks defeated Bayley (c) to win the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship

WWE US CHAMPIONSHIP
Bobby Lashley (c) defeated Slapjack

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP (HELL IN A CELL MATCH)
Randy Orton defeated Drew Mcinytre (c) to win the WWE Championship

WWE Hell In A Cell 10/25/20

DATE: October 25, 2020 at 7:00 PM ET (Preshow at 6:00 PM ET)
LOCATION: WWE Thunderdome (Amway Center), Orlando, Florida
AVAILABLE ON:WWE Network (first month free for new subscribers)

Below is the current card at the time of this writing:

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP (HELL IN A CELL MATCH)
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Randy Orton

WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP (“I QUIT” HELL IN A CELL MATCH)
Roman Reigns (c) with Paul Heyman vs. Jey Uso

WWE SMACKDOWN WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP (HELL IN A CELL MATCH)
Bayley (c) vs. Sasha Banks

RIGHTS TO WWE MITB CONTRACT
Otis (holder) vs. The Miz

Jeff Hardy vs. Elias

WWE US CHAMPIONSHIP
Bobby Lashley (c) vs. Slapjack

WWE 24/7 CHAMPIONSHIP (KICKOFF)
R-Truth (c) vs. Drew Gulak

WWE SmackDown Preview 10/23/20

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown episode will air on FS1 due to the MLB World Series airing on FOX. This will be the go-home episode for Hell In a Cell.

A special edition of WWE Talking Smack will air tonight on FS1 right after SmackDown goes off the air.

Kairi Sane To Provide Japanese Commentary For Hell in a Cell

J Sports WWE announced on Twitter that the Japanese version of Sunday’s Hell in a Cell PPV will have guest commentary from Kairi Sane. Kairi Sane recently moved back to Japan but is still working for WWE in a new role as promotional supporter.

The translated tweet reads: “The Japanese live version of the PPV tournament Hell in a Cell is a guest commentary by Kairi Sane. @KairiSaneWWE Is here! Maybe you can hear behind-the-scenes stories that you can’t usually know and behind-the-scenes stories of superstars. I expect it! The Japanese live version will be available from 6 pm on Wednesday, October 28!”

Source: 411Mania

WWE NXT Preview 10/21/20

Tonight’s WWE NXT episode on the USA Network will feature the final build for next week’s Halloween Havoc special.

* Kushida vs. Tommaso Ciampa vs. The Velveteen Dream

* Breezango defends the NXT Tag Team Titles against Roderick Strong and Bobby Fish

* Legado del Fantasma (Raul Mendoza, Joaquin Wilde, NXT Cruiserweight Champion Santos Escobar) vs. Jake Atlas, Isiah “Swerve” Scott and Ashante “Thee” Adonis

* The final build for the Halloween Havoc edition of NXT next week

WWE RAW Preview 10/19/20

Tonight’s WWE RAW on the USA Network will be the season premiere episode for the red brand, featuring fallout from the 2020 WWE Draft.

This will also be the go-home RAW episode for Sunday’s WWE Hell In a Cell episode.

* Asuka defends the RAW Women’s Title against Lana

* Braun Strowman vs. Keith Lee

* Elias puts on a concert for the fans and Jeff Hardy

* Bray Wyatt hosts a new Firefly Fun House episode

* The latest between Randy Orton and WWE Champion Drew McIntyre before Hell In a Cell

WWE SmackDown Preview 10/16/20

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown on FOX episode will be the season two premiere.

There will be a special Kickoff pre-show that airs tonight at 7:30pm ET, featuring WWE Hall of Famer Booker T and former WWE on-air personality Renee Young as the hosts.