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applegrove

(118,659 posts)
Mon Apr 13, 2020, 11:38 PM Apr 2020

Pro Wrestling Deemed 'Essential' In Florida

Pro Wrestling Deemed ‘Essential’ In Florida

April 13, 2020 at 10:45 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 107 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/04/13/pro-wrestling-deemed-essential-in-florida/

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) declared professional wrestling among the essential businesses like grocery stores and pharmacies that can stay open despite coronavirus-related restrictions statewide, the Miami Herald reports.

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Business CEOs are sharks. If they don't keep making money they feel like they are dying. Some businesses are but i doubt wrestling is one of them. How high can the overhead be?

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Pro Wrestling Deemed 'Essential' In Florida (Original Post) applegrove Apr 2020 OP
Might as well allow Trump rallies, then. Basically the same thing... Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #1
Lol SheltieLover Apr 2020 #4
Why does it always have to be florida? lindysalsagal Apr 2020 #2
TN Close 2nd SheltieLover Apr 2020 #3
Do people actually attend those events? SheltieLover Apr 2020 #5
Bread and Circuses and Toilet Paper. marble falls Apr 2020 #6
In Florida, it probably is... Florida man and all... n/t TygrBright Apr 2020 #7
Yeah no way C-19 will spread while "wrestling". jmg257 Apr 2020 #8
Right. The gold lame, nose jobs, and aggressive attitudes will render the virus harmless lindysalsagal Apr 2020 #9
Bread and Circuses. MineralMan Apr 2020 #10
I guess they could still practice social distancing. logosoco Apr 2020 #11
DeSantis is about as smart as Trump mokawanis Apr 2020 #12

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
3. TN Close 2nd
Mon Apr 13, 2020, 11:45 PM
Apr 2020

Gov announced today he is reopening state early May, when Vanderbilt projects peak mid-June IF all protections remain in place. 🤬🤬🤬🤬

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
5. Do people actually attend those events?
Mon Apr 13, 2020, 11:47 PM
Apr 2020

Or just televised? Cannot fathom attending something so repulsive personally, but to each their own.

logosoco

(3,208 posts)
11. I guess they could still practice social distancing.
Tue Apr 14, 2020, 09:30 AM
Apr 2020

They can stand in the ring six feet apart and throw chairs at each other.

I can joke. I live in a purple county in a red state and I am pretty sure i have seen people who would pay to see that!

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