Ron DeSantis deems pro wrestling as 'essential'

[spanone]

one. dumb. fuck.

WWE was deemed an "essential business" in Florida, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said Monday, allowing the company to resume live television shows from its Orlando training facility and Full Sail University in Winter Park.

The decision, outlined in an April 9 memo from Gov. Ron DeSantis' office, could open the door for other sports to resume in the state.

According to Demings, WWE initially was not designated as essential and therefore was not exempt from the state's shelter-in-place order, which took effect April 3 and runs through at least April 30. That decision was reversed after "some conversation" with DeSantis' office, Demings said Monday during a news conference.

Essential businesses that are supposed to remain open during Florida's stay-at-home order include those in the health care, financial, energy, food, communications and transportation sectors. According to the memo sent by the governor's office on Thursday, recent additions to the list of "essential services" in the state include "employees at a professional sports and media production with a national audience -- including any athletes, entertainers, production team, executive team, media team and any others necessary to facilitate including services supporting such production -- only if the location is closed to the general public."

https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/29031903/wwe-deemed-essential-business-florida-mayor-says

[maryellen99]

1. Vince McMahon's wife was part of the administration and heads one of the trump super pacs.

The McMahon’s are garbage just like the trumps.

[RockRaven]

2. More about doing a favor for a fellow Trumplander's business than about wrestling specifically...

It's direct corruption. It's always direct, overt corruption with Trumplanders.

[rzemanfl]

3. Oh good, now there can be more porn too.

That should cut down on the unemployment claims the state is ignoring.

[Guilded Lilly]

4. "some conversation" and a few truckloads of $? Perhaps. N/T

[gratuitous]

5. I'll let a professional wrestler say what I think of Gov. DeSantis

[Baked Potato]

6. They are walking a fine line on this. Is WWE a "sport" ? "Entertainer"?

So, basically, any venue with athletes or entertainers can ramp up, just as long as it’s closed to the public?

Concerts? Theaters?

[underpants]

7. Just about to post this

[MineralMan]

8. Trump is a big, big fan of Martial Arts.

It's one of those odd things about him.