UPDATE: The WWE was told to stop running shows before the “essential business” order was put into place by the state of Florida. Florida state coordinating officer Jared Moskowitz issued a memo on April 9th where he classified all national sports as an essential business.
This decision is came under heavy backlash, as a Trump re-election super PAC run by Linda McMahon committed $18.5 million to the state also occurred on the same day.
Check Out: Big News – Linda McMahon’s Trump Super PAC Donated $18.5 Million to Florida One Day Before Florida Designated WWE an “Essential Business”
Stephanie Coueignoux and Jon Alba of Spectrum News 13 called the Performance Center “several times” to inform the company they were not in compliance with the CDC. The WWE failed to comply and did not respond.
ORIGINAL: This is interesting to say the least.
Several mainstream media outlets are reporting that Linda McMahon, who is currently running a pro-Trump Super PAC for his re-election campaign, committed to spending $18.5 million in the pro-Republican state of Florida. This took place on the same day (April 9th) that Florida designated WWE an “essential business”. With the order, it allowed Vince McMahon to be able to run SmackDown the following night (April 10th). McMahon is also now able to continue running live events in Florida.
According to journalists Jon Alba and Stephanie Coueignoux, Florida claimed WWE was deemed an “essential business” as it would “help the state’s economy”. How they are helping the economy with no fans in attendance is unknown.
For those unaware, Linda McMahon worked directly for the Trump administration from 2017 to 2019. She was the head of the Small Business Administration before becoming the head of the Trump re-election Super PAC.
As many of you know, Donald Trump has worked for WWE numerous times since the 1980s. Vince McMahon is very close with Donald Trump and Florida Governor (R) Ron DeSantis. Believe what you will but something sounds extremely fishy here. Money talks? Let us know in the comments section below!
.@StephanieCNews and I pieced together this timeline regarding #WWE:
April 9: DeSantis qualifies WWE as essential. Same day, Linda McMahon's re-elect Trump Super PAC commits $18.5 million to Florida.
April 10: Vince McMahon reportedly made decision to tape live in Orlando. https://t.co/lmyomQUmSp
— Jon Alba (@JonAlba) April 14, 2020
I have asked how @WWE is "critical to Florida's economy": no audience, only essential personnel- what revenue is being generated and if so- how is it benefiting Florida residents and taxpayers? I'm waiting on @GovRonDeSantis office to respond. @MyNews13 #n13covid19
— Stephanie Coueignoux (@StephanieCNews) April 14, 2020
Could politics be in play for @WWE to be deemed essential personnel? We have asked @GovRonDeSantis office about this. @Linda_McMahon is wife of @WWE CEO @VinceMcMahon. She served on @POTUS Cabinet & now runs Pro-Trump Superpac “America F1rst Action”. @WWE live tv is in Orlando. pic.twitter.com/7VZTxgLCW6
— Stephanie Coueignoux (@StephanieCNews) April 14, 2020
