WWE’s Renee Young Says She Has COVID-19: ‘Put on Your Masks and Wash Your Hands’
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WWE interviewer and jack of all trades Renee Young announced Wednesday she became identified with COVID-19.
Young’s announcement came on the heels of a pair of experiences concerning certain coronavirus tests within WWE. Pro Wrestling Sheet’s Ryan Satin reported that at the least three individuals which believe been at the WWE Efficiency Heart in Orlando, Florida, for WWE shows believe been identified with COVID-19.
PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that a offer mentioned the certain tests believe been in the “two dozen fluctuate,” though that hasn’t been confirmed.
WWE launched the following assertion concerning trying out: “WWE will continue COVID-19 trying out of its potential, manufacturing crew and employees prematurely of TV productions for the foreseeable future.”
It wasn’t till remaining week that WWE began trying out potential and personnel for COVID-19 after a Efficiency Heart trainee became identified with the coronavirus.
Young is married to AEW World champion Jon Moxley, who didn’t appear on Wednesday’s episode of AEW Dynamite. AEW President Tony Khan tweeted that Moxley opted to cease dwelling so as no longer to potentially protest others to COVID-19:
Tony Khan @TonyKhan
No longer too long ago @JonMoxley had contact with any individual who had contact with any individual who has COVID-19. Mox did the factual component & warned us. Doc requested him to cease dwelling & obtain tested to give protection to us here at our test effect. Cage will likely be in action tonight on #AEWDynamite sooner than their title fight https://t.co/TWbskkzU2Z
Tony Khan @TonyKhan
Jon Moxley can obtain slammed on a automobile, drag via tacks & descend via the stage, but it’s every bit as frigid that he came ahead & told us he’d had secondhand publicity to COVID. We test every person here at #AEWDynamite, but Jon protected every person onsite savor the enormous champ he’s
Moxley is scheduled to protect his title in opposition to Brian Cage at Fyter Fest, a two-week AEW occasion origin subsequent week. It’s a ways unclear if his verbalize of affairs would possibly per chance honest affect the scheduled match.
WWE has been running almost all of its shows at the WWE Efficiency Heart in Orlando since March when the corporate stopped traveling and followers believe been now no longer in a enviornment to help events.
Young’s predominant position over the last several months has been as the host of WWE At the support of the scenes on FS1, but Fox announced this week the display will now no longer be produced weekly.
As smartly as to the WWE At the support of the scenes gig, Young has been showing on SmackDown honest nowadays as an interviewer and moderator. With a pair of of us within WWE reportedly trying out certain for COVID-19, that could also honest believe been how Young came into contact with it.
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