While the world of Major League Wrestling has never fully stopped during the global pandemic of COVID-19, MLW CEO Court Bauer gives fans of the company and its stars some hope for some in-ring action on the horizon. The following quotes from Bauer are courtesy of the MLW website:
“I’ve been very encouraged by how the UFC, NBA, the NHL, Top Rank Boxing and DAZN Match Room boxing have managed operations as they restart,” said Bauer. “We’re also seeing TV and film start back up in certain regions in a cautious manner and that’s the mindset you need to operate with during this moment in time: caution.”
“We are speaking with some of the sharpest minds at Johns Hopkins University & Medicine on a restart and talked with New Japan’s people on how they’ve approached it – and they’ve done an incredible job… we also engaged some of our athletes who have completed outside of MLW during the pandemic to see what worked, what didn’t and what could be improved upon.”
“It’s very important to gather as much information, advice and medical analysis as possible and that’s what we’ve been doing,” Bauer continued. “That analysis gives you the best ability to do your job and navigate the next steps in examining a restart.”
The site also states that a timeline for the restart is expect to be revealed within the month.
MLW has been sure to stay busy during the downtime by keeping the fans initially in-tune with shows like MLW Anthology, MLW Pulp Fusion and recently re-airing episodes of MLW Underground from over a decade ago that features legendary stars such as Dusty Rhodes, Terry Funk, Sabu, Jerry Lynn and Steve Corino. You can check out the most recent episode below:
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