WrestleMania 36 will be a very different show this year, as it’s pre-taped, takes place in front of no audience, and will air over the course of two nights.
The coronavirus forced WWE to make major changes, and the company’s decision to move forward with the event despite the changes has been debated heavily over the last few weeks.
CM Punk has wrestled in his fair share of big matches at Mania, and during an appearance on The No Sports Report he said that he thinks Vince McMahon is just being stubborn.
“Vince [is] being stubborn. What do I know? I know that WWE brace gets hell bent out of shape when I talk about it but I think there should be some sort of a discourse, there needs to be a conversation about it. If you look at what’s happening with Major League Baseball and it is, they talk about, they talk about pushing opening day. Even from just a business standpoint, from a fan standpoint, you got to push the date, you got to reschedule. Have it in June, have it in July. Maybe you can have it in an open arena in the midwest where it’s normally freezing cold. But to just… it’s like they canceled, but they’re still doing it. It’s very strange to me.”
Punk went on to say that he thinks it’s “way the wrong decision” to move forward with the event.
“I also think as a performer, man that sucks, that’s got to suck. It’s got to totally be the worst thing ever. I just thought that every decision that was made, shocking that CM Punk thinks every decision they make is the wrong one, I just thought it was so obtuse and way the wrong decision. Like, ‘Don’t just cancel it, reschedule it. Oh you’re still going to do it? Oh okay, well that’s not what I would’ve done. Oh you’re making it two days instead of one? Okay that’s not what I would’ve done but okay.’ And then on top of that they pre-taped stuff. So I’m sure there’s all kinds of spoilers out there so what’s the incentive for even watching it?”
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