Shares of WWE are down about 4% to $33.59 in early trading amid reports from wrestling sites that several of the company’s athletes are being forced to withdraw from matches due to illness. Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer reported that the WrestleMania 36 card is undergoing changes due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, noting that Pro Wrestling Sheet’s Ryan Satin first reported Thursday night that Roman Reigns will not wrestle at the flagship event due to health concerns regarding his immune system being compromised from his bouts with leukemia. Meltzer is quoted as having added in a podcast: “The WrestleMania card has also changed. Names are being kept confidential because so few know, but it’s been confirmed that multiple people on the card either said they were sick, which meant instantly being pulled off all shows this week, there were others who did not feel sick but had fevers above 100.4, which was the WWE’s cut-off point of not allowing people to work, and others who, on their own, said they didn’t feel comfortable flying in.”
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