Published 17:52 IST, March 21st 2020
Brock Lesnar could miss WrestleMania as USA lays down travel restrictions due to COVID-19
WWE could be forced to host WrestleMania 36 without Brock Lesnar as 'The Beast' might not be allowed to travel to the US due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Due to rapid outbreak of coronavirus, Vince McMahon and WWE have already been dealt a major setback ahead of WrestleMania 36. WWE was forced to move pay-per-view from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa to ir Performance Center in Orlando. While hosting WrestleMania 36 in an empty arena will be a headache in itself, latest reports claim that WWE could be without Brock Lesnar at biggest WWE pay-per-view of year.
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WWE news: WrestleMania 36 championship match in doubts?
Brock Lesnar is set to defend his WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 36. However, reports in US suggest that Lesnar could possibly be t allowed to travel to United States due to travel restrictions laid down in response to coronavirus outbreak.
Recently, it was anunced that border between US and Canada will be temporarily closed as both countries try to combat pandemic. However, this puts Brock Lesnar's match at WrestleMania 36 in jeopardy as Lesnar, who resides in Saskatchewan, Canada could be stuck outside country heading into WrestleMania week.
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WWE News: WrestleMania 36 could be without Canadian superstars
Apart from Brock Lesnar, several or stars could face travel restrictions to fly from Canada to United States. Singh Brors, who live in British Columbia, Canada recently vented ir frustration in regards to travel restrictions.
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WrestleMania 36: Brock Lesnar WrestleMania match in jeopardy?
However, Lesnar is still believed to appear on RAW this coming week, which could imply that Beast will travel from Canada before restrictions are officially laid down. It is reported that both countries have come to an agreement to shut ir border from Saturday and Lesnar still has a few hours to make his trip from Canada to US.
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It remains to be seen if Lesnar does appear on RAW and how WWE mans to handle precarious situation moving forward.
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17:52 IST, March 21st 2020