Published 19:04 IST, May 5th 2020

WWE to sell superstar-themed face masks for charity amidst coronavirus outbreak in USA

According to the company, the proceeds will go to support 'Americares Foundation'. Each mask is being sold for $12.99 on WWE’s official merchandise website.

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WWE recently took to Twitter and anunced that y are selling CDC-compliant face masks patterned after WWE stars. WWE also revealed that all net proceedings WWE makes by selling se superstar-med face masks will go to charity. med face masks feature styles of many WWE superstars including Kane, Fiend, Mustafa Ali, Triple H, Randy Sav, John Cena, Ultimate Warrior, Becky Lynch and ors.

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WWE will also sell WWE RAW Women’s Championship and WWE Championship med masks. According to company, proceeds will go to support 'Americares Foundation'. foundation is currently helping health care workers by delivering m with various medical supplies. Each mask is being sold for $12.99 on WWE’s official merchandise website, i.e. shop.wwe.com.

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Many fans have praised WWE for making gesture and helping people in need. Some even shared pictures of m wearing WWE masks which y bought from WWE’s website to show support. However, few asked WWE to release med face masks based on various WWE superstars.

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19:04 IST, May 5th 2020