Scottish wrestler Drew McIntyre's historic WrestleMania main event could be in jeopardy as his opponent Brock Lesnar may not be able to make it to Florida.
McIntyre has been scheduled to face the former UFC Heavyweight Champion on The Grandest Stage since January but faces potentially missing out due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Lesnar, 42, currently resides in Canada and is reportedly there at this time. But after US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently revealed plans to close the border to prevent 'non-essential' travel, Lesnar's appearance in Tampa on April 4 could be cancelled.
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That would mean McIntyre - who currently lives in Florida - would be without an opponent despite winning this year's Royal Rumble. This year's show was due to take place at Ray Jay Stadium which has a capacity of more than 65,000 seats. That does not include the extra tens of thousands of seats WWE often provides.
"In coordination with local partners and government officials, WrestleMania and all related events in Tampa Bay will not take place," wrote WWE in a statement. "However, WrestleMania will still stream live on Sunday, April 5 at 7 pm ET on WWE Network and be available on pay-per-view. Only essential personnel will be on the closed set at WWE’s training facility in Orlando, Florida to produce WrestleMania."
No British wrestler has ever main evented a WrestleMania card, which would add further pain to the current situation regarding McIntyre should it, indeed, not happen.
Other Scots likely to miss out on a match at WrestleMania weekend include Kay Lee Ray, Noam Dar and Joe Coffey.
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