ORLANDO, Fla. – The WWE put on a live show, without an audience, Monday night from its performance center in the Orlando area, hours after Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said the entertainment company was deemed an “essential business” by Gov.
Ron DeSantis. At a Monday afternoon news conference, Demings was asked why the WWE was allowed to stay open during the coronavirus pandemic. “They were initially not deemed an essential business,” Demings said. “With some conversation with governor’s office, regarding the governor’s order, they were deemed essential and allowed to remain open.” Essential businesses that are allowed to remain open during Florida’s stay-at-home order included health care, financial, energy, food, communications and