Mmouse Enterprises Unity Headquarters
Knoxville, Tennesse
April 20, 2019
4:30pm
(PK = President Knuckles)
*President Knuckles approaches the podium*
PK: Thank you, members of the press for joining me today in this virtual Press Conference via Zoom. I will be taking a few quick questions after the following announcement. Per a unanimous decision of the Board as well as Leadership, we had decided in the weeks following Fate’s Resurrection that it was not safe for our talent and fans to host live shows as originally scheduled, which were slated to resume 15 days after that Pay Per View. We originally planned to resume our shows tonight with an episode of “Super Asylum” followed by an episode of “Super Legends” next week. The goal was to use these beefed up versions of our Monday broadcasts to help build towards the next edition of Showcase on May 4th. It was also planned to resume “Ascendants” with this coming Saturday.
However, our medical team – working alongside government officials – concluded that it was not yet safe without extraordinary safety precautions. So, we have decided to delay our return by just one more week. We will make this coming show a special edition of “PWI Live” which will be billed “The Return Show”. It will feature six matches – three from each brand – and will help set the foundation for our next installment of “Showcase” on the 4th. We will then take another 12 day hiatus to prepare for the return of “Ascendants” with a supersized version of that show, called “The Ascendants Extravaganza!” on Saturday May 16th. On Monday, May 18th, we will then host a show called “Showcase Rebound”. Then, starting with the following Saturday we will resume our original schedule through to “Motivation 7”. Now, for your brief questions.
NBC Sports: Considering the continuing crisis with the coronavirus, how is Mmouse Enterprises planning to keep the fans and talent safe in attending upcoming still-scheduled events?
PK: We are working on a seating and scheduling model which will emphasize the social distancing requirements as laid out by the CDC. Audience members will be seated in a manner which protects their safety and matches will involve no more than 10 individuals – including the referees and other staff – at a given time.
HBO Sports: How does this impact the coming path to Motivation 7?
PK: As things stand right now, it impacts that path very little. Yes, it does hurt losing a few shows on the schedule, but this will work out based on our current projections.
ESPN: Does the Board anticipate any further interruptions?
PK: No. We have been advised that our approach starting next Monday will be within the guidelines of the CDC. It is still risky having a public event which gathers more than ten people in one location, but our seating arrangements will be based on safe square-footage guidelines. From where we are now, we should be good to go through to the end of the season.
Sports Illustrated: Any comment about the status of the EWA?
PK: Rumor has it that their tours back in January were disrupted for various reasons, and while it has been fun for us over here in Team PWI to pick fun on them for quite some time, the severity of this crisis leaves us to stand in solidarity as an industry. We have all been forced into a hiatus as a result. Even so, we are proud to say that our hiatus will be short-lived as we return in full force starting next Monday.
CBS Sports: When can we expect an announcement about the upcoming shows and how their cards will look?
PK: Over the next couple of days we will be revealing the card for the Return Show. At that show the card for Showcase will be revealed, and so forth. Thank you all, I will be leaving now. *Leaves*