Pro wrestlers in US grapple with coronavirus lockdown
Al JazeeraHow long the pandemic will bear down on pro wrestling is unclear, but many are not optimistic about the short term. Around the start of April every year, WWE stages what is known as the “show of shows”, Wrestlemania, which features industry megastars like John Cena, and is laden with celebrity appearances and wild pyrotechnics. New says that independent grapplers like Lennox who have lost earnings could benefit from the Trump Administration’s $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package. “Previously the unemployment benefit had not been available to independent contractors – who are referred to as gig workers – like musicians in night clubs, or in this case independent wrestlers,” New said. “But with this stimulus package, an independent wrestler could claim unemployment compensation benefits for a total of 10 months.” New said the stimulus package throws a lifeline to small wrestling promotions that have suffered.
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