A look at the WWE s last PPV of the Thunderdome era and what did and didn t work on the Hell in a Cell show is the lead story in the new issue of the Wrestling Observer. We ve got the booking, future direction for Money in the Bank, update on MITB tickets, star ratings, poll results and match and performer of the week.
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A new lawsuit against UFC and why it is a potential game changer along with what would be almost a sure thing if it s successful regarding WWE, what the claims are, and if it s successful what it says about payment of money to athletes.
the closest return to normality yet, a 10,000 capacity crowd with no masks and no social distancing. this weekend s download festival pilot is the latest in the government s testing of live events, and hosts the first legal mosh pit since the start of the pandemic. to be back here, it s incredible. i ll go through every guideline and jump through every hoop they want me to do get back here like this. live festivals are basically what i want to do with my spare time, and live music, so it sjust incredible to be here again and experience that. everyone attending the festival has had to get a negative result in their lateral flow test and in their pcr test and fill out a questionnaire on their health online. people are going to be living on site, we are going to understand that sort of living and socialising interaction but also we re going to have a large scale stage type events and be able to look at the science and understanding of the things like the mosh pits. covid levels have risen
at outdoor events were set to be lifted on monday, but rising infection rates have delayed that stage of the lockdown road map by a month. there will be further pilot events in the coming month, to learn more about how crowds and covid safety can coexist. it s really significant because it goes further than the previous government s events. here we are backstage at download festival. this is more significant because of the scale. so, unlike previous events, there is a capacity of up to 10,000 people. it s also over several days. it s a three day camping event and there is, time, the legal mosh pit that has been allowed. that s the first time since coronavirus that people have been able to get close together, really jammed in together to be able to mosh at a festival.
event and there is, for the first time, the legal mosh pit that has been allowed. it is the first time since covid that people have been allowed to get in that close together. everyone attending the festival has has to do at covid test beforehand and has negative, and will have to do it again. the level of freedom they have been allowed as a result of that here is the biggest and closest we have come to normality yet. let s speak to a couple of the lucky festivalgoers. how does it feel to have been at the rear light music festival for the first time in ages? it rear light music festival for the first time in ages? first time in ages? it feels amazing- first time in ages? it feels amazing. anna first time in ages? it feels amazing. anna and - first time in ages? it feels amazing. anna and i - first time in ages? it feels amazing. anna and i are l first time in ages? it feels - amazing. anna and i are massive first time in ages? it feels amazing. anna and i are massive fans of the
of the government s testing of live events three days long, with capacity for 10,000 happy campers. to be back here, it s just incredible. i ll go through every guideline and jump through every hoop they want me to to get back here like this. live festivals are basically all i do with my spare time, and live music, so it sjust incredible to be able to be here again and experience that. oh, i m so excited for it. it s been so long since we ve been |able to socialise properly and see| people and make new friends. strict measures are in place to allow this level of freedom at the site, and what has been called the first moshing since covid. the event will help guide government policy. people are going to be living on site so we re going to understand that kind of living and socialising interaction, and also we re going to have large scale stage type events, and understand the science of things like the mosh pits. but with a recent rise in the covid infection rate, driven by the delta va