WWE didnt let a massive East Coast weather system stop the momentum heading into Royal Rumble weekendbecause when flights before RAW got canceled, they loaded up vans and kept the show on the road.
With back-to-back events in Montreal and Toronto just days before heading to Saudi Arabia, WWE talent and staff were staring down major travel disruptions. Flights were being grounded across the regionbut instead of panicking, WWE shifted into emergency mode and made sure no one would miss RAW.
The update came straight from Lilian Garcia, who took to her Instagram story on January 25 to document the wild night after Saturday Nights Main Event. Garcia revealed that the company quickly arranged ground transportation once airline alerts started coming in.
Thats rightSuperstars, announcers, and crew members piled into vans late at night and hit the road, determined to get to Toronto before weather delays wrecked RAW.
WWE had already told Fightful Select that they had multiple contingency plans in place for travel this weekincluding options, backup options, and backup backup options. Now fans know just how far they were willing to go to keep everything running.
With Royal Rumble weekend shaping up to be one of WWEs most loaded in years, the company is clearly ready to improviseand hustleto make sure every show goes live.
What do you think about WWEs wild overnight road trip strategy? Should more companies take that kind of initiative, or is this just wrestling being wrestling? Drop your thoughts belowwere reading every comment!
