(--DARRELL--)THE COVID
PANDEMIC HAS PUT WRESTLING
EVENTS ON HOLD... INCLUDING
THE CLOSING OF A BIG WRESTLING
ATTRACTION, THAT'S ALSO LOCAL.
THE PRO WRESTLING HALL OF FAME
CLOSED IN MARCH.AND, AS JEREMY
GARZA REPORTS.... THOSE WITH
THE HALL OF FAME ARE BEGINNING
TO WORRY ABOUT WHEN THEY'LL BE
ABLE TO OPEN THEIR DOORS
AGAIN.HIGH FLYING AND HARD
SLAMING, JUST ONE OF THE MANY
THINGS THATS ENJOYED BY
WRESTLING FANS. ONE LOCAL
ATTRACTION THAT HOLDS THE
HISTORY OF THE SPORT HAS BEEN
PUT IN A CHOKEHOLD BY THE
CRISIS.BUCK BEESON-PWHF BOARD
MEMBERWE WERE UNABLE TO
CELEBRATE OUT 5TH ANNIVERSARY
OF COMING TO WICHITA FALLS AND
ALSO THIS WAS GOING TO BE OUR
19TH ANNUAL INDUCTION WE WERE
GOING TO BRING OUT 100
WRESTLERS AND UNFORTUNATELY WE
HAD TO POSTPONE THAT. WE ARE
STILL LOOKING AT DATES TO WHEN
WE CAN GET ESTABLISHED AND
MAKE THAT HAPPEN.AND LIKE MANY
OTHER BUSINESSES THAT DRAW
TOURIST MANY ARE CONCERNED AND
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE EFFECT
COVID 19 HAS ON THESE
ATTRACTIONS.LINDSAY BARKER-CVB
DIRECTORITS DEFINITLEY
SOMETHING THAT WE ARE
MONITORING AND ITS DEFINITELY
GOING TO IMPACT OUR BUDGETFOR
NEXT YEAR IT HAS IMPACTED OUR
BUDGET THIS YEAR WE ARE BEING
PRETTY CONSERVATIVE WITH OUR
SPENDING WE HAVE ELIMINATED
SOME THINGS AND TRYING TO BE
PREPARED.BOARDMEMBER BEESON
SAYS THEY HAVE BEEN KEEPIN
CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE CITY
OFFICIALS TO GET AN IDEA WHEN
THEY CAN OPEN AS FAR AS PUBLIC
SUPPORT HE SAYS THE PUBLIC
SUPPORT HAS BEEN GREAT.BUCK
BEESON-PWHF
BOARDMEMBERI THINK PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE DOING
AND WHAT WE ARE ABOUT BELIEVE
ME WE WANT TO BE OPEN JUST AS
MUCH PEOPLE WANT US TO BE OPEN
WE ARE LOOKING AT THINGS IN
THE FUTURE AND GOING TO HAVE
TO RE SCHEDULE OUR INDUCTION
WE ARE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT
OPTIONS TO BE ABLE TO GET BACK
OPEN BUT ITS PROBABLY GOING TO
BE A WHILE BEFORE WE CAN DO
THAT.JEREMY GARZA KFDX 3
NEWS.(--DARRELL--) BEESON SAYS
HE HOPES THEY CAN OPEN THEIR
