WWE RAW took place at the scheduled time and date on Tuesday morning IST.

The World Wrestling Entertainment stayed on-air despite the spread of the coronavirus in the US, and is set to do for the foreseeable future with the Florida governor classifying the company as an ‘essential business’.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has allowed WWE to continue filming at their Performance Center after issuing stay-at-home rules for the state until April 30, with guidelines from the Department of Homeland Security on who would be considered ‘essential’ media employees.

Other essential businesses that have been given permission to remain open during Florida’s stay-at-home order include healthcare, financial services, energy, food, communications and transportation sectors.

The memo sent by the governor’s office included additions to the list of ‘essential services’ as “employees at a professional sports and media production with a national audience — including any athletes, entertainers, production team, executive team, media team and any others necessary to facilitate including services supporting such production, only if the location is closed to the general public.”

WWE had earlier aired taped versions of RAW, SmackDown and WrestleMania 36 that were shot at the empty Performance Center. Starting Tuesday with their RAW program, WWE will run live shows without fans weeks after shooting the shows. WWE has three TV shows per week: RAW, NXT and SmackDown.

“We believe it is now more important than ever to provide people with a diversion from these hard times,” WWE said in a statement. “We are producing content on a closed set with only essential personnel in attendance following appropriate guidelines while taking additional precautions to ensure the health and wellness of our performers and staff. As a brand that has been woven into the fabric of society, WWE and its Superstars bring families together and deliver a sense of hope, determination and perseverance.”

The #MondayNightMessiah @WWERollins enjoyed EVERY second of that. #WWERaw pic.twitter.com/l3NEiqtviy

— WWE (@WWE) April 14, 2020

On Tuesday’s live RAW event, Seth Rollins comes calling for the WWE Champion, the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match begins to take shape, and MVP announces who will vie for spots in the Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match.