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Usually, WWE events go ahead without any hitches, but there have been, on occasion, instances where WWE events have been affected by adverse weather beyond the company's control.
The weather, as we know, can be very temperamental across the whole world. Its unpredictability can cause a lot of anguish.
For WWE, the motto has always been 'the show must go on' but there have been instances where it hasn't been possible to deliver a full-blown WWE show.
Let's take a look at 5 times the weather has affected WWE events.
#5. 2015 Major Winter Storm
In January 2015, a major winter storm struck the United States of America, hitting the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states.
Meterologists described the storm as "historic" and "record-breaking" before it made landfall, forcing many towns and cities to shut down and declare emergencies.
For WWE, they had shows scheduled on dates when the storm was due to hit, and in cities where the storm was due to make landfall. Big decisions had to be made about how to proceed, for the safety of their talent and fans.
The shows were scheduled in Hartford, CT and Boston, MA. WWE had no other option but to cancel the shows due to the travel bans imposed.
Instead, WWE aired sit-down interviews with WWE Superstars to try and further storylines. They also showed replays of the night prior's Royal Rumble pay-per-view event.
WWE even managed to squeeze in some weather updates from John 'Bradshaw' Layfield to keep everyone updated with the latest in the Northeast.
#4. 2016 Lightning Affects WWE RAW Preparations
Prior to a 2016 episode of Monday Night RAW due to emanate from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, the arena was targeted by severe lightning strikes.
Torrential downpours and lightning caused havoc for WWE as lightning struck power units at the arena. This caused the arena to lose power just a few hours before the event was due to go live.
Eventually, the storm passed and the arena was able to rescue the power and Monday Night RAW went ahead.
Of course, prior to TV events, there is a lot of preparation that goes into the show. With no power, there wasn't much WWE could do until it returned.
#3 In Your House: Beware of Dog severe Thunderstorm
Just before the Attitude Era came into full swing, WWE present their 9th installment of the In Your House pay-per-view series, Beware of Dog. The event took place in Florence, South Carolina, but sadly the event was largely affected by a thunderstorm passing through the city.
The thunderstorm was so severe that all the power went out in the Florence Civic Center during the event airing live on pay-per-view.
The pay-per-view ultimately ended after two matches, but the event continued inside the venue, turning into somewhat of a house show.
Eventually, WWE rescheduled the pay-per-view and the first two matches recorded in Florence were once again shown before leading into the newly recorded matches filmed in North Charleston.
#2 WrestleMania 37 hit by Thunderstom
WWE's ultimate event, WrestleMania, returned with live fans in attendance at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay.
A whole year of fans not being able to attend WWE events due to the Covid-19 global pandemic had preceded the show. A celebration for the ages for the 25,000 fans attending each night of the two-night WrestleMania was expected.
Sadly, it didn't get off to the start the WWE had hoped for. A thunderstorm immediately passed over Raymond James Stadium as the show began which resulted in the show being paused for around 45 minutes.
WWE made their best effort to keep the show going with impromptu backstage interviews being conducted to pass the time, whilst the thunderstorm passed. Fans in attendance left their seats and went onto the concourse for safety due to lightning fears.
Eventually, the storm passed, and WrestleMania went ahead without any further incidents.
#1 Iceland Volcano erupts, creating an ash cloud that leaves WWE Superstars stranded in Europe
WWE RAW Superstars were wrapping up their annual post-WrestleMania European tour in 2010 before disaster struck and shut down airspace.
A volcano named Eyjafjallajökull erupted, which caused the largest airspace closure over Europe since World War Two. The volcano created a large ash cloud, which can damage plane engines. This meant that no planes were allowed to take-off, leaving millions stranded.
Unfortunately, the Monday Night RAW superstars were stranded in Belfast with no way of returning to the United States for RAW that Monday. Thankfully, the SmackDown roster made it back from Europe before the eruption and were able to take the RAW roster's place.
The show was renamed Monday Night SmackDown and featured celebrities Will Forte, Kristen Wiig and Ryan Phillippe, who starred in MacGruber.
