Within hours of the CDC's recent recommendation that both vaccinated and unvaccinated people wear masks in public to curb the spread of Covid-19 and its variants, the state of Nevada reinstalled a statewide mask mandate that could have serious repercussions for WWE's upcoming SummerSlam event.

Starting on Friday, July 30, Nevada will require face coverings to be worn indoors in public in counties with “substantial or high transmission." At the time of writing, 12 of Nevada’s 17 counties meet that criteria, including Clark County, the home of the state's most populous metropolitan area, Las Vegas.

On August 21, the Allegiant Stadium in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise will play host to WWE's 34th annual SummerSlam pay-per-view event. Despite being a large stadium designed to predominantly host NFL games, the newly-built Allegiant Stadium is classified as an indoor stadium due to its domed roof. If not lifted between now and August 21, which seems unlikely, Nevada's mask mandate is going to give WWE brass a big headache.

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It's possible that the state will issue special exemptions to the mandate for entertainers. If this happens, WWE talent could be exempt from having to wear face coverings while in the arena which would make the whole situation a lot easier to manage.

It's unlikely that fans in attendance will be exempt from the mandate, however. So if you're going to SummerSlam this year, make sure you bring a mask with you.

As we previously reported, SummerSlam will be WWE's first major pay-per-view to take place in front of a capacity crowd since 2019's Royal Rumble. It will be the second WWE pay-per-view on WWE's 25-city tour, which will run from July 16 to Labor Day. The first one, Money in the Bank, took place on July 18 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Last year's SummerSlam event was held at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. It was the first WWE pay-per-view to emanate from the WWE ThunderDome.

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