WWE are pondering what to do with their flagship Monday Night Raw broadcast - because their wrestlers cannot get out of the UK.
The volcano chaos engulfing Europe has left air space across the continent in lockdown.
A weekend ruling by the National Air Traffic Service grounded flights across most of the UK until Monday morning at the earliest.
And that has meant that staff from the Raw Brand, including John Cena, Randy Orton and Batista, are currently stranded in Northern Ireland after wrestling a show in Belfast, the last on their current UK tour.
Next Sunday's Extreme Rules Pay Per View could even be in doubt, with experts warning that the travel chaos could go on for months.
Raw is due to emanate on Monday from East Rutherford, New Jersey, on the eastern seaboard of the United States, but those who normally populate these shows are over 3000 miles away, and time is running out.
Flights between London and New York are typically between seven and eight hours long, and when factoring in transits between airport and arena are considered, there is very little time for them to make the show, even if they leave UK late Monday morning.
There has a been a curious lack of activity by Raw brand wrestlers on Twitter today, which may be an indication that WWE are trying to quell worries that their talent may not make the show.
The Smackdown portion of the European tour concluded early, as WWE cancelled shows in Austria and Turkey, with the crew returning to America in the early hours of Sunday morning, Eastern time.
The logical solution is that the Smackdown brand's talent will make up for the Raw shortfall, but this too is a costly and difficult logistical process.
WWE could potentially simply book a show featuring all Smackdown superstars and the rookies of NXT. They are unlikely to screen a rerun, highlights packages or to cancel the event entirely, because it would gift a large potential audience to TNA, who have a live show following up their Lockdown Pay Per View.
One major Raw name who did not make the trip to Europe was Triple H, so it is likely The Game will feature on this week's show, after not being featured in the episode from the o2.
Who will join him, though, is anyone's guess.
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