Something needs to change...

**Maluco** · 01-07-2016, 07:59 AM

This is not a thread about 50/50 booking and lack of new stars, although obviously the issues are related.

This thread is about the current injury situation and how much damage it is doing to the talent and their careers, as well as how much damage it is doing to the company in the run up to Mania.

They are now without 4 top teir stars in Cena, Bryan, Orton and Rollins for the event, as well as arguably the best worker on the roster in Cesaro. Not to mention other performers whose stop/start runs with injuries have hampered any momentum, or even become "judged" on their unreliability and not pushed because of histories of concussions etc...

It has all come together to produce this nightmare scenario where they simply don't have the stars present at a crucial time of the year. Serves them right? Yeah totally, but I can't help feeling bad for them, especially for the talent who are being put at risk working over 300 matches a year

What can be done about it though? How can the situation be changed so that performers are working less and having longer and safer careers? Is it time to go back to a brand split? Should there be time off for different groups of the roster at different times of the year? Does the style of wrestling need to be looked at and toned down in some way?

Or do you think that this is just unfortunate coincidence and part and parcel of what they do?

Thoughts?

01-07-2016, 07:59 AM	#1
Maluco Reigning Tipsters Champ! Posts: 2,088	Something needs to change... This is not a thread about 50/50 booking and lack of new stars, although obviously the issues are related. This thread is about the current injury situation and how much damage it is doing to the talent and their careers, as well as how much damage it is doing to the company in the run up to Mania. They are now without 4 top teir stars in Cena, Bryan, Orton and Rollins for the event, as well as arguably the best worker on the roster in Cesaro. Not to mention other performers whose stop/start runs with injuries have hampered any momentum, or even become "judged" on their unreliability and not pushed because of histories of concussions etc... It has all come together to produce this nightmare scenario where they simply don't have the stars present at a crucial time of the year. Serves them right? Yeah totally, but I can't help feeling bad for them, especially for the talent who are being put at risk working over 300 matches a year What can be done about it though? How can the situation be changed so that performers are working less and having longer and safer careers? Is it time to go back to a brand split? Should there be time off for different groups of the roster at different times of the year? Does the style of wrestling need to be looked at and toned down in some way? Or do you think that this is just unfortunate coincidence and part and parcel of what they do? Thoughts?