10 Things Wrestling Needs To Ban RIGHT NOW

10. Lack Of Transparency Surrounding Injuries

Using footbal as an example, injuries are disclosed to the media. More often than not, the exact nature and severity of the injury and the expected recovery time is stated.

A manager will at times play a shadowy game. A player might miraculously recover more quickly than anticipated; the idea is to lull the opposition coach into tactical errors by not building a strategy around a key player who, unbeknownst to them, is actually available to start. As a rule, however, even if the piss gets taken a bit, every injury is disclosed. 99.9% of the time, if a player is not available, you know exactly why that is.

Why can't wrestling do this?

Half the time, you might not know that a wrestler is injured at all. Neither AEW nor WWE publicise an injured list; this information is mostly, eventually, sounded out by reporters. The other half of the time, the details of the injury are kept secret. Are the two majors afraid that this indicts them and their safety record?

What's the deal?

This lack of transparency, which has no actual benefit, just fuels the rumour mill. If a wrestler is out, and you've no idea why, it is very easy to conclude that something is amiss. Conclusions are jumped towards. Are they unhappy? In the doghouse?

And if that isn't fair, if a wrestler is out of sight, even if no unseemly rumours arise, at a minimum, you are left to think that the promoter has lost interest - which in turn lowers your investment in the character.

Just make this information public.