The WWE schedule is a test of endurance and sometimes, depending on a superstar's current roster status, there may not have enough time to heal any injuries incurred while on the road. Consider the recent cases of Daniel Bryan and CM Punk: Daniel Bryan had a great start to 2014. Although he was not in the Royal Rumble, he managed to keep his name in the game mainly because of the outpouring of support from the WWE Universe. Bryan made it to the main event of Wrestlemania 30, pinned Triple H clean and made Batista tap out in front of over 70,000 fans and won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. However, any momentum for Bryan coming out of Wrestlemania was stopped when he had to take time off to heal an injury. This eventually turned into him being out for the rest of 2014 because he required neck surgery and he had to surrender the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in the process. This led to an arguably not-so-exciting rest of 2014 and the belt changed hands from all-too-familiar champion John Cena to not-so-frequently-active champion Brock Lesnar. Bryan is set to make his return to the ring soon, but will he be able to regain any momentum that he lost since his injuries? If WWE had had an off-season during that time, Bryan would have had time to rest up any fatigue or injuries he may have sustained and his comeback upon the start of the wrestling season would not have been damaged by time off because everyone would have had time off. The WWE schedule may have stopped the rise of one of WWE's best modern day superstars. It took a while for fans to discover, but the significance of CM Punk's abrupt departure from WWE after the Royal Rumble finally came to fruition two months ago. Colt Cabana conducted an in-depth interview with Punk about the circumstances regarding Punk's exit from the company. Punk talked about many reasons including storyline issues, but the main point he made sure to bring up was his constant injuries. Not only did Punk have these injuries, but he also did not have enough time to properly heal them. According to Punk, McMahon contacted him immediately after his surgeries and asked if he could come back to cut promos and/or compete. Punk also said that he had a staph infection for a few months, but continued to wrestle at the behest of doctors and McMahon. Punk later learned of the severity of his infection and was glad that he was no longer competing for WWE. Plus, reports said that Punk physically looked to be in better condition after his departure than when he was WWE champion. There is no doubt that time off has improved Punk's health and the same could be said for other superstars if WWE had an off-season. Just like Bryan, Punk is another example of a recent top-level superstar who fell victim to the demands of the WWE schedule. Other superstars who have had their time on TV compromised because of injuries include Christian, Rey Mysterio and Sin Cara. Even though they may not have been involved in many major storylines in the past couple years, their presence is still an asset to WWE as people come to see them perform. An off-season would correct this and allow for most WWE superstars to compete in optimal physical condition (and yes, there are cases where injuries may need more than four months of rest) and make for a more positive attitude among the roster.