8 Big Concerns Raised By WWE's Injury Crisis

8. An Ageing Roster

Much was made of WWE's ageing roster ahead of Survivor Series 2017, and rightly so. At 34 years old, Braun Strowman was the youngest performer in the night's main event, with Triple H and Kurt Angle the oldest (48). Throw both teams together and you have an average age of 40, once again highlighting the company's youth problem.

Half of the main roster wrestlers currently sidelined with injury are over the age of 35, with only Paige and Noam Dar under 30. Granted, older bodies are more susceptible to wear and tear, but these numbers only heighten the concerns surrounding their roster composition.

The ageless AJ Styles is an obvious exception, but WWE shouldn't have to rely on 40-year-olds anymore. It's clear that the company have no idea how to best utilise a roster crammed with exciting young talent. If they did, then they wouldn't have to put guys like Big Show in positions where their battle-scarred bodies could get hurt, as was the case in seven-footer's steel cage war with Strowman.

This is a colossal problem, and one that directly impacts almost every aspect of the product. Sadly, a solution doesn't seem to be forthcoming.