10 Reasons For Increased Injuries To WWE Superstars

2. No Off-Season

Every major sport has an off-season. Even for the leagues that don't have official downtime, like boxing or MMA, the individuals that compete in those sports do have time off between contests or fights. There's no such thing like that in professional wrestling and it is a huge contributor in the increased injuries suffered by talents today. The current WWE schedule is better than it was in the 80s, but it's still brutal on the talents and is not conducive to healthy living. The WWE always likes to highlight how former NFL players have tried out and been unable to make it in WWE implying that pro-wrestling is much harder. Regardless of whether that opinion is valid or not, if WWE truly believes that sentiment, shouldn't the company then employ an off-season similar to the "easier" sports that realize the importance of time off? Talent aren't robots. An official off-season is not even necessary, but a 3 month off-cycle that would rotate and allow for different superstars to have additional time off to heal any injuries and to rest their bodies would be the best thing WWE could do for their talents. Especially now with some of the biggest-name superstars missing significantly more time because of injuries already suffered, a pre-emptive and cautionary several month resting period would definitely be the better option and be best for both the company and the talent in the long run. WWE is slowly finding out that they can't have it both ways. Talent can't be allowed such little time off and avoid missing time to do injury, which brings us to the number one reason why injuries are only increasing with time...