10 Reasons For Increased Injuries To WWE Superstars

9. Industry Change

Sports-entertainment has gotten so far away from the "sports" aspect of the product that WWE really shouldn't even still be using the Vince McMahon-coined phrase at this point. They are much less sports-entertainment and much more just "entertainment". The matches no longer simulate a fight and instead have become a spectacular performance with displays of various athleticism. Gone is the logical goal of "I want to win" as it's been replaced with "I want to put on a great performance", which is something that makes little sense to the common viewer, especially those watching because they were promised "sports"-entertainment. Generally speaking, the industry, lead by WWE, no longer reflects a sporting event in which the competitors are trying to win above all else. The change in moving away from sports comes with a cost to WWE and it's more than just isolating viewers and sabotaging the company's quest to attract a mass audience. The wrestlers themselves have become much more prone to injury because of the increased need to put on a flashy, circus-like spectacle. The sports industry sees many more injuries than the entertainment industry does, but in the ironic case of WWE, the more the company shies away from reflecting a sport, the more at risk for injury the talents have become, which leads to...