10 Things It Turns Out CM Punk Was Right To Say About WWE
8. WWE's Becoming A More Unsafe Working Environment
Whether it being a case of worn out indy and global veterans guys finally burning themselves out completely, guys working harder and not smarter or just the accumulation of bumps and travel taking their toll, WWE definitely has an injury problem. With the aforementioned issues regarding revenue being down in WWE, one way that talents can fix this problem is by working harder on more dates. If you're a guy like Daniel Bryan or Sami Zayn who already has worked a breakneck indy style for well over a decade, at some point the parts just aren't going to hold up anymore. So, while Daniel Bryan is facing retirement, we're also not going to see Sami Zayn until 2016. Add Hideo Itami into that mix, and it's an issue worth being concerned about. As well, there's guys like Rusev who injured his ankle because he wasn't wearing boots. While that's seemingly benign, it's still important. There's a way to safely wrestle without shoes that he may have likely never been made aware. When you're investing in a potential main eventer, the best idea is to solve against any factor that may keep him from reaching his best earning potential. For many reasons, CM Punk was the first of what are now many WWE performers dealing with the issues of working too hard and getting very injured in the process.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.