6 Reasons Why WWE Needs An Off-Season

Imagine if a week after the Super Bowl, the season simply restarted and it was back to business. Or if after the Premier League ended their season in May, and then the next week, the teams were back on the pitch right away. It wouldn't make any sense would it? Not least because finely tuned athletes need time to recover and recuperate.

So why are we asking professional wrestlers, who are just as much athletes who take real risks as footballers do, to never take an extended break?

While wrestling is seen as a modern day vaudeville show with rotating characters that happens to be seen on a weekly basis by millions at home, it doesn't take away from the fact that creating a wrestling off-season would carry very tangible benefits.

Imagine if WrestleMania was the season finale, much like your favorite television show, and then you simply had to wait for the new wrestling season. It may seem terrifying at first, but in this case the benefits largely outweigh the negatives.

Here's six reasons why WWE needs an off-season.

While the slogan “don’t try this at home” rings true due to the dangerous nature of the sport and injuries can happen at any time, it might happen less if wrestlers had more time off. There have been documented cases of wrestlers addicted to painkillers in the past due to a vigorous schedule of being on the road 300 nights a year.

Due to the nature of the sport, these athletes rarely, if ever, take extended periods of time off, and sometimes the extra rest could prevent potential larger and more serious injuries. Injuries are no doubt just another part of the wrestling craft, but these superstars aren’t machines programmed to do the bidding of Vince McMahon; these are people, and taking extra time off to heal nagging injuries could literally extend lives and careers.

It would also serve as an instant morale booster, as it gives wrestlers time not only to heal injuries, but to be home with friends and loved ones for months at a time as opposed to days.