7 Reasons Why Pro Wrestling Needs A Union Right Now

3. Professional Wrestling Needs Mandatory Vacations For Salaried Employees

Tired, bruised, battered and broken CM Punk is a CM Punk that didn't need to exist. When in the history of salaried employees has a company ever (in theory) disallowed vacations? When that company is part of an industry that doesn't have unions for its employees. If pro wrestling had a union structure, the whole goal would be to get a contract so that without having to work a job outside of the industry, one would be guaranteed a contract that allowed not only for insurance, but for vacations, too. Are you not the World Champion? Are you not in the midst of a storyline that is drawing money? Are you in need of creative rejuvenation? Are you in a situation where you have a family and your wife is in labor and you want to be there for the first week after your child is born? These would all be situations in a wrestling industry that would allow for vacations that would be easy-to-handle. Instead of CM Punk spinning his wheels into a deepening pit of anger, imagine if, he was able to take a vacation day or five during his 434-day run as champion, or, say, in the period when he immediately became the head of the "New Nexus." It's an easy-to-argue point that if Punk had a few days off during his 2012 title run or had not been present when creative decided he was the best choice to head up the Nexus, many unfortunate moments in Punk's career that led to his leaving the company as he did would not have occurred.