5 ways WWE can contain the injury bug and ensure longer careers for wrestlers
WWE officials checking on StingPro Wrestling may be scripted, but is never fake. The injuries are real and the wrestlers put their physical wellbeing on the line everytime they step in to the squared circle.Owen Hart has died in the ring, Droz has been paralysed following an in-ring botch, Steve Austin and Edge had to end their careers early owing to the injuries that they sustained in the ring.With the most popular wrestler on the roster,Daniel Bryan too on the shelf for an extended period owing to a neck injury, this list wonders as to how can the WWE reduce the injury crisis among its talent.
#1 Reduce the schedule
As most of us already know, WWE superstars are not restricted to wrestling two days a week. In addition to Raw and SmackDown, they entertain fans at a number of house shows which are untelevised. It was at one of those house shows in Dublin, Ireland that the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins tore multiple ligaments that eventually led him to vacate the title and be out of action for an estimated 9 months.
WWE superstars are away from their families more than 300 days a year performing in areas around the world. With the wrestlers listed as contract employees to the WWE, Vince McMahon has cunningly escaped the labour laws applicable in the country.
But the best thing he can do for the longevity of the careers of his superstars is to cut down on the gruelling schedule. There should be some sort of rotation policy for superstars to attend house shows and overseas tours so that nobody gets burned out.