Read this somewhere and just wanted to raise this discussion. Like various football (or 'soccer' to the Yanks) leagues and such, should WWE ever consider introducing an off-season break? There are benefits which an off-season could provide out. Those would include performers getting a chance to reset, cure any niggling injuries, be at home more, give viewers a break, and reset with booking a bit as well. With the grueling WWE schedule, it'd be very beneficial in that sense for talent, and even those behind-the-scenes too.
I know there'd be negatives there as well, though. Money-loss for a start, especially if live events/houseshows aren't going ahead. With WWE being off-air for a while on TV as well, they'd probably be prepared to lose money. Alongside that, talent don't earn as much money from TV/PPVs and the like (unless it's a big PPV such as WrestleMania), and the bulk of their profits basically arises from live events. Alongside that, if talent aren't being used, an off-season break might make people forget about certain people, and a current push might be stopped as well due to the break, and would have to start from scratch again (though if booked properly, that wouldn't occur).
In my personal opinion though, I feel an off-season break could prove to be beneficial for the talents, and even the company as well. Even if it were just for TVs, and not live events, it'd give viewers a break too. Regardless whether the product is good or bad, many seem to lose interest at certain times. I believe a month or two after Mania would be a good natural cut-off point, and then a break for at least two months afterwards. TVs could then advertise WWE later towards the end of the break, and get people hyped up again. Would love to hear folk's opinions, their thoughts and ideas on this.
I know there'd be negatives there as well, though. Money-loss for a start, especially if live events/houseshows aren't going ahead. With WWE being off-air for a while on TV as well, they'd probably be prepared to lose money. Alongside that, talent don't earn as much money from TV/PPVs and the like (unless it's a big PPV such as WrestleMania), and the bulk of their profits basically arises from live events. Alongside that, if talent aren't being used, an off-season break might make people forget about certain people, and a current push might be stopped as well due to the break, and would have to start from scratch again (though if booked properly, that wouldn't occur).
In my personal opinion though, I feel an off-season break could prove to be beneficial for the talents, and even the company as well. Even if it were just for TVs, and not live events, it'd give viewers a break too. Regardless whether the product is good or bad, many seem to lose interest at certain times. I believe a month or two after Mania would be a good natural cut-off point, and then a break for at least two months afterwards. TVs could then advertise WWE later towards the end of the break, and get people hyped up again. Would love to hear folk's opinions, their thoughts and ideas on this.
