Reported by Mike Siciliano of WrestleView.com
On Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 4:33 AM EST

Now, we all know about the situation involving Shawn Michaels and his knee. Booker T, and his knee. Rey Mysterio, and his knee. Rob Van Dam, and his contract. Booker was written off television by a beatdown by the Undertaker. Rey was written off during the I Quit match with Chavo where Chavo turned his knee in to jam. But the last couple, Michaels and Van Dam, those methods of how to write those superstars off the show has bothered me immensely. Which brings me to this.

Ok. Look. You're a "fool" if you don't realize the chances of these talents getting seriously hurt. And, you're a bigger "fool" if you think for one second that a concussion isn't a regular occurrence for anyone who steps inside the squared circle.

With that being said, if an injury angle, or an angle to write someone off television is required, don't you think it would be in better taste and value to 'injure' another part of the anatomy outside of probably the most important part outside of the organ that pumps blood throughout your body?

I'm biased. I know. I'll say it right now to anyone who will listen. My son has a brain condition. It's not involved with concussions, it was something he was born with. I guess with my new found sensitivities with the brain and the head, I find these angles that WWE use to write people off the show, specifically Michaels the past couple of weeks, and what appears to be Van Dam's swansong from WWE following One Night Stand this sunday, to be downright dispicable. And not in the Daffy Duck sense.

Suffering a blow to the head, HOWEVER it is done, is no laughing matter, and something that should be taken very seriously. When you have guys in football not getting up from stingers due to shots to the head, helmet to helmet, you would think a red flag would go up in the minds of someone from WWE that perhaps we should find another angle or another way to write these people off television. Don't get me wrong, it's the "EASY" way out, but I'd be hard pressed to find someone who is knowledgable about the business to find it appropriate.

Ask the consummate independent worker about having to tell anyone that would listen that you've got a concussion while meanwhile both your knees look and feel like pudding. I UNDERSTAND you gotta stretch the truth, but come on, isn't there a line somewhere in this some place that is taboo to cross over?

And, if you're got to go down this road, why do it with a kid who's got a major chip on his shoulder already?? I could definitely see Orton doing something malicious to get back at the powers that be in WWE by deliberately trying to hurt someone else within the roster to get back at the powers that be that fined him for his misconduct while in Europe. I doubt it would happen, but I could see it happening, which makes this storyline very disconcerting, not to mention, as I said before, offensive.

Injuries are a part of the business. I know. Injuries to the head are a part of the business. I also know that. Some things are completely unavoidable, and no preventative action is available to soften the oncoming blow to your talent pool and product. Some things are avoidable, and can be manipulated differently. You cannot tell me, by the grace of anything that would listen, that Shawn Michaels going for knee surgery, and Rob Van Dam's contract expiration are necessary situations that require these men to be written off television by sustaining serious injuries to the head.

Bottom line, I write this to ask your input. I want to know. You have Shawn Michaels, desperate to get knee surgery, his knees are like pudding. How do you write him off Raw? You have RVD's contract ending, and he has to go off television because of it? How do you write him off. I'm curious to know what you guys think would be a good way to write these guys off of television. If you're creative, I'll publish it.

Meanwhile, I stand by the premise of this brief piece. Concussions are not something to be faked. It's just taboo, and dangerous. I only hope WWE learns that before someone is legitimately and seriously hurt by these types of actions.

Maybe I'm being incredibly knit-picky here. I don't know. You guys tell me if I am. But, I saw this as a major sticking point for me, and I felt it needed to be addressed.

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Thanks a lot for reading. I know this one is short, but hey, I didn't want to sound like a broken record.

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