Shallow Bench.....

Pro Wrestling Torch reports that Mark Henry may be on his way out. As it turns out, Henry's groin injury, which saw him sidelined for a few dates, was worse than previously thought. The Creative Team with WWE wanted to give Henry time to heal, but Vince McMahon was described as less than sympathetic and made the decision to have Mark drop the title to the Big Show at TLC. Additionally, he pushed Henry to make and perform for scheduled dates in the weeks to follow. 

The now running belief is that the tension may be enough for him not to re-sign with WWE once his contract comes up later this year. I've been saying it since the beginning of this blog's history, WWE needs to back off a bit from their travel schedule. Too many performers are given the notion that if they take time away, they will have to start all over to build themselves back into a worthwhile place on the card upon their return. If you have any curiosities about why WWE's talent bench is so shallow, it's their policy about injuries. Vacations and injuries are classified the same way. They mean delays and WWE has little tolerance for delays. I did mention patience not being in their moveset, as I recall.

If WWE had learned their lesson concerning this, Kurt Angle, Jeff Hardy, and others may have never left in the first place. But really, what do I know?