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Vinnie Mac was blaming retirements and injuries as the primary reason for lackluster second quarter results in WWE business. Among the talent lost to retirement or injury were such top-draw stars as Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Batista and Undertaker. While WWE has been quietly brewing new talent, few of them are ready to step up now that they’re needed, because WWE over-relied on the veterans for too long.

While the WWE are wholesale distributors of wrestling talent worldwide, they often have too few spots available to really nurture young performers into the business. While the Nexus angle has helped, for every Randy Orton that has worked out well for WWE, there are several Shelton Benjamins who fizzle.

It’s the nature of the biz, but to beat it, they need to develop more developmental promotions and widen the talent base.