The Wrestling Company

Following on from the video, WWE posted a press release on its official website of the number of changes the company has made in the last few years that the media has failed to report.

One of the quotes WWE posted was from the Connecticut Hearst Newspaper saying "its reputation as a business that turned a blind eye to steroid use and other activities by its wrestlers that some critics say have contributed to the deaths of a high number of them."

In reality, with the introduction of WWE's Talent Wellness Policy, the company has prohibited the "use of anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs, masking agents, the abuse of prescription medications, and the use, possession and/or distribution of illegal drugs."

It is evident from the above that the WWE is taking some necessary steps to ensure that its wrestlers are healthy. In a way, the media reports that constantly bash the fact that nothing has been done to help the industry are biased.

In an effort to further increase the safety of its wrestlers, WWE also banned the use of steel chair shots to the head. As the Baltimore Sun reported, "the WWE will penalize through fine and/or suspension" if a wrestler does hit another wrestler on the head using a steel chair. The author went on to say this is a good move from the WWE to eliminate the number of concussions wrestlers have had over the years.

Inside Pulse Wrestling's Charlie Reneke wrote an article defending the company's policy for promoting the "Stand Up To WWE" campaign. Ever since the death of Eddie Guerrero in late 2005,  he states the WWE "has placed multiple safeguards to protect the wrestlers and to protect themselves in the future." He also explains the fact that the WWE pays for its wrestlers to go to rehabilitation. This further shows that the WWE is continuing to make significant steps to improve the health and well-being of not only its own wrestlers, but is showing how the whole wrestling industry should be run right now.