Report: WWE Performance Center Training Behind NXT Injuries

The training at the WWE Performance Center is reportedly having a negative impact on the company's developmental talents in NXT and is actually leading to injuries, according to a new report. 

Sol Ruca was written off WWE TV this week, being attacked in the NXT parking lot by an unknown assailant. Dave Meltzer has since confirmed on Wrestling Observer Radio that Ruca has sustained a torn ACL and she is just the latest talent out of action, joining the likes of Nikkita Lyons and Arianna Grace on the sidelines. Meltzer also revealed he has been told that people in WWE are blaming the strength training for causing so many injuries.

"[Sol Ruca] tore her ACL. There's a lot of injuries there [NXT]. It's funny because a lot of people are blaming the strength training for the injuries, that they are doing heavy lifts as opposed to strengthening surrounding muscles to prevent injuries. When you are doing heavy stuff like that, the knees and the shoulders both can take a beating doing heavy one rep maxes or heavy, heavy weights, heavy squats, obviously, and they do that too, they have squat competitions there too. It sounds good but people have brought up to me there's a lot of injuries, especially on the women's side, there's a lot of women's injuries right now in NXT," Meltzer stated.

Bryan Alvarez later reported on Wrestling Observer Live that NXT talents have been complaining about the training they are told to do.

"I did hear yesterday from people in NXT that also were complaining about the style of training that they're told to do. A lot of people wanna be able to train on their own. They go in there and they got their combines and everything like that. You're always trying to set a personal best and push yourself, etc, etc. If you're a powerlifter and you want to compete in powerlifting then yeah, you want to push yourself because you want to do your best in powerlifting. But training like a powerlifter or an Olympic lifter and then your job is to actually do pro wrestling, where people are throwing you around...well [the style of training] does not appear to be the best thing for people's bodies," Alvarez added.

Training at the WWE Performance Center is headed up by Matt Bloom (AKA A-Train, Albert, Lord Tensai, Giant Bernard), who is the Head Coach and Vice President of Talent Development. Other coaches at the WWE Performance Center include Fit Finlay, Steve Corino, Johnny Moss, Sara Amato, Norman Smiley, Robbie Brookside, Terry Taylor, and Sarah Bennett. Shawn Michaels is in charge of the day-to-day running of NXT as Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative. 

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