JerseyBoy23
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Yeah, if it's not WWE or TNA it's open.
Would You Rather Be A WWE Midcarder or Indie Main Eventer?
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Yeah, if it's not WWE or TNA it's open.
Calling him a midcarder is VERY generous.
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Atlus / Ryū ga Gotoku
Indie main event
I could wrestle whenever I want, be used properly and still make good money.
I could wrestle whenever I want, be used properly and still make good money.
MrSinnister
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Has to. Which is why I picked Indy ME. Ya'll can have the job squad. I'm not trying to get rich wrasslin, and just live a redneck millionaire life (200k year
).I'll also be able to call my own shots and not deal with fukkery I didn't create (I wouldn't and wouldn't stand for it with my stroke so the locker room would love me). Not trying to drink myself out of insane stress every day.
Lastly, the pay may have been good for midcarders before the network, but have you checked on it since then? A.J. and Del Rio got SUPERSTAR deals.
Hands down WWE mid-card. You get merch money, you get more accommodations when traveling, you get top tier health benefits, access to the best doctors/surgeons. You get the most fame, where casual and hardcore wrestling fans will know who you are. That includes making all the connections and the opportunity to network into other avenues besides wrestling.
Vinny Lupton
Superstar
til you break your leg and pay for the surgery out of your pocket, and then sit at home making 0.00$ while you recuperate
MrSinnister
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You could pay all of that as an Indy ME, if you choose for extras. You can get tax deductible, top flight insurance, and seriously, you won't need to travel all that much. I feel you, but you'll be working an INSANE amount of time, with little rest and less real exposure.
Yeah, you'll get a piece of merch, but you ain't going to sell that much, unless you have the IC belt or great promo game. Then the burials, constant competition, avoiding heat, avoiding people calling you lazy and giving you heat because you don't engage in the fukkery, people trying to cuckold you constantly, carney atmosphere, open racism.
All of that, so you might get recognized by 100K more people. I'm pretty sure Jay Lethal is recognizable for people who aren't just casual wrestling fans. The people he meets adores him. They'll kind of like you and shyt, but feel sorry you're getting buried, or you have an a$$hole gimmick that has too many casual fans talking shyt to you.
That talking shyt you'll have to deal with for 325 days a year.
Don't the wrestlers have to pay for most travel expenses?
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Atlus / Ryū ga Gotoku
WWE only pays for the top guys hospital bills
Vinny Lupton
Superstar
receipts
MrSinnister
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Midcarders and below do. I forgot about that. It was a major gripe.MrSinnister
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That could be true, but it's a good HMO, where you're deducted out of your check to pay, as well as copays. But yeah, receipts are needed.
They would have to provide some type of strong medical care to avoid lawsuits. Still, their talents are considered indentured servants....sorry independent contractors, so keep that in mind.
yeah that's true. Here's a quote from Tyler Reks:
"I hate to spill my salary on the internet, but when I left I got a bump to $100,000 a year. But a third of it goes to road expenses. The only thing they pay for is your flight. You pay for your own hotel, and car, and food."
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Atlus / Ryū ga Gotoku
WWE performers are personally responsible for acquiring their own health insurance, life insurance and financial planning.
