Bischoff s Right

[jettero]

Bischoff is 100% right about Nexus angle being Boring as hell, lets face it the True fact is that TNA’s Fortune is by far the Best heel group in years and Nexus just Sucks. PG WWE writers would like True Wrestling fans to believe that a bunch of rookie Wrestlers are a real threat to seasoned Wrestlers WHATEVER. That might hold true for young fans have not watched Wrestling long enuf to know TRUE Wrestling talent, you know the ones I mean the young kiddies who think that a No talent hack like Cena can Wrestle and PG WWE is good. TNA at least has the Best Young and Veteran Wrestling talent in the industry and Fortune is truly a Great Heel group. However TNA desperately needs a hero so to speak and they Must get back to promoting the X - Division. The X - Division was the Best thing about TNA. I truly miss the GREAT matches the X - Division provided.

[zoogor]

ya know, i've been a wrestling fan for about 25 years and what you have written is in my opinion very true. the best i've seen was the mid to late 90's with the rock, stone cold, taker, brett, sid, shawn, nash...all those guys battling for the belt and title changes going back and forth. this was brought on by the monday night wars but man, it was great entertainment. i dont see any potential for entertainment like that in wwe right now. orton is great, he could pull it off but he has no one to work with. cena sucks (IMO).
i hope wwe can come out of this or tna gain the popularity they deserve.

[spaztrigger]

Monday night USED to be the best night of tv for me through the mid 90's. I think it was all about the competition. WCW gained a huge advantage with the creation of the NWO, and that forced Vince to step up his game too.
Ahh, those were the days.
...oh, and yes, John Cena sucks! lol. (IMO)

[FTA]

fortune is a great group ..it is too bad TNA can't afford to pay the money that wwe can some of the tna divas only make 600 bucks a performance and i am sorry that is sad! i knwo in the wwe they get a 100k tv contract when they hit tv and bonuses (dad used to run a wrestling school in cambridge ontario trained the highlanders) it is so unfortunate with a little more money backing they woudl be able to start the monday night war again .. wheres ted turner when you need him!

[spaztrigger]

fortune is a great group ..it is too bad TNA can't afford to pay the money that wwe can some of the tna divas only make 600 bucks a performance and i am sorry that is sad! i knwo in the wwe they get a 100k tv contract when they hit tv and bonuses (dad used to run a wrestling school in cambridge ontario trained the highlanders) it is so unfortunate with a little more money backing they woudl be able to start the monday night war again .. wheres ted turner when you need him!

I'm not so sure about that 100K contract. I've been led to believe for a while now that Vince pays the majority of his talent on a "per appearance" basis. Now in the past, the bigger stars obviously gained much wealth from scoring sponsor deals, but as for WWE/WWF, I think that was Vince's way of keeping them on a short leash, and making sure they actually show up for work.

[zoogor]

I'm not so sure about that 100K contract. I've been led to believe for a while now that Vince pays the majority of his talent on a "per appearance" basis. Now in the past, the bigger stars obviously gained much wealth from scoring sponsor deals, but as for WWE/WWF, I think that was Vince's way of keeping them on a short leash, and making sure they actually show up for work.

this makes more sense but i really dont know how they get payed.

[spaztrigger]

I believe I first heard that in the documentary "Beyond The Mat". Great flick btw. Well worth a look for any wrestling fan that has not seen it.

[zoogor]

i watched that but my memory is not so good. well, it aint bad, just not very long.

[spaztrigger]

This has got me curious, so I went looking. The following is a C&P from wrestling caricatures, and is a little outdated:

October 2004 and February 2006 (or however long they have been with the company). All dollar amounts were rounded up/down (Example: $244,766 would be $245,000)

- Ashley Massaro: $131,000
- Batista: $813,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Big Show: $1,000,000 (Base salary)
- Bob Holly: $217,000
- Booker T: $375,000
- Candice Michelle: $64,000
- Carlito: $319,000
- Chavo Guerrero: $206,000
- Chris Benoit: $488,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Chris Masters: $253,000
- Christian - $396,000
- Danny Basham: $130,000
- Doug Basham: $126,000
- Eddie Guerrero: $372,000
- Edge: $704,000
- Eugene: $189,000
- Funaki: $124,000
- Gene Snitsky: $292,000
- Gregory Helms: $277,000
- John Cena: $1,743,000 (First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week)
- John Layfield: $786,000 (Five star hotel accommodations paid for every week)
- Jerry Lawler: $204,000 (First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week)
- Jillian Hall: $52,000
- Joey Mercury: $134,000
- Johnny Nitro: $143,000
- Jonathan Coachman: $175,000
- Kane: $ 851,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Ken Kennedy: $133,000
- Kid Kash: $62,000
- Kurt Angle: $1,023,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Lance Cade: $118,000
- Lilian Garcia: $90,000
- Lita: $286,000 (Mostly downside paid due to lack of wrestling)
- Maria: $41,000
- Mark Henry: $300,000 (Base pay)
- Matt Hardy: $322,000 (Missed over $70,000 of pay due to firing)
- Matt Striker: $43,000
- Melina: $155,000
- Mickie James: $72,000
- Nunzio: $186,000
- Orlando Jordan: $145,000
- Paul London: $177,000
- Psicosis: $122,000
- Randy Orton: $711,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Rene Dupree: $289,000
- Rey Mysterio: $414,000
- Ric Flair: $508,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Rob Conway: $186,000
- Rob Van Darn: $220,000 (Only received downside and royalties due to injury)
- Rosie: $105,000
- Shawn Michaels: $1,045,000 (First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week)
- Shelton Benjamin: $366,000
- Simon Dean: $132,000
- Stacy Keibler: $178,000 (Only downside paid during absence)
- Steven Richards: $94,000
- Torrie Wilson: $260,000
- Trevor Murdoch: $48,000
- Triple H: $2,013,000 (Allowed the personal use of company jet (10) times per year. First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week)
- Trish Stratus: $618,000 (Receives 20% of all Trish Stratus merchandise sold)
- Tyson Tomko: $127,000
- Undertaker: $1,811,000 (First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week)
- Val Venis: $210,000
- Victoria: $275,000
- Viscera: $130,000
- William Regal: $225,000

[spaztrigger]

and more from wrestling carcatures:

Wrestler Wages/Earnings
_____________________________________________
(note this does not include sponsorships or movie role earnings action figures...wages are changed with new contracts)

$50,000-$99,000 per year

Most performers who are employed just for television
$100,000-$249,000 per year
In this wage bracket are such wrestlers Viscera $200,000 a year.
$250,000-$499,999 per year

This is what most mid-card wrestlers in the WWE earn.
$500,000-$999,999 per year

This is what some of the bigger stars in the WWE earn. The Rock ($600,000 a year 'downside' until 2005) but his actual earnings exceeded $2 million in 1999. BIGGEST MONEY MAKER WAS HULK HOGAN.
_______________________________________________
$ 1 million + per year

These are the big money earners in wrestling. In this bracket are Triple H ...Undertaker...Kurt Angle..Cena etc. ...Steve Austin earned over $6 million in 1999.

[zoogor]

i guess it pays to be the bosses daughters husband. lol

[jettero]

I said this before, but I think it is worth saying again.I have watched Wrestling for over 30 years and TNA has by far the BEST young Wrestling talent mixed with the BEST Veteran Wrestling talent in the industry. WWF was the best in the Attitude era and it’s early years but TNA is by far the BEST Wrestling program for long time Wrestling of 10 years or more. TNA is in fact just like WWF was in the attitude era and it’s early years combined and only gets better each week while WWE turns into more of a children’s show. WWE should be on children’s television channel like Nickelodeon. TNA only needs a hero Like the Rock, Stone Cold , or someone along that line that the fans can get behind. They then need to do a Saturday Nights Maine Event Type thing on a Major Network ( ABC, NBC, CBS or FOX ) and then they will explode in popularity.I do agree with the post above that says TNA just needs some financial backing to make it all happen for TNA.

LONG LIVE TNA :yeaah: :awe: :cheers2::goteam::woohoo:

[BEATLEFANATIC]

Vince has to pay these guys well he works them every day for 3/4 of the year or more.Days they are not working they are traveling and then when they get injured or do something he doesn`t like he tosses them aside like a bag of garbage.Check out the list of dead wrestlers and you will see what Vince has done for these guys killed alot of them.TNA may not pay as much but the schedule is not so grueling and what else are most of these guys gonna do after Vince dumps them?I`m pullin for TNA to keep growin and the guys who stick it out there will be paid more.

[FTA]

see i told you a tv contract was worth 100 k lol this is also info from years past talking 6-8 years ago he's been out of it for a while now.

[spaztrigger]

see i told you a tv contract was worth 100 k lol this is also info from years past talking 6-8 years ago he's been out of it for a while now.

I stand corrected! lol

[FTA]

I stand corrected! lol

my dad has been on fishing trips with vince and jacques and he has talked business abotu it he also know the hart family very well like i said my dad trained the highlanders even matt and jeff hardy had a briefe stop in cambridge on their road to fame :P)

[zoogor]

thats pretty cool FTA