he literally just talks on tv.I saw somewhere posted Hogan gets 30k per week = 1.5 mill a year.
It's 30,000 an appearance. Spike pays half of it and it'd be bi weekly because he's only making one appearance a fortnight.I saw somewhere posted Hogan gets 30k per week = 1.5 mill a year.
Dreamer can do it all, on-screen, backstage. Agent, head of talent relations, creative. Plus he's an ECW figurehead...It's 30,000 an appearance. Spike pays half of it and it'd be bi weekly because he's only making one appearance a fortnight.
He'd make probably about 400,000 a year from TNA, 400,000 from Spike and then throw in the 4 PPV's in which TNA would be paying and you have almost a million dollars a year.
Not that bad considering OP wants to pay Tommy Dreamer 260,000 dollars a year.
To be fair apart from his ECW work he's never stood out to me on screen, backstage he was always an assistant, Agent I'll give you, Head of Talent I'll give you and I've never known him to be overly involved in creative but that could of happened in WWECW.Dreamer can do it all, on-screen, backstage. Agent, head of talent relations, creative. Plus he's an ECW figurehead...
If we assume Sting, Hardy and Angle are three making over 250k a year they could probably all return/debut in/to WWE. A guy like Sting, Hardy or Angle could make a killing in the indies though. I hear Kevin Nash nets about 100k a year in indy booking fee's and he's not even actively looking for it.If anyone in TNA makes more than $250k a year they are way overpaid. No wonder TNA is in financial trouble.
If you reduced the salaries of some of the bigger names and they walked, where would they go to make even $250k? Answer: no where.
Sting might have made a successful run in the WWE even 5 years ago. Now? No.If we assume Sting, Hardy and Angle are three making over 250k a year they could probably all return/debut in/to WWE. A guy like Sting, Hardy or Angle could make a killing in the indies though. I hear Kevin Nash nets about 100k a year in indy booking fee's and he's not even actively looking for it.
Not to mention the merchandise these guys could move in the indies.
Difference between an entertainer and a software engineer though is thousands of people will pay x amount of dollars countless times to see an entertainer. That is why Brad Pitt gets 15 million dollars a movie or whatever because the film company knows he's going to make them that.No wrestler in TNA should make more than 100k a year. The average salary of a software engineer that works 40+ hours a week is 75k, so for a wrestler that works 3-6 shows (+ travel time) a month, 100k is VERY good. And they also make extra money from selling autographs, special appearances and merchandise.
There was a time wrestlers made a 'normal' amount of money, but that changed when the monday night war started, with both companies outbidding eachother to sign all the talent. But there is no use for that anymore.
36 year old Jeff Hardy and 44 year old Kurt Angle are past their prime? Let me guess, you're all for TNA pushing Bad Influence though, right?Sting might have made a successful run in the WWE even 5 years ago. Now? No.
Hardy would be good for a few initial pops and then we'd be bored of him. Same for Angle. These guys are way past their prime, they add very little to any wrestling organization beyond name recognition.
Yeah, you have a good point there. And naturally a wrestler has a higher injury rate for which they have to pay their own medical bills, so a wrestler should get a little bit extra. But still...most wrestlers in TNA only work a few days in a month, 100k would be a very good salary. I think Gail Kim moved from TNA to WWE a few years ago for 90k a year, so appearently she also thought the 90k-100k range is very nice for a wrestler.Difference between an entertainer and a software engineer though is thousands of people will pay x amount of dollars countless times to see an entertainer. That is why Brad Pitt gets 15 million dollars a movie or whatever because the film company knows he's going to make them that.
Nash said the reason he still does indies is because the way he was raised 'You never know when the $ will run out' the quote is, which is respectableTo be fair apart from his ECW work he's never stood out to me on screen, backstage he was always an assistant, Agent I'll give you, Head of Talent I'll give you and I've never known him to be overly involved in creative but that could of happened in WWECW.
ECW Figurehead. Who cares?
If we assume Sting, Hardy and Angle are three making over 250k a year they could probably all return/debut in/to WWE. A guy like Sting, Hardy or Angle could make a killing in the indies though. I hear Kevin Nash nets about 100k a year in indy booking fee's and he's not even actively looking for it.
Not to mention the merchandise these guys could move in the indies.
*Sorry, Double postTo be fair apart from his ECW work he's never stood out to me on screen, backstage he was always an assistant, Agent I'll give you, Head of Talent I'll give you and I've never known him to be overly involved in creative but that could of happened in WWECW.
ECW Figurehead. Who cares?
If we assume Sting, Hardy and Angle are three making over 250k a year they could probably all return/debut in/to WWE. A guy like Sting, Hardy or Angle could make a killing in the indies though. I hear Kevin Nash nets about 100k a year in indy booking fee's and he's not even actively looking for it.
Not to mention the merchandise these guys could move in the indies.
wow nash is a bigger idiot than I thoughtNash said the reason he still does indies is because the way he was raised 'You never know when the $ will run out' the quote is, which is respectable in my eyes
can you display the proof for us?Before you complain about the salaries these guys are making you need to see their merch #'s.
Is he??!! Why's that?? That's the wisest thing a business man can say in his position.wow nash is a bigger idiot than I thought
Hardy is a high flier, at 36 he is showing severe signs of wear. I try to watch TNA every week and I usually ff through Hardy matches because they are boring now. You can only do spots for so long before they take a toll on you.36 year old Jeff Hardy and 44 year old Kurt Angle are past their prime? Let me guess, you're all for TNA pushing Bad Influence though, right?
All because someone is older does not mean they are past their prime. Ric Flair said in a RF Shoot that Kurt Angle is the best worker in the world today. He's 44 but he can still go. Ditto for Hardy.
Hell, Even Sting (Who is past his prime) can have a good match if need be.