RRR Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I know guys like Cody and Sandow aren't making Sting money but if they can barely get the money for tapings in time how can they afford to keep bringing in every WWE castoff? If they had gotten ADR for BFG how the hell were they gonna pay him?? Even on a per appearance deal he's gotta be asking for a decent amount. The finances of this company are more intriguing then anything they've ever done wrestling wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 38 minutes ago, Zartan said: I know guys like Cody and Sandow aren't making Sting money but if they can barely get the money for tapings in time how can they afford to keep bringing in every WWE castoff? If they had gotten ADR for BFG how the hell were they gonna pay him?? Even on a per appearance deal he's gotta be asking for a decent amount. The finances of this company are more intriguing then anything they've ever done wrestling wise. Easy. They stiff all the production workers and lower tiered wrestlers like they always have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTTW Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 50 minutes ago, BrianS81177 said: Easy. They stiff all the production workers and lower tiered wrestlers like they always have. I don't think they can do that on production. Because its going on tv, I suspect union is involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Oh, bless this thread. There is no way TNA is a union show. Vince has been doing non-union production for decades, why would Dixie be any different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Wouldn't the writers have to sign up with SAG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafkonia Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 5 minutes ago, Wyld Samurai said: Wouldn't the writers have to sign up with SAG? SAG is for actors. You're thinking of the Writer's Guild of America, and since pro wrestlers don't belong to SAG I'd imagine the folks plotting TNA don't belong to the WGA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 TV productions, especially news/sports/events fall under SAG/AFTRA auspices if you want to play nice with everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorceressKnight Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 16 hours ago, Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 said: Agree here, and maybe they would see some royalties.....but then again maybe not. Who know what kind of shit deal Dixie would sign, but i guarantee it would be the talent getting fucked out of money. Plus, it seems like WWE isn't really great on paying royalties to lesser known talents. Being fair- all signs from the royalty lawsuits are less "WWE is bad at paying royalties to lesser talents" and more "most of these talents don't realize that with royalty payments, they get cut in half each rebroadcast- so a person with these royalty payments can expect your regular payment for the original broadcast, then one really good paycheck after the first re-airing, then an okay paycheck for a few more re-airings, then slowly go further and further down until you and your next of kin are signing royalty checks for 2-3 cents a pop until the heat death of the universe." If anything, WWE's royalty checks are better than most entertainment, since they usually hold them back and pay off in one lump sum every three months so there's one check that's worth the money to mail and worth the time to endorse and cash"...so there's some benefits for TNA royalties to their talents (Best case, the TNA stars get a good paycheck every so often. Worst case...10 cents for this reairing of Bound for Glory? WOO HOO! I'm eating MY OWN packet of ramen tonight, bitches! No going foursies with three other TNA guys for me!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I could totally see TNA deducting the postage from the nonexistent royalty checks and actually sending bills to their workers as their royalties. And being dead serious about it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTTW Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 5 hours ago, Mike Zeidler said: Oh, bless this thread. There is no way TNA is a union show. Vince has been doing non-union production for decades, why would Dixie be any different? Vince probably pays better. At least during the Spike run, I would be shocked if Spike let them use non-union production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorceressKnight Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 40 minutes ago, DTTW said: Vince probably pays better. At least during the Spike run, I would be shocked if Spike let them use non-union production. Isn't part of union regulations that "the production staff gets named in the credits?" Considering that wrestling rarely if ever has credits (with only early WCW-era stuff having so), that isn't a guarantee for TNA having union staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTTW Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 7 hours ago, SorceressKnight said: Isn't part of union regulations that "the production staff gets named in the credits?" Considering that wrestling rarely if ever has credits (with only early WCW-era stuff having so), that isn't a guarantee for TNA having union staff. Not 100% sure but I've gone uncredited working on multiple shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Sweetser Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Was the early WCW stuff having credits because of union regs or more because it was under Turner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Samurai Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 SNME rolled production credits back in the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 I remember the Saturday shows being written by Kay Fabe. I wonder if she managed to get work after WCW... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 2 hours ago, Michael Sweetser said: Was the early WCW stuff having credits because of union regs or more because it was under Turner? Crockett and Watts would sometimes have credots, but not every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spritenaut 32 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 3 hours ago, nate said: I remember the Saturday shows being written by Kay Fabe. I wonder if she managed to get work after WCW... I heard she passed away some time ago. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattdangerously Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 She was murdered! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 (edited) On 10/7/2016 at 0:18 AM, mattdangerously said: Edited October 8, 2016 by (BP) Quote Boxes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 16 minutes ago, mattdangerously said: She was murdered! It was a work-related shooting. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 It was moidah! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Authorities are searching for a suspect in the New York area, bro. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share Posted October 10, 2016 BTW - Jeremy Borash confirmed that there will be no more tapings this year. So they will fill the weeks they don't have TV for with Best of shows 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zev Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Maybe Irvine's just spending his talk show money on the world's biggest e-fed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Ray Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 So the end of the year will be 4 weeks of Tony atlas turning heel on vic steamboat, all broadcasts from the hardy compound or the same 4 commercials where DONNA HASN'T PUT A BRA ON YET. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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