Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted October 16, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 16, 2019 Just now, David said: They could have paid him what they'd agreed with him, but Vince decided that he didn't want to pay him that amount of money. WWF back then could have offered its top talent guaranteed contracts. They simply chose not to, because, just as is the case now, WWE is a shitarse of a company. So the desperate times were not so desperate? I have only watched Wrestling with Shadows and that was the impression I was getting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Just now, Hannibal Scorch said: So the desperate times were not so desperate? I have only watched Wrestling with Shadows and that was the impression I was getting Desperate? Vince was a fucking multi-millionaire. His and WWF's "desperate times" are akin to the "desperate times" that the CEO of a Fortune 500 company may suffer from once Brexit hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) Weren't they already offering them? Marc f'n Mero was given a not so small guaranteed contract in 1996 IIRC. Edited October 16, 2019 by Merzbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted October 16, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Merzbow said: Weren't they already offering them? Marc f'n Mero was given a guaranteed contract in 1996 IIRC. Pillman too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalversicolor Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Brian Pillman was the first guaranteed contract under the WWF, wasn't he? So that would have been around the time Hall, Nash etc. left for WCW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted October 16, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Merzbow said: Weren't they already offering them? Marc f'n Mero was given a not so small guaranteed contract in 1996 IIRC. After that though, you would probably be put off getting WCW stars in on guaranteed contracts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted October 16, 2019 Moderators Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Otto Dem Wanz said:  "But if you think about how much he sweats..."@PowerButchi  Open a window... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 WWE were haemorrhaging money in the mid nineties. They borrowed massively in 1997, right? Being a multi millionaire yourself doesn't mean you necessarily have the capital to keep an entity like WWE afloat without downsizing or making serious changes. Changes they were considering, at one point. Plenty of companies have gone down the shitpipe with their CEOs rolling in the dough. That's really not how money works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Factotum Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Fact was, all three of them were blowing money on unnecessary shit to try and compete with each other or simply survive at one point or another. 94-2000 is littered with awful deals and money being blown on talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalversicolor Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Gay as FOOK said: Changes they were considering, at one point. What change were considered? I know they were up shit creek for a bit there in the mid 90's, not sure I've heard about this though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Factotum said: Fact was, all three of them were blowing money on unnecessary shit to try and compete with each other or simply survive at one point or another. 94-2000 is littered with awful deals and money being blown on talent. Now I'm curious, does anyone know how much Paul was paying Sid to destroy people and leave the arena 10 seconds later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Supremo Posted October 16, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 16, 2019 Just now, Merzbow said: Now I'm curious, does anyone know how much Paul was paying Sid to destroy people and leave the arena 10 seconds later? Not enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Just now, Supremo said: Not enough. I was gonna say he's worth every penny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Just now, digitalversicolor said: What change were considered? I know they were up shit creek for a bit there in the mid 90's, not sure I've heard about this though. The idea of downsizing to a predominantly Northeastern promotion was on the table at one point. Bruce Prichard confirmed as much on his podcast. It was probably one of the many "in case of emergency" envelopes more than anything else, but it was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted October 16, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Merzbow said: Now I'm curious, does anyone know how much Paul was paying Sid to destroy people and leave the arena 10 seconds later? Dunno, but WCW then paid him $800k a year plus PPV bonus so whatever Heyman spunked on him, it wasn't anywhere near the worst deal done that year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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