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Post by Aceorton on Jul 27, 2008 1:57:31 GMT -5
Seems like a no-brainer that with gas still over $4 a gallon, the wrestlers are getting murdered with all of their travel.
Have any of them said anything about it in their blogs or anything? WWE only covers their airline tickets, correct?
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Post by drock on Jul 27, 2008 2:01:57 GMT -5
I'd say it definitely hurts, but not as much compared to those of us who don't make the type of money they do.
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Post by Dave at the Movies on Jul 27, 2008 2:45:26 GMT -5
Seems like a no-brainer that with gas still over $4 a gallon, the wrestlers are getting murdered with all of their travel. Have any of them said anything about it in their blogs or anything? WWE only covers their airline tickets, correct? Well I think in most places gas is still under $4.00 or at least it is in most of the midwest so I'm sure it isn't hurting them too badly. I think you are right about plane tickets. There is no way they would be able to afford that with airlines being in such financial trouble and having the raise their prices. I think it is kind of sad that plane tickets are the only thing paid for the wrestlers or thats what I hear. Sure they all get about 80,000 a year which is way above the average American but that kind of ends up only being about maybe 40 to 50 after taxes and travel expenses. |
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Post by domrep on Jul 27, 2008 12:36:43 GMT -5
They could always car pool.
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KLRA
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Post by KLRA on Jul 27, 2008 13:23:05 GMT -5
They could always car pool. They do, do this. And it's an adjestment that everyone has to make. |
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Jay Peas 42
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Post by Jay Peas 42 on Jul 27, 2008 15:47:18 GMT -5
THis would make a great Kayfaybe thread.
Kim Chee: "Sure it is, do you know how gas the truck I use to haul Kamala's cage around uses? I mean, It's not like I can take him on an airplane, the poor savage is going hungry. Do you how much the price of Ugandan Baby Meat has gone up? I mean, smuggling that stuff was never easy in the first place, but now..."
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Post by Tushingham Rimswell on Jul 27, 2008 15:50:19 GMT -5
They could always car pool. They do, do this. And it's an adjestment that everyone has to make. Even with the comma... YOU SAID DOODOO!!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!! *clap clap clap*  |
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Post by greeby on Jul 27, 2008 15:51:34 GMT -5
What I don't get is why wrestlers working for a company that makes hundreds of millions every year have to do their own driving. Surely costs could be cut somewhere to finance half-a-dozen tourbuses. I've seen rock bands who are known yet not actually famous have them, so why can't the WWE?
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4TheGlory
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Post by 4TheGlory on Jul 27, 2008 15:56:09 GMT -5
Most of them are making enough money that it shouldn't effect them too bad. It's the low card guys that are taking a big hit here
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Jay Peas 42
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Post by Jay Peas 42 on Jul 27, 2008 16:14:44 GMT -5
What I don't get is why wrestlers working for a company that makes hundreds of millions every year have to do their own driving. Surely costs could be cut somewhere to finance half-a-dozen tourbuses. I've seen rock bands who are known yet not actually famous have them, so why can't the WWE? I think it's a wrestling tradition that low card talent pays for their transportation. I don't get it either, go ask Lance Storm. He seems very friendly if very serious. |
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Post by ScottishProWrestling on Jul 27, 2008 16:15:23 GMT -5
As said above its the lower card guys taking the hit, i know a few of the boys that are there from the UK and its not a very good wage at all when converted into GPB (£).
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Kyle
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Post by Kyle on Jul 27, 2008 16:31:23 GMT -5
I'd love to know which guys carpool with eachother. The thought of The Great Khali carpooling with just about anybody is quite amusing.
Gas is $3.79 where I live, by the way.
~Kyle
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Bones58
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Post by Bones58 on Jul 27, 2008 16:37:43 GMT -5
Meh, us over in the UK have had to deal with high petrol and diesel prices for a while now. Count yourselves pretty lucky you're only beginning to get hit with them now
Doesn't HHH have a personal tour bus?
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Mr Captain Falcon
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Post by Mr Captain Falcon on Jul 27, 2008 18:28:17 GMT -5
Meh, us over in the UK have had to deal with high petrol and diesel prices for a while now. Count yourselves pretty lucky you're only beginning to get hit with them now Doesn't HHH have a personal tour bus? True that, I heard that prices in the UK several years ago were the equivalent of paying over 5 american dollars per gallon, and this was back when gas in the states was 2, and THAT was high! |
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Jul 27, 2008 18:55:09 GMT -5
Where I live Gas prices are around 3.74. But if your in the WWE I don't think it as bad for them because they get paid decent enough. I'm sure the company understand what is going on enough to look out for there talent alway. Now if you a indies wrestler who travels a lot just to make money. Yea it would have a much bigger effect if there not work for a billion dollar company.
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