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Post by Crusty Ruffles on Sept 23, 2013 4:09:37 GMT -5
I thought I heard somewhere he got $5000 per appearance, but that may not be correct. It was a good sum, though.
I liked the idea behind it. Michael Buffer was the guy that announced the big important title fights in boxing and had a little notoriety. It's not a bad thing to break out for something special, but the frequency was a bit much.
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Post by Wolf Hawkfield no1 NZ poster on Sept 23, 2013 4:12:16 GMT -5
He was a waste of money if you ask me.
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Post by JTG Fan on Sept 23, 2013 10:26:40 GMT -5
I can't believe with all the money they were bleeding that they continued to pay and use him into the year 2001. They didn't. I think he left around the time Russo came along. Also rumor has it he made 10 grand a week off of WCW. Nope, he was still around in 2000 and even 2001 as he announced the main event for SuperBrawl Revenge between Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner.
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Post by SOR on Sept 23, 2013 20:54:09 GMT -5
They didn't. I think he left around the time Russo came along. Also rumor has it he made 10 grand a week off of WCW. Nope, he was still around in 2000 and even 2001 as he announced the main event for SuperBrawl Revenge between Kevin Nash and Scott Steiner. Huh, I just looked it up on YouTube and you're right. He was there in 2001. My bad. He definitely wasn't doing every Nitro in 2000 or 2001 though. Maybe just the PPV's.
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Post by Todd Pettengill on Sept 23, 2013 21:27:44 GMT -5
I wonder how many people tuned in just to see Buffer?
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Post by Glitch on Sept 23, 2013 21:35:07 GMT -5
This best describes Bret Hart's introduction.
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Post by Threadkiller [Classic] on Sept 24, 2013 8:29:40 GMT -5
I vaguely remember reading somewhere (might have been the Observer) that he made $20,000, which sounds dubious, although given how Buffer privileges his abilities, it wouldn't surprise me if that had been his going rate. However, I think that might have been for just one show, and not per appearance.
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