update on RVD's contract

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hulk6785 said:

balmudo said:

Off-Topic but, does Paul Heyman still exist? I don't want to start a new thread but I GOTS TA KNOW!

Who? ;D

Jim Neidhart?

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cenamark21 said:

drhfist said:

I'd assume that a guy like Rob Van Dam could easily pull in a quarter million outside of the WWE. TNA would pay him a solid downside for 3 days/month, plus

I'm not too sure about that. You only get 2 or 3 grand at the most for an indie match and TNA are in the middle of cutting costs so they couldn't give him angle or even christian money.

Let's say RVD works just 4 indie shows a month at $2,500 a pop.
12 x 4 = 48 shows per year
48 x 2,500 = $120,000

Eliminate any time he'd be working in Japan and add in better money from TNA (who would bend over backwards for him - I call shennanigans if anyone thinks RVD would draw less cash than Steiner at this point). RVD could make a living that would be equivalent to a $250000 WWE downside, and be freer to live his lifestyle without a wellness policy.

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specialeffect said:

the wrestling observer also is reporting that dave meltzler is wrong almost always

And yet he's still the most widely respected news source in the wrestling world...

Yeah. Always wrong... More like occasionally wrong because Vince McMahon and his wacky Yes Men change their minds every three minutes, but correct most of the time when he can find a credible inside source.

[CrazySting]

drhfist said:

cenamark21 said:

I'm not too sure about that. You only get 2 or 3 grand at the most for an indie match and TNA are in the middle of cutting costs so they couldn't give him angle or even christian money.

Let's say RVD works just 4 indie shows a month at $2,500 a pop.
12 x 4 = 48 shows per year
48 x 2,500 = $120,000

However, the more shows he does, the more the price will go down. His first few matches will be a big deal, hence the large price tag, but after that it won't be such a big deal to people.