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slik
10-24-2019, 07:13 PM
Interesting...

(sort of wrestling related via Vince)


https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/xfl-player-drops-out-of-league-after-finding-out-base-salary-is-only-27000/63qgipapx3b21aznqw3ogrf8c?fbclid=IwAR1rdzh3zs4B2lLSowBXFpLqPdNrZz18SyjjUleMg6vC0AAbBJoUilg1Yds
#1-norm-fan
10-24-2019, 07:18 PM
How did I not know they held their draft already?
Emperor Smeat
10-24-2019, 07:32 PM
Thought they mentioned it beforehand that the only players who are going to be paid reasonably well are the starting QBs for all the teams and everyone else gets like CFL money at best.

Vince is using the same mindset from WWE where he already decided who gets to be the big marquee stars for the XFL's revival and market everything around them.
xrodmuc316
10-24-2019, 10:12 PM
Yeah the pay scale is weak, but it's the same allure every alternate football league has offered, which is the chance to get a shot, or another shot, in the NFL.

Still, it's not like the league didn't put those numbers out there, so that player is just dumb if he has no idea until he quit.
Emperor Smeat
10-24-2019, 10:20 PM
Supposedly XFL did lie about the pay scale for non-QBs although they also told people of the new changes well before their draft so either Corey Vereen didn't find out until very recently or got fed some bad info from his agent.

Also seems the pay for QBs remained unchanged which probably added to his frustrations.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">JUST IN: The XFL has just sent agents of prospective players salary information. With AAF not around, the money is less. First contract is from Dec. 4 to May 31. Guaranteed pay on standard contract is $1,040 a week. Max per week is $4,947, including active roster + win bonuses.</p>&mdash; Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) <a href="https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/1182674798272491521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Droford
10-24-2019, 11:01 PM
How did I not know they held their draft already?

They had the draft a couple days after the WWE draft
Seanny One Ball
10-26-2019, 12:32 PM
Ole Ole Ole Ole feelin' hot hot hot

https://www.wwe.com/f/styles/gallery_img_l/public/photo/image/2011/03/OleAnderson.jpg
SlickyTrickyDamon
10-27-2019, 03:57 AM
Ole is a loser. Told Vince and Linda to go fuck themselves and ruined his career.
Gerard
10-27-2019, 09:14 AM
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TgisrCBdJ40" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

:lol:
Seanny One Ball
10-27-2019, 11:47 AM
Ole is awesome
Seth82
10-27-2019, 03:54 PM
Ole is a loser. Told Vince and Linda to go fuck themselves and ruined his career.

Ole was nearing the end of his career anyway by that time. He was a loser for his racist views.

he ran off so many talent in GCW. what was once a thriving promotion went out with a whimper in 1985 under his direction.
Mr. Nerfect
10-27-2019, 06:10 PM
Ole is captivating to listen to.
JimmyMess
10-27-2019, 07:21 PM
wow Ole is amazingly ridiculous
Seanny One Ball
10-27-2019, 09:29 PM
He's hilarious. The angriest man in wrestling by a long shot.
I need to get his book again because that was pro level vitriol.
Mr. Nerfect
10-27-2019, 10:49 PM
He makes Cornette seem dispassionate.
Gerard
10-28-2019, 09:45 AM
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ezLXJ7r3rI8" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Even the interviewer isn't safe.
Gerard
10-28-2019, 12:15 PM
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CLwZgLHSZnc" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Last quote is brilliant. :lol:
Seanny One Ball
10-28-2019, 01:32 PM
Always gesticulating
Bad News Gertner
10-28-2019, 02:12 PM
Yeah, Ole Anderson royally fucked up Georgia Championship Wrestling. That roster was so friggen great and it went out with a whimper by 1984.
Seanny One Ball
10-28-2019, 03:33 PM
Hookin' and Bookin'
Seanny One Ball
10-28-2019, 03:35 PM
He put Georgia in the sugar hold
Simple Fan
10-28-2019, 09:02 PM
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I’ll buy the XFL tell <a href="https://twitter.com/VinceMcMahon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VinceMcMahon</a> his league will only last 3 weeks max <a href="https://t.co/Cy0UxpUzPt">https://t.co/Cy0UxpUzPt</a></p>&mdash; AB (@AB84) <a href="https://twitter.com/AB84/status/1188459027614830592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Antonio Brown doesn’t think we’ll last three weeks.<br><br>While he is an authority on such matters, he’s just mad that we don’t want him cause he’s a pain in the ass. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/XFL2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#XFL2020</a></p>&mdash; XFL (@realXFLfootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/realXFLfootball/status/1188520566673887233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 27, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>