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“I know MJF is frustrated about his contract. Wants to be paid more and that’s just the long and short of it.
There are a lot of people who have come in after him and are getting paid way more” - Sean Ross Sapp on the matter.
When the Khans first got into wrestling, I thought we could be moving towards a “post-Vince world.” What I didn’t have the foresight to comprehend is that there is a downside to TK having these resources. And this is why Vince has historically tried to keep a lid on what he pays guys — you can’t pay a bunch of guys $5 million then expect to get away with paying other guys chips (comparatively).
Tony’s also paying these guys enough money that they won’t need him. They’ve got enough money after one cycle to retire, or even go somewhere else that pleases them more or start their own thing.
The only reason these large contracts was justified in the beginning was to secure the stars to get the platform to generate the attention to attract the revenue. You don’t have forever and a day to do that before the guys you are paying so much ask for more money, the guys underneath ask for more money or the guys making money to be invisible decide to go back to fame or do their own thing. Or decide they just don’t want to take bumps anymore.
We don’t know what happens when talent asks for their release in AEW. Is TK going to play things like Vince? Is he going to be able to standup to guys telling the truth about situations on Twitter? Is he going to be able to fight to keep guys locked into contracts they want out of?
Interesting times ahead. More interesting than the actual content.
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