VKM's BG James Threatens To Quit The Company
Report by TNA Wrestling News Staff on 01/04/2007 at 11:17 PM
As noted here on
TNAWrestlingNews.com, TNA management decided to stop
paying for wrestlers' hotel rooms. They announced the decision at the
last taping, and it has caused outrage among wrestlers - mostly private.
B.G. James was among those who spoke out. He called Jeff Jarrett, Dixie
Carter, and Terry Taylor and either quit or threatened to quit.
Apparently nobody in management took him seriously because he's done
that before.
The decision was a cost-cutting measure, saving the company about $120
per wrestler per two nights they usually stay in Orlando. Wrestlers are
required to fly in a day early so flight delays are less likely to cause
a card disruption.
For wrestlers who are being paid $300, they will now have to pay out of
pocket for hotel rooms, which run, with tax, about $100-120 a night.
They can stay at a cheaper hotel and shuttle to the theme park, but it's
apt to take a bite of at least $100 out of every wrestler's pay, some of
whom are only getting paid $300 to begin with.
The above is from
PWTorch.com's Wade Keller
