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September
18, 2024
“The
relationship between Vince and I was a great relationship
because it was based on my willingness to work for
every dollar. Our relationship was about the work,
willing to put in the work, and I have a tremendous,
boundless respect for the business of pro wrestling
that is so deeply important to him. That’s his
life. That’s his world. It’s his blood.
I
grew up in the business of pro wrestling. My grandfather
wrestled for Vince’s dad in the ’70s. My
dad wrestled for Vince in the ’80s. I went into
this with a tremendous amount of respect and reverence.
Willing to put in the work, let’s get to work.
I
shared this with Vince when I became The Rock and
things started to take off for me. He said, ‘What’s
next?’ I said, ‘I feel what’s next
is to take this brass ring and take it to places it’s
never been.’ He said, ‘Where is that?’
‘I don’t know. Let’s figure it out
together’.
I
was coming up and my very first contract with WWE
with Vince was a five-year contract for $150,000 a
year. Keep in mind, not only taxes, but in the world
of pro wrestling, I had to pay for everything. Hotel,
food, transportation. $150 grand per year is great…
when you’re wrestling 250 dates a year, do the
math with what you’re getting per match. It was
what it was. It was an opportunity for me. I came
from 7 bucks. This is great.
It’s
time to renegotiate. About three years later, as I
became The Rock, he wanted to renegotiate my contract
two to three years in. A couple of wrestlers at that
time had their own agents. I chose not to have an
agent. He said, ‘Are you going to have an agent?
Are you looking for an agent?’ ‘I’m
not. I’d like to negotiate with you directly.
How we met was with a handshake, and I believe how
we’re going to do this is with a handshake’.
Handshakes
are very important to me. I always say my handshake
is better than anything I ever sign. He said, ‘Great.
I love that. I respect it. What are you thinking?’
I said, ‘Who is the highest paid, if you don’t
mind me asking? Between us, who is the highest paid
on the roster?’ He said, ‘Stone Cold Steve
Austin.’ ‘What’s his guarantee?’
‘One million dollars.’ ‘I want two.’
‘Two million?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Guaranteed?’
‘Yes.’
He
said, ‘I’m just curious, where do you get
that from? What are you figuring in your mind?’
‘I love Steve, I respect him. If he’s getting
a million dollars. Where I see myself going is past
a million dollars. I think it should be two.’
He went, ‘I understand that logic. Here’s
what I want you to do. I’m going to put you in
contact with one of our executives. I need you to
take a couple of months to understand the business.
I need you to understand this side of the business
from top to bottom. All of the economics. Understand
our costs, overhead, look at what’s allocated.
Take the time and put in the work that you say you’re
committed to, in the ring, I respect that. Now, I
want you to learn the business. Once you learn this
business, then come back to me and we’ll talk.’
I
learned what the overhead costs were, what the costs
are of the venue, what the state tax is, the allocation
for the wrestlers, the percentage of the gate. I didn’t
take three months. It was maybe two weeks. It was
baptism by fire, and I learned to absorb as much as
I could about the business.
I
went back to Vince, I thanked him and gave him a big
hug. I said, ‘I understand now. I’d like
to match it at a million dollars, what Steve is getting.
Thank you for taking me through it.’ We had a
great conversation and he said, ‘How much do
you think you’re going to make this year?’
‘My guarantee is a million. I’ve been averaging
about 50% over my guarantee. So, maybe 1.5?’
He
said, ‘Now that you’ve taken yourself through
that and understand the business, you’re going
to make $15 million.’ He did the math and could
see where it goes. ‘You’ll make $15 million.’
By the time we had 1999-2000, wrestling has a boom
period.”
Media
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and entertaining.
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“The
relationship between Vince and I was a great relationship
because it was based on my willingness to work for
every dollar. Our relationship was about the work,
willing to put in the work, and I have a tremendous,
boundless respect for the business of pro wrestling
that is so deeply important to him. That’s his
life. That’s his world. It’s his blood.
I
grew up in the business of pro wrestling. My grandfather
wrestled for Vince’s dad in the ’70s. My
dad wrestled for Vince in the ’80s. I went into
this with a tremendous amount of respect and reverence.
Willing to put in the work, let’s get to work.
I
shared this with Vince when I became The Rock and
things started to take off for me. He said, ‘What’s
next?’ I said, ‘I feel what’s next
is to take this brass ring and take it to places it’s
never been.’ He said, ‘Where is that?’
‘I don’t know. Let’s figure it out
together’.
I
was coming up and my very first contract with WWE
with Vince was a five-year contract for $150,000 a
year. Keep in mind, not only taxes, but in the world
of pro wrestling, I had to pay for everything. Hotel,
food, transportation. $150 grand per year is great…
when you’re wrestling 250 dates a year, do the
math with what you’re getting per match. It was
what it was. It was an opportunity for me. I came
from 7 bucks. This is great.
It’s
time to renegotiate. About three years later, as I
became The Rock, he wanted to renegotiate my contract
two to three years in. A couple of wrestlers at that
time had their own agents. I chose not to have an
agent. He said, ‘Are you going to have an agent?
Are you looking for an agent?’ ‘I’m
not. I’d like to negotiate with you directly.
How we met was with a handshake, and I believe how
we’re going to do this is with a handshake’.
Handshakes
are very important to me. I always say my handshake
is better than anything I ever sign. He said, ‘Great.
I love that. I respect it. What are you thinking?’
I said, ‘Who is the highest paid, if you don’t
mind me asking? Between us, who is the highest paid
on the roster?’ He said, ‘Stone Cold Steve
Austin.’ ‘What’s his guarantee?’
‘One million dollars.’ ‘I want two.’
‘Two million?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Guaranteed?’
‘Yes.’
He
said, ‘I’m just curious, where do you get
that from? What are you figuring in your mind?’
‘I love Steve, I respect him. If he’s getting
a million dollars. Where I see myself going is past
a million dollars. I think it should be two.’
He went, ‘I understand that logic. Here’s
what I want you to do. I’m going to put you in
contact with one of our executives. I need you to
take a couple of months to understand the business.
I need you to understand this side of the business
from top to bottom. All of the economics. Understand
our costs, overhead, look at what’s allocated.
Take the time and put in the work that you say you’re
committed to, in the ring, I respect that. Now, I
want you to learn the business. Once you learn this
business, then come back to me and we’ll talk.’
I
learned what the overhead costs were, what the costs
are of the venue, what the state tax is, the allocation
for the wrestlers, the percentage of the gate. I didn’t
take three months. It was maybe two weeks. It was
baptism by fire, and I learned to absorb as much as
I could about the business.
I
went back to Vince, I thanked him and gave him a big
hug. I said, ‘I understand now. I’d like
to match it at a million dollars, what Steve is getting.
Thank you for taking me through it.’ We had a
great conversation and he said, ‘How much do
you think you’re going to make this year?’
‘My guarantee is a million. I’ve been averaging
about 50% over my guarantee. So, maybe 1.5?’
He
said, ‘Now that you’ve taken yourself through
that and understand the business, you’re going
to make $15 million.’ He did the math and could
see where it goes. ‘You’ll make $15 million.’
By the time we had 1999-2000, wrestling has a boom
period.”
Media
Man: Massive thumbs up to both gents. Educational
and entertaining.
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"Instinctively
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is that Kross would wipe the mat with most of the
world's pro wrestlers in an uncontrolled aka real-
insert your own word, situation. Wrestler, fighter,
MMA and master promo.
Promos
In The Who Have Impressed Of Late In Addition To Kross
Include: Logan Paul, LA Knight, Paul Heyman, Solo
Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, Nia Jax, Tiffany Stratton, Liv
Morgan, Lexis King and Sol Ruca. Promos are subjective
in nature, but these days Karrions are motion picture
grade in our view. Netflix Movies, Blumhouse and others
surely have an eagle eye on.
Previously
known as names such as:
"The
White Rabbit"
"The People's Executioner"
"The Devil Of Monterrey"
The
WWE Universe should wake up and know him as a man
not to mess with. Ala the legendary "Macho Man"
Randy Savage, "The cream always rises to the
top". Cheers to the worldwide Kross Cult/Kult.
So Sayeth.
Promo:
"What
are you doing, Woods? What are you doing? No, no,
no. Please don’t do that. Do not involve other
people in our business. I don’t like that. I
don’t appreciate it. Not only that, it defeats
the entire purpose of everything I’m trying to
do for you. I’m trying to help you stand on your
own two feet. I never said, ‘Don’t ever
talk to Kofi again,’ or, ‘You can’t
visit him on the holidays,’ or, ‘You can
never tag with him again.’ All I suggested was
that you take a step away from New Day. You had I
guess your own interpretation of that. Don’t
turn me into the bad guy here. Kofi’s the bad
guy. You, I’m suspicious of at this point because
all you’re gonna do for those guys is get them
severely hurt. I don’t know what you’re
trying to do here. Are you trying to replace the New
Day? You think these two guys are gonna be the next
Big E and Kofi Kingston? No, brother. It doesn’t
work that way. This is not going to help you. The
only thing that’s going to help you is to learn
how to stand on your own two feet and then, you come
with me. If you’re not going to do that, well,
next Monday, I’m gonna see you, like I always
do. When I do, I’m gonna step on your head. Then
I’m gonna leave you where I find you, just like
I do. Because after all, you beat me once, right?
Haha. Sure you did. You beat me where Kofi couldn’t.
That’s the confidence we want. I’m telling
you right now, that’s never gonna happen again.
You understand what I’m trying to tell you? Get
rid of these guys, or else. Tick tock" Karrion
Kross
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SERIES NEWS: NXT stars debut in PPV main event angle,
plus other news from annual PPV - 18th November 2012
--
NXT champion Seth Rollins (formerly Tyler Black),
Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns debuted on WWE TV by
attacking Ryback and preventing him from capturing
the WWE Title in the Survivor Series PPV main event.
Rollins,
Ambrose, and Reigns were identified by announcer Michael
Cole as being from the NXT Developmental system. After
they took out Ryback via powerbomb through the Spanish
announce table, Punk pinned John Cena, who had received
Shell Shock from Ryback before Ryback was taken out
by the NXT trio.
--
No titles changed hands during the PPV. In the other
top title match, Sheamus beat Big Show via DQ after
Show pulled referee Scott Armstrong in the way of
a Brogue Kick. Sheamus then delivered a massive beat
down to Show using a chair, which likely sets up a
World Title re-match at the TLC PPV next month.
--
In the other title matches, Antonio Cesaro retained
the U.S. Title over Kofi Kingston and Eve retained
the Divas Title over Kaitlyn.
--
In the top Survivor Series elimination match, Dolph
Ziggler pinned Randy Orton to be the sole survivor
for Team Ziggler over Team Foley. Earlier in the show,
WWE teased tension between Orton and Mick Foley, playing
up their historical feud from Orton's early days.
Also earlier in the show, David Otunga was named as
Cody Rhodes's replacement on Team Ziggler following
Rhodes's injury at last week's Smackdown TV taping.
--
Tamina, who recently trained with The Rock, returned
to WWE TV as Vickie Guerrero's hired bodyguard. The
set-up was that A.J. Lee noted that if Vickie places
her hands on her, then Vickie will be removed as interim
Raw authority figure. Tamina then blindsided A.J.
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visit Australia soil in February 2013 for a first
ever Australian tour with their brand new double-handed
stand-up comedy show ‘Good God Almighty!’.
Good
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Dunstan Playhouse
February 06 Brisbane, QLD
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February 09 Sydney, NSW
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for WrestleMania
For
months there's been speculation running rampant about
the potential match up of Brock Lesnar aka 'The Beast'
vs Jon 'Bones' Jones.
Due
to Jones recent drug testing fail it would appear
that the obvious place for the match up to happen
would be under the WWE umbrella, and what better event
to have it take place than WrestleMania.
WWE
is always looking for unique, high interest (and grossing)
main event matches, and there's little doubt that
this dream match would draw massive publicity, and
would certainly help sell out an arena (and boost
WWE Network subscriber numbers at the same time).
Would
the risk of booking such a dream match be worth the
potential risk and payoff? Only a few select top brass
in the WWE would know, those individuals would be
the likes of Vince McMahon and Triple H. Pat Patterson
would possibly be in the decision making also, and
could very well help book the match, should it be
scripted, as all WWE matches are. Or, would the WWE
just have these men fight for real? Problem is if
its for real, as the WWF Brawl For All was, both men
could get seriously hurt and be out of action for
many months. Then again, both men would be part-times
and are special attractions, so it's not like they
have to be out on the road going to arena to arena,
following such a bout.
There's
also talk whether UFC / MMA sensation Conor McGregor
may seriously look at one or more matches under the
WWE banner no matter what the result from his clash
with Floyd 'Money' Mayweather, who is not a stranger
to the WWE ring, having previously fought and beat
'The Big Show' at WrestleMania 24.
It's
certainly interesting times for the WWE / Sports Entertainment
- MMA - Boxing connection.
Let's
all hope that a Lesnar vs Jones and the upcoming McGregor
vs Mayweather fight surpass the infamous Ali vs Inoki
match from 1976.
As
Bruce Buffer says, Let's get ready to rumble. Let's
now cross to ringside with Mauro Ranallo for the call
of the action.
Websites
WWE.com
- Brock Lesnar
UFC.com
- Jon Jones
UFC.com
- Conor McGregor
WWE.com
- Pat Patterson
WWE.com
- Vince McMahon
WWE.com
- Triple H
WWE.con
- Antonio Inoki
Muhammad Ali official
website
WWE.com
- Muhammad Ali highlights
WWE.com
- Shows - Hall Of Fame
WWE.com
- Mauro Ranallo
Mauro
Ranallo official website
Bruce
Buffer official website
Ronda
Rousey official website
WrestleMania.com
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