So You've Been Future Endeavored?

WWE have released a list of 8 superstars, a former GM and a referee within what seems like a blink of an eye.They made funkasaurus's extinct, they hindered Jinder, Drew was a chosen one....to leave, Aksana well ok we saw that happening, Evan Bourne was ready to return only to be shown the door and JTG was found due to many of us questioning how he was still hired. Many people are seeing this as a bad thing and rightfully so. It's never a pleasant experience being made redundant or fired but these procedures need to happen for business to develop. Think of it this way;

"If the fruit is rotten don't eat it"

I can almost hear the complaints from followers already, "my guy was let go. OMG hate WWE." Funny how you will continue to watch RAW next week though huh? The fact is though you should probably be happy if your guy was one of the wrestlers that were released (we'll get to this in a bit). All 8 of these wrestlers were in a situation where they were rarely used on television and probably weren't receiving all that much in the way of royalty checks

Most WWE contracts have what we know as a standard salary, in that each wrestler will be told they will receive X amount of money per year plus extra money for any PPV matches and TV work. However, most superstars pay their own travel and their own accommodation and it's not until you become main event caliber stars that WWE does this for you. Also most superstars receive very little in the way of merchandise money as this goes back into the company. These are the type of contracts given to WWE stars that aren't in the top caliber. Hell even the legends deal that was offered to Sting was allegedly only £10,000 for a year plus any appearances he did. So with this in mind can it's safe to assume these 8 superstars weren't receiving too high an income from these roster spots.

Now on the indies, wrestlers will more often than not get to keep 100% of their merchandise sales, they get to be booked for more than one company (this helps to build fan base and reputation), they get to choose where they work, they can show off a bit more as they aren't limited to a strict WWE move set. They also get paid on a show to show basis and can sometimes barter how much they want for their fee. Travel is often paid for as well depending on the caliber of star the promoter has booked. Brodus Clay (who's last contract was for $85,000 or £50,280 per year without any bonuses) for example might not get his travel paid for in the indies but a guy like Teddy Long might. 

The indies are a thriving work place in the wrestling world. There are too many good, hard working companies to count on your pudgy digits and there are a lot of good bookers out there. Guys like CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, Cesaro, AJ Styles, Sami Zayn and Samoa Joe all made a name for themselves in the indies before being picked up by larger companies. The fans base that these stars can now reach is pretty much endless. Think of the opportunities a guy like Matt Sydal/Evan Bourne will receive being a high flyer or the chances Curt Hawkins (who is already signed with PWS by the way) could get from companies such as GFW and ROH. 

Companies like Global Force Wrestling are going to be opening soon and people have seen how well Jeff Jarrett can run a company. This could be a big step up for a lot of these released stars. Jeff Jarrett already made it clear on twitter that "the talent pool just got much much deeper". So there are plenty of opportunities for these stars. Ring Of Honor is another company where people thrive and while a lot of WWE fans will shun it TNA is also another good company. Tell me you can't imagine Teddy Long showing up their and taking over on screen authority roles playa? 

The fact is WWE DID let a lot of talent go but at the end of the day this opens up more space for developmental talent and can scare the life into some of the roster so that they work harder to put on a better show. The situation is awkward for these future endeavored stars but they can either cry in a corner and moan about it or let this light a fire under their ass to work harder. This could be a big reset for guys like Brodus who can go and shoot about how much he disliked the funkasaurus gimmick to begin with. Hawkins can work on his wrestling school, Aksana can take time to improve her in ring work and JTG can work out another plan to infiltrate WWE and stay hired for a further 7 years. Watch out for all these stars on the indies and hell some of them may make it to GFW. I fully expect to see Drew Mcintyre their (HOPE YOU ARE READING JARRETT).

"All endings are beginnings. We just don't know it at the time."

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