Lane mentions that former Impact referee, Earl Hebner went on the record this past week talking about the financial difficulties that are facing the troubled promotion right now. Hebner asked for his release because he had taken multiple pay cuts and he had finally had enough. He mentioned that most wrestlers were only getting paid $100 per day when he left.
Russo mentions that if the wrestlers will continue to work for $100 per day, people can’t seriously blame Anthem for not paying them more because that’s just good business. He points out that the wrestlers need to make a stand at some point and if they do, the company would have to either pay them more or be left without any wrestlers on their roster.
Lane mentions that Dolph Ziggler had some very interesting comments about his position in WWE on Edge and Christian’s podcast a couple of weeks ago. Gilbertti thinks that WWE is completely underutilizing Ziggler right now, and he doesn’t understand what Ziggler is missing in the eyes of WWE officials.
Russo says he was shocked to hear that Ziggler made those comments publicly, but Gilbertti mentions that that Ziggler can be critical of his current role in WWE because his contract is soon up, and Ziggler knows he can make a living outside of WWE if he has to. Gilbertti believes that Ziggler could work for NJPW and instantly be a top guy there, where good in-ring workers are always in high demand. Ziggler could also make a fortune on the indies in Gilbertti’s opinion.
