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Bronco · 12-28-2006, 03:04 PM

source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

It looks like Andy Douglas is done with TNA. At the very least, The Naturals are not going to be used anymore as a tag team. The feeling is that they gave them chance after chance but they never showed fire or personality.

There was a definite negative morale switch when the wrestlers got word on 12/20 that from this point on, the company was no longer go to pay for their hotels and rental cars. This was a major morale killer coming days before Christmas. A lot of the lower level talent only make $300 per show, and when you now add in hotel and rental cars, that's a significant chunk of change being lost.

TNA's new interview girl Letisha (real name Leticia Cline), was not someone from Spike TV, but rather, she was a TNA acquisition. Jesse Ward, who works backstage in production, found her. Letisha is 28 years old, and according to her official website, a "Professional Model For Hire." Letisha has an extensive resume as she has appeared in several magazines (including Maxim), print ads and commercials. She also once hosted a show on the Speed Network. Furthermore, Jeremy Borash was said to be unhappy that she got the job because at first it seemed Letisha was replacing him on the broadcasts, but now it looks like they'll be sharing the backstage interviewing duties. Some people were surprised that Jeff Jarrett didn't stand up for Borash in the move. Apparently, they were close during the WCW days, but they had a falling out later.

Mr. Kennedy · 12-28-2006, 04:00 PM

I can't blame TNA for stopping the hotel/rental car costs, although it does suck for the lower level wrestlers.

Wasn't Andy Douglas the one that TNA wanted to get a haircut a few months ago and he refused?

Necro · 12-29-2006, 01:41 PM

WWE Doesnt pay for those either right?

ultimo-warrior · 12-29-2006, 04:30 PM

so chase stevens mighy leave to,job,or go to the x divison

Swamps · 12-29-2006, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Necro

WWE Doesnt pay for those either right?

For some wrestlers they will place it in their contract that they will play for their expenses. Usually this is only for the bigger name value stars. I read in Foley is Good and Have a Nice Day that the wrestlers are usually responsible for their own expenses. Which when you only make $68,000 a year that reall cuts into your pocket.

God · 12-29-2006, 10:02 PM

you cant blame tna for cutting them off as they dont have as much income as people seem to think. iMPACT! is free entry, when i went to raw it was €65, dont know how much it is for a weekly show.

i was wondering what happened to the naturals, they just dissapeared for no reason. andy made a mistake by refusing the haircut. hopefully chase will either find a new parter or go on a run in the x-division (remember his shooting star press off the top of the cage?.... where noone cought him on the ground)

Mr. Kennedy · 12-29-2006, 10:02 PM

WWE does pay for some expenses though. When they go on international tours for example, WWE pays for the plane tickets (although they are only coach tickets).

AudioSavior · 12-31-2006, 07:35 AM

300-car rental - hotel prolly leaves them with less than 200 dollars a show.How many times a week? How can they live on that?

God · 12-31-2006, 03:03 PM

is per show per taping or per impact? if its per impact their on 900 a weeks work. then 300 for every house show/ppv aswell.

Mr. Kennedy · 12-31-2006, 05:46 PM

They only tape iMPACT every other week though.

This is why TNA wrestlers HAVE to wrestle indy shows (unless they are someone like Kurt Angle or Sting).