Christy Hemme: Highest Paid TNA Knockout?

[It's Damn Real!]

Did anyone stop to question the time at which her deal was signed? When she jumped to TNA, perhaps she signed the deal at the time which would justify the inflated deal a bit considering she was still wrestling at the time.

Either way at the end of the day this is still a dirt sheet, so while there's probably a factor of truth to all of it, I take the figures especially with a grain of salt.

 

[itssoeasy123]

Did anyone stop to question the time at which her deal was signed? When she jumped to TNA, perhaps she signed the deal at the time which would justify the inflated deal a bit considering she was still wrestling at the time.

Either way at the end of the day this is still a dirt sheet, so while there's probably a factor of truth to all of it, I take the figures especially with a grain of salt.

Of course, the fact that I've heard about Hemme being the highest paid TNA diva for years, dating back to 2008.

I remember heaing one story of a TNA diva, Gail Kim, was embarrassed of being noticed as the Knockous Champion at a Mall.

Here's the quote:

"I was working at Sunglass Hut at a mall in Mississauga, a job that could be maintained by a monkey, so standing around for six hours earning minimum wage wasn’t the issue. But after serving this one customer for an extended period of time he ever so politely uttered, ‘Aren’t you the TNA Woman’s Knockout Champion?’ I handed in my resignation that day."

This is also from when Homocide was hopsitalized:

Homicide is out of action with a groin pull and is trying to rehab it. He’s avoiding surgery because he’d have to pay for it out of his own pocket since they don’t pay for that stuff in TNA and he’s not making enough money to get health insurance, considering most insurers won’t touch wrestlers. When Hernandez had his neck operation, the company fronted him the money, but then each week take a percentage of his check out to pay them back.

If there's one thing I would never do, it's work for a company like TNA.

 

[waylonmercy]

The article shows how mismanaged TNA is. Paying the women $600/appearance is fine but I would never pay Mickie James or Christy Hemme that money. She's basically paid about $2000 a week to ring announce. If they feel they could earn more they are welcome to look around. You can tell that the women are itching for WWE to give them an opportunity so they could bolt. Kong got her shot and Im sure Velvet would be gone if given an opportunity. I just don't understand how companys can be so incompetent to overpay talent like this.

Anyone know who the highest TNA paid male performer is?

 

[Schuyler]

and this why TNA is such a bad place to work, the only reason you work for TNA is you're a EX-WWE wrestler and to make a easy 100k+ a year. Or trying to get over for that one chance to work with the WWE. But I think if you really want to make it big and reach the WWE is you go to ROH. Casue the WWE is just gutting all of ROH talent recently.

I also really would like to see the pay for all the the TNA wrestlers, to see how much the EX-WWE guys are making.

 

[Paralyzer Z]

Wait first I really got to know, was what FSWWE future endeavoured because of Waugh he said in the cigar lounge gay child thread?

Back influence topic I really think that tna should use Jeremy borash for all of thier announcing since he is far more talented than Christy hemme. She's not worth a shit load Of cash. Plus here voice is EXTREMELY IRRITATING even more than when Justin Roberts says joohhhhhhhhhn ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeena! Lets go borash lets go!

 

[Hollywood Naitch]

There is no way in hell that Hemme should be paid more than ANY of the Knockouts...what the fuck does she actually contribute to any show except looking good and doing a bit of bad announcing?!

An absolute disgrace in my eyes, and its an insult to the likes of Angelina, Tara, Madison and all the other KO's who work their asses off and actually put on good matches that someone so useless makes so much more than they do.

Mickie I would expect to probably be the highest earner as she is the biggest name (Tara was famous in WWE but Mickie is MORE famous justifying the bigger salary), but Christy? She can fuck right off, what a waste of a paycheque

 

[Dowdsy McDowds]

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/241263-tnas-tara-speaks-out-on-matt-hardy-ric-flair-a-knockouts-pay

On the subject of The Knockouts' pay, Varon wrote,

"With regards to what is said in the wrestling gossip sites, I’m not going to bash them. Sometimes they are accurate, and I wonder how that info got out. But sometimes, and on stuff I know for certain, it can be inaccurate. Again, I don’t know how people get their information. But a perfect example is a couple days ago there was someone talking about the pay for the Knockouts. I know for certain that there were multiple inaccuracies in that article.

"Did someone plant the story to cause tension in our locker room, which is especially stress-free these days? Or did someone just mistakenly get some information wrong? Who knows, but that’s my “don’t believe everything you read” speech. If you want to know ask me. I respond to as much as I can on Twitter. What’s my favorite color? Red. How old is my dog Sophie? Three. How much do I get paid as a Knockout? None of your damn business."

In a continuation to this topic, Tara has been asked about the payment situation and muddies the waters some more over the truthfulness of the reports. Quite interesting as she says there were multiple inaccuracies without saying what they were, but at the same time it's understandable that she would be defensive about people wanting to find out how much she earns as it is in some ways an invasion of privacy.

 

[Schuyler]

She dodge almost all of the questions in that interview, and giving the right answers not to get her heat.

 

[AntiChristDeicide]

She dodge almost all of the questions in that interview, and giving the right answers not to get her heat.

She didn't dodge the questions, all she said is to not always believe what the dirtsheets write. For satan's sake everytime i read a dirt sheet, it says TNA has low morale and that the company is doomed. Well its been almost 10 years and TNA is still alive and kicking, and if the wrestlers are so unhappy well they could have left right? So if a majority of TNA wrestlers stay in the same company that some people say is bad its either 2 things. 1.) TNA wrestlers are masochists or 2.) Everything is good and the dirtsheets are lying. I for 1 will believe option 2 over option 1.

 

[JCisMyHomie]

wtf is wrong with you TNA management team! Velvet Sky and Angelina should be making six figures not a freaking announcer