Johnny Devine Is An Idiot

[Y 2 Jake]

Johnny Devine admits that he was frustrated by the difference in pay between the veteran wrestlers and the younger wrestlers in TNA. "The hard part to swallow is the difference in pay," Devine told the Winnipeg Sun. "Yes, they're legends. But the salaries aren't even remotely close. I don't want to get into specifics, but there's a big difference. There was frustration."



However, Devine refutes online reports that suggested he was making $30,000 when he asked for his release. "I made more than 30Gs and flights were covered,"

Obviously the legends are going to get paid significantly more, they're the ones that people want to see. There's no reason for them to pay somebody like him more. They can get somebody just as bland from any indy promotion in the world. What he should have done is kept his mouth shut and carried on with the job. It's not like WWE will come calling, why would they?

 

[Marty2Hotty]

Think about it. Devine say made 50grand, and a guy like Sting or Kurt Angle comes in and makes $500,000 due to the name value.

They do bust their asses.. I do think Devine should be hired back and he should fucking come out and shoot on guys like Sting and Angle based on the salary alone... this could lead to a more realistic/grittier feud..

I kinda side with Devine with it being bullshit... Damn, these stories write themselves. I hate cheesy stories. Use reality and do it. If devine is gone, pass this onto another guy like the peeps in MMG

 

[klunderbunker]

Without looking, someone tell me the name of Devine's finishing move, his last ppv appearence in a singles match, or how many times he's main evented either WM, BFG or Starrcade. The answer to these questions are: Who gives a damn, at least 5 months ago, and ZERO. Devine has done nothing in his career noteworthy. Angle and Sting are two of the biggest names of all time. They've held world titles, they've headlined the biggest wrestling shows in the world, and TNA needs them, not the other way around. Devine was just a slight step above being a jobber, and not only that, a jobber in the midcard division. He was in the lowest level you can be in for TNA, and he got paid accordingly. Sting and Angle could go to Vince McMahon the day their contracts expired and work for WWE as long as they wanted. Devine will be lucky to find enough indy gigs to pay his bills. TNA was by far the best he was ever going to do, and he blew that over something ridiculous.

 

[Uncle Sam]

Think about it. Devine say made 50grand, and a guy like Sting or Kurt Angle comes in and makes $500,000 due to the name value.

For someone who did fuck all that's pretty good pay. He'd just come in and push over a ladder for 3D. He's lucky he got the X Division title. I'd say Angle did at least ten times as much. Even Sting.

They do bust their asses.. I do think Devine should be hired back and he should fucking come out and shoot on guys like Sting and Angle based on the salary alone... this could lead to a more realistic/grittier feud..

Nobody would really care though, would they? People care when AJ says his wife is pretty much a single mother (despite the cricket infestation in the iMPACT! Zone) but Johnny Devine coming back and whining about his paycheck is going to interest very few people, particularly when he left as a heel and an ally to two "legends".

I hate cheesy stories.

Cheese isn't often hot and spicy, I'll give you that. But it can taste great. Give me a shell yeah.

Use reality and do it. If devine is gone, pass this onto another guy like the peeps in MMG

Just don't let Sabin talk. For Christ's sake don't let Sabin talk.

 

[Rusty]

Well yes, in a way Johnny Devine is an idiot. Complaining about his pay compared to guys like what Sting and Kurt Angle get paid is pretty ridiculous. They are the ones who the fans care about, they are the ones who sell out arenas, not Johnny Devine. The guy was a jobber. Jobbers have a limited role, and therefore have a limited wage. I can't remember the last time he won a match, I don't even think he had a finisher. As KB mentioned, TNA was the best Devine could possibly do, so why would you blow such a great opportunity? It really wasn't worth it.

Being paid $30,000 is a little cheap for a wrestler, but I mean he was a jobber that rarely wrestled, so that amount is more than enough for a guy that basically did nothing. The guy was a bore and I never found him entertaining one bit. Whinging about being in the second top wrestling promotion in the world is ridiculous, especially when the fans don't care about you and you aren't even considered a mid-carder on the show.

He wasn't good in the ring and I can't even remember hearing him on the mic. Some are more talented than others and obviously Devine didn't stand out, otherwize he would have been pushed. He was bland and had nothing going for him. Soon he will realize that Johnny needed TNA, but TNA doesn't need Johnny.

 

[justinsayne]

Jonny Devine is a complete fucking ******, another young selfish bastard who thinks everything should be handed to him, $30,000 is more than most indy wrestlers make in a year, and most indy wrestlers have to go out and do 100x more to make that, if he wants to make Sting & Angle money then he needs to shut his fucking mouth and bust his ass and prey that someday he's as good, or can at least make people think he's as good as them, in other words if you want to make the big money then shut the fuck up and work for it, TNA is a stupid, they're not stupid enough to go out and through a shitload of cash at a guy who doesn't do shit, Sting & Angle are two of your biggest draws, of course they're going to make a shitload more money than you, they're worth more to the fucking company for fuck sake!!

 

[Afro-Ameri-Spawn]

I think that this was just Johny's way of clearing the path so that he can possibly get a WWE contract. He figures that with Shannon Moore gone and Funaki getting old, that WWE needs it's next great undersized jobber and that could perhaps be him. I mean it's not far fetched. He's been working out, getting his physique in order, and thee is hope that the cruiserweight title will be brought back now that Shane Helms is coming back. I mean they do keep referring to him as having held the title the longest. And the more they say it, the more the concept of the title itself being brought back becomes a reality.

But as far as pay goes, Devine was not that bad off. He can spout his jealousy over pay all he wants, but he essentially is nothing more than extra in a movie. You wouldn't have John Doe go up to the director and say that he wants to quite because he's not making what Brad Pitt or Denzel Washington or George Clooney are making. Shit, he shouldn't even go complain if he's not making as much as Pauly Shore. He should be happy to be there because it creates exposure. And besides, Devine was just talent enhancement.

Every single gimmick they tried to give him, he flubbed at. When he and was part of Team Canada, he became the nonexistant member. He sunk into the background. Hell, even Tyson Dux passed him up and was talked about more. When Team Canada ended and he was one half of the Paparazzi's, he once again was outshined. This time by Alex Shelly. Fuck Johnny, you got outclassed by a guy who's previous gimmick was.... The Baby Bear. Shameful. And then, they put Johnny with Raven, a sure fire elevator. But amazingly, someone else was elevated by Devine's presence. Kaz! I won't even get into how sad that is. But through all of this, it showed what Johnny Devine's true talent was, talent enhancement.

I mean Iron Mike Sharp, The Brooklyn Brawler, and Barry Harowitz all had their calling at one time or another and they each will be remembered for the stars they made. It's a thankless job. Sort of like the Stuntman, except you actually get on camera. But Johnny couldn't even handle that. He had to complain about MONEY! But before any of you side with him, did you know that the notoriety that he got from being on tv with TNA helped him to command more money in the side matches that many performers do? Sure Sting makes $500000, but he's exclusive to TNA. Johnny ("Mr. I Want More Money") however is doing indy dates and making maybe $3000 to $3000 while the guys who actually wrestle there all the time are making $900. So doesn't that make him the Pot who called the Kettle Black? And he can do these dates pretty much all week and walk away with $15000 to $20000 for a week of work. And with the Canadian Exchange rate, it makes it a bit more. And yet he complained and quit?

Tell ya what Johnny. Go out and get a minimum wage job in the US and then complain to be about 50 friggin thousand dollars a year. Hell, that would be an upgrade for alot of people who go out daily and bust their asses daily, with hardly any off days. The can probably go out and get two guys to job for that they paid the guy who they actually gave the X-Division title to. Yeah Johnny, you had it hard. It's very hard to be talentless, lack charisma, and be so bad that ANY other guys look good. Yeah Johnny, you were being held back from being.....talent enhancement elsewhere.... if you're lucky.

 

[Talon_DR]

A few notes:
-I don't think Devine was talentless or lacked charisma, he just wasn't going that far for not putting in the extra effort.

-Devine's finishers are the Devine Intervention (Double Underhook Piledriver) and the Frog Splash Moonsault

-His last singles match that I can recall is Devine vs Eric Young from Hard Justice 2006.

I do agree about Devine not knowing his place. Some wrestlers just won't be world champion or main event material. Hell I don't think Devine should have been X Champion. Devine is expendable for people who want a job more and who have more talent.

 

[My$terio_Fan]

I do think he is an idiot but I can't really blame him for being upset. This wrestlers work alot and they do soo much and Devine(with house shows and other duties)probably wrestles more than Angle & Sting do in a month and get's paid so much more less. It would get fustrating but it is life. People like Sting, Nash, and other vets used to be in Devine's spot busting their asses off and getting paid nothing so he can't really call them out. The sad thing is people like Funkai, Scotty Goldman and other WWE jobbers probably make a whole lot more than guys like him, Sabin, Shelly, Creed, Dutt, ect so he probably see if the WWE will just hire him to fill in for Nunzio or Shannon Moore.

 

[Father:_Polley]

Johnny Devine...a guy who has 'made his name' by betraying the X-Division with 3-D and was one of the other 2 guys in Serotonin apart from Kaz and Raven. Really, can Johnny actually believe that he is off the drawing capacity of the Stings, Angles, even the upper reaches of the mid-card? Or is Devine under the impression that Communism is alive and well in TNA and that all are equal.

Maybe he needs to take his time off and expand his mind. I suggest he reads Animal Farm so he'll realise that all are equal...but some are more equal than others.

Really, if Devine were able to prove he was as successful at drawing as the legends were, then he could have a point at getting a raise...but how many people are really paying to see the X-Division jobber in comparison to an Olympic Gold Medallist. Hell, even Shark Boy's a bigger draw.

 

[SpiralHands]

Devine just dam right annoys me plain and simple always has! I mean come on he has the worst gimmick if you wana call it that in wrestling, he is sposed to be Team 3Ds little helper but to be honest they dont need him. And in the ring he is a liability Im glad TNA have decided to get rid of him they dont need him he did nout for the company and wont for WWE either not that they will ask him to work for them! And it doesnt take a genious to realise he wont be payed as much as a veteran!

 

[waylon p]

anyway, devine is not a bad worker. but he's in the HHH club as far as i am concerned. everyone either totally overestimates his worth, or fails to give him the credit he deserves. his moveset and workrate are excellent, and he shows much promise. in the ring.
on the stick, he's a bit of a waste. he's young yet. i remember when i first saw a sting promo. you would never guess that one day his mic work would be electrifying.
the same can be said about scott hall, randy savage, and any number of true superstars.

devine may have made a bad move by leaving tna. in fact, my opinion is that it will be something he may regret for life, but c'mon people, can't you give the guy a little credit?
he's quite talented, and he's put it all on the line because he feels he deserves better. i hope it works out to his benefit.
plus, it may be another work, like angle's british interview.