Supposed New TNA Contract System

[MrHashasheen]

The way the new contracts work, is that they guys will get a regular paycheck every two weeks, as opposed too being paid at shows or based on dates. There are no bonuses for working dates. If outside promoters want to book talent, TNA will assign the talent to their shows and the promoters would pay TNA for their services.The talent doesn’t get money from doing those shows, as the guarantee is also based on TNA having the ability to exclusively book the talent wherever it wants outside of TNA.

So, that puts the contracts in a different light if you think about it. If TNA can sign someone for $100,000 per year, and then book them two dates per week at $750 per shot, with a few weekends off here and there, that can be close to $75,000 a year of income coming in. If they can get $1,000 per shot for them, they’ll make virtually the entire contract back. So the key to making these new deals work from a TNA standpoint is for their TV to get the contracted guys over enough a stars to where indie promoters will have a demand for them. TNA has historically not been very good at that.

- Meltzer (taken via reddit)

I'm not sure what to say. I'm somewhat sure this system is done in Mexico with CMLL with their subsidiary local and regional partners and it sounds somewhat reasonable at first read... but I'm just not sure.

Thoughts, people?

 

[rbv13]

I am curious as to the down side on required dates. With no bonuses available I sure as hell wouldn't be going out of my way to make more money for TNA. If I could get away with working only TNA shows there is no way I'm hitting VFW Halls.

 

[Coco]

I can't imagine this applying to a guy at Jeff Hardy's level who could command more than just a regular salary signing away the right for TNA to pimp him out.

Angle's done after his contract, right? So this wouldn't apply to him either.

Does TNA have any names left who are big enough to leverage something better than this?

Genuinely asking. Tapped out ages ago.