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10 Wrestlers Who Had To Deal With Major Pay Cuts - Chris Jericho! Ric Flair! Mark Henry! Earl Hebner?!

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🗓️ 11 July 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

When promotions like WWE and WCW don’t think AJ Styles and others aren’t worth what they’re paying them. Adam Wilbourn presents 10 Wrestlers Who Had To Deal With Major Pay Cuts...


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0:00.0

At Spek Savers, if we said you can choose a free lens option with a pair of glasses from

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our £69 range or above, how would that sound?

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Well, like this, very vocal, to help you see near and for reactions which darken in sunlight.

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Oh, nice, thin and light lenses, or ultra clear, super clean.

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We don't have a sound for that, let's just say they help your glasses stay cleaner for

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longer.

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So you're better off with Spek Savers, offers can't be combined terms and conditions

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to apply, asking store for details.

0:41.4

Money is what makes the pro wrestling world go round, but performers and promotions frequently

0:47.2

don't see eye to eye when it comes to money and negotiating and here, we'll look at

0:51.2

workers' major promotions tried to force pay cuts on to mixed results.

0:55.5

I'm Adam Wilborn from Whatculture and these are 10 wrestlers who had to deal with major

1:00.2

pay cuts.

1:01.2

10.

1:02.2

On Anderson

1:03.5

Join appearance on Talk Is Jericho where he reunited with Tully Blanchard, W went into

1:08.6

detail of the time he defected over to WCW from the WWF in the late 80s.

1:14.4

And at the time, WCW had promised big contracts to Tully and On to come over with the two

1:20.1

handing their notice into Vince McMahon and making plans to debut for WCW.

1:25.7

Rick Flair would unfortunately have to call the two not long afterwards and inform them

1:30.0

that WCW had reneged on the deal.

1:33.3

Tully reportedly refused a new offer of 156 grand for 300 dates after originally being

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