Right now on the master's class, we talk about free agency in pro wrestling.

This is the busted open podcast.

Welcome to the busted open podcast, the master's class.

And we got a really good topic today, but we're going to do it with our Masters of the Ring.

Class is now in session.

And who's our teachers?

Well, it's WWE Hall of Famer, TNA Hall of Famer, the most decorated tag team

wrestler of all time, bully Ray, and the innovator of violence, the landlord of the

House of Hardcore and Heart and Soul Professional Wrestling, Tommy Dreamer.

Guys, what we're going to talk about today, and this is coming off the heels of Will Osprey doing an interview with Comicbook.com where he openly was recruiting ricochet, saying, hey, I don't know when his contract's up, but we would love to have him because the ricochet we've been seeing in the WW WWE would not be the same ricochet that you would

see in AEW. Obviously, a far cry from how wrestlers were recruited back in the day. So I thought

we would share some of those stories and how you feel about how things are done in 2020.

And Bully, I'll start with you.

First of foremost, should wrestlers in interviews be openly recruiting other wrestlers who are signed in other companies?

Professional wrestlers slash sports entertainers are independent contractors.

Thus, they should be able to say whatever they want,

and nobody should be able to hold them back. Will Osprey is not a representative of AEW. He is not an employee of AEW. He's an independent contractor. So he can say whatever he wants. If he wants to go out there and he wants to speak glowingly about Rikoschet as he did and

praise Rikoshae and speak his peace and speak his mind as to why he thinks Rikishay should

be in AEW, whether that's personally or professionally, I have absolutely zero problem with that.

Okay. Tommy, how about you? Are you fine with wrestlers in interviews on programs, on podcast, openly

recruiting other wrestlers that are with other companies?

If it's your opinion, I have no problem with it. other wrestlers that are with other companies?

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