Al Snow needs his own podcast

Guaranteed contracts are the same as exclusive deals for games. Theres no motivation to make good games because your game will sell regardless if people want a NFL, WWE, UFC, etc. game

@chip.chippa6416

Ай бұрын

Thats not necessarily the main issue of it. I remember when NXT UK rolled out. The UK was a having a practicle wrestling renaissance. So much good talent cropped up and indys were seeing the benefit. Then the lads at ITV dared to try revive World of Sport. WWE rolled in faster than you can say monopoly. Garunteed contracts to all the promising talent. Granted some got shots in the big time (some caught up in scandal) but ultimately NXT UK stole all that thunder and did fuck all with it. They had lightning in a bottle. And it was squandered when it mattered.

Russo looks skinnier?

@joshx022

Ай бұрын

Got diagnosed with diabetes and is going ham on weight loss to beat it quickly.

@TheDaveKrueger

Ай бұрын

I thought it was the haircut.

@harvardsmithdeangelo6905

Ай бұрын

Bros know

Vince got that ozempic run

I mean it's good for the wrestlers welfare and bad for the fans as some wrestlers don't feel the need to put in the effort cause they automatically get paid. It's sort of a two way street

Good interview

Endeavor has owned the UFC for close to decade at this point and the business structure regarding fighters being classified as contractors or employees never changed nor will it for the wrestlers. The guaranteed deals that were panned in WCW had merit at the start. The WWF had tons of revenue streams to share with their rosters such as their merchandising, ticket revenues, media revenues and so on. WCW in their early stages didn’t have those revenue lines established to cut talents in on so they had to find an alternative structure that allowed them to compete for higher tier names that are needed to have the company ever do revenues to grow to begin with. And for a short period of time the model worked until it was abused. The issue became the drawbacks of providing a full guarantee that doesn’t change based on what the talent does which is where the WWF had it right by providing a downside that eliminated the major pain points that you had no idea what you’d earn and how to budget a life but still retained the incentive of putting in the work earned substantially more money so there wasn’t an incentive to sit home considering just how vastly dudes were out earning their downsides. But now the WWE largely just provides a guarantee as well because now they license out everything for a flat fee so there’s no direct revenue impact from individuals to have them be revenue partners like they previously were.

Looking good Vince!!!

Is Vince sick or just losing weight rapidly?

@MrDust1981

Ай бұрын

Diagnosed with diabetes, which motivated him to diet/exercise vigorously.

Looking healthy Russo Bro

Guaranteed contracts are good for the company with tv money and Saudi money And Netflix deals... Should be good for the talent too if they earn it.

That's a sweet Crimson Ghost shirt.

Vinny Russo amd the Gang

5:07 put the mosaic 😭😭😭

Steve remember when Vince wanted to call u the Black Stud?

I mean wwe wrestlers are essentially employees without the benefits. They have a product but can't wrestle or appear in other promotions and any money made outside of wwe needs company approval

L.Cole hss been talking smack about you bro

@realrocksavage

Ай бұрын

Yes, and some of Cole's opinions are suspect! He keeps saying "I know what's going down but can't tell you yet". Well, he's been saying that since Feb. and he STILL won't tell us! He needs to put up or shut up!!

Like all sports if it's "better for the athletes" it's probably worse for the fans And if it's a decision made for the fans interest it's probably worse for the athletes and even worse for the fans lol

AEW is paying low carders six figures for showing up to work once or twice a month while many WWE wrestlers make the same money working 90+ shows a year. Everything about that does not sound right. Riho recently said on Japanese TV that she made 400k in 2023. She wrestled like 8 matches for AEW😂 if that is anything else than Khan sharing his wealth pls tell me lol

@jackstraw4222

Ай бұрын

sounds like wcw ...

....al?

We have families and children watching. End of the video: 25% covered anime woman playing the piano with breasts as the center focal point of the camera. But, Al Snow can't put up his middle finger. 🤷 where are the priorities here? Just saying.

@koolgadgetor

Ай бұрын

What's wrong with uncovered female bodies?

@bobbinsthethird

Ай бұрын

@@koolgadgetor That's like asking What's wrong with Women's Wrestling Bro

@sarkissamuel

Ай бұрын

@koolgadgetor nothing, just don't piss in my ear and tell me it's raining. Clearly an almost nude woman, animated or not, is not appropriate for children's viewing. And neither is a middle finger. So is this a joke, or is he being serious? One is ok, the other isn't? Double standards and hypocrisy, much?

@koolgadgetor

Ай бұрын

​@@sarkissamuel you do know there are many cultures where women live freely topless/naked and it's not like their children aren't seeing their moms and sisters that way, right? Nothing wrong with female nudity. Get over it.

@koolgadgetor

Ай бұрын

​@@bobbinsthethird are you like 13 or what?

I think the middle ground is a tier system bronze silver gold and if you're not reigns you're in the lower tier. Promotion and Demotion should be standard practice.

I wish Al had a good mic, for me it kills the podcast. I tried listening to it as a new Patreon sub and I lasted 10mins. It’s awful.

I dont think this is the biggest problem of wrestling but more a marker for an issue. It shows how far a company has come from the trade if anything. The days a young up and come knocks on doors and is run off are all but dead. Talent need that grind. The performance centres are great but lacking in the art of wrestling more the Art of translating to TV. The age old tradition of old school teacher student is almost lost. Kayfabe is dead. This is a huge problem for wrestling. Fix this and I bet my life savings the fans will come it.

Vince Your a Misfits guy!!!

wrestlers absolutely should be considered employees with the same benefits other athletes would receive.

@thehmc

Ай бұрын

No, the shouldn't that would kill the business. They should be considered independent contractors with no more no-compete clauses.

Al Snow has 💰 help Russo and his 🦷

It's nice that a guy that drove wcw out of business with all his dumb ideas still talks about wrestling like he has any clue about it

@MrDust1981

Ай бұрын

Depends on how people define a bad or good idea. People think the Spirit Squad was a bad idea, but WWE makes million/billions in profit. On the other side, people thought the Knockouts division in TNA was a good idea, yet they had to work side jobs to pay their rent. Many of the things Russo did in WCW didn't work because that fanbase liked "Wrasslin" and the matches and belts were their pride and joy. Yet the stuff Russo did in WWF worked perfectly because WWF's goal was entertainment. So that "soap opera" stuff was perfect. Like the old saying "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder"

@tmc9118

Ай бұрын

I honestly can say I never saw a good Vince Russo idea he came up with Brawl For All back in the day and those fights legitimately hurt pretty much everyone that participated in it and all the God awful stuff he came up with in wcw

@idkanymore3382

Ай бұрын

Russo had higher ratings than corny on tna and wwf

@koolgadgetor

Ай бұрын

​@@tmc9118 okay IWC neckbeard

@danielburger1775

Ай бұрын

Jamie Kellner is in this video? Where?