Rush Pro To Hit The Road?
Taking a look at Rush Pro Wrestling, there are certain things that aren't adding up. For instance, each show has been sold out a few days in advance, securing a large gate revenue. The average buy rate for Adrenaline in the markets it airs is somewhere near .2, which means nearly fifty thousand homes across fifteen markets are purchasing Adrenaline each Sunday Night.
Why then, has Christian Kannon enacted a hiring freeze in Rush Pro Wrestling? 'I can tell you that Kannon is upset that a few of the members of the roster seem to take 'open booking' for granted, instead thinking of it as 'show up, and get paid'.' said RPW Public Relations Dictator Matt Jay. 'There are still a few people that were hired before this current freeze, a former OSW and fWo wrestler that's a friend of Eclipse Title Challenger Aimz, as well as a former fWo Tag Team. But, beyond that, there's really no place in the organization for anyone.'
Christian Kannon was less than kind with his words. 'I'm tired of being taken advantage of. I inherited a monsterous pay scale, as well as quite a few horrendous contracts, thanks to Rush Mason and Little Al. Not only that, but UNCC needs to be paid for it's time and arena space, and security. We nearly hired a private security firm, but the owner decided not to show up the week that Angelo Deville started poking his head around.
'I'm really not happy with the current situation. You look at Rush Pro Wrestling and think we're making money hand over fist. The truth is, people around us are getting rich, and we're sitting here, barely able to pay our referees, and production people, thanks to the fat contract UNCC 'negotiated', and I use that term VERY loosely. While I thank UNCC for it's use of the Halton Arena these past few weeks, there's a HUGE market through the Carolinas for RPW. Eventually, we'll go on tour. Right now, we don't even have the means to negotiate with other arenas for a deposit. We're against the wall.'
UNCC Dean of the College of Communications and RPW Vice President of Media Relations, William J. St. Clair offered the following to RPW viewers. 'It's true that RPW isn't exactly a cash cow for both sides. With increased security, as well as most of the wrestlers living within 20 minutes of UNCC, it's been difficult to provide a safe environment for all members involved. Eventually, we'll have that. RPW's only a baby in terms of longevity. Soon enough, there'll be a structure in place to provide RPW not only time to visit other markets, but also ensure that UNCC is safe and secure.'
The question is, when will RPW start touring? One wrestler, speaking anonomously to this reporter offered the following: 'I've got a friend in town that does truck rental. Rumor has it that each weekend in October, there's been a fleet of trucks rented to the name 'K.A. Non.' I dunno if it's real or not, but, they've rented some of the big ones. Ones that could fit ring stuff and equipment.'
More as it comes.
Link:
http://www.rushpro.net/
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