Kemo
02-07-2016, 01:05 AM
Former WWE wrestler Kevin Thorn has a bone to pick with his former employer over the WWE Network. In a recent appearance on the Two Man Power Trip podcast, Thorn explained that he feels WWE owes wrestlers royalties for their subscription service.
“I don’t watch the Network, I don’t have the Network, I just wish the Network would pay me some royalties,” Thorn said “I go to the mail every quarter and I get a small check and I say well that’s all great but Vince is making billions of dollars off the Network and for some reason my royalty check doesn’t reflect that. I keep waiting for it to say this is what you are getting for the Network and the Network doesn’t show up there. I often wonder how you are charging for it but I am not getting a cent for it. It is what it is. Maybe one day and now they are just trying to figure out how to pay everyone, they are good about that and they may figure out a way I guess. They are not paying me, maybe they are paying other people. From what I’ve heard people haven’t seen a check for it because to be honest when we signed our contracts it was DVD sales and VHS sales and Pay Per View buys. Now with digital downloads I just don’t know, it is what it is.”
Thorn says eventually WWE needs to figure out how to pay royalties to the talent featured on the WWE Network.
“I can only assume guys are wondering where it is that this Network is coming to be lucrative for everyone and it doesn’t have to be millions of dollars. Money here and there is for sure definitely worth it. Especially if from what I understand since I don’t own the Network you can punch in my name and bring up anything I’ve ever done. Now granted, they paid me well when I was there but that’s the point of royalties. Mr T still gets paid off the A-Team, Hannibal is still getting his cheddar and so is Murdoch. Something needs to be held accounted for or said for that.”
“I don’t watch the Network, I don’t have the Network, I just wish the Network would pay me some royalties,” Thorn said “I go to the mail every quarter and I get a small check and I say well that’s all great but Vince is making billions of dollars off the Network and for some reason my royalty check doesn’t reflect that. I keep waiting for it to say this is what you are getting for the Network and the Network doesn’t show up there. I often wonder how you are charging for it but I am not getting a cent for it. It is what it is. Maybe one day and now they are just trying to figure out how to pay everyone, they are good about that and they may figure out a way I guess. They are not paying me, maybe they are paying other people. From what I’ve heard people haven’t seen a check for it because to be honest when we signed our contracts it was DVD sales and VHS sales and Pay Per View buys. Now with digital downloads I just don’t know, it is what it is.”
Thorn says eventually WWE needs to figure out how to pay royalties to the talent featured on the WWE Network.
“I can only assume guys are wondering where it is that this Network is coming to be lucrative for everyone and it doesn’t have to be millions of dollars. Money here and there is for sure definitely worth it. Especially if from what I understand since I don’t own the Network you can punch in my name and bring up anything I’ve ever done. Now granted, they paid me well when I was there but that’s the point of royalties. Mr T still gets paid off the A-Team, Hannibal is still getting his cheddar and so is Murdoch. Something needs to be held accounted for or said for that.”