Posted by Jingus
on 11/2/2009, 2:32 am, in reply to "An Honest Question"
That's an extremely complex question. I certainly haven't been in the business for all my life, but I'll try to answer all of them.
"how much a worker should be paid"
Depends entirely on the worker and the promoter. Personally I don't think anyone should work for free, even if you're just getting a token $5, you should be paid something for risking your neck in the ring.
"what a promoter should do the night of"
Not sure what you're asking here. Promote the best possible show they can, I guess.
"Who should and shouldn't be allowed in the locker room"
Employees only. The locker room is supposed to be a haven where the wrestlers can be themselves.
"Who should and shouldn't be in the room the time of training"
Mostly the same as the locker room. I don't care if, oh, someone like Kayla Falk is hanging around. But there certainly shouldn't be any marks or anyone not involved with the business sitting and watching.
"why in the world would you want a worker on your show that has a problem with someone around them or coming to the show with them?"
There you run into a complicated problem. That being, pro wrestlers can be a bunch of immature assholes and there are always personal grudges between different people in the locker room. It's pretty much inevitable, so the only thing you can do is try and cut down on as much drama as possible.
"watching the things they shouldn't watch... then do their best to and i quote "BREAK KAYFABE"?"
Once again, not sure what you're asking here. Watching what? Like, Chikara, companies which don't adhere so strongly to the rules of kayfabe as southern promotions do? Who cares, let the wrestlers watch whatever they want to watch. As for breaking kayfabe, as long as the workers aren't stooging off future swerves or plot twists to the audience, who really cares. Very few people believe "it's still real to me, dammit!" these days, and I think that issues like a promoter not doing enough advertising are much more harmful than the old complaints like a worker standing in line at the concession stand or the heels talking to fans like regular human beings.
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