Is WWE pulling a WCW?

[Peter Kaymakcian]

Is WWE shooting itself in the foot with it's treatment of it's midcard wrestlers? I mean without a lot of these wrestlers WWE wouldn't be able to put on a show quite as good as it does. I could see guys like Santino Marella, Zack Ryder, and some others making big waves in TNA due to their popularity. Ryder and Marella are basically jobbers yet they are two of the top merch sellers in the WWE. Plus the McMahon's are losing quite a bit of money on Linda's senate campaign and producing the show. Do you think the WWE is making a mistake with how they are treating their midcard performers?

[Angryhero]

TNA doesn't have the money to bring these talents in, and WWE knows it. They are letting everyone know they are (practically) the only company out there, so take it... Which is totally bad business...

Imagine if they all (mid-carders) waited, and walked out on Wrestlemania night?

1/2 the card would be a mess... headlines everywhere- Career suicide maybe, but what Power they would hold for that moment!

[Darkside Ron Garvin]

TNA doesn't have the money to bring these talents in, and WWE knows it. They are letting everyone know they are (practically) the only company out there, so take it... Which is totally bad business...

Imagine if they all (mid-carders) waited, and walked out on Wrestlemania night?

1/2 the card would be a mess... headlines everywhere- Career suicide maybe, but what Power they would hold for that moment!

No, TNA might not have the ability to give them a high amount for a set contract, but I bet they would give them a higher percentage on Merch sales and allow them to keep a percentage off of their youtube shows. That bump would be enough in the mean time to get them by not having that promise $60k(rough estimate) that WWE gives them. Plus, they wouldn't have to be on the road 24/7, risking injury day in and day out, and could have a life outside of wrestling. Sure, TNA might not be the "guarenteed money" that WWE is, but with the situation they are in... Neither is WWE.

As for the walk-out, it would be one of the most infamous event to occur in the wrestling industry. To have the mid-card roster walk out on WrestleMania night would be WWE career suicide, but it would also gain a HUGE amount of publicity for those taking part in it.

[PSOjedi]

Leaving WWE for TNA is not always a good thing, especially for guys who are not used. I'm sure if Santino or ryder go to TNA, they would perhaps be used for the 1st 3 or 6 months, then bye bye. TNA can't sign each WWE Superstars who leave, and there is also wrestlers in TNA's locker room who are waiting for their spot so this is not a good deal.

[Tommy Thunder]

Leaving WWE for TNA is not always a good thing, especially for guys who are not used. I'm sure if Santino or ryder go to TNA, they would perhaps be used for the 1st 3 or 6 months, then bye bye. TNA can't sign each WWE Superstars who leave, and there is also wrestlers in TNA's locker room who are waiting for their spot so this is not a good deal.

The bolded especially.
TNA already have a pretty big roster, many of which aren't on tv on a weekly basis anyway. Many of these guys are very talented and I see TNA fans complaining that they aren't given a chance. Would signing a bunch of guys that used to be in WWE's mid-card really be an ideal thing? No. Because it would push the guys already in TNA that aren't used further down, and we'd have TNA fans complaining about it.

When guys leave WWE, going to TNA is NOT the one and only option for them.

[Shining Light]

It's all just going to reflect badly on Linda's Senate campaign. If they fire them, she gets heat. If they mistreat them, she still gets heat. The WWE have essentially shot themselves in the foot.

[TheDevilsAdvocate]

The WWE will always be a strong force. I think the only reason they're struggling right now is because of Linda Mcmahon's campaign. There have been MANY websites who reported the amount of money she pumped out into that campaign this year and last year.. It was around the serious millions range. That's a lot of paychecks that could have gone to the midcarders. I don't see anything positive happening to them financially until' Linda wins or loses this senate election.

[tommytopographic]

Imagine if they all (mid-carders) waited, and walked out on Wrestlemania night?

1/2 the card would be a mess... headlines everywhere- Career suicide maybe, but what Power they would hold for that moment!

Yep career suicide, would be the one of the most unprofessional things they could do, would turn the public against them and wwe would probably have grounds to sue them!

[JohnnyV123]

Sadly, I think WWE would rather the mid card talents completely walk out than have them form a union.

[Sahu]

The WWE will always be a strong force. I think the only reason they're struggling right now is because of Linda Mcmahon's campaign. There have been MANY websites who reported the amount of money she pumped out into that campaign this year and last year.. It was around the serious millions range. That's a lot of paychecks that could have gone to the midcarders. I don't see anything positive happening to them financially until' Linda wins or loses this senate election.

True!!!esp the highlighted part!!