Similar to Samoa Joe, Mr. Anderson does very little compared to what he's rumoured to be getting paid by TNA. Numbers have been thrown around, but the biggest is as much as $625,000 per year, which blows Joe out of the water. The figure would make a lot of sense, given that Anderson was considered a huge acquisition by TNA when he was signed in 2010. As Mr. Kennedy, Anderson had long been considered as somebody who would be a WWE headliner for years, but various Wellness Policy violations, a catalogue of injuries, and frosty relationships with some very powerful people put paid to his chances of that. In TNA, Anderson has been entertaining to a degree, but the fact is he's just one example of a former WWE name who doesn't impact - no pun intended - the ratings for TNA.
Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.
