13 Problems Nobody Wants To Admit About WrestleMania 31
13. Why Are Los Matadores (And Others) Getting WrestleMania Paychecks This Year?
Okay. The Colon Brothers are great. Masacrita Dorada as El Torito's pretty fantastic, too. However, is there absolutely any reason why they needed a sudden heel turn and deep desire to become WWE Tag Team Champions at Wrestlemania? No. There was once a time in wrestling where an entire story arc for a character could be based around them feeling slighted because they didn't work hard enough or win enough matches to make the big event. You want a reason to turn Los Matadores heel? Keep them away from the Wrestlemania card. 12 months later, you could have a hot heel act that's worth the money you're going to pay them because they helped draw you a house. Yes, we're all aware. The WWE Network is causing bonus checks to slip for talent, and it's not like house show attendance is through the roof, either. Thus, a Wrestlemania paycheck becomes kinda like a big deal.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
