7 Reasons Why Pro Wrestling Needs A Union Right Now

7. Wrestlers Need A Representative (And Labor Agreement) To Safely Air Their Concerns With Management

David Otunga Oftentimes wrestlers mention that if they have an issue with their creative direction of the direction of the company overall, if they mention it to ownership, they run the risk of being put in a less-than-advantageous position to earn more than their base salary from the company. In a union-style structure, talent would have a talent-approved "Representative" who would take their issue to management and negotiate a solution that would be amenable to both management and employee alike. A bit more than a road agent and a lot less than say, the National Basketball Association labor representative, it's a position that absolutely must exist in this newly-corporate environment. In WWE especially not having such a position, it places the company's talent in the worst of positions as they literally have less recourse than ever before as performers.
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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.