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But, even a mat classic can’t change the facts - and it’s something WWE fans have to admit to themselves. The old company is dead. The new company is not going to be, ever, what they want it to be. WWE is now part of a larger machine, one cog that is designed to print money, at any cost, for its owners and its shareholders. It’s there to give Ari Emanuel his $67 million for being in charge far more than it is there to create and deliver wonderful moments for the audience now paying far more money to see less wrestling on major shows than ever before.
Which is why no one should be shocked New Day was asked to restructure deals, because my bet would be that they are not the only veterans being asked to do so. This past Friday, the day before Kingston and Woods were moved to the Alumni section of the WWE website without even a “Hey, thanks for all you did for this company” publicly,
PWInsider.com was told of a pretty majorly pushed talent who was asked to take a 50% pay cut, and allegedly did. I’m not naming the talent because I have no way, yet, to confirm this was the case, but the timing of that claim and what happened the very next day was very, very interesting, to say the least. As always, until fully confirmed, take that for what it is, but the timing, especially coming out of WrestleMania season, is notable.
