On a recent edition of the “GAW TV” podcast, WWE Hall of Famer Madusa (Alundra Blayze) addressed the lack of a union in professional wrestling and why wrestlers deserve an association like the NFL.
You can check out some highlights from the podcast below:
On wrestling not having a union: “So we have [NFL] and football is treated really well. They have a thing called the Players Association. The Players Association is an amazing, amazing organization which takes care of their players. It’s really good, right, like a union. However, even if a player’s been in there for three years and they retire, whatever, that person gets a regular paycheck every quarter with 5 or 8 thousand dollars until they’re gone. That little bit right there could help with paying bills, medicals, and when I see some of our older wrestlers that are talking about, ‘We could have something like this,’ and it sure in the hell would keep them out from doing all these signings every weekend… Why don’t we have something like that in wrestling?”
On Hulk Hogan preventing Jesse Ventura from starting a union: “He did, and guess who stopped him? Guess who turned him in? [Hogan]. Yes. Shame on Hogan.”
On why wrestling should have a union: “You’re out there doing 20 different jobs, selling yourself, killing yourself, bringing this stuff, and there should be an organization like the Players Association for wrestling. We have a multi-billion dollar company that is the monopoly of this industry. And since I went on board working with the CAC [Cauliflower Alley Club] — it’s a great organization. It helps, it gives back to the people in our community in wrestling. And it’s just a small amount. It’s just benevolent, etc. I mean, there needs to be more than that. I understand putting people through — people say, ‘Well, they got a drug rehab.’ Great. A Players Association or a wrestlers association would’ve been great, and shame on Hogan for doing that.”
On wanting to see key players make it happen: “I would love to see somebody stand up with their platform like Dwayne or John Cena that have the ability to do this with their own people.”
