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Dave Powell: Wrestlers have always wanted a union. Why don’t they have one?
Dave Powell: Wrestlers have always wanted a union. Why don’t they have one?
Criss Partee: WWE and pro wrestling have always needed a union, but will it ever happen?
Criss Partee: WWE and pro wrestling have always needed a union, but will it ever happen?
Javier Ojst: Wrestling Union - Failed Attempts and a History of Blackballing by WWE
Javier Ojst: Wrestling Union - Failed Attempts and a History of Blackballing by WWE
Ross Kelly: A Deep Look At What It Would Take For Pro Wrestlers To Form A Union
Ross Kelly: A Deep Look At What It Would Take For Pro Wrestlers To Form A Union
Dan O'Sullivan: "Fake" sport, real exploitation: How pro wrestling mirrors American capitalism
Dan O'Sullivan: "Fake" sport, real exploitation: How pro wrestling mirrors American capitalism
Wrestlenomics Radio: Labor Rights for Pro Wrestlers with attorney Lucas Middlebrook
Wrestlenomics Radio: Labor Rights for Pro Wrestlers with attorney Lucas Middlebrook
Legal Talk Network: WWE Smackdown- Are Professional Wrestlers Employees?
Legal Talk Network: WWE Smackdown- Are Professional Wrestlers Employees?
Jesse Ventura: "You work for one company. They order you around, control your whole life. How are you possibly an independent contractor? Except, they don’t have to pay your social security. That’s why."
Jesse Ventura: "You work for one company. They order you around, control your whole life. How are you possibly an independent contractor? Except, they don’t have to pay your social security. That’s why."
Roddy Piper: "C’mon guys, if it’s a billion-dollar business, which it is, give it (a union) to them. But wrestlers are afraid for their jobs, so it’s probably only going to be pressure from the public that makes it happen."
Roddy Piper: "C’mon guys, if it’s a billion-dollar business, which it is, give it (a union) to them. But wrestlers are afraid for their jobs, so it’s probably only going to be pressure from the public that makes it happen."
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Angel Orsini: "There’s no reason why wrestling in general cannot be more like acting, maybe not having a union but having more of a guild or association that provides some guidance, leadership, and structure."
Angel Orsini: "There’s no reason why wrestling in general cannot be more like acting, maybe not having a union but having more of a guild or association that provides some guidance, leadership, and structure."
Kris Statlander: "It's a great idea and if wrestling were brand new and trying to establish all the set rules, it'd be a lot easier. It's hard to change something that's existed for so long."
Kris Statlander: "It's a great idea and if wrestling were brand new and trying to establish all the set rules, it'd be a lot easier. It's hard to change something that's existed for so long."
Crowbar: "I don't think the older generation could have pulled it off just because I just don't think that the unity was there. I don't know if it's there in this day or age."
Crowbar: "I don't think the older generation could have pulled it off just because I just don't think that the unity was there. I don't know if it's there in this day or age."
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