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Kevin Thorn Explains Why Talent Isn’t Returning to WWE

August 23, 2016 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas

– Wrestling Inc released more of their interview with WWE alum Kevin Fertig/Thorn. You can see some new excerpts below:

On why WWE hasn’t been able to bring back some of their former stars: “The majority of the guys know they’re going to push the guys they’re going to push. I mean, you’re really going there to be an enhancement talent, within reason. They’re going to say they’re going to do these big vignettes for you, but all you’re really there to do is to get the next guys over.”

On a WWE return not being financially possible for some: “They’ll blow you up or give you a downside. You’ll use that up in three months and then they’ll starve you out the rest of the year. I mean, a lot of guys already have had that done. Jimmy Wang Yang, those guys that were prior. I mean, there were guys that were just starting when I was there because they weren’t being used, but they were brought to TVs two nights, so they had to pay hotel, rent a car, food while they’re there, and everything else and they’re only making $500, $600 a week because they’ve already blown through their downside. So with taxes and everything else, guys are getting $75,000 to $150,000 downsides. By the time you pay taxes, your road expenses, and everything else, really and truly, you’re only making $40,000, $35,000. So what’s the point? And I mean, the indies is all cash. It’s pretty much all cash. You can hide it the way you want to hide it and everything else.”

On if WWE has had contact with him about a return: “Not really. There was talk, but nothing substantial. And I don’t know if I’d want to go back full-time. If TNA called me, yeah. Hell yeah. A couple of days a month doing something, yes. WWE, man, it’d have to be decent. Knowing how it was up there and just like I said before, you blow through your downside and all of a sudden you’re just dragged along. You’re their monkey.” Thorn added, “man, I’d love to go put some guys over in [NXT] and stuff. But I don’t want to be there every day. If I could go down to [NXT] for their TV tapings here and there, yes, heck yes, I’d do it in a heartbeat, as long as it was a couple of days and I can come back to the reality that I’ve set in.”

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