More Backstage Details Shed Light On Killer Kross And His Financial Situation With IMPACT WRESTLING

Yesterday, it was first reported by PWInsider that Killer Kross had requested his release from Impact Wrestling due to being unhappy with his financial situation with the company. In an exclusive report by Wrestlezone, their sources have gained some more information regarding the situation and the overall pay scale of most talents in the company.

Wrestlezone confirms that the situation regarding Kross and Imapct is indeed true. The Impact star signed a multi-year per date deal contract with the company in 2018 that does not guarantee any dates. While Kross is indeed a regular with the company, the Impact star believes that he should be paid more due to his stock rising amongst the wrestling community within a year. As previously stated, Impact returned with a different offer, but the deal was way lower than what Kross was looking for. In fact, Wrestlezone states that the new amount was  ‘less than NXT entry level deal’, which is normally $45,000 per year.

Kross isn’t the only one on the low paying deal as multiple talents currently have their contracts structured in the same manner. Wrestlers are reportedly losing money due to travel costs that pertain to their appearances for the company.

Wrestlezone notes that these talents tend to make $250-400 per appearance, with no guaranteed minimum amount of appearances included in the deal. In addition, it was stated that while there are a number of people in the company that have guaranteed downsides and are making good money, only a couple of them are making a livable wage based on their current pay rates.

The good news about Impact’s current deal is that talent is allowed to take independent bookings. There’s no word on whether anyone else is currently unhappy with their current Impact deal, but it’s been noted that the company will not be granting any releases at this time and expect talent to honor the deals.