Kenny King didn’t win The Bachelorette (does anyone really ever “win” The Bachelorette?), but he’s still got his wrestling career, and that’s going JUST FINE. He’s currently signed with Ring of Honor, having patched things up with the company after jumping ship to Impact Wrestling in 2012 while he was one-half of the ROH Tag Team Champions.
Impact may be GFW now, and we may still be getting used to that, but King only saw how things operated under the old regime, and it turns out that he likes his situation at ROH now a whole lot better than being in the Impact Zone. Or the Owl Zone or whatever it is now. THE ANTHEM SHACK.
King was a guest on X-Pac’s AfterBuzz TV show last week, and he said there’s one area where ROH is head and shoulders above how Impact operated: making sure its talent gets paid on time. Seems important! (Transcript via Wrestling Inc.)
“I get my damn check on time bro. Getting paid on time is a huge advantage and difference. That and also the culture at ROH. It’s always been we’re just going to blow this s–t up. And it doesn’t matter who’s there. Whether it’s AJ (Styles), or the Briscoes (Briscoe Brothers), or Roddy (Roderick Strong) or everybody. It’s a team mentality. And everybody wants to put their best effort on each card to make each show the best. I’m not saying it wasn’t like that at Impact but it’s very much like that at ROH.”
If you’ve ever had a paycheck delayed, or hung up, or experienced ANY problems with getting paid on time, you know that it’s the absolute worst. Now imagine you earned that paycheck by getting dropped on your head and neck a bunch. It’s … it’s the least you can do to pay those guys on time.
Keep in mind, we have to reiterate that this situation was under Impact’s old regime, when Dixie Carter was still calling the shots. We assume the payday issues are better now. But if you’re going to cite a reason why it’s better to work for one company than another, “getting paid” is certainly like top three.
