I was told that I was going to talk to Vince, but of course, the writers are telling me ‘He’s busy this week. I just don’t think they took that kindly. It needs to make sense for the both of us. I don’t think that they liked me being so vocal about it, and I should have been appreciative of the opportunity that I had, which I was.īut at the end of the day, it’s a business. I remember bringing up the conversation and saying, ‘Can I get some merch? Can I get a raise? Can I be on these meet and greets and signings with Bobby?’ It just doesn’t make sense. It was getting to a point where I couldn’t take it anymore. I felt like I was a waiter, like I was doing a lot of work for not that much money. Like, why am I not on these meet and greets with Bobby? How am I his mouthpiece, but I’m not there. I wanted to have a serious conversation with (Mark) Carrano and Vince and try to figure out how I can start making more money within the company.
I have responsibilities.’ I know I might look like a kid, which I am, but I have a lot of responsibilities back at home. It’s getting to the point where I can’t really afford to do this anymore because I have kids. I remember being on tour in Canada and looking at my bank account. I wasn’t making the money Bobby was making, but I had to make all the towns. He was at all the signings, the meet and greets, all the live shows, and everything. At the time, Bobby was the Intercontinental Champion. “I remember being on the road with Bobby (Lashley). During a recent interview on Chris Jericho’s "Talk Is Jericho" podcast, AEW star Lio Rush went into detail about the issues he had concerning money in WWE.