Although WWE likes to say that ‘budget cuts are the main reason behind talent releases, such as the one’s yesterday, the reality is that these cuts still cost WWE a lot of money, through severance packages and the like.
A new report from The Wrestling Observer Newsletter’s Dave Meltzer suggests that WWE may be looking at changing their hiring policy, and implementing 60-day trial contracts for some wrestlers:
“There is also talk that of those being signed by WWE starting in the new year, that they will, except the top prospects, be signed to 60-day trial contracts to see the rate they improve at. If they don’t show improvement, they won’t be signed to full-time deals
This move would reduce the number of people who need to be laid off. If management isn’t happy with the new talent, they can just wait a month or two and their contract will expire. Time will tell how wrestlers will react to the new system if it is introduced, but some may avoid going to the WWE for a quick release, and the public will think they are not good enough for the WWE.
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