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| Daffney and O'Neal sticking it to the man, or in this case, the troll woman who uses TNA as a social media sock puppet Via Amber O'Neal's Via Me account |
We're here Independently!@screamqueendaff @amberoneal1#HappyStPattysDayvia.me/-al7jala
— Daffney (@screamqueendaff) March 17, 2013
Yep, Daffney (along with Amber O'Neal) protested in front of the Impact Zone with a sign that said "I'm here independently!" This of course was in reference to her civil suit she brought against TNA for the atrocities they committed against her. She settled for cash, probably because she doesn't have corporate lawyers backing her or the funds to draw it out to justice, but it's clear there's still some bad blood there. The thing that concerned me most about the whole thing yesterday was the juxtaposition of Daffney, a member of SHINE Wrestling's front office, protesting an event where women who have worked for the company before and who figure into the present and future of it were inside earning a paycheck. I assume Daffney wouldn't begrudge those women for getting paid to wrestle, but it all just seems a bit weird to me.
Oh, speaking of payment? As it turns out, the decision to take Impact on the road is one that predictably going to fuck over the talent. In the least shocking news ever, TNA is looking to pay its wrestlers only for one date despite working double tapings under their current touring plan. This is the same company that did Daffney dirty as noted above, paid their then-reigning and defending Knockouts Champion Taylor Wilde so little that she had to work at a Sunglass Hut, and put Jesse Neal on a per-appearance fee that was so paltry that he had to go on food stamps when he was injured and unable to make the dates that would get him money. I mean, it's fine when you're a guy like Sting, Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, or anyone else with a big time contract, but most of the company is on these per-appearance deals, and they're basically working for half their agreed-upon rate when figuring in that TNA is making double off ad rates for those shows (not to mention they're actually getting an honest-to-God gate for these shows instead of letting in the crowd for free at the Impact Zone). Then again, we're in an America that looks out for the best interest of corporations as if they were people instead of, y'know, real people. It's not surprising, even if it is infuriating and depressing.
In happier news though, the reason why Madison Rayne hasn't been on TV lately is because she's with child! This will be the first offspring for Rayne and her beau Jesse Cabot. I am super-pumped for anyone who has a baby, because being a father is literally the best thing that ever happened to me (and I say that even with the fact that my son kept me up for half the night with night terrors and other things), so I wish the two the best.