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Old 12-12-2013, 04:41 PM   #234
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Wrestling Observer and PWInsider on what the ramifications of AJ leaving means for everyone else on the TNA roster.

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Per Meltzer in the Observer, as soon as TNA got wind that WWE wasn't interested in AJ Styles, they decided to make AJ a really low offer, with the mentality that he'd have to take it since he had nowhere else to go and would just have to take what they offered him. Instead he just left.
WWE's offer was around half of what he makes in TNA which means TNA's current offer to him was a lot lower than what they were willing to offer for Hogan.

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Originally Posted by PWInsider
Styles is currently taking independent bookings and word is that he's asking between $3,000 and $4,000 per appearance. It was noted that Styles' scheduled Q&A tour of the UK was pushed back due to a Diamond Dallas Page tour taking place around the same time but another reason for the delay is that TNA's lawyers sent legal letters to the promoters to make sure they weren't infringing on anything TNA owns rights to.

The main problem between TNA and AJ is money. TNA simply would not give him what he wanted. Now there's a feeling within TNA, with so many contracts coming up in the next year, that a lot of guys are going to end up singing deals for less than they were previously making just to keep their jobs. The feeling is if TNA wouldn't give AJ Styles more money, then they probably won't be giving any one else more money.
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Originally Posted by Observer
He said internally the Styles thing wasn’t a surprise, and that people should probably expect other high-profile names (Roode, Storm, Kazarian, Daniels) to leave soon too if they’re deals come up. Within TNA management there’s the mentality that they’re now the “$300 dollar a night promotion” and the aim now is to find the best, unknown indie talent who will work for as little as possible. While Styles and the other well known names weren’t making huge money, they were making more than that so TNA is eager to cut their salaries. Meltzer said Sting and Kurt, who both make great money, may be the only exceptions to the rule.
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