Impact wrestler, Killer Kross, has divulged more information as to why he asked the company for his release. The promotion allegedly denied his request, suggesting that he instead get a second job to subsidise his earnings.
Appearing on the Wrestling Perspective podcast, Kross confirmed the reports.
“Being Told To Go Get Another Job By Your Job, That’s F***** Up”
Kross initially attempted to negotiate a new six-figure deal for himself, but Impact countered with a restructured three-year contract that was well below what Kross was asking for.
“I personally really don’t really need much,” he said. “But it’s just different when you have people to take care of, circumstances change in life. You can’t anticipate it. […] Being told to go get another job by your job, that’s f****d up. You’re struggling to make ends meet taking care of people, and the job that you can barely afford to have tells you to go get another job so you can keep that job. It’s like working at a corporation being told to go work at McDonald’s. It’s a weird feeling.”
“[…] I found out how much people are being paid, and I wanted to be paid on the same scale as that,” he said.
“I wasn’t asking for anything that was honestly unreasonable. In all sincerity. And I’m not gonna bullsh*t you guys. I really wasn’t. That’s ok if the company does not agree that I am worth that. I will not take offense to that. That’s ok. It’s not my company. I’m just an employee. And I’m not saying that because I think I’m supposed to say that. But if they really feel that way after one year, if they feel that I’m not worth what I’m asking…professionally, kindfully, please…let me go somewhere else, and I will prove it to everyone that I can draw what I’m asking for.”
At the time of writing, Killer Kross is still an active member of Impact Wrestling’s roster.
H/T to Pro Wrestling Sheet for the transcription.
