Monday, June 13, 2011

Do WWE wrestlers have health Insurance?

I am curious to know ifthe WWE wrestlers have health insurance, please only answer if you know. Don't just guess.
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No, due to the fact there's no "union" in professional wrestling. They must pay for their own health insurance. When Jesse Ventura ran into problems with WWF management (concerning Ventura's plans to form a wrestlers' union, similar to those found in other sports and fields of entertainment) he was released from his WWF duties. Vince McMahon is one of the true "monopolizers" in the history of the "entertainment" business. Really is quite a tough business, whether fake or not. To be putting your body at risk 300 some days, on the road constantly; then to not have the job security, or a union to fall back on makes it quite a crap-shoot. Not to mention, the lifestyles many of them live on the road, you can imagine why so many guys in our generation (80s-90s) have already died. You also have to wonder, due to the nature of their work, they must pay a hefty fee for health insurance coverage. Wouldn't surprise me if some of the guys are even covered at all. So imagine being an "indie" wrestler, who draws little to no income doing a show, who gets injured during a show, so it's quite a business to attempt to get into, with such consequences and very little reward, and rare if it ever happens at all.
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