Non-compete clauses in wrestling have usually confused followers as some aren’t precisely conscious of what an individual really does throughout that set timeframe. WWE are identified to incorporate 30-day non-competes of their “WWE NXT” contracts and 90-day intervals of their fundamental roster contracts, that means that when a expertise is launched, whereas they are not allowed to do any wrestling-related actions throughout that timeframe, they’re nonetheless getting paid till that clause expires.
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Throughout a latest look on Chris Van Vliet’s “Perception” podcast, former WWE star Donovan Dijak believes that the non-compete clauses have their professionals and cons. He mentioned that they receives a commission throughout the interval, however their names grow to be much less related.
“It is a double-edged sword. So on the one hand the 90 days is, such as you talked about, a cool-off interval, however it’s additionally time to get your geese in a row when you’re getting paid. In order that’s clearly a key issue. Three months out is about how most reserving on the indie and meet and greet scene type of works. So you possibly can fill your schedule comparatively straightforward,” mentioned Dijak. “My November and December are wanting fairly good proper now, my July just isn’t. So it is type of this double-edged sword. However the good a part of it’s the buzz. Clearly, I timed the tweet with the letter very particularly to be at a time the place I hoped it might type of be the one professional wrestling story of that day.”
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Dijak does not have a non-compete clause as his latest WWE contract expired and he has already made many appearances on the unbiased scene, with many extra lined up all through the remainder of the yr.
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