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[Moonbase_Alpha]

http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2010/0818/531035/


"The company reaction was that of the 63 people who tried out at the clinic, paying $1,000 to be seen..."

Yikes.

[Whiteburbia]

Best of luck to She Nay Nay. Especially if she had to pay $1000!

[Moonbase_Alpha]

Paying to be seen by a wrestling company...is this standard practise?

[MarkP]

When most large promotions host open cattle-calls, they usually do charge some sort of fee - WWE, TNA, even ROH and Dragon Gate did it.  Mostly, due to the fact that the talent they are gonna see, are largely in most cases going to be terrible.    It's a way to also sort through people and find out who is serious.

However - the case of these calls - if you are invited by WWE, you only have to cover your trans and expenses to Florida.

[Moonbase_Alpha]

When most large promotions host open cattle-calls, they usually do charge some sort of fee - WWE, TNA, even ROH and Dragon Gate did it.  Mostly, due to the fact that the talent they are gonna see, are largely in most cases going to be terrible.    It's a way to also sort through people and find out who is serious. However - the case of these calls - if you are invited by WWE, you only have to cover your trans and expenses to Florida.

I guess a little cash in a company's pocket couldn't hurt.