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Select Answers: Indie companies, green shirt guy, in ring promos

Added 2025-12-06 17:00:09 +0000 UTC

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Is running an indie promotion profitable? It seems like a lot of the notable ones are shutting down and I'm curious about financial decisions that go into running them

There's a lot of decisions. Can you sell tickets? Are you able with local talent or do you need to bring in a big name? Can you sell sponsors? What is the best avenue for video distribution?

If you're GCW, yes you're profitable. They have a very specific streaming deal and sell tickets well. There are some that got creative as a write off. Then there's some that just flat out lost money.

There's some that I've seen where they have the talent they bring in sign a bunch of items, then sell the items for a return.

How rehearsed are in-ring promos? Are they memorizing lines word for word off a script? How much ad libbing goes on?

In WWE, by and large it is scripted word for word and put on paper. There can be some ad libbing here and there, as well. There are some that are given bullet points, but that is pretty rare. There are a lot of promos people thought were off the cuff and were heavily scripted. AEW also generally scripts their promos as well, but there is some more wiggle room. Still, I've had wrestlers in AEW and WWE both recite their promos word for word to me, then seen them go word for word on TV.

Any idea how green shirt guy gets front row tickets and have you ever met him?

I've never met him, but we have mutual friends. I won't provide too much information on him because it's not much of anyone's business, but from what I understand he does well with real estate. He gets his tickets through the On Location program.