Andrew Yang: WWE wrestlers ‘should be SAG-AFTRA members already’
Andrew Yang has responded to a post suggesting WWE wrestlers should join SAG-AFTRA.
Kevin Nash recently said on his Kliq This podcast that WWE wrestlers should look into joining the union amid reports of WWE/TKO asking some wrestlers to take pay cuts. Several wrestling news sites published Nash’s comments, and Yang responded to a post from Cultaholic.
Yang wrote:
“Nash is right – WWE wrestlers participate in highly-rated scripted programming every week. They should be SAG-AFTRA members already.”
Yang has been critical of WWE’s treatment of its talent and classification of wrestlers as independent contractors in the past. In 2020, he criticized WWE introducing a new policy restricting talent from working with third parties, such as Twitch. The situation led to Zelina Vega’s brief departure from WWE at the time.
Yang was also critical of WWE earlier this year regarding celebrity involvement at WrestleMania, writing, “It seems that TKO has really screwed up WWE/Wrestlemania with ads and celebs and getting away from the heart of pro wrestling – and talented performers are paying the price.”
Ian Carey is a writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, whose work has been featured in NOW Magazine, The Huffington Post, and more. A lifelong wrestling aficionado born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, he has covered the industry for a decade and a half. He joined the f4wonline.com team in 2019.