TNA Allegedly Behind On Paying Production Staff As Well

A new report suggests that TNA’s wrestlers aren’t the only ones behind on payment. Several freelance workers, some of whom have worked with the company for years, have said that over the past two weeks the company was behind on paying the production staff. They have reportedly been short on several dates now. For example, the production staff is still owed money for the One Night Only PPV tapings on February 13-16 at Universal Studios in Orlando, which was sixty days ago. It’s the standard in TV that freelance workers are paid within 30 days. Bigger companies like ESPN and FOX pay within 14 days.

One member of the team was told by the accounting department that the checks were cut on April 3 but no one has received them. He said: “They are just blatantly lying to us all of the time. They’re probably still on the floor in Dallas at the office of Panda Energy.”

It was previously reported that TNA was weeks behind payment but is catching up. Checks are said to be going out now and being received. It’s believed the payment issues are why Taz left the company after six years earlier this week.

The freelance workers have also received late payment from TNA’s UK tour on January 29-31. Most of them didn’t get the checks until early April, between 65-70 days after he shows ended. All of them, along with two dozen workers, were shorted payment on an average of over $1,000. Several people claim that the accounting department has used many excuses on why pay is late. The most common is that the check is in the mail. However, many have either not received it until weeks later or just never received it. Another excuse is the weather caused a delay. One production team member said this is the third year in a row this has happened. He and others are telling other freelance workers not to work for TNA.

He added: “We are tired of being treated like this. It’s the lack of respect more than anything.”

Credit: The Sporting News