Guest Staravenger Report post Posted July 6, 2004 I think paying dues is another term of seeing if so-and-so can handle the work schedule, stay healthy, etc. etc. If you look at some of the "main eventers", Triple H spent 4 or so years in the midcard and/or curtain jerking shows. Shawn Michaels was in a Tag Team for 4 years, and the midcard another 3 years. Chris Benoit has been in the midcard most of his career, with minor main event runs for about a month at a time. Eddie Guerrero just recently became a main eventer. Bradshaw was a midcarder and tag team wrestler for seven years. Booker T was a tag wrestler for 10 years before his World Title reigns in WCW. Rob Van Dam, although not really a main eventer, has been mainly in the midcard. Chris Jericho spent years in the midcard, got a brief World Title reign, and was shunted back down. All the above have one thing in common: they are still around. None of them were handed main event slots in a month, and all worked hard to get to where they are, even Bradshaw (even though I'm not too fond of him, he has worked hard I guess). Being in midcard feuds for several years with little to no glory and very very few chances to shine is pretty much what paying dues is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Buzz 0 Report post Posted July 6, 2004 Paying your dues simply means you've worked your ass off for atleast a few years, and gotten shit for it. That is it in my opinion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
