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PRODUCE promoter Adam Abdalla took aim WWE ID contracts, referring to them as conning independent talents into doing "scabwork."
It began yesterday when Abdalla, on the promotion's Twitter, announced Marcus Mathers and Charlie Hall would not be appearing on the 7/16 event produced by the company as they had been pulled by WWE to perform on a WWE EVOLVE taping that had not originally been set for that date.
Abdalla announced, "If you cancel an existing booking with PRODUCE for another independent contractor gig that isn't a full time contract, all future bookings will be terminated."
The comment sparked a lot of back and forth on social media, leading to Abdalla writing today:
“Just a note on yesterday: The point of my announcements was not to name and shame talent. It was to highlight the fact they were promised the equivalent of a grant program and were conned into doing scabwork. This should be widely understood. PRODUCE exists to serve our fanbase, but as an idea, also as an institutional critique that shines a light on practices that are designed to devalue the talent. I’ll take 1000 bullets personally if it brings sunlight to things that will make folks think twice about screwing talent or the fans. This will always be the tone. If you want passive viewing, youve got plenty of options.”
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