AEW Stars Slam Wrestler Who Claimed He Was Underpaid By The Promotion

Independent wrestler Dylan Bostic took to Twitter yesterday to claim that he had been unfairly treated by AEW following a couple of appearances he made on Dynamite in 2019.

Bostic claimed that his pay was cut following his first appearance, and that backstage staff were rude to him, making him feel unwanted.

“In 2019 I was at the first ever AEW Taping in Washington DC. That night I didn’t do anything other than hang out. I was paid $200. I was then at the tapings in Indianapolis and Champagne. In Indianapolis I walked Darby out in a body bag on TV and I also let all of the extras barrow my clothes to walk Darby out so AEW wouldn’t have to go out and buy everyone clothes. In Champaign I had to take a bunch of bumps before the show. I was paid $80 for each night Indianapolis and Champaign. They cut the pay $120 for each night with no warning or communication to me. In Champaign I was disrespected by two of the backstage producers and treated as if I shouldn’t be there. I don’t care about the money I care more about the lack of respect and professionalism. If I wasn’t invited to be there by someone I really respect and love as a person I would have stuck up for myself but I felt like I couldn’t. You can paint me out to be the bad guy but I was the one that remained professional even though my wages were cut 60% and I was treated like s**t. WHAT WOULD YOU DO?”

While Bostic’s claim have not been proved to be true or false, he was slammed by a number of AEW stars such as Joey Janela and Ricky Starks for the timing of his tweet, given it came so soon after the tragic passing of Brodie Lee.

AEW star Britt Baker also hit back at Bostic in a tweet you can see below.

What a sick human to post this (and tag the people you did) today. The wrestling world is mourning the loss of an amazing friend, husband, and father and your bitching about $120?If you were so concerned about professionalism why did you show up in ripped jeans and a tshirt?

— Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D. (@RealBrittBaker) December 27, 2020

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