WBF paid their athletes 300k per year

[Neymar Barca]

i listened an interview with mike christian an he said to shaw ray that he was on 300k a year when he signed for WBF and Gary Styrdom was on 350k a year

[bigkid]

Vince was a generous schmoe, that's for sure.  Makes Blechman look like a hobo.

[Vince G, CSN MFT]

i listened an interview with mike christian an he said to shaw ray that he was on 300k a year when he signed for WBF and Gary Styrdom was on 350k a year

The WWE has always been flush with money so it was just a drop in the bucket.  There's about 20 million dollars of ICOPro supplement buried under the WWE headquarters.

[MORTALCOIL]

The WWE has always been flush with money so it was just a drop in the bucket.  There's about 20 million dollars of ICOPro supplement buried under the WWE headquarters.

How many times did you fail at stealing it?

[FermiDirac]

How many times did you fail at stealing it?

Why would he steal anything? The man has 2x flat screens and a blooming business over at getbig2.com and caliber groceries.

[BayGBM]

"At 27 years old [Vince Comerford] was paid $125K each year for the two years he participated in the WBF.  That was decent money in 1990."

He got that payday for just participating... never mind where he placed in the contest.  Compare that with what guys get today for coming in 4th or 5th place in any contest.  

[MORTALCOIL]

"At 27 years old [Vince Comerford] was paid $125K each year for the two years he participated in the WBF.  That was decent money in 1990."

He got that payday for just participating... never mind where he placed in the contest.  Compare that with what guys get today for coming in 4th or 5th place in any contest.  

So I guess that if you were on the WBF payroll, the G4P was not a necessity anymore. Probably dark years for the schmoes.

[Neymar Barca]

i listened the interview on MD RADIO,mike christian said to shawn ray that WBF offered him 300k a year to join them,he then asked Joe Weider is he willing to pay him not that kind of money but a decent money,and Joe said him "you can go" so mike went and pick that 300 k for 2 years and bought a house...
said that he could believe that he is receiving 25k a month...but he could earn as a guest poser cause Joe weider didnt allow them to guest pose in any shows...so he was on 300k for 2 years!

and i heard from dave palumbo on radio show that gary strydom picked up 350k a year for 2 years from the same organization...

[funk51]

i listened an interview with mike christian an he said to shaw ray that he was on 300k a year when he signed for WBF and Gary Styrdom was on 350k a year

does anyone know what big louies contract was for, he got paid even though he never competed......

[Parker]

Taking  best parts of MuscleMania/IFBB/WBF business models and you may have something.

[Mr Anabolic]

i listened the interview on MD RADIO,mike christian said to shawn ray that WBF offered him 300k a year to join them,he then asked Joe Weider is he willing to pay him not that kind of money but a decent money,and Joe said him "you can go" so mike went and pick that 300 k for 2 years and bought a house...
said that he could believe that he is receiving 25k a month...but he could earn as a guest poser cause Joe weider didnt allow them to guest pose in any shows...so he was on 300k for 2 years!

and i heard from dave palumbo on radio show that gary strydom picked up 350k a year for 2 years from the same organization...

If McMann was paying that kind of money, why did so many stay with Weider?  If ALL the IFBB bodybuilders had left Weider at the same time, the IFBB would have been finished. 

I would not be surprised if Weider was the one who stirred up the steroid scandal, which is what eventually lead to the WBF's demise.

[BB]

$125,000 in 1990 is about $220,000 now. $300,000 is around $530,000, and $350,000 is just over $600,000.

The Olympia prizes for 1990 were -

1.       $100,000
2.   31,500   
3.   18,500   
4.   12,500
5.   10,000
6.   8,000

Smart money joining the WBF.

[240 is Back]

Bodybuilding prize money was actually higher during the times of Abraham Lincoln than it is today.   That's a fact. 

[Mr Anabolic]

$125,000 in 1990 is about $220,000 now. $300,000 is around $530,000, and $350,000 is just over $600,000.

The Olympia prizes for 1990 were -

1.       $100,000
2.   31,500   
3.   18,500   
4.   12,500
5.   10,000
6.   8,000

Smart money joining the WBF.

At that rate of pay all they had to do was work 3-5 years, then retire.  Too bad the WBF only lasted for such a short time.  If it had lasted, bodybuilders would've eventually left Weider in droves and Weider's empire would've crumbled.  

The last WBF contests were a shit-show... no drugs allowed, everyone was on a high fat/no carb diet.  Everyone was fat as fuck except for Gary Strydom and Aaron Baker.  I remember Mike Quinn looked like a total shit bag.  

[Ron]

The article written by Peter McGough on it - an excellent article detailing the rise and fall of the WBF.

http://www.getbig.com/articles/faq-wbf.htm


It took about 18 months and 15 million in losses for the federation to go away.  Yes, they paid a lot to their athletes, but it came and went quickly.

[njflex]

"At 27 years old [Vince Comerford] was paid $125K each year for the two years he participated in the WBF.  That was decent money in 1990."

He got that payday for just participating... never mind where he placed in the contest.  Compare that with what guys get today for coming in 4th or 5th place in any contest.  

COMERFORD holding his own there 'compact thick build'

[funk51]

The article written by Peter McGough on it - an excellent article detailing the rise and fall of the WBF.

http://www.getbig.com/articles/faq-wbf.htm


It took about 18 months and 15 million in losses for the federation to go away.  Yes, they paid a lot to their athletes, but it came and went quickly.

vinnie mac pretty much failed at everything he did but wrestling which he suceeded in a big way..... he tried boxing= failed  bodybuilding= failed, football=failed.  now he throwing money into making crappy movies with some of his rasslers appearing or even starring in them. the jury is still out on this foray.

[MCWAY]

$125,000 in 1990 is about $220,000 now. $300,000 is around $530,000, and $350,000 is just over $600,000.

The Olympia prizes for 1990 were -

1.       $100,000
2.   31,500   
3.   18,500   
4.   12,500
5.   10,000
6.   8,000

Smart money joining the WBF.

The prize money in the IFBB for the Olympia didn't hit $100K until Dorian won it in 1992. Haney got $80,000 in 1991. That would make Gary Strydom the first guy to get a six-figure payday for winning a show (1991 WBF Championship).

The dropoff between top-5 placings was less steep. $100,000 was for 1st, $75,00 for 2nd, $50,000 for 3rd, $25,000 for 4th, and $15,000 for 5th.

[BB]

The Olympia Wiki (s) is off then -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Mr._Olympia .

Anyway, still a huge jump in pay between the WBF and IFBB. Especially if you were a middle of the pack guy.

[Parker]

The article written by Peter McGough on it - an excellent article detailing the rise and fall of the WBF.

http://www.getbig.com/articles/faq-wbf.htm


It took about 18 months and 15 million in losses for the federation to go away.  Yes, they paid a lot to their athletes, but it came and went quickly.

Was Weider's issue that the bodybuilders had to earn it? Or that he didn't want the bodybuilders to be bigger than the IFBB or bigger than him?
There was only one bodybuilder that succeeded in that, and that was Arnold.
Could it be, that Weider didn't want anymore Arnolds, bodybuilders who became more popular and legendary
than Weider? You cannot control that type of person, and that type of person will find money else where if you did try to control him.

[andreisdaman]

I think a lot of the bodybuilderes who didn't leave were still under contract to, or afraid of Uncle Joe...Guessing wrong would have destroyed any career that you had....as evidenced by the fact that none of the guys that left ever regained his popularity after the WBF went under.

[thegamechanger]

no money is enough if you cant compete in mr olympia. thats like saying "you get this and so much money but you can never be in the olympics"

[wild willie]

"At 27 years old [Vince Comerford] was paid $125K each year for the two years he participated in the WBF.  That was decent money in 1990."

He got that payday for just participating... never mind where he placed in the contest.  Compare that with what guys get today for coming in 4th or 5th place in any contest.  

exactly......it was a sweetheart deal!

[Royalty]

I still can't believe that Comerford is dead. I would've thought that other guys would've died first.

[The Wizard]

I still can't believe that Comerford is dead. I would've thought that other guys would've died first.

Didnt realise he was dead - he was an incredible bodybuilder in his time, so thick throughout. Saw him complete at The British Grand Prix. You never met a happier more enthusiastic guy either, he was like a built Steve Erwin! RIP Vince