Jimmy Jacobs Claims He Is Making More Money Now Than When He Was With WWE

Former WWE writer Jimmy Jacobs was on a media call for Impact Wrestling, where he discussed if Impact was the right choice for him, if he felt restricted in WWE and claims he is making more money than when he was in Vince McMahon’s company.

The independent wrestler spoke about why he thought Impact Wrestling was the right choice for him and if he had been in talks with other promotions.

“I absolutely did have offers from others. I talked to ROH about going back there but I have been there for a lot of years. I wanted to do something new, I had a conversation with Scott D’Amore and Sonjay Dutt on the phone about different things at Impact and it just seemed like a nice fit. So my first time in Ottawa [at Bound for Glory] was a test run to see how the fit was. We are in a rebuilding phase and they needed somebody who could wear a lot of hats and do a lot of different things and I had experience in all those things. It was a nice week in Ottawa and solidified that Impact was the direction that I wanted to go.”

It was back in October of last year when Jacobs was released from his WWE contract as a writer. This came after he took a photo with members of the Bullet Club, who were “invading” ‘Raw’ and disrupting the show.

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“I felt so restricted for two and a half years [in WWE] and so coming in now with the freedom to grow where I want to and do what I am best suited for. I feel like that wasn’t an opportunity I had at the last company I worked for.”

Jacobs explains being in the WWE bubble meant he never knew how much money could be earned through independent wrestling. He now claims to earn more than when he was with WWE.

“When I got fired from the WWE, I was in the WWE bubble. So when I got fired people kept telling me that the independents was booming, but I didn’t know about it, Sami Callihan called me up straight away and introduced me to promoters and stuff and it’s brilliant. There is more awesome wrestling going on now than ever before. So much great talent and it’s great to still wrestle on independents and work at Impact as well and there are some guys I get to work with that I would love to bring to Impact. I’m making more money than I ever have before in my life so I am not mad at it.”

Jacobs is working with Kongo Kong in Impact Wrestling. Check the duo out below.

Jimmy Jacobs and Kong Trash the Park, Park & Park Office | IMPACT! Highlights Feb. 15, 2018

With H/T to The Mirror.

What are your thoughts on what Jacobs had to say? Do you think WWE had the right to fire him for such an incident in the first place?

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