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>Wrestlers are now paid for all kinds of work they do for the company. Previously there was a lot of unpaid labour. Yappy stressed it was not just Ice Ribbon that did this. Previously, wrestlers were paid for their matches and that's it, which is allegedly the norm for wrestling companies. Wrestlers would not be paid for setting up the ring or training. Now, anything to do with wrestling is considered paid labour. Yappy is being paid for this livestream. People will be paid to train, both in the ring and in the gym.
>Ice Ribbon has lost a lot of its audience since the exodus and the second exodus. A lot of people lost faith in Ice Ribbon. The wrestlers who left were big draws and a lot of fans left with them. Yappy blamed the administration for this.
>Yappy was in charge of interviewing foreign wrestlers who wanted to come to Ice Ribbon. She checked their backgrounds and their matches then recommended them to the office. The new owners have told Yappy she is now first and foremost a wrestler. A manager will take care of liaising with foreign talent/media. Yappy still accepts applications but forwards them immediately to the manager.
>Wrestlers are not doing a lot of side-jobs at the company anymore.
>Foreign wrestlers coming to Japan didn't have work visas. They were in the country on tourist visas and "paid under the table." From now they will be given legitimate entertainer visas.
>Wrestlers get paid the same amount of money per month regardless of how many matches they have. Whether Yappy had 10 or 12 matches, she got paid the same.
>When an outside company (she cited WAVE and DIANA) uses an Ice Ribbon talent, they pay Ice Ribbon directly and the wrestlers don't get that money.
>Wrestlers will still be able to work outside dates under the new management.
>Wrestlers have full health insurance paid for by the company.
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