Does being a pro wrestler mean you can always find work in the industry?

I've been a pro wrestling fan for many years, and it just astonishes me how many wrestlers (and front office people) constantly go from one competing company to another and back again. Some of them numerous times due to either being released or fired by that company. Only to return like a couple of years later! Would it not be a surprise if for example, Kurt Angle, Christian Cage, and the Dudley Boys returns to the WWE in the future despite why they left there? I would figure anyone who leaves a big company like TNA and the WWE recently probably have found other work fairly easily in smaller companies elsewhere.





It makes me think that the wrestling industry is much akin to the foodservice industry: its so broad, you'll find a job somewhere even if you have a history of getting fired or let go.





In the real world, if you get fired, its very rare you'd come back to the same boss/company who fired you. I take it the wrestling industry is an unusual exception?

Does being a pro wrestler mean you can always find work in the industry?
You still have to be good. And if you are an ahole backstage word spreads around the industry and other companies wont sign you.For example WWE wont sign Teddy Hart because in ROH he constantly was a jerk to CM Punk. Even HBK once had to leave the wwe early in his career due to having a bad rep backstage.
Reply:Most pro wrestlers ( the Big Names that is) seldom do they get fired, their contract is up, and they move on to the next company, sometimes for more money, sometimes for less money, or they do guest appearances ( matches) It is all a money thing. I am speaking from experience, 27 years ago I did the pro wrestling thing, and found work is always abundant, I went from wrestling to doing referee work ( part-time ) up until 12 years ago. The demand is out there. But the hours really stink. You travel 6 days a week, seldom home, and it takes a toll on the body and mind. Most wrestlers that you admire are hooked on drugs and liquor to deal with the stress and pain of the industry, many have died from this, and it is sad. Some of these guys were great entertainers.
Reply:People should know by now that wrestling is not a sport, it's entertainment, like a soap opera. There are regional promoters all around this country. As an example: Jerry Lawler is a broadcaster on WWE but he recently had a match at a small high school in Tennessee. They find work wherever they can find it