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Quote of the Week - Dave Meltzer on Affliction
He claims that Affliction is paying the fight money for both Andrei Arlovski and Roy Nelson to fight on CBS this Saturday night. Seriously. From the latest Wrestling Observer newsletter… It’s an expensive commercial for Affliction because they are paying for the fight and Arlovski will be ...
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Affliction's Expensive Antics: Andrei Arlovski, Josh Barnett, Fedor Emelianenko
Bloody Elbow — Couple of news items crossed my path this morning. First off, Dave Meltzer reports in the Wrestling Observer: It’s an expensive commercial for Affliction because they are paying for the fight and Arlovski will be earning in the range of seven figures if he wins. This means Affliction was just desperate to keep their relationship with Andrei Arlovski in good shape. They'd promised him a pay day in October and now he'll get one. And it won't be as hard-earned a pay day either because they "couldn't reach Josh ...

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