Something quite common until a few years ago, although today the tradition is maintained, it is why WWE superstars use buses to travel throughout the United States from show with show with WWE. People like Randy Orton, CM Punk and Cody Rhodes have their own bus. Although some bought them themselves, others have given them WWE.
The interesting thing about the case is why this tradition is being lost more and more today. Speaking in the video Podcast Marking Out with MVP & Dwayne Swayze, MVP talked about why the fighters, especially those of AEW, do not need to have their own bus to travel on the road. These were his words:
► MVP Talk about buses in wrestling, in WWE y AEW
«In WWE, buses were common for live events, but since House Shows have become less frequent, I don't know if it really makes sense to have a bus for those functions, you know? I don't know how that topic works.
«What I do remember is that, at first, only a few had a bus. Taker had one. Big Show too. Triple H had his … that is, only those of the top, right? Dinner, for example. But over the years, as the salaries went up and that the fighters could negotiate better contracts, the bus also became a kind of status symbol. It was not only 'I have a giant contract', but also 'I have a bus included in my contract'.
«I remember that Bobby had a bus for a while, but then said: 'Not even use this thing. It is no use. ' So he stopped having him because he wasn't meaning. In AEW No one has buses because we don't need them.
«As everything is organized here, we only do television. There are no live events. And Tony Khan, with the way he has everything mounted, flies, pays your hotel, and there is a bus or shuttle that takes you from the hotel to the enclosure, and then the hotel back to the hotel. So, there is no reason to have a bus.
“Maybe some have their own private service, such as a black car or a truck that picks them up and leaves them – but that only applies to a few, and it is something that they negotiated in their contract. And there comes the matter ».
