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Post by DC:UK on Jun 28, 2011 13:07:52 GMT -5
I would imagine basic salaries are quite low and its all done on appearances. People like Cena are obviously going to earn most as they'll be working 280-300 dates a year.
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Post by 1amgr8ness on Jun 28, 2011 14:08:41 GMT -5
Last I heard, Cena and The Undertaker were in the highest brackets, and they were at around one million a year before merchandise and other bonuses. Keep in mind that a lot of guys in WWE make double, even triple what their guarantee is. For example, if you're on Pay-Per-View, you get an extra cut based on how the house draw was, the buyrates, etc. The guys get paid roughly three months after the Pay-Per-View takes place. Wrestlemania, of course, has the highest payout. Some guys have reported earning as much as $100,000 in bonuses just for working an upper level match. Chris Jericho mentions in his latest book that Triple H made somewhere in the ballpark of $85,000 for main eventing Wrestlemania x8. The one thing that is sort of messed up is that the guys that make the most money also have the most perks travel wise. As a result, the wage gap is much more significant than one might think. John Cena might make only $200,000 more than a mid-card guy, for example, but his travel and accommodations and paid for, whereas said mid-card talent pays those expenses himself. DAMN. Damn. and DAMN!
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