Maven breaks down how much money he made in WWE and how wrestlers get paid..

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

man wrestlers back then was rolling in it if you account for that type of money back then was balling status

WCW wrestlers were rollin in cash from around '96 through 2000. Ted Turner cut them checks. There's a list somewhere but Hogan made $13M over the last 3 years of his contract.

HitGOAT made close to $7M over the 3 years he was there. Etc.

Court documents revealed it all.

 

[Him]

Facts bro them nikkas used to have me rollin...Def remember it being short lived, I think Simon got canned shortly after they formed, but the theatrics were top knotch

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

I wish HitGOAT had a YouTube channel where he simply reviewed modern wrestling

 

[Mr. Manhattan]

I wish HitGOAT had a YouTube channel where he simply reviewed modern wrestling

i'd rather have a HitGOAT rating system

 

[Damnshow]

This is some great production. Never really cared much about Maven's career but this looks like it has potential to be something.

 

[Riley Escobar]

WCW wrestlers were rollin in cash from around '96 through 2000. Ted Turner cut them checks. There's a list somewhere but Hogan made $13M over the last 3 years of his contract.

HitGOAT made close to $7M over the 3 years he was there. Etc.

Court documents revealed it all.

https://www.thecoli.com/threads/hogans-1998-wcw-contract-is-the-greatest-finesse-in-the-history-of-the-business.980457/

 

[FooFighters]

Good explanation of how that money doesnt go as far as you think it does

Don't wrestlers have to pay their own way with traveling from city to city?

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

Don't wrestlers have to pay their own way with traveling from city to city?

Yep. Rental car, gas, hotel, food. Thats why Punk bought a bus to travel in

Unless you can become a mega star and have then write up something in your contract

 

[Allen Poe]

Don't wrestlers have to pay their own way with traveling from city to city?

in WWE, yes.
in AEW, no.

Not sure about other promotions.

 

[Mike the Executioner]

The way those royalty checks shrunk after the Network era started.

I remember in Punk's podcast, that was one of the things he complained about. He was worried about what the Network would end up doing to PPV checks and nobody was giving him an answer.

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

The way those royalty checks shrunk after the Network era started.

I remember in Punk's podcast, that was one of the things he complained about. He was worried about what the Network would end up doing to PPV checks and nobody was giving him an answer.

Punk was ahead of the game. Hollywood all striking over that stuff now, 9 years after Punk raised issues with the Network.

 

[Mike the Executioner]

Punk was ahead of the game. Hollywood all striking over that stuff now, 9 years after Punk raised issues with the Network.

Another thing the podcast predicted. I know people hate Punk on here, but I'm starting to think he was a psychic in a past life.

 

[Cattle Mutilation]

Another thing the podcast predicted. I know people hate Punk on here, but I'm starting to think he was a psychic in a past life.

I wonder what the residuals/royalties are like for AEW recorded content. I know they sell some DVDs/Blurays for the PPVs but they can't be selling that much of them in 2023 I'd imagine.

 

[MikelArteta]

this part got to me

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Punk was ahead of the game. Hollywood all striking over that stuff now, 9 years after Punk raised issues with the Network.

The Rebel !!!!