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Post by polarbearpete on Dec 21, 2023 9:38:58 GMT -5
Just to add to my point earlier, I feel like this adds to the idea that everyone on that roster is underpaid as all hell. Roman Reigns, allegedly, is paid $5m a year. There are bench players in the NBA being paid that amount. And if Charlotte is the highest paid woman on the roster, more than Becky Lynch’s alleged $1m wage, that’s how much a lower draft pick gets and about $9m less than what Victor Wembanyama is being paid for his first year on the Spurs. Considering how much WWE has made in profits the last decade, that’s absolutely ludicrous. We don’t really get solid numbers on wrestler salaries very often. I wouldn’t be surprised if Roman is pulling in closer to $10 million after his new deal, but who knows. Also, the NBA has revenue of like $11 billion per year with $3 billion plus in profit, compared to WWE at around 1.3 billion revenue and $280 million in profits. The NBA has about 450 players, while WWE has over 200 contracted wrestlers (couldn’t find the exact number). So while the NBA has about 10 times the profit, they only have to pay around two times the number of people.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Dec 21, 2023 10:31:52 GMT -5
WWE pays out like 10% of revenue to wrestlers. They are ridiculously underpaid, pretty sure UFC is 18-20% and they seriously underpay. It should realistically be 30-35% for both companies
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Post by cornettesracket on Dec 21, 2023 10:35:04 GMT -5
Somewhat related to this, but fightful is reporting that Mercedes mone wants more than what Charlotte is reported to have gotten in her new contract. Yeah.. it’s a no from me on that one.
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Post by eJm on Dec 21, 2023 10:42:02 GMT -5
WWE pays out like 10% of revenue to wrestlers. They are ridiculously underpaid, pretty sure UFC is 18-20% and they seriously underpay. It should realistically be 30-35% for both companies To go back to my NBA examples, it’s 50/50 but they also have a players union which…yeah…
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Post by polarbearpete on Dec 21, 2023 12:14:49 GMT -5
WWE pays out like 10% of revenue to wrestlers. They are ridiculously underpaid, pretty sure UFC is 18-20% and they seriously underpay. It should realistically be 30-35% for both companies They’re completely different as far as profitability goes. Even with the 50/50 revenue split with players, the NBA is profiting at about 28% of its total revenue. With whatever the WWE talent are getting as a percentage, the company is still less profitable than that, profiting about 21% of their total revenue.
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Post by dbrussel on Dec 21, 2023 13:36:47 GMT -5
Somewhat related to this, but fightful is reporting that Mercedes mone wants more than what Charlotte is reported to have gotten in her new contract. Yeah.. it’s a no from me on that one. Why? Is your money or something? Mercedes sells much more merch than Charlotte, not around the 500k in his first 24h that Punk did, but enough to be a cheap sign long term
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Post by RadcapRadsley on Dec 21, 2023 15:29:59 GMT -5
Somewhat related to this, but fightful is reporting that Mercedes mone wants more than what Charlotte is reported to have gotten in her new contract. Yeah.. it’s a no from me on that one. Despite how she was booked,Sasha Banks got more crowd reaction and sold more merch then Charlotte and was more objectively a bigger tv draw then Charlotte. There was no reason beyond backstage heat that she was never booked at Ronnie/Charlotte/Becky level or paid at Becky/Charlotte level. Vince/HHH personal bias did Sasha dirty
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Post by cornettesracket on Dec 21, 2023 16:46:16 GMT -5
Somewhat related to this, but fightful is reporting that Mercedes mone wants more than what Charlotte is reported to have gotten in her new contract. Yeah.. it’s a no from me on that one. Why? Is your money or something? Mercedes sells much more merch than Charlotte, not around the 500k in his first 24h that Punk did, but enough to be a cheap sign long term No it’s not obviously but just of the four horsewomen I think the other three and better all around wrestlers and their characters make sense to me. And there are certain things that Mercedes mone liked and retweeted that is bullshit. The other three may have views I don’t agree with but they haven’t broadcast them.
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Post by cornettesracket on Dec 21, 2023 16:48:06 GMT -5
Somewhat related to this, but fightful is reporting that Mercedes mone wants more than what Charlotte is reported to have gotten in her new contract. Yeah.. it’s a no from me on that one. Despite how she was booked,Sasha Banks got more crowd reaction and sold more merch then Charlotte and was more objectively a bigger tv draw then Charlotte. There was no reason beyond backstage heat that she was never booked at Ronnie/Charlotte/Becky level or paid at Becky/Charlotte level. Vince/HHH personal bias did Sasha dirty It’s wasn’t her booking. I just like I’ve said the post above I didn’t get her legit boss character and felt the other three were better.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Dec 21, 2023 17:09:09 GMT -5
Somewhat related to this, but fightful is reporting that Mercedes mone wants more than what Charlotte is reported to have gotten in her new contract. Yeah.. it’s a no from me on that one. It's negotiating, she's starting high so when she takes less it's seen as good for the company. You don't ask for what you actually want, you go higher and work your way down.
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Post by eJm on Dec 21, 2023 17:17:35 GMT -5
Somewhat related to this, but fightful is reporting that Mercedes mone wants more than what Charlotte is reported to have gotten in her new contract. Yeah.. it’s a no from me on that one. It's negotiating, she's starting high so when she takes less it's seen as good for the company. You don't ask for what you actually want, you go higher and work your way down. And if you get what you want right away, you didn’t ask for enough in the first place.
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Post by Mid-Carder on Dec 21, 2023 17:38:25 GMT -5
I'm not sure Mercedes would be worth the bigger contract than Charlotte right now but I think the potential is greater with her. Charlotte in theory has done everything and Mercedes still has more to achieve
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Post by edgestar on Dec 21, 2023 17:56:04 GMT -5
I just came here to say I'm a Charlotte fan. I miss her already.
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Post by asuka007 on Dec 21, 2023 18:41:32 GMT -5
I'm not sure Mercedes would be worth the bigger contract than Charlotte right now but I think the potential is greater with her. Charlotte in theory has done everything and Mercedes still has more to achieve Charlotte’s also the oldest of the HW. Whereas Mercedes is the youngest.
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Post by cornettesracket on Dec 21, 2023 19:54:14 GMT -5
Pwinsider is reporting that bayley has also signed a contract extension. So that’s Charlotte and bayley Locke up and for presumably big money. It’s why I’m not remotely worried about Becky’s contact being up next year. It’s all good.
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Post by polarbearpete on Dec 21, 2023 20:02:46 GMT -5
Pwinsider is reporting that bayley has also signed a contract extension. So that’s Charlotte and bayley Locke up and for presumably big money. It’s why I’m not remotely worried about Becky’s contact being up next year. It’s all good. Becky recently had an interview where she said she wants to retire with WWE.
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Post by fg on Dec 21, 2023 20:35:35 GMT -5
Reading around the net seems the Charlotte contract was the most lucrative for a female in WWE history. Hopefully Charlotte will be smart with her money and not waste it.
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Post by Mozenrath on Dec 21, 2023 20:52:32 GMT -5
Somewhat related to this, but fightful is reporting that Mercedes mone wants more than what Charlotte is reported to have gotten in her new contract. Yeah.. it’s a no from me on that one. Why? Is your money or something? Mercedes sells much more merch than Charlotte, not around the 500k in his first 24h that Punk did, but enough to be a cheap sign long term Personally, in a vacuum, Mercedes is absolutely worth a lot. I feel like to WWE, though, trying to bring her in for a lot would be a bit of a mixed thing. She's a big name, a popular wrestler, etc, but she's also been gone so briefly in the grand scheme of things that there would not be a ton of new things for her to do. In a year's time, if she's not in AEW or something, I feel like WWE would be getting a better return on it, running her versus names WWE could be establishing in 2024 like Jade Cargill, etc, but right now, she'd just be facing a bunch of people she's fought a bunch of times already, or people who have not been presented as on her level at all yet.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Dec 22, 2023 9:25:39 GMT -5
WWE pays out like 10% of revenue to wrestlers. They are ridiculously underpaid, pretty sure UFC is 18-20% and they seriously underpay. It should realistically be 30-35% for both companies They’re completely different as far as profitability goes. Even with the 50/50 revenue split with players, the NBA is profiting at about 28% of its total revenue. With whatever the WWE talent are getting as a percentage, the company is still less profitable than that, profiting about 21% of their total revenue. Yup. Which is why I've always been a supporter of UFC/WWE pay being in the 30% of gross range and always been of the belief that matching the 50/50 other North American sports pay is unsustainable due to difference in operating costs
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Post by eJm on Dec 22, 2023 9:29:49 GMT -5
They’re completely different as far as profitability goes. Even with the 50/50 revenue split with players, the NBA is profiting at about 28% of its total revenue. With whatever the WWE talent are getting as a percentage, the company is still less profitable than that, profiting about 21% of their total revenue. Yup. Which is why I've always been a supporter of UFC/WWE pay being in the 30% of gross range and always been of the belief that matching the 50/50 other North American sports pay is unsustainable due to difference in operating costs That’s fair. It definitely should be more than it is now, though since it’s always weird when people are like “Get that bag!” and the bag is, like, the equivalent of the waterfall scene from Mad Max: Fury Road.
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