WOR: WWE is ready to offer big money contracts to keep their talent

[Dale]

Meltzer noted that Endeavor is used to paying UFC talent a much larger percentage of the company’s revenue, and WWE doesn’t come close to that number. That being said, the idea that Endeavor won’t be offering huge deals is a moot point now.

• Meltzer added there is a lot of movement in WWE right now, as far as they don’t want anyone leaving, and there’s a lot of people being offered very big money that are, besides just CM Punk, there are a lot of people being offered very big money to stay.

• A lot of people thought that with Endeavor that nobody would get big contracts, and it’s actually been different

• when you look at UFC, they’re used to paying 17%, roughly 17% to talent, and in WWE it’s way less than 17%.” If it was a legit 17%, then the average mid-level guy there would probably be making $2.5 million a year. That is not the case, so they’re not, you’ve got people saying, ‘oh, they’re gonna nickle and dime ya,’ and it’s like, you know they’re grossing more than $3 billion a year, and there are guys who are making a lot of money, and there are guys who are gonna be making a lot more money.”​

• It was also noted that WWE’s willingness to sign talent to big contracts may also benefit AEW wrestlers who have contracts coming up, especially for those who have deals that are going to run up after AEW’s 2024 television contract renewal period.

Source: Wrestling Observer Radio​

Guess some folk are gonna have to find another angle to run with now if they can't use 'Endeavour are cheap skates.'​

 

[Daddy Dom]

Khan money runs the world

 

[Kross Rhodes]

So I guess now any cuts should be for creative reasons. Raises to retain the people you want to use and sign away big free agents.

Everyone should be happy about this. This is finally the last piece the business was waiting for from the day of having WWE and WCW where both sides were offering huge deals and it only benefits the boys.

 

[Kross Rhodes]

Rising tide lifts all boats.

 

[Hidden Blaze]

Yeah, best news for the business. Plenty of options for everyone, good stuff for the boys and girls.

 

[Kross Rhodes]

Tony better have locked MJF down and if he didn’t, do it. Now.

 

[Dale]

So I guess now any cuts should be for creative reasons.

Definitely seemed like the case in the last batch of releases.

 

[Kross Rhodes]

Definitely seemed like the case in the last batch of releases.

That’s good. Rumor was tko would want financial cuts.

I don’t mind creative cuts. If you can’t use someone, it is what it. AEW, TNA, NJPW are all out there for them.

 

[Daddy Dom]

Ricky Starks bout to get paid

 

[Kross Rhodes]

Ricky Starks bout to get paid

To stay or go. Once both sides know the money is there you can pick where to go and make virtually the same.

 

[Kross Rhodes]

I just know Hunter is already in Punk’s text chain saying so about FTR…

 

[Dale]

I mean the doom mongers were saying Endeavour were going to come in and gut the roster to it's barebones and replace them with cheap callups from NXT and it's not even been close to that. They got rid of a good amount of lower card people who weren't being used and replaced them with Punk who is obviously on a big contract, Jade who will be on a sizable contract and Kairi won't have been pennies either to get her to leave Japan again.

 

[Daddy Dom]

I just know Hunter is already in Punk’s text chain saying so about FTR…

FTR prob getting ready to retire soon I think

 

[Cwalker]

Starks definitely bout to get that big money to go to the PC

 

[Kross Rhodes]

FTR prob getting ready to retire soon I think

Probably before, but if Punk and Hunter call, they’ll pickup.