Major WWE Star Takes 50% Pay Cut Following Recent Releases – Reports
WWE conducted a major roster purge over the past two weeks, resulting in the departure of approximately 40 superstars.
According to reports, talent were asked to accept pay cuts or leave, with the directive coming from TKO Group Holdings as part of an effort to cut millions from payroll.
While stars like The New Day’s Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods chose to leave the company, a recent report suggests that at least one major name decided to stay.
According to PWInsider, a “pretty majorly pushed” WWE talent accepted a 50% pay cut just one day before the high-profile departures of Kingston and Woods. The identity of the individual has not been revealed.
A pretty majorly pushed talent was reportedly asked to take a 50% pay cut last week and allegedly did. The name of the talent is unknown as it cannot be confirmed 100% that this was the case, but the timing of that claim was interesting as it took place a day before news broke of Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods’ departure. [H/T Wrestle Ops on X]
Which WWE Stars Were Asked To Restructure Their Contracts?
According to a new report from Bryan Alvarez of the Wrestling Observer, WWE primarily targeted upper mid-card talent for contract restructuring. He noted that top stars like Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins are not expected to be asked to make similar adjustments.
“From what I understand, these people who have been asked to restructure their deals are people who are upper midcard-ish, maybe even higher than that. The ones I’ve heard, they’ve been around for a long time and they were making a lot of money.”
“We’re not talking a guy like Roman Reigns or a guy like Seth Rollins. Those guys, the very tippy top main eventers, they’re not gonna be asking those tippy top main eventers to restructure their deals. If you are low on the card, you’re probably not making enough that they’re gonna bother.”
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