Re: WWE wrestlers salaries
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Wow, I thought they made A LOT less. I remember watching Beyond the Mat and had the impression that most were making 5 digits and the top guys about $500k.
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That movie was made a long time ago. Its entirely possible that was close true at the time.
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IIRC, that movie was made around 1999 which was when Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock were bringing in cash hand over fist and WWE was still competing with WCW. I would imagine salaries were actually higher then.
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the salaries were much higher, Bret Hart's 3 million a year contract with dubbya see dubbya is just one to look at. Rick Steiner, Kevin Nash, Booker T, Stevie Ray, Scott Steiner, Buff Bagwell, Sid Vicious, DDP, Ernest the Cat Miller, Hogan, Savage, and there were others that were getting paid over 1 million a year from Turner in WCW. Those were just off the top of my head.
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LOL, this is why WCW failed. Look at that list and tell me who on it is worth a million damn dollars. Hogan and Savage, that's it. Stevie Ray? Horrible wrestler, terrible personality. Ditto Buff Bagwell, Syd Vicious and the rest apart from Booker T. He is awesome but not worth $1M.
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