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[dubq]

Tensai, Swagger, Khali sure get paid a lot for not doing jack squat.

Hope Daniel Bryan and Punk invest their money well.

Tensai would be worth it if they knew how to book him properly. I don't know how you take a monster gaijin who was putting on fucking amazing "big guy" matches in New Japan and then fuck it up.. then again they did the same thing when they signed Vader in the 90's..

 

[SoulPlaya]

Kane is probably one of the bigger earners outside of the main event when it comes to PPV bonuses, he rarely misses them when he is active, but is he traditionally a very big merchandise mover though? I mean, obviously he is now that he's hitched his wagon to a real star.

He's never been a big merchandise mover, no, but you'd be surprised how much they get from it. Remember, he also gets a cut from every DVD sold that features him in anyway.

 

[FallingEdge]

Kane is probably one of the bigger earners outside of the main event when it comes to PPV bonuses, he rarely misses them when he is active, but is he traditionally a very big merchandise mover though? I mean, obviously he is now that he's hitched his wagon to a real star.

Right now he prolly has his best sales in years.

I don't even remember seeing Kane shirts, only poorly fanmade Kane masks.

 

[jmdajr]

Rock makes more than all of them combined. It's crazy. Probably richer than Vince, or close to it.

 

[Eidan]

What's the source on the contract info?

 

[bean breath]

Kane is probably one of the bigger earners outside of the main event when it comes to PPV bonuses, he rarely misses them when he is active, but is he traditionally a very big merchandise mover though? I mean, obviously he is now that he's hitched his wagon to a real star.

He's been riding The Undertaker's coattails to merchandise gold for the past 15 years.

 

[jmdajr]

It's been awhile since I saw one of those lists. last one I saw had Undertaker, Batista, Edge, etc etc...

edit:October of 2004 until February of 2006

-Ashley Massaro: $131,000
- Batista: $813,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Big Show: $1,000,000 (Base salary)
- Bob Holly: $217,000
- Booker T: $375,000
- Candice Michelle: $64,000
- Carlito: $319,000
- Chavo Guerrero: $206,000
- Chris Benoit: $488,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Chris Masters: $253,000
- Christian – $396,000
- Danny Basham: $130,000
- Doug Basham: $126,000
- Eddie Guerrero: $372,000
- Edge: $704,000
- Eugene: $189,000
- Funaki: $124,000
- Gene Snitsky: $292,000
- Gregory Helms: $277,000
- John Cena: $1,743,000 (First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week)
- John Layfield: $786,000 (Five star hotel accommodations paid for every week)
- Jerry Lawler: $204,000 (First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week)
- Jillian Hall: $52,000
- Joey Mercury: $134,000
- Johnny Nitro: $143,000
- Jonathan Coachman: $175,000
- Kane: $ 851,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Ken Kennedy: $133,000
- Kid Kash: $62,000
- Kurt Angle: $1,023,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Lance Cade: $118,000
- Lilian Garcia: $90,000
- Lita: $286,000 (Mostly downside paid due to lack of wrestling)
- Maria: $41,000
- Mark Henry: $300,000 (Base pay)
- Matt Hardy: $322,000 (Missed over $70,000 of pay due to firing)
- Matt Striker: $43,000
- Melina: $155,000
- Mickie James: $72,000
- Nunzio: $186,000
- Orlando Jordan: $145,000
- Paul London: $177,000
- Psicosis: $122,000
- Randy Orton: $711,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Rene Dupree: $289,000
- Rey Mysterio: $414,000
- Ric Flair: $508,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Rob Conway: $186,000
- Rob Van Darn: $220,000 (Only received downside and royalties due to injury)
- Rosie: $105,000
- Shawn Michaels: $1,045,000 (First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week)
- Shelton Benjamin: $366,000
- Simon Dean: $132,000
- Stacy Keibler: $178,000 (Only downside paid during absence)
- Steven Richards: $94,000
- Torrie Wilson: $260,000
- Trevor Murdoch: $48,000
- Triple H: $2,013,000 (Allowed the personal use of company jet (10) times per year. First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week) take that cena!
- Trish Stratus: $618,000 (Receives 20% of all Trish Stratus merchandise sold)
- Tyson Tomko: $127,000
- Undertaker: $1,811,000 (First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week)
- Val Venis: $210,000
- Victoria: $275,000
- Viscera: $130,000
- William Regal: $225,000

2012(from Bootay)

Alberto Del Rio: $675,000 downside/first class travel - 3 year contract
Big Show: $1,050,000 downside/allocated a personal touring bus/first class travel arrangements paid for, when bus travel is not an option - 10 year contract
Brodus Clay: $170,000 downside - 2 year contract
Christian: $595,000 downside/first class travel - 3 year contract
CM Punk: $1,220,500 downside/allocated a personal touring bus/first class travel arrangements paid for, when bus travel is not an option/receives an additional 3.25% bonus for high merchandise sales - 7 year contract
Cody Rhodes: $494,500 downside - 3 year contract
Daniel Bryan: $620,470 downside - 3 year contract
Darren Young: $80,145 downside - 3 year contract
Dolph Ziggler: $540,230 downside - 3 year contract
Jack Swagger: $319,000 downside - 3 year contract
Jinder Mahal: $75,000 downside - 3 year contract
John Cena: $2,750,000 downside/first class travel and accommodation/receives an additional 6.25% bonus for high merchandise sales - 10 year contract
Kane: $905,000 downside/first class travel and accommodation - 5 year contract
Kofi Kingston: $254,200 downside - 3 year contract
Mark Henry: $877,000 downside/first class travel - 10 year contract
Randy Orton: $1,600,500 downside/allocated a personal touring bus/first class travel arrangements paid for, when bus travel is not an option/receives an additional 2.2% bonus for high merchandise sales - 10 year contract
Rey Mysterio: $985,000 downside/first class travel arrangements/receives an additional 4% bonus for high merchandise sales - 5 year contract
Sheamus: $1,000,000 downside/first class travel arrangements - 7 year contract
Tensai: $520,000 downside - 3 year contract
The Great Khali: $974,000 downside - 5 year contract
The Miz: $712,000 downside/first class travel - 5 year contract
Zack Ryder: $135,050 downside/receives an additional 1.5% bonus for high merchandise sales - 3 year contract

Alicia Fox: $72,520 downside - 3 year contract
AJ Lee: $104,300 downside - 3 year contract
Beth Phoenix: $112,500 downside/first class travel - 3 year contract
Eve: $109,475 downside/first class travel - 5 year contract
Layla: $86,450 downside - 3 year contract
Natalya: $74,410 downside - 3 year contract

Booker T: $477,375 downside/first class travel and accommodation - 3 year contract
Jerry Lawler: $500,000 downside/first class travel and accommodation/allowed to make independent appearances - 5 year contract
Matt Striker: $164,000 downside - 3 year contract
Michael Cole: $549,000 downside/first class travel and accommodation - 5 year contract

 

[SoulPlaya]

Right now he prolly has his best sales in years.

I don't even remember seeing Kane shirts, only poorly fanmade Kane masks.

There's no way you can call this one poorly made, and yes, it is fanmade.

http://youtu.be/eLU61kbWl4k?t=35s

Rock makes more than all of them combined. It's crazy. Probably richer than Vince, or close to it.

He's nowhere close to Vince. Vince's value is in the hundreds of millions.

 

[Striker]

Tensai, Swagger, Khali sure get paid a lot for not doing jack squat.

Hope Daniel Bryan and Punk invest their money well.

Matt Striker.. should be paid more.

Tensai and Swagger should be doing much better hadn't it been for such inept booking. But that's your current day WWE.

Vader analogy is interesting - they screwed up his stuff too, but I fault that to HBK being a giant dick.

re: 2004 contracts

Triple H's deal

 

[Kaladin]

And to think they paid Brock Lesnar $5,000,000 up front on an appearance based contract.

 

[G-Fex]

wow benoit was underpaid

 

[Cagey]

Cody Rhodes is way overpaid.


It's fun to look at these figures as if they were Dragon Ball Z power levels.

Jinder Mahal is farmer with shotgun confirmed.

 

[jmdajr]

Well Shit, Matt Striker used to make 41,000. So fuck he must be happy.

Cena got pay cut.

 

[Aiii]

I love the Full Sail crowds, they make NXT so much better.

 

[SoulPlaya]

It's been awhile since I saw one of those lists. last one I saw had Undertaker, Batista, Edge, etc etc...

edit:2004

-Ashley Massaro: $131,000
- Batista: $813,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Big Show: $1,000,000 (Base salary)
- Bob Holly: $217,000
- Booker T: $375,000
- Candice Michelle: $64,000
- Carlito: $319,000
- Chavo Guerrero: $206,000
- Chris Benoit: $488,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Chris Masters: $253,000
- Christian – $396,000
- Danny Basham: $130,000
- Doug Basham: $126,000
- Eddie Guerrero: $372,000
- Edge: $704,000
- Eugene: $189,000
- Funaki: $124,000
- Gene Snitsky: $292,000
- Gregory Helms: $277,000
- John Cena: $1,743,000 (First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week)
- John Layfield: $786,000 (Five star hotel accommodations paid for every week)
- Jerry Lawler: $204,000 (First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week)
- Jillian Hall: $52,000
- Joey Mercury: $134,000
- Johnny Nitro: $143,000
- Jonathan Coachman: $175,000
- Kane: $ 851,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Ken Kennedy: $133,000
- Kid Kash: $62,000
- Kurt Angle: $1,023,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Lance Cade: $118,000
- Lilian Garcia: $90,000
- Lita: $286,000 (Mostly downside paid due to lack of wrestling)
- Maria: $41,000
- Mark Henry: $300,000 (Base pay)
- Matt Hardy: $322,000 (Missed over $70,000 of pay due to firing)
- Matt Striker: $43,000
- Melina: $155,000
- Mickie James: $72,000
- Nunzio: $186,000
- Orlando Jordan: $145,000
- Paul London: $177,000
- Psicosis: $122,000
- Randy Orton: $711,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Rene Dupree: $289,000
- Rey Mysterio: $414,000
- Ric Flair: $508,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Rob Conway: $186,000
- Rob Van Darn: $220,000 (Only received downside and royalties due to injury)
- Rosie: $105,000
- Shawn Michaels: $1,045,000 (First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week)
- Shelton Benjamin: $366,000
- Simon Dean: $132,000
- Stacy Keibler: $178,000 (Only downside paid during absence)
- Steven Richards: $94,000
- Torrie Wilson: $260,000
- Trevor Murdoch: $48,000
- Triple H: $2,013,000 (Allowed the personal use of company jet (10) times per year. First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week) take that cena!
- Trish Stratus: $618,000 (Receives 20% of all Trish Stratus merchandise sold)
- Tyson Tomko: $127,000
- Undertaker: $1,811,000 (First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week)
- Val Venis: $210,000
- Victoria: $275,000
- Viscera: $130,000
- William Regal: $225,000

So, Kane has moved up to hotel accommodations, as well, but he still has to pay for ground transport? This is BS! Get Kane his own BIG RED BUS!!

 

[Toki767]

How was Gene Snitsky paid so much?

 

[FallingEdge]

There's no way you can call this one poorly made, and yes, it is fanmade.

http://youtu.be/eLU61kbWl4k?t=35s


He's nowhere close to Vince. Vince's value is in the hundreds of millions.

I'll check it out when I get home. Can't view youtube at work =/

 

[jmdajr]

I sure hope a lot of these folks saved their money!

Trish sure made bank! See what barking like a dog gets you!

 

[Perspicacity]

He's nowhere close to Vince. Vince's value is in the hundreds of millions.

Rock earned 36 million in 2011 and is one of the top paid stars in Hollywood. Vince is legitimately worth hundreds of millions of dollars, but so much of his capital is wrapped up in the WWE.

I sure hope a lot of these folks saved their money!

No one today is putting most of their earnings up their nose, so I have pretty good expectations for the current era's livelihoods after they retire.

 

[Kaladin]

I'l be a jobber in WWE for $100,000 a year.

 

[SoulPlaya]

Rock earned 36 million in 2011 and is one of the top paid stars in Hollywood. Vince is legitimately worth hundreds of millions of dollars, but so much of his capital is wrapped up in the WWE.

Well, of course most of his capital is locked in WWE. It's the smart thing to do, as he'll pay half the tax rate he would have to otherwise by doing this.

 

[bean breath]

Damn, Triple H is making Sting Money.

 

[SoulPlaya]

Damn, Triple H is making Sting Money.

LOL!!!!

 

[Kaladin]

Damn, Triple H is making Sting Money.

That was 2004. Now he's probably making McMahon money.

 

[slightconfuse]

cody and swagger are underpayed. also stryker

also kail making bank for doing nothing

 

[Kaladin]

Speaking of money, King Mo debuts on Impact Wrestling tonight.

 

[BlazinAm]

That was 2004. Now he's probably making McMahon money.

Talk around the Brock Lesnar signing was that his contract was second to Triple H.

 

[A Pretty Panda]

- Eddie Guerrero: $372,000

Lame

That has to be a list from 05.

Would would Cena be paid so damn much then?

 

[Cousteau]

The Miz: $712,000

Thank you Mtv

 

[Kaladin]

The Miz: $712,000

Thank you Mtv

Miz probably made more on Real World and other MTV shows.

 

[jmdajr]

Lame

That has to be a list from 05.

Would would Cena be paid so damn much then?

update:

payroll from October of 2004 until February of 2006

 

[NawidA]

If those figures are accurate, Daniel Bryan is in for a huge raise (100-200%).

And how did the House of Pain get a second ten year contract? Sounds fishy.
And goddamn, after transportation costs, those Divas ain't making shit.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Honestly, the figures are not as high as I thought.

I guess there are additional revenues not included in these.

 

[dubq]

Miz probably made more on Real World and other MTV shows.

Uhh...

 

[Kaladin]

Uhh...

You don't think reality tv stars are paid?

 

[Edgeward]

I am still in shock just reading a play by play of the Hogan tape. I am afraid watching it would be like Raiders of the Lost Ark.

 

[jmdajr]

You don't think reality tv stars are paid?

Well initially I assume they get diddly. If the show takes off then they make bank.

 

[SoulPlaya]

If those figures are accurate, Daniel Bryan is in for a huge raise (100-200%).

And how did the House of Pain get a second ten year contract? Sounds fishy.
And goddamn, after transportation costs, those Divas ain't making shit.

He likely didn't. It's probably an outdated figure and length.

 

[Kaladin]

Well initially I assume they get diddly. If the show takes off then they make bank.

And Miz was not only popular on his season of Real World, he went on to do (I think) five of the challenge seasons in addition to the other reunion stuff they normally do.

 

[BillRiccio]

Have fun with this brother! I haven't had a chance to see it yet. Looking forward to your reactions

According to gawker.com, a burned DVD copy of Hulk having sex with the woman rumored to be Heather Clem (Bubba the Love Sponge's ex-wife), was delivered to them, and now a sample is posted online.

 

[Kaladin]

Gawker has reviewed and posted a couple minutes of the Hulk Hogan sex tape.

Obviously NSFW

http://gawker.com/5948770/even-for-...-bed-is-not-safe-for-work-but-watch-it-anyway

View at your own discretion.

You were warned.

 

[jmdajr]

And Miz was not only popular on his season of Real World, he went on to do (I think) five of the challenge seasons in addition to the other reunion stuff they normally do.

I'm sure Miz is doing fabulous. Plus he's got Maryse.

edit: Oh oh, quite the update there.

let's relive this great moment.

Epic Hulk Hogan sx tape thread

 

[SoulPlaya]

And Miz was not only popular on his season of Real World, he went on to do (I think) five of the challenge seasons in addition to the other reunion stuff they normally do.

Reality TV stars are notoriously paid very little. He was not making more than this, no way.

 

[slightconfuse]

He likely didn't. It's probably an outdated figure and length.

yea i imagine some of these figures are a few years old, punk signed a new contract last year

 

[FallingEdge]

Have fun with this brother! I haven't gaf a chance to see it yet. Looking forward tip your reactions

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1) I still want to watch this clip
2) Aren't Bubba and Hogan good friends? God damn, that has got to be rough.

 

[Liquidsnake]

Welcome back Fex.

 

[SoulPlaya]

yea i imagine some of these figures are a few years old, punk signed a new contract last year

This figure likely represents the new contract. He didn't get the bus until after his new deal.

 

[Kaladin]

Reality TV stars are notoriously paid very little. He was not making more than this, no way.

I don't know, with as much as they used him, I'd imagine Miz was paid more than your average reality star at the time.

 

[spindashing]

Gawker has reviewed and posted a couple minutes of the Hulk Hogan sex tape.

Obviously NSFW

http://gawker.com/5948770/even-for-a...atch-it-anyway

View at your own discretion.

You were warned.

good god almighty Hulk Hogan's dick

 

[Kaladin]

good god almighty Hulk Hogan's dick

Warned, you were.