Quote:
Originally Posted by .isolated
Not sure about Joey Ryan but TYB's, Omega, Cody are making bank on the independents. Those guys also get a bunch from merchandise. Aries recently tweeted that he's going to get more working 6 weeks in the indies than he would've in 6 months of WWE. 205 Live crew must make ****. As for confirmed amounts, the guys WWE scooped up in the UK all got signed to just $20k/yr but they can work some shows if given permission and with the incentive of maybe making more some day if WWE actually uses them.
I forget the exact number, but Meltzer said there are only a handful (maybe a dozen?) guys in WWE making more than the Young Bucks.
So if you try to parse it, we know that Vince pays his long-time vets a lot more than they are worth. People like Taker, Big Show, Jericho, and Kane. We also know that Lesnar, Cena, and Goldberg all made a ton of money. The Shield is well paid. Vince's children and children in-law make a lot too. You'd suspect that KO and AJ make a lot from their high positions on PPVs. And New Day moves a ton of merch.
But aside from them, Young Bucks possibly make more. What's the range? $500k to $1M?