How much do WWF Wrestlers earn annually?

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I just heard on sports radio "rowdy roddy piper." what is this guy earning these days? what was he earning in the 80s/early 90s? i am imagining now he is making 50k lol
 

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however much it is..it ain't enough. you cannot overpay these timeless entertainers.
 

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More info:

WK: Steve Austin earned $4 million in match pay and $4 million in merchandise pay in his best year, and he probably earned over $20 million over the course of his three best years. The Rock never reached that level of pay during his peak years as a wrestler because his main event days came later in the wrestling boom and unlike Austin, he had to share his main event payoffs with two other top stars at the time - Austin and Hunter. However, he likely topped $4 million a couple of years. Triple H is tougher to gage because he was never as much of a draw or on top as long during the great years as Rock and Austin, but now that he's part of the family, to him it's probably a bit academic since - prenups aside - is going to be financially set as far as favorable payoffs go for the foreseeable future. Opening match and young talent just starting out are offered downside guarantees in the $50-75,000 range. Even wrestlers with the skills, experience, and popularity of Rey Mysterio are given downside guarantees under $100,000. They still get paid based on their share of house show revenues, PPV bonuses, and merchandise checks, but if all of that adds up to less than their downside guarantee, they get paid the difference at the end of the year. The $50-75,000 sounds a lot less impressive once you factor in that they have to pay for their own rental cars and hotel rooms, not to mention meals on the road and other travelling expenses. Then factor in the true number of hours they work, including days away from home, and it's far from a get rich quick scheme.
 

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Wil, you are quoting prowrestling.com? That is a garbage prowrestling site. It's like using Sting's sportsbook ratings. The Wrestling Observer is the place to find that information.
 

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Nick, I know the link is bogus. I did a quick browser search and found it. I really don't know anything about pro wrestling. As a mod sometime you have to sacrifce quality for quanity. This is one of those times.


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I can not believe The General is not sharing his vast knowledge here.

This guy was a HUGE fan of Super fly Snooka and The Honky tonk man

He has told me part of his living room is in tribute to them
 

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I used to be a huge WWF fan. Not long ago, I would host Monday night RAW parties. Had great times. Man, that was great.

I gave up when the vampire guy & val penis came along. I could not stomach that.
 

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> I would host Monday night RAW parties. Had great times. Man, that was great.
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OMG LMFAO!!!!!!!!!! I fell OUT of my seat on that one Gen
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I looked forward every week to Monday night RAW.

Like i said, had some fun nights of partying.
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Yep..

Gangrel is when the WWF jumped the shark..

The whole Blood spitting crap turned me away from the WWF and that's when our Monday Night parties began to go downhill !!
 

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There ya go Dante
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I'm not the only one who recognizes a good time.

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by The General:
There ya go Dante
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I'm not the only one who recognizes a good time.

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how about the rock and roll express? two wussies but they always won with their double drop kick! lol
 

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by The General:
I looked forward every week to Monday night RAW.

Like i said, had some fun nights of partying.
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When RAW and Nitro were @ their peak, they were pulling in 11 ratings. Lots of network (ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox) shows don't get 11 ratings!

But now the ratings are in the crapper. You can only shock the audience with sex/violence so many times before they get bored. Plus, almost all the major stars are gone or only wrestle part-time. The Rock, Stone Cold, Mick Foley, etc.
 

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I have a hilarious story about meeting Ricky Morton of the Rock n Roll Express, I will share it sometime.
 

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