Ted DiBiase on Getting Paid in WWE 

He was a top star what are you talking about

@@theshawdows I think what he was saying is the Hammer was more of a Upper Mid Card kind of wrassler

Good point and likely correct. Also a great way to ensure guys would work hard for months, waiting for the money.

What do you know about it , kid ?

King Kong Bundy said that wrasslers had to pay for their return flights home after doing shows.

it's probably part of the contract to not say publically. at MIN, my guess is quarterly, if not monthly.

He’s given rough estimates. Most people don’t like to talk exact figures they make, that’s across all industries and jobs.

The only financial source for the WWF that exists, are the SummerSlam 1991 payouts, because they were made public during the Warrior lawsuit. For that PPV, Ted was paid 20,000 dollars (For comparison: Warrior, Savage and Hogan got 75,000 each, Hogan got an additional bonus of 15,000, Slaughter got 50,000, the guys in the undercard like Steamboat and von Erich got 5,000 and the wrestlers who weren't on the card but at the event as stand-by got 1,500 dollars)

Not our business

Vince isn’t a show anymore

He never was the only show. But he ran the biggest show of the genre. No close second to this day, either.

@@ithinkaboutthings9052 WCW owned him for almost two years . He wasn’t always the top dog

@@ithinkaboutthings9052 And he turned wrestling to shit better than most I will give you that

@@pooddescrewch8718 I disagree. He grew his vision for sports entertainment and no one has gotten close, except for that 83 week period.

You are talking about a union. Sure, many industries have done it. In wrestling, it would require the support of the majority of the top talent, and so far, they haven't been willing to risk their spot to support a union.

Union schmunion! The biggest beneficiaries of the vig forked over by the little guy is the union bosses and the democratic party.

In wrestling they can make a top star out of almost anyone. If you don't like your paycheck and want to band with others to get what you think you deserve, they will make a new star out of the janitor or whoever wants to be top guy. It only takes a hot angle and a push to be the next big thing and most everyone forgets about who was last years star.Honkytonk man held the IC for ever and he was a mid card talent who headlined for years. I'm not knocking him, but if you look how deep the roster was full of legends at that time, you realize the top guy is who the promoter wants to be top guy. Somebody is always willing to take your spot if you want to cause the owner headaches.

Dak??

@@kevinfowler1218 dak prescott, qb of the dallas cowgirls, he came up during the discussion.