Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
The payoffs for the first few pay-per-view shows following WrestleMania with the new formula are in and according to reports, are said to be described as “really bad.” Many are speculating that this points to the fact that talents are getting paid based on pay-per-view revenue and are seeing nothing extra from all of the pay-per-view revenue that has been eliminated due to the WWE Network.
It’s worth being mentioned, however, that there are a few people that are being “taken care of” and a few who have specific deals that prevent this type of thing from affecting them, although for the most part, this has hurt pretty much everyone when it comes to payoffs for pay-per-view shows.
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