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SilverDust
08-11-2006, 04:08 PM
Or per hour?

Never forget my name as.........SILVERDUST!
Anybody Thrilla
08-11-2006, 04:09 PM
I bet it's not per hour.
Petethegeekstreet
08-11-2006, 04:11 PM
Indy wrestlers are paid per show. WWE stars are paid annually or certain intervals.
FourFifty
08-11-2006, 04:53 PM
I bet it's not per hour.

(insert rant about Ric Flair wrestling hour long matches here)

Wooooo!
Xero
08-11-2006, 05:10 PM
Flair: WELL YOU KNOW! WOOOOO! I WRESTLED FIFTY TIMES A WEEK IN TWO HOUR MATCHES AND- WOOOOOOO!- I NEVER COMPLAINED ONCE! I... *Takes off his coat and elbow drops it three times* I ALWAYS CAME THROUGHT WITH THIRTY EIGHT STAR MATCHES AND BY GOD I BEAT THEIR GOD DAMNED ASSES UNTIL THE(BEEEEEEEEEEEP)WOOOOOOOOOO!
FourFifty
08-11-2006, 05:16 PM
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Xero Limit 126 again.
Kane Knight
08-11-2006, 06:26 PM
Wrestlers are paid based on their contract. For some, it means "per show." For some, it means a lump sum anually. For some, it means a certain number of weeks, however often they're used.
OverTaker
08-11-2006, 06:39 PM
What KK said
Savio
08-11-2006, 07:04 PM
Some divas are paid per show.
Kane Knight
08-11-2006, 07:08 PM
Some divas are paid per show. They're called hookers.
Kane Knight
08-11-2006, 07:08 PM
I know it's a bit redundant
Anybody Thrilla
08-11-2006, 07:11 PM
BOOOOOOO
Kane Knight
08-11-2006, 07:23 PM
Wait, are yo usaying BOOOO or BOOOURNS?
Jaton
08-11-2006, 07:35 PM
BOOOOURNS
Volare
08-12-2006, 04:40 AM
i was sayin BOOOOO! :p
The MAC
08-12-2006, 06:11 PM
I think they have an annual sum but its probably doled out on a monthly basis. Its fucking hard to stretch cash out that long...
owenbrown
08-12-2006, 08:10 PM
You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Xero Limit 126 again.
ClockShot
08-12-2006, 08:15 PM
Well, here's the last (and only according to the search) thread of wrestler salaries. You guys can do the math.

http://www.tpww.net/forums/showthread.php?t=43860&highlight=Wrestler+salaries
Xero
08-12-2006, 08:19 PM
I figure that most wrestlers would wrestle or at least be used in some way about 150 times a year. By using that, I figured that Triple H makes about $13,420 per show.

lol
NeanderCarl
08-12-2006, 10:29 PM
Wrestlers are paid a downside salary which they receive on a monthly basis, and additional royalties from PPVs, DVDs, merchandise sales and house shows, based on their prominance in said features, which I would assume they receive every 3 to 6 months.
NeanderCarl
08-12-2006, 10:30 PM
I figure that most wrestlers would wrestle or at least be used in some way about 150 times a year. By using that, I figured that Triple H makes about $13,420 per show.

lol

You have to be looking at 250 - 300 shows per year.
Kane Knight
08-12-2006, 10:35 PM
Triple H doesn't even do house shows, anymore, does he?

Wouldn't that top his appearances at like, 50 a year (Assuming PPVs are included, but not every week features a new Raw (Sometimes they are pre-empted, there are best ofs...)
Xero
08-12-2006, 10:47 PM
You have to be looking at 250 - 300 shows per year.
I'm figuring that IF they do all TVs (PPVs included), that's about 64. Figure they do AT LEAST two house show per week, and you're up to about 168. Since they sometimes do split crews of the brands, and not everyone works every house show, I'd say 150 is more accurate than 250-300, since there is almost never more than 3 house shows for one brand in a week, not counting the overseas tours.
Xero
08-12-2006, 10:48 PM
Triple H doesn't even do house shows, anymore, does he?

Wouldn't that top his appearances at like, 50 a year (Assuming PPVs are included, but not every week features a new Raw (Sometimes they are pre-empted, there are best ofs...)
Hunter does do some house shows, but obviously not all. Mostly the big markets, overseas or if RAW is near the house show location.
NeanderCarl
08-12-2006, 10:51 PM
Well, in Triple H's case you're probably right. The likes of he, HBK and Undertaker all take at least one sabbatical per year too.

But the younger guys, who actually work for a living, they are probably closer to 250 shows per year.
Xero
08-12-2006, 10:59 PM
Well, in Triple H's case you're probably right. The likes of he, HBK and Undertaker all take at least one sabbatical per year too.

But the younger guys, who actually work for a living, they are probably closer to 250 shows per year. I didn't take into account anyone who's still "coming up" or is bouncing between brands. Remember, this is going off the split brands the WWE has now, so not everyone works every show.

Going from 8/8 to 9/8, I only count 8 shows for SmackDown! and 10 shows for RAW in a month. Even adding 5 more to the 10 only brings it up to about 180. I can't see them doing anymore than 200 in a busy year, and that would count doing more than one brand rarely.

http://www.pwinsider.com/ViewArticle.asp?id=19600&p=1
NeanderCarl
08-12-2006, 11:06 PM
The schedule is a lot less brutal now than back in the day.

However, even when there are no live shows/house shows a lot of the wrestlers make promotional appearances/autograph signings etc. which, unless they organised it personally for themselves, they probably don't get any extra payment for.