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SilverDust 08-11-2006 04:08 PM

Do wrestlers get paid per show?
 
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

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anybody Thrilla
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

Quote:

Originally Posted by FourFifty
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

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Originally Posted by Savior
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

Quote:

Originally Posted by FourFifty
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/showthrea...stler+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

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Originally Posted by Xero Limit 126
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

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Originally Posted by NeanderCarl
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

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kane Knight
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

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Originally Posted by NeanderCarl
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.


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