What, you not excited for Cena vs Lesnar part 19?funny thing is that we can't tell if you in the right thread or not![]()
What, you not excited for Cena vs Lesnar part 19?funny thing is that we can't tell if you in the right thread or not![]()
In a Interview with the Kairouz Bros, Bryan Danielson details what AEW existing has done for wrestler's salaries
"AEW existing and being this challenger brand, and being as successful as we've been, has changed the landscape for wrestling and for the wrestlers themselves. Wrestlers are being paid more now than ever from a sports rights perspective. So, for example, in most major sports in the United States the players get anywhere between 40 to 50% of the revenue.
WWE was paying their wrestlers nowhere close to that. Now, keep in mind, they're still not paying anywhere close to that, but they do have to pay more, because if they don't the talent is going to leave and go to AEW. AEW does pay that 40 to 50% of their revenue to their wrestlers. You know, despite making much less money."
I'd like to see a third party verify that AEW is paying out 40% - 50% of revenue to wrestlers. Might be true might not be they have every incentive to lie or fudge the truth.
We have much more knowledge about the TKO model as all that information became public due to UFC lawsuits. If I recall correctly the UFC numbers were 10-15% or less. Would not surprise me at all if WWE was at like 20% and looking to get down to like 12%. I'm sure they'd argue something stupid that basically amounts to "you're also being paid in exposure" which doesn't mean much if you're tied up into the wrestling equivalent of A 360 deal.
Yeah, absent them going public, which I don't see happening or a crazy lawsuit we won't know. As such I'm treating "Dragon's" claim with a bit of healthy skepticism.If Snowman took AEW public, then the numbers could be verified, but with it being a private company, they don't have to release that info. Do agree that TKO is going to try to ensure UFC and WWE are within that same percentage.
The Lakeland show makes a bit more sense now
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WWE announces No Mercy on Saturday, Sept. 27 and Halloween Havoc on Saturday, Oct. 25
August 25, 2025 – WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced that No Mercy will take place on Saturday, September 27, at the FTL War Memorial in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Halloween Havoc will take place on Saturday, October 25, at the Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott...www.wwe.com
WWE is running a NXT PPV 20 mins away from Dynamite four days before.
This is as crazy as the cat and mouse game has gotten with their booking
Given the history of the building (ECW, MLW, ROH) I wonder if AEW was after the War Memorial first. It's definitely way cheaper than the Hard Rock and fits more in with the historic venues they been running this year.
Fun Fact - saw Kevin Steen and El Generico in one of th best live matches I've ever seen in that building for ROH a decade ago, and before that saw dudes like Sabu and Kojima for MLW.
After ECW, MLW and the War Memorial was briefly the hottest independent building in the country until ROH really took off