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WWE: Ronda Rousey is interested in a WWE run....

Posted by Remlik (aka remlik) Aug 8 '17, 13:09

According to Fightful.com, Ronda Rousey is reportedly interested in a WWE run. After Triple H set up her appearance at the Mae Young Classic tapings, Rousey has expressed interest in a pro wrestling run and was referred to Brian Kendrick (who worked with Eva Marie at WWE’s request) for training purposes in Southern California. There was buzz backstage at the tournament that Rousey’s training would start soon. She’s taken some basic bumps so far. Rousey also has several connections to wrestling; friend Marina Shafir is engaged to NXT’s Roderick Strong, Jessamyn Duke has started her wrestling training, and Shayna Baszler is in the Mae Young Classic.

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Are the salaries for wrestlers known? What's the pay gap between the headlining men and women? -- nm - Max Aug 8, 13:26 28
- fwiw, I think how it works is that even though WWE is a public company, the wrestlers are contractors - Tim Aug 8, 13:33
- Most of the top paid wrestlers are male, but there's still a divide even then. - David Aug 8, 13:31
- Cena makes a few mil a year (merchandise pays), while Bayley or Charlotte probably makes about half a mil overall - Will Hunting Aug 8, 13:29 10
  - According to Forbes, Cena got $8 million from the WWE last year. The highest paid woman was Nikki Bella at $310. - David Aug 8, 13:36 9
    - Does that include merchandise? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 8, 13:40 8
      - It can't. And I think even in the $310, that's like a base after which they make additional for PPV appearances, etc. -- nm - pmb Aug 8, 13:41 3
        
        As Pete referenced, PPV is no longer a huge moneymaker for wrestlers. - David Aug 8, 13:44 2
        
        was that Punk or Orton who made a big deal about that? - Tim Aug 8, 13:46 1
        
        Probably Ryback. - Will Hunting Aug 8, 13:48
      - No, so I would expect actual salaries to be about triple and probably enough to spike Bayley into the top 5. -- nm - David Aug 8, 13:41 3
        
        I didn't realize Cena was still making that much...I don't get why he even bothers anymore given - Will Hunting Aug 8, 13:42 2
        
        He doesn't even have a match for SummerSlam at the moment, which is a week and a half away (though they might fix that tonight). -- nm - Tim Aug 8, 13:43 1 1
        
        After Nakamura, he may not want one. -- nm - David Aug 8, 13:45
- Even if you took out Cena and Brock (and probably Orton), it's still a sizable gap. But I bet Sasha Banks and Charlotte are doing well. -- nm - Tim Aug 8, 13:29 6
  - Sasha get 180K and Charlotte gets $230K ...that's guranteed money... - Remlik Aug 8, 13:35 3
    - ...Tamina and Rosa? that cannot be accurate at all. - Tim Aug 8, 13:37 2
      - No, it makes perfect sense. People get paid more as they are with the company longer. It's akin to how baseball salaries work. -- nm - David Aug 8, 13:40
      - those are 2016 numbers. -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 13:38
  - Randy Orton making retirement-money annually should be an insult to every decent human being. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 8, 13:30 1
    - I'm ashamed that I'll still pop for a good RKO though. -- nm - Tim Aug 8, 13:31
- it's still a pretty huge gap...BUT the main 4 ladies (and others) are making big bank on merch -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 13:27 7
  - Sasha, Charlotte, Bayley and...Alexa? - Tim Aug 8, 13:29 5
    - ok 5. I forgot about Alexa. -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 13:31 4
      - she's an awful wrestler compared to the other 4 but she's moving merch -- nm - Tim Aug 8, 13:34 3
        
        She's the best female wrestler, because she understands the importance of character. -- nm - David Aug 8, 13:37 2
        
        Oh, she has a good character, I agree there. But that's because she's a heel. Vince does not understand how someone should play a babyface in 2017. - Tim Aug 8, 13:39 1
        
        Vince does not understand 2017 - Will Hunting Aug 8, 13:41
  - plus with Ronda, she'll get men's salary level and bonuses I bet. -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 13:28
Yep...easy call for her -- she'll be legit enough, but not overly so. - Will Hunting Aug 8, 13:14 1
- not much cheaper...but if she does go through with it...it's a 4 Horsewomen (her crew) vs. the 4 Horsewomen of WWE -- nm* - Remlik Aug 8, 13:26
They'll make her the female Brock Lesnar. -- nm - pmb Aug 8, 13:12

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