Kevin Nash on how WWE Superstars get paid

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[@tbonemaloneknowsitall]

What Maven said was that he had the choice between electing the downside guarantee (he started at 50k per year downside) -- OR-- to get paid based on the houses ....obviously, the latter option paid him more -- so he only took the downside guarantee when he was injured (and not performing at the house shows and PPV's).

[@CosmosZeroX]

I'm convinced that most of the wrestlers were exploitet by Vince. I mean look at Vince, he made billions out of the wrestlers. I would bet that he didnt give the Undertaker not even 10 % of what he made out of him and the same for guys like Test, or Maven.

[@tomkoa521]

@@CosmosZeroXtaker is probably the most well paid performer “personally by Vince”, ever.. he is just fine. It’s a reason him and vinnie were so close and he remained so loyal throughout all the years. I don’t think he has ever complained nor will one bit

[@stevenstevenson3351]

Dude, Nash still looking young and badass!!

[@tObito687]

he looks cooler with the white hair than he did when it was black imo.

[@poppy87]

The 90 day pay delay for the Royal Rumble may have been a result of waiting for the cable/satellite companies to pay the promotion. Pretty sure Cornette and Bischoff have separately talked about it on their respective podcasts.

[@insaniam_convertunt_scientiam]

They could still have paid up front and gotten it all back when that money was paid out. Then again, Vince was always crass over class.

[@richiestu8223]

Without knowing financials this isnt known ​@@insaniam_convertunt_scientiam

[@Matt-cr4vv]

Yes this was largely the reason for the time delay for PPV checks. In this time period you didn’t just have your card charged right away when you ordered a PPV. You ordered the show, the cable company added it to your next bill, and then you paid your bill. And then of course the media company would then relay the WWE share of that revenue once it’s been received. I’m sure there could’ve been shady shit anyways but it’s widely acknowledged everywhere about the delay in the company actually receiving the funds from their event. The delays to actually receive the revenue is why Jeff Jarrett pushed to be paid the rest of what the WWF owed him before he left the company because the share one would receive was discretionary and he knew that if he just trusted them to do him right when he was gone that they could easily cut him short on his share and he wouldn’t have much of an option to press and receive more if he felt he was underpaid. If there was a huge delay in today’s time then it’s a lock there’s something shady going on considering that so many PPVs are paid right away with your card now.

[@peopleareloudmovers]

That’s how royalties work too, quarterly payout.

[@BobFosterMedia]

I saw maven's actual interviews about how he got paid, and "downside guarantee" was definitely something he said. He interviewed some newer guys (have no idea who they were) who talked about how they got paid (I think around 2023) and they had some sort of hybrid thing they were talking about where merch and everything was included in the downside UNLESS it was so high that it blew it out... or something.

[@MrTy415]

Don’t forget about the vhs and dvd’s they got paid for

[@cutiemarshall6502]

AEW is paying high six figure salaries to everybody in their roster and half of them never even have to show up to work because they have no use for them. Wrestlers in the top American leagues are living their best life these days. High six figures for working 1-2 days a week at most? Pretty damn sweet compared to most other professional athletes.

[@ParticleLarry]

That won't last

[@cutiemarshall6502]

@@ParticleLarry Hopefully cause I don`t think it`s good for the business.There is no motivation to work hard and put in the grind anymore. Everyone wants to go to AEW or WWE for a few years and live the easy life while the guys on the smaller promotions can barely make a living.

[@duckmercy11]

Uh, most professional athletes have off seasons.

[@dr.floridamanphd]

WWE guys typically work 3 days a week now. They do the TV they’re on plus a couple of house shows. Then there’s the PPV. So once a month they might work 4 days a week.

[@cutiemarshall6502]

@@dr.floridamanphd And then there is AEW and Wrestlers like Riho who work 8 times a YEAR and earn 400k LOL...at least WWE guys are working

[@thomascrown5953]

2:26 - Marc Mero had a guaranteed contact with the WWF for $500k in 1996? Holy crap, that is insane.

[@TempeSoldier123]

He said Mark Henry.

[@thomascrown5953]

@@TempeSoldier123 Watch it again. He said both Marc Mero - Nash refers to him as "Johnny B. Badd", his WCW gimmick in this clip - and Mark Henry got $500k.

[@BoxingNBeards175]

I haven’t got a problem with how wwe stars get paid

[@alneri8327]

Frank Sinatra in the background 🎩

[@natemiller4196]

The bucket system was what the other guys were taking about. Not maven.

[@randallw1977]

Nash: "...cars, 4 star hotels, first class flights." That's a contract that was just too sweeeet to pass up. *Sighs. Yeah, I know where the door is.

[@Anonymoose0523]

Use it. 😂

[@QuentinDude]

Nash-rode-the-GreyhoundBus,Stayed-at-Motel6-and-ate-at-Dennys-according-to-Dave-Smelltzer

[@vegastjg]

@@QuentinDude they all did at one point

[@caseymccormick1813]

Watched it it was pay sheets or down side if you chose pay sheets you got a percent of the house the downside was if you went down or if you chose it.

[@timmytwotone6826]

No they would keep it in a separate account and build interest

[@E.T.Rodriguez]

Kevin your doing great!! Oliver your o.k too!!

[@Matt-cr4vv]

The gate pay system from the stories reading from was the wrestler explaining to Maven how the downside system works today but really poorly to make it seem different than it actually is. What he was saying, but quite poorly, is that he was paid weekly at the amount of his downside guarantee. And then was explaining that they recorded a rate for everything he gets paid on during the year to determine how much he’s earned and it’s balanced against his downside and then the normal practice happens where they pay him the remainder of what is owed that exceeds the downside. The only difference seemingly is that people aren’t paid nightly based on the gate but that the normal practice now is that they just pay people the downside and it’s now pretty uncommon for people to out earn their downside by any material amount. The wrestler explaining it to Maven was pointing out that whenever they get close to exceeding their downside the company would usually just send them home rather than pay them more. But at the same time it makes sense because the downside revenue sharing model based on what you sell doesn’t fit like it did before when the big items to share revenue on like PPV and merch are now licensed for a flat fee. So the prior model where wrestlers aimed to smash their downside by sharing as revenue parter in a win-win business structure where both sides make more when the wrestler sells more since those items simply have a flat fee now. So while the downside still exists in a sense with the WWE realistically it’s just a guarantee model with the change in their business model.

[@brianjo7893]

Way to misquote the guy

[@Nesquick1121]

SImilar to me salary plus milage

[@Quadster19]

I always thought Barry Horowitz was overpaid

[@brandinnewsome8089]

Maven has motivated people!

[@knightmare1015]

I'll believe Maven about how WWE wrestlers got paid before I will Kevin Nash any day because Maven actually broke everything down and in great detail too. It's going to be different each star yes but Maven stated that up front. Kevin Nash you are full of shit plain and simple.

[@alfiedellaterza2190]

True point

[@MarvinMcMartin]

Now I wamna know what Stormy Daniels said. Is this to get us to watch more video this sloppy editing.

[@greenonions7492]

Same.

[@ParticleLarry]

McMahon Bucks

[@michagander9165]

Kevin Nash is one of the most overrated and under talented wrestler of all time

[@tomkoa521]

He absolutely sucked and still does!!

[@tomkoa521]

He made “sooo much” and was so piss poor with his $ that he now is obligated to come on here to squeeze the juice out of the money KZbin fruit and flap his gums like he’s struggling to breathe but trying to sound cool at the same time.. he’s the biggest damn liar I’ve ever encountered in professional wrestling. A true “mark” as he likes to call his fans.. a drug addict and alcoholic who spent every dime he had. He was “so damn good” he had to do no named house shows in small towns where it wasn’t even 100 fans in attendance. I’m sure he made bank off of those and was in a 4 star hotel and had a luxury rental car.. this guy is full of more shit than a Christmas Turkey. I feel sorry for the interviewer trying to make a dime off of this mark.

[@JohnnyPerth]

troll alert

[@oldskoolrasleingfan]

This comment is to help the KZbin algorithm

[@alneri8327]

I'm from the KZbin algorithm, we ain't helping.

[@LebanonJames420]

I used to be from the KZbin algorithm I got fired for thinking it helps, the other guy is right

[@ParticleLarry]

You're doing God's work

[@ARedMotorcycle]

What is with these "comment to help the KZbin algorithm" comments all of a sudden? Another stupid trend? Why don't you take the time to make a sincere and interesting comment? Instead of trying to show what a good guy you think you are. You're the type of guy to record himself putting a quarter into a donation container. It just tells, "look at me! I'm just doing my part! Neee!"

[@dt7667]

My name is Al Gorithm and I am getting tired of being confused with the guy from KZbin. I have no interest in helping you.

[@russellcampbell3500]

Idk but maven talks like he’s a twenty year vet who’s been on t.v. That 3ntire time. And all the wrestling podcasts kissing his butt now because his channel is doing well, but before his channel no one remembered him. Lmao

[@LouSassoleSledgecock]

He’s for sure becoming a clout demon. Loves the attention now, even though Maven never drew a cent to anything in his life. He’s a chill dude, but no star.

[@ParticleLarry]

He does a really good with the presentation of his videos, more former wrestlers should follow him in that way , instead of just turning a camera on and talking

[@bryanmack4054]

I’m sorry you’re upset that Maven has accomplished more in his life than you have

[@scarlettmichanco8023]

and?

[@russellcampbell3500]

@@scarlettmichanco8023 and? Do you get how comments work? Figure it out genius, when you finally figure out what you want to be. Pffffft

[@tomkoa521]

Nice to see you not blowing Batista for at least 5 minutes to come on here and lie, as usual..

[@thebatt6183]

sneaky bank bastards

[@caseymccormick1813]

Not an expert

[@QuentinDude]

Vince-gave-HBK-2.5-million-and-told-him-to-say-some-old-lady-left-it-to-him-in-her-will