THIS is How Much Money I Actually Made In WWE

From The Stevie Richards Show episode 2 - THIS is How Much Money I Actually Made In WWE
Stevie Richards once again takes to the smart board to break down exactly how much he was paid by WWE and how much money he ended up keeping after expenses, with a detailed, weekly spreadsheet of what he spent on hotels, hotel tax, car rentals, fuel, food, gyms and even more while on the road with WWE - and it's less than you might think!
Elsewhere, Stevie Richards discusses the various issues with paying tax in different states and countries while working as a WWE "independent" contractor, the concept of "draws" in wrestling, who were the cheapest WWE wrestlers on the road and who splurged their money like they were millionaires when first got signed!
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[@StevieRichardsShow]

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[@hitmangfx7162]

I've reached the point in my life where stories like this are way more interesting than the product itself. Kudos to Stevie for the amazing breakdown. Those expenses HURT!

[@liquidghost]

Dude exactly!! These are way more entertaining than today's actual "pro wrestling"

[@eldiablo3794]

Check out the wrestler Maven's youtube channel. He does similar breakdowns of how the industry works. Stevie and Maven are my favorite wrestling youtube channels because I like knowing about what goes on behind the scenes and what life was like for a wrestler when he's not in the ring. It would have been cool to hear a breakdown of Macho Man's pay and spending habits analysis like Stevie Richards is doing because apparently Macho Man was an extreme penny pincher and cheapskate who was really good at saving his money. He also wrestled and was on the road during the era when they never had days off. They were on the road 7 days a week back then.. can only imagine how cost stacked up and how good Randy got at handling his travel expenses.

[@TheGemGaming19]

Facts . We’ve watched wrestling all our lives that now, we are interested in the behind the scenes aspect

[@blackcreativehandbookpodca7511]

Truth!

[@jasonmilam9080]

Agreed!

[@Beelzecub56]

Can we all take a minute to appreciate his set up? From the camera to a quality chart display. Like most wrestler's podcast vid feeds are fucking garbage. This is quality

[@denistuohy2535]

Yeah. If you watch the first video he did with James from a week or two ago they talked about Stevie’s devotion being a big factor for doing the show. If James has an issue for some reason Stevie can do his own thing without a significant drop off in quality because of the smart board and how much preparation he does.

[@Biscuit-Club]

What TV has he got there?

[@denistuohy2535]

@@Biscuit-Club I do not think its a TV, I'm pretty sure its a regualr smart board. Not sure how old you are, but as someone born in 2000, they are very common in modern classrooms it seems like he has some version of that. To summerize, its a blackboard computer hybrid.

[@Biscuit-Club]

@@denistuohy2535 I'm 44

[@ljaquos]

I mean hey, he used to be an IT guy! lol

[@Met182]

That life just sounds like hell to me. Staying at the show until the main event has finished and then do a 300 mile drive at midnight when you're sore and tired...

[@mushroomsamba82]

I get the feeling it's a labor of love for the vast majority of people, even in the WWE.

[@MohammedRoien-bi8pz]

That's why the only people who are in the business are those who truly love it.

[@NinjaFingers19]

Cus he was in the lower card/jobber. Obviously it’s worth it for the bigger stars. Plus nowadays they get paid way way more

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

And the multi million dollar company is too cheap to pay expenses that smaller companies do for traveling employees. And no union or anything to protect them during or afterwards

[@NinjaFingers19]

@@jarlwhiterun7478 it’s a bussiness not a charity

[@brandonluu6665]

Cornette would be impressed to see how you tracked your expenses lol

[@DavidJohns-e5b]

He probably wouldn't care.

[@JaeTea100]

75k?!!? It's funny how people assume anyone on TV every week is rich and famous.

[@selfoblivionalex6262]

He was jobber

[@mrassassinscreedfan1]

Fake it till you make it

[@kellismith4329]

Sounds pretty gruelling

[@chrischar9428]

Downside guarantee putz

[@dealerslicenseops]

I'd find something else to do. $75k and I have to pay all MY OWN EXPENSES? You can't live in the Tampa area on that money even if you are a single guy you'll live in a studio in a run down apartment and drive a s-box car. What kind of life is that?

[@michaelr.4878]

Stevie Richards is not only the nicest wrestler..but he is probably also the most responsible wrestler of all time. Everyone always points to Foley for those titles..but he was earning considerably more money in his prime than Stevie was in his. It is way easier to thrifty when you already have security.

[@Rover200Power]

Foley wasn't earning "way more" for most of his career.

[@thedanabides9]

I'd love to hear Stevie do a video game episode...he's brought up gaming more than once.

[@GrumpyOldGamer9221]

11:07 "learn from the main eventers", to give the illusion you're in with a chance of becoming one. But most times they bring talent in with a card placement in mind, but still wear them down with their terms. I've always laughed at their definition of what an independent contractor is, as Steve said earlier in the video. Being in the WWE doesn't always sound like the dream destination with videos like this one. Good job Steve was able to save his leftover money well.

[@randomperson8771]

Much as I enjoyed Mavens how much I actually made which I found very insightful. You go and create a power point!

[@Sigmondenglebertsaxonkaser]

This channel is so professional looking it's like watching a analysis from sky sports just more interesting

[@tysontomko]

I agree but its just a monitor and a fixed camera with some actual editing after. It's just most other podcast setups have just an expensive mic and horrible production lol

[@AnGhaeilge]

75K per year after being in the largest pro-wrestling org for almost 10 years. Damn. After all the expenses, that's barely a living.

[@Abioticwinter]

Do keep in mind that it was early 2000s, so it's would be around $110k a year now. That's guaranteed money. Then you get other money. Still, unless you get an upper card run or hit the merchandise lottery, it's hard.

[@Darrakkii]

are you serious?

[@analiysanchez9949]

They could write off all their expenses if they were smart

[@RealMattKiefer]

He said after weekly expenses he was only taking home a net pay of $570-ish

[@iamcasihart]

My lifelong best friend (over 40 years now) dated and lived with Ronnie Killings for about 6 years. I was around him a good amount of time. He did not make much money and it blew my mind because he was (and is) so damn talented and his physique is ridiculously impressive. To be fair, this was from the years of 2002-2007, when he was working mostly TNA after he was let go from WWE for a while. I saw his paycheck more than once. It was around $800 a week. He told me that he had no health insurance, and at that time, he could not use his stage name because Vince “owned it.” He never minced words about Vince, either. He knew he was never going to get the push he believed he deserved and he felt disrespected and overlooked by Vince and his yes men. Luckily for Ronnie, whilst he was with my BFF, he stayed at her place a lot in Memphis. Then, they got a house together in Nashville. She was working and making very good money. She took care of his son, Trey. She took him to school every day, and she loved that kid like her own. Me and the bestie are overdue for a long phone chat. I’m going to ask her more questions about what she saw about the business over those years. I moved to California during that time (2004) and we didn’t get to spend time together for years.

[@MTSpade]

so revealing to see these kinds of things, maven did one too, feel like back in the day you would have NEVER gotten to see what wrestlers were paid, even if you had an idea it was always kept secret, amazing that we now know the ins and outs of a wrestlers pay, but man do expenses ever pile up

[@deandre323able]

I would love to see a breakdown of Stevie’s pay and expenses while in the Original Ecw and Wcw.

[@ChristopherTracyparade]

That’s a poverty wage if you have to pay your own expenses. Yeesh

[@NickTaylorRickPowers]

Yeah that's ridiculous they should be covering travel as they are the ones booking events This is why they aren't individual contractors

[@saintanger77]

It's a downside guarantee. That is money he would make of he wasn't working or if he was hurt. They get more on top of that when they work. For example Hogan and Warrior got 1 million each for their wrestlemania 6 match. Him using the downside only is a little deceiving

[@dreadpirateroberts5239]

Then dont choose to be a wrestler? Nobody's making them do this.

[@ChristopherTracyparade]

@@saintanger77you think someone like Stevie Richards was making anything substantially more than his downside guarantee? Dude was lower mid card his entire WWE career.

[@saintanger77]

@ChristopherTracyparade You make more when you work. He had a nice run with the whole Right to Censor gimmick. Not saying he's a multi millionaire but I think using only the downside guarantee in this video is deceiving. He made more than that.

[@jasonlee3759]

To hell with tax services, I’m hitting up Stevie!!!

[@imBobbyJ]

Really liking the content Stevie, keep up the good work. Your channel will grow over time, just like Maven's did.

[@gr8powerfuloz86]

I remember when Mason and Mansoor were on Maven’s show and they were talking about the “bucket system”. I’d like to see Stevie’s reaction to this and doing a breakdown in real time as they’re explaining it.

[@desertraider8628]

What is the bucket system?

[@gr8powerfuloz86]

@@desertraider8628 As Mason explains it, u have your bucket that contains ur Downside Guarantee and as u do more TV, house shows and/or merch sales; a “payment” of $X determined by their value to decided by a person in management would go into the bucket. Only by filling the bucket all the way to the top u then get the extra money from “overflowing” it.However what management would then do is when it got close to that stage, is then they won’t put them on the HS circuit or some other way to stop them from going over. 🪣

[@WherenextPK]

These chats are such an unbelievably eye-opening experience, I have been watching for 25 years and whilst I’ve always known that undercard and card guys wouldn’t be making as much as the main event, ‘top stars’… I had no idea that things could be this rough! I am so invested in hearing Stevie speak, he is so humble and honest, but incredibly entertaining along with it. I’d love for you to cover how you got together and decided to do this one day. Truly fantastic pairing. 🙌🏼 Keep up the great work. I can’t stop listening to everything you put out! 🙏🏼

[@etherealfoxproductions]

Wow! When you consider the physical liability a wrestler puts up with, it really adds up to more costs when one retires in the ring. I didn’t realize a wrestler mostly covers their own expenses only to get a net income of $30K USD just being on the mid-card. You would really have to love the wrestling business for the sake of a lot of sacrifices. This video is very revealing. Thank you, Stevie.

[@404recording]

This is a great new channel you are great stevie! Thanks for all the insight

[@MaxSlippyFist]

I have always heard how preditory the business is, but this is a good breakdown on it and makes me think that these practices should be illegal

[@zachmcquillan1922]

As someone who has asked Stevie about Unbooked Catering more than once over the years ('12 & '18), I hope you do do segment on it!!

[@hezamachine]

I hope that Stevie talks about his TNA pay. It was so bad that he had get work outside wrestling.

[@aidanthomas2510]

The schedule allowed that to be fair

[@evanhunke1676]

to be fair WWE pays people like $75k a year minimum, most making six figures some making millions but its a 5 day, 6 day a week job and even though they moved away from the cartoon era a long time ago, they really don't get a break from their character because fans don't let them. TNA at its peak was still very much a part time gig for most of the roster I am not even sure if they did that many house shows

[@supportpatriarchyordietrying]

or ECW

[@dagarob_c]

Wow, crazy times!! The tax process part is just another added nightmare.

[@karllucas9586]

Maven walked so Stevie Richards could run. The detail my man goes into is wild.

[@greenkoopa]

Stevie wrestled in wcw...he's just taken great care of himself so he looks young

[@zacharylong7717]

YES

[@mangamegs]

Funny I was just thinking that about mavens show compared to this one. Still like both

[@omgblastbeatslol]

I love Stevie but I had to nope out after 5 minutes. Maven makes this stuff WAY more interesting.

[@takerdust]

Stevie was doing a lot of detailed Tech youtube videos a decade ago. So he's not new to it.

[@suavemunoz924]

I love how nerdy Stevie is at breaking all this down. I legit feel smarter after listening to him. 😆 I will say though Stevie, Mazda 3 and Corolla are compact vehicles, not mid sized. But I'm just being a nerd myself there .

[@philliesphan334]

Rental car classifications are different. A Corolla is considered a compact car but midsize as a rental car while a mid size car like a Camry would be considered full size when renting.

[@suavemunoz924]

@@philliesphan334 thanks good to know.

[@HeyManni]

Holy shit - so ryback was right ( what steve richards is showing is one of the reasons he left).....after taxes and paying for your own expenses you not left with much! what kind of life is this!

[@ProWrestlingGamer]

You gotta be the most humble wrestler I've ever heard on any interview or podcast. You deserve more views bro.

[@iamcasihart]

You’re awesome, sir. I so enjoy watching your content, as well as Maven’s channel. You both are honest, earnest, detailed, and you both come off like warm, kind, cool guys. This breakdown is wild! You deserved so much more for the hard work you put in. I am certain we are all thinking that.

[@velvetpilot2008]

I know it's just a downside guarantee, but no WWE Superstar deserves to make $1440/week for the shit you put yourselves through. Especially you Stevie. You're better than that by a long shot.

[@bane3991]

That would be like 2,200 dollars a week now.

[@danielm5805]

Let’s be real they choose that life tbh I think it’s obvious for them that they will never be a main carder or above average mid carder, so they know what they are getting themselves into I guess for them it’s for the love of wrestling that’s the only main reason I see them putting themselves through that

[@evanhunke1676]

$1440 in 2009 dollars

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

Imagine being a jobber in the territories. What do you think The Brooklyn Brawler made in the 80s? Or the guys below him in WCCW? That's really paying your dues. $10,000/year basically on couches & in backseats of cars washing in YMCAs

[@velvetpilot2008]

@@ModernDayRenaissanceMan excellent point

[@robert_douglas]

The pettiness of pumping the flights up to 300 miles and refusing to fly you if you're TWO WHOLE MILES SHORT makes me appreciate the current talent that much more. (300 Miles is a hair longer than Chicago to Detroit.)

[@sparkywayne6766]

Man cames from Mave and glad I did. You rock Stevie.

[@thesaltnation5570]

We love you stevie man philly represent i always make u in the wwe video games ❤ i hope ur doing well and im glad ur channel is going great

[@SeolferWulf]

Thats a clean setup, Stevie, liking the new show!

[@noelwilliams2165]

Honestly I think big time promotion should cover the hotel cost and transportation, you guy get taken advantage of.

[@gossamer1234]

absolutely. they can get great deals with hotels when booking in "bulk"

[@MikeBNumba6]

They absolutely should. WWE is a billion dollar company. Like come on.

[@Glowblue1]

I like this deeper dive compared to Maven’s similar video. I made much less on paper in the early 2000s but ALL of my expenses are paid for - flights, car, gas, food, everything. Certainly when you factor in the physical toll wrestlers had, I was coming out ahead even then.

[@PsychologyofWrestlingPodcast]

This is incredible to see. It shows how dedicated you need to be to the profession to be a Pro Wrestler. Bare in mind these guys are away from home 90% of the time and beating their bodies up. Fascinating Stevie.

[@wrestlingcmb]

This was the most insightful episode so far. I love hearing stuff like this. Thanks for sharing this info and much respect for doing this lifestyle for so many decades.

[@ryanrichardson76]

You two really work well together. This show is fucking golden. Really insightful.

[@craigwatson8160]

This is so enjoyable to listen to this kind of stuff. Thank you for the content

[@wilcee238]

The smartest Attitude Era wrestler was probably The Godfather. He was getting paid for two jobs at once. The jobs weren’t easy, but they sure were fun.

[@jamesacichon]

Pimpin' ain't easy 😂

[@aaronward6457]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@zergmare7]

It took me a minute... lol

[@fingersTitan]

But it's not really a joke. He did go back a few times to earn more money bouncing at a strip club than it was to wrestle. I wonder why no one puts him in the lists of Wrestlers with real jobs that went into their character. Hey Taker. I don't think your all dead. Let one of my women tak....... (Undertaker flies across the ring before he broke character.)

[@captainkirk9691]

I think Stone Cold said all he ate was potatoes and canned tuna. Lol

[@NBATESdgm]

Being a jobber in WWE sure sucked. This was pretty much the bottom level though, Austin wasn't having any of these problems

[@trollzone1]

Same with maven. Guy made $400k some years. Stevie was a lower card guy.

[@tehRaptors]

Cmon man, Austin wasnt a top star the moment he started in wrestling. He was grinding as a jobber/low mid card for YEARS.

[@jamiem2494]

Austin has gone into detail about how tight he was with his money. So although he was making millions, he wasn't spending much of it.

[@intergalactic32]

huh! the guy was eating raw potatoes for his meals before he hit it big

[@kurtwpg]

I mean yes, the guy who makes $3k a week more (which is not Austin) is probably going to splurge his expenses an extra 50%, or $435 more.

[@VillagerVic]

Love Stevie richards, i was bummed when i seen he collabed with that goofball as the new official channel

[@mattpierce-kq5ps]

Met Stevie a few times in Rochester New York..super cool,nice down to earth guy.

[@fastesteddiealive]

I woulda been a lot more appreciative of my AT&T job back then if I knew I was makin just 200 or so less than a popular wrestler on tv. Popular is subjective to me he was. Me n my bro loved Stevie

[@joseppebatman]

Dig the new thumbnail. We need a video with you and Maven 😮

[@nexusgiga]

Honestly, I can relate to Stevie so much. Especially the money parts.

[@ianlamb1910]

Very interesting segment.

[@bodyslamchannel]

The thumbnail is Perfect 😂

[@MG________]

Would love to hear some specifics about nutrition / adrenals if possible, Stevie. Great show.

[@yousafsabir7224]

It's not how much you make - how much you save. Lessons in life.

[@MikeBNumba6]

aman

[@supportpatriarchyordietrying]

I guess Mike Tyson learned that the hardest way ....

[@TheSupervillain316]

Totally. Look how many millionaires go broke, in sports and music

[@19Marksman79]

A bigger lesson in life- You have to have money to save money.

[@supportpatriarchyordietrying]

​@@19Marksman79 I thought you just need to register at Save With Conrad Dot Comp ???

[@0089nyyankees]

He’s right about to upgrade on the rental. Me and my buddy took a trip to Michigan. We took the mystery car which was supposed to be an economy car. They gave us a big a** Ford Fiesta F-150. We were like f**k yeah! Problem is instead of spending $40 round trip for gas we spent around $110 😂 oh well we had fun

[@NorthernNomad90]

Loving your channel!

[@Trihahalos]

I remember Maven saying that you could take all travelling expenses off as write-offs from your taxes. If that is true, the travelling expenses are not as much of a burden.

[@Marcus-pj4yw]

Yeah but write offs are at tax time so it's still a hurdle for most because it still comes out of their money on the spot

[@FalseNi9e]

Right, but you still have to maintain it during the year

[@woodman3179]

Lol. Of course expenses are a burden. They are 60% of income that are paid as they occur

[@deadforever]

Ive worked a lot with data communication and just want to say: this is incredibly well presented, insightful content. Thank you !

[@bane3991]

He was getting paid a bit above what a normal job here would pay. So its about working conditions, fame, and how well you can leverage your career later on in life.

[@rolliemosley]

Salute Stevie, bruh... imagine how hard it was for them. 80s wrestlers, smh. Just really recently got better. I always respected pro wrestlers grind. My cousin in the NFL I always tell him these wrestling traveling stories.

[@gabenolan5895]

Love these videos keep em coming learning about the other side if the curtain

[@gene_takavic57]

Serious discipline, Stevie! Kudos to you.

[@jaybrown2348]

Awesome video.

[@chadbrown4918]

Great content! Love these behind the scenes breakdowns

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

He says in 2008 there wasn't any TurboTax online or anything like that but I was a tax preparer in 2009 and I can tell you that there was very much a very strong online presence with taxes. He just from whatever reason couldn't find it. I was trying to educate many people about it back then

[@dotpngpic]

Amazing production quality and choice of topics.

[@Danimal1177]

I remember the first Taboo Tuesday in 2004. My friends and I all agreed we would vote for Stevie Richards to be Chris Jericho's opponent for the intercontinental title. We all recognized his talent and always hoped he'd get the push he deserved which, alas, never came.

[@nilocthecoyote]

props for explianing this in detail as can be always wounder about this type of stuff

[@chinaberg]

Appreciate the breakdown of finance.

[@georgeford7323]

Stevie, great stuff. Gotta talk about growing up in Port Richmond and how you got into the buisness!

[@TnCouponer]

Appreciate you doing this video.. Gives me a new respect for the wrestlers.. Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend..

[@MrZiggens3]

75k$ a year with those expenses/lifestyle demands are brutal. Who cares if you’re “famous” if you’re essentially bringing home 500$ a week before taxes?

[@anthonyfaucy2761]

Now imagine most of the population who are on a lower salary than that while working more hours

[@Lobothemainman23]

​@@anthonyfaucy2761they are but usually not punishing their body like these guys are.

[@anthonyfaucy2761]

@Lobothemainman23 These guys are play wrestling i.e fake fighting. I'd actually be concerned if they were getting hurt fake fighting as at that point the government should be getting involved and banning the entire concept of "wrestling".

[@anthonyfaucy2761]

@@Lobothemainman23 Playing pretend fighting is hardly punishing the body. Most of their bodies are messed up due to drugs and steroids rather than the wrestling itself

[@philthatcher6111]

Awesome video chaps! You should do this with a non wwe independent wrestler who works full time and perhaps a main eventer that was on a higher pay scale?

[@wildwine6400]

Mick Foley's money out must have been like $10 😅

[@jamiem2494]

Austin was the same despite making millions. Both are probably very thankful for that now.

[@mrb7123]

I would love to see foleys graph lol

[@MindNumbingInc]

Travel wise, there was a story shared about Mick Foley years back. Where he rode in the back of one of the semi-trailers to get to the next show, and it was freezing cold outside and he was surrounded by nothing but the cold steel parts, most likely to ring, inside the trailer. If that isn't frugal, I don't know what is...

[@DIEGOGOLDCOBRA]

A great guy is Stevie ❤

[@richfranklin9270]

This channel is great

[@elvalvinoskyo3307]

After watching this,to be a pro wrestler you gotta be a top roster guy to live comfortably honestly

[@baseupp12]

Not really 75k guaranteed back in these days alone could get you a decent living and then you take into account Ppv bonuses, merchandise and video game royalties and as a lower midcard guy you could live pretty well. Nowadays it's much easier though because salaries have increased even more even compared to the rising costs today. Look up Mace and Mansoor talking about their pay and they were pretty much jobbers.

[@tonyjr3373]

75k salary in the 90s and 00s was bank. 75k today is equivalent to 40k. I’d take bumps and boo boos for 75k in the 90s.

[@elvalvinoskyo3307]

All this is true but at the end of the Day if you’re famous why not be remembered as one of the great ones instead of a jobber always losing matches and never done anything big in the world of wrestling,then again this is my ego speaking I respect everybody’s decision in life

[@elvalvinoskyo3307]

@@baseupp12 All this is true but at the end of the Day if you’re famous why not be remembered as one of the great ones instead of a jobber always losing matches and never done anything big in the world of wrestling,then again this is my ego speaking I respect everybody’s decision in life

[@tonyjr3373]

@@elvalvinoskyo3307 Are you willing to kiss that much ass to be one of the greats? You think Triple H has that many title reigns and wrestlemania main events without marrying Steph?

[@dantekyle1775]

Thank you Stevie. I always wondered what the expenses were.

[@kurtwpg]

It would make sense that the royalties would line up with the company quarter, because it's basically impossible to pay a percentage of a number that you're legally required to keep secret until the conference call.

[@eticas88]

That’s a legit chart. We taking mavens idea an expanding it I see.

[@sirgigglez]

this is i loved the territory days. also this is why super crazy had to quit wwe. expenses was crazy.

[@1ktales]

First time I've heard any wrestler (or person in the industry) mention the multi-state tax thing. That's absolutely insane. Then again, I guess back in the territory days, a lot of wrestlers didn't file in many of those places.

[@kellismith4329]

A friend in the car rental business told me whenever I rent a car to reserve a sub compact car, they never have any available so you get upgraded and drive away in a Caddy etc for the low price lol

[@AmericanCombatAssoc]

Excellent presentation

[@mushroomsamba82]

MarkyD mention! That's gonna make the hawk squawk

[@JustJulyo]

A real Hawk Tuah!

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

​@@JustJulyogross

[@adrian3747_]

i love that hems frugal and practical bout his money! smart

[@israelPoplife]

You're a really decent guy.

[@ncc1701jv]

I liked the unique perspective of your match/move breakdowns. This format just seems like you're trying to clone the success of Maven

[@makedreamsareality3634]

A lot of people saying how bad this is! We have to understand this is normal business just because it’s wrestling this is the career and path they choose as wrestlers! I remember the Old school guys in the 80’s having it much worse! If you want top money you have to become a top player! It’s that simple!

[@joezapata9084]

Great breakdown Stevie

[@Reddotreticle]

Markyd the legend that is

[@tonypastor705]

James, if you could ask Stevie about Chris Masters- and his Masterpiece.

[@charleswilson4526]

Stevie is just a classy guy and true professional

[@bara7331]

thanks. i do my best

[@badxradxandy]

Man they low balled the hell out of you especially in light of what Vince gave his "mistress" she got all expenses paid Derby tickets and that was before she DP'ed.

[@MikeBNumba6]

FACTS!!!!

[@TruthTellerTV]

Nobody would have missed a released stevie richards. He got paid his worth.

[@eldiablo3794]

I think it's ridiculous that WWE still considers their wrestlers(employees) as "independent contractors" but wont allow them to go do other things to make money while they are under contract with the WWE. Its like the WWE views wrestlers as seasonal workers but doesn't allow them to have another side job to bring in more cash. They also don't get health insurance under the "independent contractor" title.. I also can't believe wrestlers haven't unionized. If you think about it, the WWE needs them more than the wrestlers need WWE. Imo the wrestlers have the power, because without them WWE has no show or product.

[@hezamachine]

The employees that work at the arena have more benefits than the wrestlers.

[@watchreport]

I am still not totally sure about the difference between the pay sheets and the weekly pay. I get Stevie took a weekly and that was based on his downside, as he showed here. But if you took pay sheets, how does that differ, and how and when do you get paid?

[@hezamachine]

Maven talks about this on his channel. Downside Guarantee is the amount you get no matter you get if your used or not. Paysheets is based off your position on the card and ticket sales. Paysheets is great if your a main eventer or in a great storyline. The downside of paysheets is if your not used or injured you don't get paid. I can see why Stevie did the downside guarantee. At times he was used and then not used. His biggest WWE run was with Right to Censor.

[@baseupp12]

​@@hezamachineno got it wrong everyone has a downside guarantee Maven talks about this when he got injured you always get your downside

[@marcusmolyneux6422]

Man thats brutal life style stevie tha you had in WWE.

[@brandonjones6295]

It's possible that they were investing before they paid out, but it is also possible that the company was not receiving the pay from the venue for 60-90 days. I own my own business, we are contracted to do work for hospitals and "medical facilities", we submit our invoice and are usually paid within 60-90 days unless otherwise stated in our contract.

[@Nosfeast]

Most of the time the rental car,fuel and sometimes the hotel would be split up by whoever you was traveling with.And as Stevie stated he and some others traveled alone only time you could get some quiet/you time and relax a bit.

[@cutiemarshall6502]

75000$ a year in 2008 and at least 350000$ in 2024 for not even half the amount of dates since they drastically reduced the amount of live events (house shows). Quite a change.

[@JesusPerez-nz4gi]

It’s been a real big change for sure. Overall better for the talent and everyone involved. WWE only does house shows now on Saturday and Sunday whenever it’s not a PLE weekend. Then it’s only the main shows Raw and Smackdown. Back then they’d be doing like 4-5 shows a week, crazy to think about

[@analiysanchez9949]

@@JesusPerez-nz4giand way more dates in the 80s and 90s compared to the 2000s.

[@KahoriYamada]

@@JesusPerez-nz4gi I think it`s a little too extreme now. Working once a week, they spend like 5-10 minutes in the ring a week on average and it`s showing. No chemistry with their opponents and more botches than ever. The more you practice your craft, the better you get at it. In Japan, working 10 dates or more every month is completely normal and the match quality is way better. But just my opinion😊

[@jamiem2494]

​@@KahoriYamada Japan is not a good example. They are notorious for their toxic work schedules. It's not a good thing.

[@cutiemarshall6502]

@@KahoriYamada I think the answer is somewhere in the middle. I agree that the current schedule is a little bit too relaxed for the crazy amounts of money they are making in the wwe these days but the old schedule was too exhausting. However, once a week is definitely not enough since most talent is so green that they can barely perform their own moves. It is true that the Japanese wrestlers are much better at their craft generally speaking. You could see it with Kairi. When she returned to Japan after years in the wwe, she was not able to keep up with the talent there.

[@GetUAClue]

A lot of you wrestling fans who were born in the mid-90s or in the 2000s, you're not going to appreciate all that he is saying. That's why you just have to love and appreciate the wrestlers from The Attitude Era basically year 2005 ish on back. They endured all that just to entertain us for 2 hours or so a week