Maven talks about the pay difference between being on WWE Raw and WWE SmackDown when he was an active competitor.
During his time as a WWE Superstar, Maven got to experience being on both Raw and SmackDown. In a recent video on his YouTube channel, Maven discussed the differences between both brands during his time as a wrestler for WWE, revealing that in terms of pay, stars would make up to 10% more for just being on Monday Night Raw.
"Getting back to the money aspect of it. Was it noticeably different? Slightly, I mean, you might make five to 10%. more just for being on Raw," he said. "How did it work during pay-per-views, you might be asking? Well, at the time, even though we were running two different shows, Raw and SmackDown, we would all merge together and seamlessly run one pay-per-view. This was tricky because certain competitors from each brand would be vying for that heavily desired spot on the upcoming pay-per-view because as we discussed in an earlier video, at the time, and I know it's not like this now, pay-per-view meant money. I mean, you would make so much more money if you were actually on a show than if you were sitting backstage at the monitor watching the pay-per-view. Trust me, I was on both sides of that equation, and I know I liked to be on the pay-per-view rather than in my street clothes on the day of the pay-per-view. Now if you weren't on the pay-per-view, does that mean you didn't get paid? No, of course not, but your pay would be greatly reduced if you weren't on the show. Guys would vie for those positions on the pay-per-view because, obviously, you're in this business to try to make as much money as possible and you're in this business to prolong your career and advance your positioning. The only way to do that is on the biggest stages and those biggest stages were the pay-per-views. So, definitely better to be on the pay-per-view than sitting back in catering and transferring yourself in front of a monitor for the evening. That does not make for a good way to spend a Sunday."
Maven was once in the main event of a WWE Survivor Series, coming out on the winning end of the main event of 2004's Fall spectacular. This win afforded him the opportunity to be the WWE Raw General Manager for one night in November 2004. At this link, fans can read about his experiences on that special episode of WWE Raw.
Maven also had the benefit of challenging for the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Shelton Benjamin at WWE New Year's Revolution 2005. In the past, Maven has claimed that there was discussion about putting the Intercontinental Championship on him, but he felt he wasn't ready. Read more about that at this link.
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