Stevie Richards discusses money in WWE.
Stevie Richards was part of WWE from 1999 to 2008, playing various roles during his time, most notably as the leader of Right To Censor. Richards was one of the few who worked for ECW, WCW, and WWE during the 90s.
On his YouTube channel, Richard broke down how payouts worked in WWE, saying he would make roughly $572 per week before taxes, after costs were deducted. It did not that costs could depend on the week and if he split things like hotels and cars with his travel partner, and how many travel partners he had.
His paycheck was for $1,442 per week.
"Wrestlers choose to get paid $75,000 a year downside. I chose to have that for the opportunity of hopefully making more or hopefully renegotiating a contract. Whenever I did renegotiate, it always went back down to $75,000. My standard three years was 75(K), 75(K), 125(K). Every time we got towards the end of the second year, I was off TV or something happened and they needed to put me on another 75, 75, 125. Until my last one, which was three years at 75 and a few months later I was gone," he said.
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