Report: WWE Talent Still Unhappy with Pay Issues, Update on WM30 Checks, Video Game Royalties Reportedly Very Low, More

July 9, 2014

The Wrestling Observer is reporting there is still a lingering unhappiness in WWE when it comes to pay, as several different aspects of WWE talent compensation have wrestlers upset.

As we exclusively reported a couple weeks ago, WWE is back to enforcing a dress code, and is fining talent who do not dress professionally in public. Additionally, talents are being fined for showing up late to events, and it’s being said even a minute late could get you fined.

This past week, the second quarter royalty checks were issued, and if you’re a top star in WWE, the first quarter checks are typically around $70,000 for video games. As we noted before, top guys got around $11,700 in the first quarter of this year, and the second quarter was even worse, as a big topic of conversation in WWE was top guys getting $1,555 in second quarter royalty checks.

The big thing WWE talent is holding out for as of now is WrestleMania 30 pay, as checks are supposed to be mailed out next week. Nobody has been told anything regarding how talent will be paid, so if it’s based off PPV revenue, it will be way down from last year due to the WWE Network. If pay is based on a Network percentage, it could be more.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.