Becky Lynch has cemented herself as one of the top-tier talents present on the main roster. The current WWE Raw Women’s Champion was absent from WWE television since May of last year but things changed as she made her shocking return at SummerSlam 2021. In that controversial comeback, she squashed Bianca Belair to win the Smackdown Women’s title in just 26 seconds.
Despite that controversy, Becky Lynch was placed right on the top of both Raw and Smackdown since she is one of the most popular superstars who move a huge chunk of merchandise. But as per the recent reports, she alongside some other top WWE Superstars is majorly underpaid under the WWE banner.
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According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, the athletes in most sports leagues make 50% of the revenue from what the franchise makes. In WWE’s case, that number is less than 10% and hence Becky Lynch or even Roman Reigns are underpaid by WWE. This payment aspect was discussed after Liv Morgan accused Becky Lynch of being “greedy” in a promo on Monday Night RAW.
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Becky Lynch and others get low cuts in revenues
“Becky Lynch is underpaid. There is not one person on this roster who is not greatly underpaid. Including Roman Reigns, and including Brock Lesnar for that matter.
Based on, if you were in any sport, and the amount of revenue that you draw, the amount of revenue that you generate, when you’re talking about the percentage that the WWE guys get as compared to, even the UFC fighters, who are terribly underpaid,” Meltzer explained.
“How much is a reserve lineman on an NFL team generating? Nothing, but, because the players play the game and the players are the game, they get 50%. So an unknown NFL player is still making a lot more money than Drew Gulak, just for an example.
They’re all greatly underpaid based on sports standards. Forget the NBA, those guys make incredible money, but on any sports franchise, they’re getting rougly 50% of the revenue. In WWE it’s under 10%.”
Reports stated that WWE RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch’s 2019 contract offered her worth $1 million per year, but that she has received a significant raise after her recent successful runs to the top of the company. With proper marketing strategies, she must pull off some more millions from endorsements and merchandise but WWE claims a big cut from those.
Henceforth, WWE does ensure a lot of profits for themselves before handing over money to the superstars. On average, a mid-card WWE wrestler on the roster makes $500,000 a year while a top wrestler like Becky Lynch is currently making $1 million or more a year, according to Forbes. But the number could have been bigger, going by Meltzer’s clarification.
