I think (and take this with a grain of salt) that the NXT contracts were pulling in $80,000 a year back in 2020ish, and he was on that while being expected to run a main roster travel schedule.
So main roster is likely one to two hundred grand a year until you make a name for yourself.
every male wrestling fan is exhibit A in "wrestling fans think they know more than actual wrestlers" and dear God it (and the "ratings" freaks) are the most insufferable things about being a fan in 2025. I guarantee people who like board games don't deal with shit like that.
when mathematically even Lesnar, Reigns and other top names could be considered underpaid, you can imagine what Shotzi made. Not a fan of the Cordona character but he seemed to have made a lot of money working pretty much everywhere. I hope many are able to make the same.
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Before that he'd been getting less and the costs of being on the road with the same schedule as Bobby Lashley were causing him to lose money.
And the women get paid less than the men do, generally.
So main roster is likely one to two hundred grand a year until you make a name for yourself.
But the talent are contractors, so they pay for all sorts of stuff out of pocket.
So it’s not enough.