10 Mind-Blowing Wrestler Salaries WWE Couldn't Afford

Million dollar demands versus McMahon's wallet.

If something is worth having, it doesn't come cheap. WWE and Vince McMahon found that to be the case on numerous occasions when dealing with pro wrestlers. The top talent in the industry know their market value and aren't going to work for anything less than top dollar. Particularly in the nineties, when WCW and WWF were going at it, wrestlers had considerable leverage to negotiate the very best deals. Even now in the 2000€™s, there are wrestlers like the The Briscoe Brothers who turned down WWE NXT because they could make more money (and for far less dates) in their indie bookings and personal business. But on the much bigger scale, there€™s been talents who WWE simply couldn't afford. Top level guys who were proven draws and demanded to be paid as such. Sometimes Vince McMahon stretched his accountant to make a deal with these guys, whereas other times he just wasn't able to do business. The list of guys who WWE couldn't afford, or at least couldn't afford full time, is reflective of just how big a superstar can become. A wrestler can truly transcend the confines of the traditional wrestler contract if they get over in the mainstream. Other times, it is more of a case of a wrestler being savvy enough to negotiate a deal way beyond what they€™re actually worth. There€™s been several times when Vince McMahon just had to say €œI can€™t afford that.€
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