10 Reasons Vince McMahon And Triple H Don't Deserve Their Payrises

Who thought giving these guys more money was a good idea?

The news this past week that top WWE executives such as Vince McMahon and Paul €œTriple H€ Levesque received substantial hikes in salary came as a bit of a surprise to those who follow the business of the wrestling world, although it probably shouldn€™t have. It€™s always been an industry that is built on the backs of the men and women in the ring while fattening the pockets of the promoters to a disproportionate degree. The increases in salary are as follows: Vince McMahon €“ From $1.184 million to $1.25 million Triple H €“ From $550,000 to $577,500 Kevin Dunn €“ From $825,000 to $866,250 Georgia Barrios (CFO) €“ From $700,000 to $728,000 Michael Luisi (WWE Studios) - From $600,000 to $624,000 One thing to note: while Hunter€™s pay seems out of balance to the other people listed, he likely also draws a separate salary as a talent and has the benefit of merchandise sales to pad that income. But is there any justifiable reason why any of these people should experience a rise in their earnings after the disastrous recent run the WWE has had, especially those on the creative end of things €“ namely Vince and Triple H? After all, this is a company that posted a loss of $30 million in 2014. We€™re going to go in-depth and examine ten reasons why they don€™t deserve the added income. And none of them involve pushing Roman Reigns or burying Daniel Bryan.
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