10 Best Things WWE Could Do With The Crown Jewel & Saudi Arabia Money

4. Covering The Costs

Shawn Michaels
WWE.com

Unless they're uncomfortably shuffling onto a plane because they journey's too far to take by car, a WWE wrestler pays for everything themselves between arenas.

That's...f*cking ridiculous really isn't it?

These aren't standard work commutes most of us have to endure; a short-to-medium journey on public transport or a horn-pounding drive through the morning traffic. These are overnight slogs made by people with sore bodies and tired heads. WWE - the cheeky b*stards - have even found a way to monetise it with Network show Ride Along.

Now imagine the company are making money from your exhausted middle-of-the-night trip, filming you as you buy your own food from the last open fast food joint and fill up your own paid rental car with petrol you'll have to cover. It's cruel and unusual punishment at this point.

WWE could cover all travel, transportation and lodging costs with minimal impact. Vince McMahon might need to sacrifice one more pool-house extension, and Stephanie McMahon might have to fund her own travel to open a charity gala she's splashed her name all over, but this again support the wrestlers through unnecessarily tough times.

And speaking of charity...

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett