8 Ridiculous Fines WWE Gave Wrestlers
7. A Freak Amount
There's no question whatsoever that Lars Sullivan deserved reprimand from WWE for his historic full trifecta of racist, sexist and homophobic comments, though the $100,000 fine seems a mite excessive given the comparatively lenient levies meted out to performers for arguably grave misdemeanours - whilst under contract, no less.
As a public facing company, Sullivan is effectively an ambassador tasked with enforcing their values. With sponsors getting wind of the outrage, WWE had to be seen to be doing something drastic, and The Freak's fine certainly accomplished that. Nobody could argue Lars has got off lightly for his past idiocy, and the company can now consider the matter settled.