The recent wave of layoffs in WWE He surprised a large part of the Wrestling Universe, since many names released were considered solid roster pieces. However, according to Dave Meltzer In the last newsletter of news of Wrestling Observerthe final decisions They were taken by triple H.
It is not clear if “The Game“He had to fulfill a specific number of cuts, a financial objective or if he simply chose based on the creative direction. Even so, Meltzer clarified that the reasoning behind the outputs is pragmatic: when you go up new talent to the main roster, others have to leaveas in professional sports.
And even though WWE is a company extremely profitablecontracts are still structured so that The company can release talent at any timewhile fighters must fulfill their deadlines.
Meltzer also revealed that Some selected talents have contracts “no-cut”that is, armored agreements against dismissals. This has generated an increasing debate about the justice of the contractual system in WWE, especially when many fighters They organize their personal lives around multiannual contractsincluding the purchase of homes.
Even bigger stars, although they usually receive guarantees, are not exempt. And for low profile talents, Sudden loss of income can be devastating. Meltzer compared this dynamic with the way in which contracts work in the NFLwhere the cuts are frequent and often unexpected.
