Vince McMahon Not Interested In Provided No Cut Clauses In WWE Contracts
Added 2021-12-21 20:01:45 +0000 UTCThe recent WWE releases have a lot of fans wondering why WWE Superstars don't apply no-cut clauses to their deals. Fightful worked to find out why that is.
Fightful spoke to several employees of WWE who have worked in the office, and numerous talent since the cuts started last year. We're told that the subject of no-cut clauses was broached and that several people of influence within the company were open to that, but eventually talent was told it isn't negotiable or something WWE was willing to utilize in their deals at this point. Specifically, Fightful has learned that Vince McMahon had been adamantly against it.
WWE re-signed and extended a significant portion of their roster to huge money deals in 2019, and has released over 100 talent since then, citing "budget cuts." We'll have more on WWE negotiations in the coming weeks.
Comments
Expect more cuts this 2022. Tsktsk
Danny Lenard
2021-12-25 15:45:31 +0000 UTCExactly. I’d love to see a big name demand this and hold to it. Only way it’ll become a thing, if a Roman-level talent walks over it.
BetterCallMaul
2021-12-22 21:51:05 +0000 UTCThat's not really true. MLB, NBA, NHL are all guaranteed
Fightful Select
2021-12-22 18:18:11 +0000 UTCThat's how it works in most sports by my understanding, though it's not usually a full guarantee. Instead, a percentage of the salary is guaranteed, and exactly how much is part of the negotiation process when signing players. It's not exactly the same as a no-cut clause, but similar in the sense that it guarantees part of one's salary. It seems to me McMahon is opposed to any kind of guaranteed salary, so I don't see any chance of that either.
Steveisnotmyname
2021-12-22 18:15:50 +0000 UTCThey should negotiate a full guarantee deal, meaning If someone gets cut 1 year in, they get all 4 years or however long of their money
Elaquent
2021-12-22 02:36:42 +0000 UTCof course is opposed to it lol. he was also opposed to gauranteed contracts until he wasnt
e d
2021-12-21 23:33:16 +0000 UTCThis is about as surprising as finding out snow is cold.
CSDX
2021-12-21 23:14:50 +0000 UTCVince not wanting to give up power? That's crazy
2021-12-21 23:09:51 +0000 UTCWhich kind of shoots down the rumor going around that Owens got a no-cut clause in his new deal. He more than likely didn't.
B. Joseph
2021-12-21 22:59:07 +0000 UTCOf course Vince is adamantly against no cut clauses! Firing people gives him a warm feeling in his belly!!
Jeff Brown
2021-12-21 20:59:33 +0000 UTCI always thought it was funny people talking about No Cut Clause. Of course WWE wouldn't have them or any big promotion.
NateF_81
2021-12-21 20:17:53 +0000 UTCI don’t think this was hard to figure out.
Jason
2021-12-21 20:10:47 +0000 UTCIt's a stupid question really, if any of them could obviously they would. But they are at the behest of their employer.. or in this case sub contractor.
Sean Mullan
2021-12-21 20:09:36 +0000 UTCUnionize.
David Blumberg
2021-12-21 20:05:26 +0000 UTC
