WWE reportedly weren’t happy with Priscilla Kelly’s recent comments.
In a recent interview with Denise Salcedo, Priscilla Kelly (FKA Gigi Dolan) aimed to clarify some common misconceptions about working for WWE. The former NXT Women’s Tag Team Champion discussed fans thinking those in the company are doing incredibly well financially, indicating some developmental contracts start as low as $30,000 a year.
Giving an insight into how WWE feel about Priscilla Kelly’s recent statements, Bryan Alvarez revealed on Wrestling Observer Radio that the company are unhappy with
“She was talking about how people overestimate how much everybody makes in NXT, and she mentioned that people made as little as $30,000. And man, people in WWE were not happy with that interview because nobody’s making $30,000 in NXT. The NXT deals start at $75,000. So if you’re on television, wrestling on NXT television as a contracted performer, you’re making at minimum $75,000. Now, if you are a Jordynne Grace or you’re a Ricky Saints or whoever, you’re obviously gonna be making more than that — At the same time, the WWE ID talent, nobody’s making close to $30,000. They’re making significantly less because essentially the contracts are, ‘We (WWE) have the right to match any offer.’”
-Bryan Alvarez
NXT’s contracts have come under scrutiny in recent weeks and months after the respective departures of Jazmyn Nyx and Ridge Holland, with the former declining a contract extension that wasn’t going to work out financially and the latter revealing he took a pay cut when moving from the main roster to NXT.
In a recent interview, Holland recalled being told WWE didn’t see value in him. You can read more about his comments here.
As always, we’ll aim to provide any further updates on NXT’s contracts as soon as we hear more.
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