Former WWE Employee Calls Out the Company on Unequal Pay

With topics surrounding women’s rights being increasingly discussed in society, former WWE makeup artist Stella Kae took to her Twitter account to call out her former employer on their level of unequal pay.

Per WrestlingInc, Kae wrote the following on equal pay in America for women.

“As people become more socially aware in this country, I wonder if WWE will ever address equal pay for women. They risk their lives and bodies just the same to make SUBSTANTIALLY less than male talent.”

As people become more socially aware in this country, I wonder if WWE will ever address equal pay for women. ?

— Stella Kae • XBIZ MIAMI (@stellakae) January 9, 2018

Continuing, Kae referenced a report that listed Nikki Bella as the highest paid female athlete for WWE, with an annual salary of $400, 000 while the top male performer has a total of $12 million per year.

Estimated 2017 WWE earnings (reportedly)

Top male: $12m
Top female: $400k

Interesting.

— Stella Kae • XBIZ MIAMI (@stellakae) January 9, 2018

A fan responded saying that women do not earn buys for pay-per-view so they should not have equal pay. Kae responded:

“Have they ever truly been given an equal opportunity to do these things? People use these same kind of tired excuses for not booking black models or extending foundation ranges…lets call it what it is: INEQUALITY.”

Kae revealed that she heard there are women on TV that are still at the NXT rate of pay which translates to $45, 000 annually. Adding to this, she explained that some men in NXT make more than women on the main roster.

“Imagine defending that women should be paid less for the same job for ANY reason? My only response will be Internal laughter.”

https://twitter.com/stellakae/status/950807273026146304

https://twitter.com/stellakae/status/950807745522839552

We have provided a video below from YouTube personality SeanzViewEnt who talks about the comments made by Kae and gives an introduction to his thoughts on the subject.

Stella Kae WWE Employee Wants Answers Over Unequal Pay! WWE Employee Calls Out WWE Unequal Pay

What are your thoughts on the comments made by Kae? Do you think women deserve equal pay?

Let us know in the comments below or over on our Facebook page or Twitter account. Additionally, you can find me on Twitter at @SOSNH1995. We also want to remind you that we have a Newsletter you can sign up to. This will allow us to send you the best news in one place via an email. We also have the Wrestling Rumors app that we encourage you all to download to get updates faster than they release on our various pages. It is available on Android and iOS devices.