WWE’s Parting Gift To The Revival

That’s one way to send them off. There isn’t much of a secret to the fact that the Revival has been unhappy in WWE. Over the last year or so, the team has dropped some not so subtle hints that they want to leave the company and are just waiting out their contracts. Those deals expire in the near future, but they have one more negative thing to deal with before they leave.

WWE contracts are set up with what is called a downside guarantee. While wrestlers are paid based on the amount of shows that they work and their merchandise sales, they are guaranteed a certain amount of money. If a wrestler reaches their downside guarantee then they will continue being paid based on how much they work. However, this can cause the problem of wrestlers not being paid if they do not work after reaching their guarantee. I think you know where this is going.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the Revival has reached their downside guarantees and since they have not been paid in nearly two months. This is an issue that can happen during a situation like the current stoppage or if wrestlers are not being booked as they are about to leave a promotion. Some wrestlers instead opt to have their downside guarantee broken up as regular payments throughout the year, meaning that they are still being paid regularly despite not working at this time.

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Opinion: As horrible as it sounds, this isn’t something that can be blamed on WWE. At the end of the day, the Revival have received what their contracts guaranteed them. It may not be the best sounding situation in the world, but hopefully the team has made sure to save some of their money. It’s a bad headline, but WWE is being more mean than cruel, which are two different things.

What is next for Revival? Is WWE being unfair? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his- Amazon author page with 30 wrestling books. Get the latest and greatest in professional wrestling news by signing up for our daily email newsletter. Just look below for “GET EXCLUSIVE UPDATES” to sign up. Thank you for reading!