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Several days after her strong statements, the words of Priscilla Kelly, Gigi Dolin in WWE, continue to have an impact. The wrestler explained that some contracts of wrestlers from WWE, more specifically from the developmental territory, could be as low as $30,000 a year, a figure that, living in the city of Orlando (home of the training center), is really low: "For some reason, many fans believe that if you work in WWE and you're under that umbrella, you're a millionaire. You live in a mansion. You drive a Benz. You've made it. That's not the case. In NXT there are contracts as low as $30,000 a year".
These comments generated a lot of controversy on social media. While some criticized the wrestler for complaining about a great job opportunity with possibilities of moving up the ladder, others went as far as calling such an insufficient salary a "joke", especially coming from a multimillion-dollar company like WWE.
In the last few hours, we have been able to learn through Bryan Alvarez, journalist from the Wrestling Observer Radio, that Kelly's words would have upset several WWE officials. Specifically, Alvarez commented that they were really angry with the comments about the initial salaries, those famous $30,000 annually. The reason is that, in NXT, there are no contracts below $75,000 per year, almost double what the former tag team champion of the multicolored brand said.
However, despite Dolin's comments may not be entirely true, they are not completely wrong either. While it is not true that there are such low salaries in NXT, the reality is that there are wrestlers within the WWE structure who do earn those amounts. In particular, the journalist revealed that WWE ID contracts, the program the company has with independent wrestlers, do operate in those figures.
"The WWE ID talent, nobody is making close to $30,000. They are making significantly less because, basically, the contracts are — we have the right to match any offer. They give you per diems, money to improve your gear, to improve your look, and WWE reserves the right to sign you to a real WWE contract if you become popular or receive another offer," commented Alvarez.
In short, some inaccurate statements by Kelly (who later clarified that her statements had been misinterpreted) have stirred up some wounds in a WWE that, like it or not, does have wrestlers under contract for the amount indicated by the wrestler.
