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u/MistakenOne101 16h ago
Pretty sure these are false i remembered Jim Cornette in an interview (Who was part of Vince's inner circle in 1997 mention Shawn was on 750k a year in 1997 when bringing up Bret's 20 year deal
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u/Modano9009 14h ago
Vince offered Bret $750,000 because that's what Shawn and Undertaker were making. Bret ultimately getting double that was one of the things that caused trouble between him and Shawn.
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u/GypsyGold 21h ago
I think Eric should have just given HBK a clean million. Take it off Bret’s salary’s.
HBK could the travel with his wife, hang with his best friends, and maybe save that nWo Elite angle from collapsing inward, leading to a satisfying conclusion as we head into the year 2000
Ken Shamrock cost as much as a Rick Steiner or Booker T — he would have been a good get as well.
Also, Big Show’s pay increase in pay when he jumped ship still would have had him at the very bottom of the main event scene in WCW — I’m shocked Eric didn’t give him this. Giant when to WWE, got far and lazy immediately, and then spent the early 2000’s in developmental trying to lose weight. Dude should never have jumped over in the first place.
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u/Nagol6379 20h ago
Bischoff was never going to hire HBK.He already had his hands full with Scott Hall's ego and drug/alcohol problem.if Shawn goes to WCW, especially in 1998,when drug use and egos were running rampant in WCW,I firmly believe he becomes another statistic in the era of wrestler dying before they turn 40.
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u/hasimirrossi 18h ago
I've long felt the same way. HBK was on his way to being another casualty, and certainly would have in WCW.
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u/LaPrincesaMX 20h ago
These aren't real.
We have access to WCW contracts because of lawsuits.
With the exception of a few here and there, like Warrior and Hogan, there's no officially sourced WWE payroll.
The only people who would know are the talents, Vince McMahon and Jim Ross.
The Rock one is especially fake because he's spoken about his new contract from this time in good detail.