Bengaluru, May 20: The MAN may have gone away from the WWE for a while but surely left a ton of MAN-ia behind her. While Raw ratings keep on tanking on a weekly basis amid global coronavirus pandemic, the pregnancy revelation segment of Becky Lynch stood out, pulling up the viewership. WWE is said to be making more profits using her during the hiatus.
Now, it seems certain that WWE is still cutting paychecks for the former Raw Women’s Champion. Becky Lynch was one of the top ten earners from the last financial year drawing a whopping amount of $3.1 Million. Apparently, the promotion will be paying some of her contractually obligated money even when she will be absent from TV throughout the rest of 2020.
During Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer addressed the speculation that WWE isn’t going to pay Becky Lynch a penny during the time-off.
But going by the below comments from the veteran wrestling journalist, WWE has backup plans to churn out money from the accolades that the path-breaking superstar has created for the past couple of years.
Releasing new merchandise would be one of them. Here's more from Meltzer,
“As far as I know, and I don’t know different, she’s gonna get her downside and they are gonna sell merchandise for her for the year and you know they are going to market her for a year. She won’t be able to wrestle for a year and whether she comes back, I mean none of us know.”
Can't even be mad at it cause I need formula money. https://t.co/mkABjAn4Pf
— The Man (@BeckyLynchWWE) May 12, 2020
WWE Raw women's champ Becky Lynch announces pregnancy, vacates title
"So yeah, it would be maybe next year’s WrestleMania would be the return if she wants to return. Actually I can see that from a timing standpoint. Then there’s a question of getting in shape and things like that, I mean, who knows? There’s so many different factors.” (courtesy ringsidenews.com)
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— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) May 15, 2020