WWE Superstars’ salary and PLE schedule showing significant growth in company

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Since merging itself with the UFC under the TKO banner, WWE has been witnessing a significant surge in its business. The media right deals experienced a massive boom which also continued the inflow in dollars to upscale the profitability.

Almost every WWE show be it televised or not, is coming in a packed house gathering which is a good thing as the company's financial performance is becoming stronger than ever. This also is increasing the earnings of the WWE Superstars.

As new talents are progressing to the main roster of the WWE, they can expect a substantial hike. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the current minimum salary of a Raw/SmackDown WWE Superstar is $350,000 per year.

Previously, this minimum amount reportedly used to be around $300,000 per year. Alongside the base amount, a talent can expect to receive additional bonuses for big premium live event matches and paychecks from merchandise selling.

With such solid financial health, WWE is expanding its wings to become an international juggernaut so that more significant rewards could be handed to its talent as well as its fans who are often helmed to be the best in sports entertainment.

WWE's current success can also be attributed to its further focus on hosting international events. The company has long ago confirmed an astounding series of premium live events (PLEs) for the next few months, mostly targeting global reach.

Including the NXT brand, seven upcoming WWE PLE dates and locations have been confirmed and out of those, five will be international outings while the rest of the two will be a joint WWE-UFC venture and stadium outing. The schedule is given below:

• NXT Battleground at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sunday, June 9th
• Clash at the Castle at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday, June 15th
• Money in the Bank at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Saturday, July 6th
• NXT Heatwave also at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Sunday, July 7th
• SummerSlam at Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, on Saturday, August 3rd
• Bash in Berlin at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday, August 31st
• Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, November 2nd