There’s been a lot of discussion lately on the low salary that WWE Superstars make, more specifically in NXT. A lot of this talk came about when former NXT talent Jazmyn Nyx chose to not renew her contract due to the low pay and no pay increase.
Former NXT star Gigi Dolin, now back to her real name Priscilla Kelly, spoke with Denise Salcedo in regards to this topic.
“A lot of fans, for some reason, think that if you work in WWE and you’re under that umbrella, you’re a millionaire… That’s not the case. In NXT, there’s contracts as low as $30,000 a year, and they do not go as high as you think.
You have to live in Florida, which it’s very expensive to live here… having to pay for new gear all the time, and all these expenses, and taking care of your body and all these little things — it all adds up. At the end of the day, especially because you can’t make money outside of what you make in WWE, you don’t make a lot,
— But with all that being said… with all of my work, all of the bookings I’ve been taking, I arguably think I actually make more than I did in NXT now, which is wild for people to comprehend.”
Kelly has been working back on the indies since she left NXT. She has an upcoming Last Woman Standing Matxh with Shotzi Blackheart at Ladies Night Out 15 on Nov. 30.