New WWE Policy Change Revealed; Stars’ Pay Affected

Written by Debottam Saha • Published Sep 13, 2025 12:41 EDT
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A new policy change in WWE that will affect stars’ pay has come to the fore.

WWE has been making waves in the sports and entertainment world with new deals coming almost every month. In a latest slew of deals, the company signed an agreement with ESPN for their PLEs, and then came the big one where Triple H and co are set to go to Saudi Arabia for WrestleMania 43 in what will be their first foray into a foreign land for the Show of Shows. This is not all, World Wrestling Entertainment also struck a mammoth deal with Netflix, where they will be the official hosts of RAW in the US and all shows outside the US.

However, this does not seem to be stopping the company from making policy changes that will affect superstars’ pay. A latest report regarding the matter has spilled the beans.

WWE Does Not Pay Superstars Bonuses For Saudi Arabia Trips

According to Fightful Select, WWE no longer pays superstars any bonuses for taking the trips to Saudi Arabia. The outlet revealed that, contrary to previous reports, The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin had not been approached for WrestleMania 43 and that The Brahman Bull becoming the highest-paid superstar at the show was nothing but hypothetical at this point.

The outlet further stated that the Saudi Arabian government wanted a proper WrestleMania in the country instead of “WrestleMania-branded” events, something that was also reported previously.

Adding to this, the outlet further stated that the majority of the WWE talent were no longer bonused for the events and that the Saudi shows were worked into their deals as part of their contracts.

This comes as a new policy in the company’s structure, as the promotion has tried to make changes over the past few years to ensure that costs are cut. This has mainly come after TKO took over the company after it was sold to the Endeavor Group.