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It&#8217;s been almost five months since WWE NXT debuted on the USA Network as a two-hour live weekly program. The Superstars were highly expectant of a pay raise after the official announcement of the television deal and it didn&#8217;t take long for WWE to fulfill their wishes.



<a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Fightful (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.patreon.com/fightful/posts" target="_blank">Fightful</a> reports that NXT talents began receiving &#8220;significant&#8221; pay raises in October, just a month following the TV debut of the black-and-gold brand.



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">&#8220;Several NXT talent got significant raises back in October when the new television deal with USA Network kicked in. We heard that it wasn&#8217;t exactly Raw or Smackdown money, but was &#8220;substantial&#8221; for those that ended up signing them compared to what they were making before.&#8221;</blockquote>



The &#8220;substantial&#8221; raise came with new three-year contracts and quite interestingly, not everyone on the NXT roster had signed on the dotted lines.



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">&#8220;We&#8217;re told that most of the contracts came with new three-year agreements as a result. Not all of the talent offered signed the new deals. We&#8217;re working to find out who offered is among those.&#8221;</blockquote>



AEW&#8217;s emerging presence in the pro wrestling industry has ensured that wrestlers are paid handsomely no matter which tier or promotion they belong to, and similarly, the NXT talents weren&#8217;t ready to accept anything than a sufficient raise.



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">&#8220;When we&#8217;d asked one talent whether or not they were getting a raise for the move to TV in the summer, they said &#8220;we&#8217;d better be,&#8221; and mentioned that other talent echoed that same sentiment. However, not everyone signed the new deals offered.&#8221;</blockquote>



As previously reported, WWE is receiving $30 million/year from USA Network to air NXT every Wednesday against TNT&#8217;s AEW. Both rival promotions have been able to topple the other in television ratings with a constant shift in momentum every week.



For what it&#8217;s worth, NXT has already established itself as a third legitimate standalone WWE brand as opposed to being a developmental territory and it shouldn&#8217;t come off as a surprise if WWE asks for a humongous figure to air the show upon expiry of their existing television deal with USA Network.

WWE Issues Pay Raise To NXT Superstars, Not All Talent Has Re-Signed New Multi-Year Contracts

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