D-Von Dudley further explained that wrestlers also receive a percentage of the house and the number of people in the arena, but at the same time, they are paid differently based on where their match is on the card. “Back then in WWE, especially during the Attitude Era, we were selling out everywhere we went! So, regardless of where you were on the card then, you still made money,” he noted. “Never once did we complain, except for that one SummerSlam, the first TLC match, we felt like we deserved more because of what we put our bodies through.” Despite this, D-Von still urged wrestlers to know when to keep their mouths shut when the time is right.

“The biggest payday that Bubba and myself had ever received was at WrestleMania; that was the biggest pay-per-view money that you were gonna make,” he recalled, noting that he knew, going into the massive event, that he’d get a huge payout. The veteran then explained how the WWE Legends deal works for him and Bully Ray. “The WWE is allowed to use your likeness. They’re allowed to put you on video games, to put you on action figures, on cups and t-shirts; you name it, they’ll do it. You’re still making money, one way or another, and, most likely, it’s really good money.”

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