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WWE Hall of Famer Road Dogg Brian James has been named the new Co-Lead Writer for the Smackdown brand, PWInsider.com can exclusively confirm.

Road Dogg joins John Swikata in heading the creative for the brand.
 
I don’t care much for QT but damn I feel bad for him here lol




No, AEW did not forget to ship a ring over.

For some reason, the discourse on Twitter following AEW Grand Slam was that AEW didn't properly factor freight times properly for Brisbane and the company had to get loaned a ring. Well, as it turns out, bad faith grifter accounts usually lie, and this is another case of that.

AEW typically uses a 20x20 ring in the United States, and doesn't ship their rings overseas. There was no instance of forgetting the ring, not planning freight, or anything like that. The plan was to always use an 18x18 ring -- the same size used by TNA, and that was used by ROH, ECW, WCW and virtually every prominent indie company. Most AEW talent came up using an 18x18 ring. It was not 16x16 as claimed online.
WWE traditionally has their own rings that are stored overseas as opposed to having them shipped over. Whether or not the ring used on Grand Slam was the one they'd planned on renting, we don't know, but it was always planned to be an 18x18 ring.

AEW has also used an 18x18 ring in the United States in the past, including for the Britt Baker vs. Thunder Rosa cage match.​
 


As of three years ago, Triple H had noted that the minimum amount earned in WWE for Raw or Smackdown was $250,000 per year.

We're told that number has increased significantly in recent years.

When Fightful was asked about the financial security of wrestlers in a recent Q&A, we echoed Triple H's claim, but have been contacted by numerous talent and those who help nail those deals down. The claim has been that the minimum these days is $350,000 per year.

It's worth noting that while airfare is covered for WWE main roster talent, hotels and rental cars are usually not. Each deal is different and there are different things negotiated into WWE deals.
 
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