Becky Lynch contract rumor killer
Added 2024-11-04 19:29:19 +0000 UTCThere's some Becky Lynch misinformation afoot.
One of our readers in the Q&A brought this to our attention:
On the latest episode of the Backstage Pass, Jonathan Coachman said:
“Roman’s at that 15-20 million mark, and TKO doesn’t want to pay anybody. […] Then you got Cody Rhodes, who’s making 10-15 reportedly. Then Seth, who is her [Becky Lynch] better half, he’s probably in that three to seven million range. So reportedly, she was asking for over two million a year. […] They didn’t do it..[...] If they paid her, she’d be on the show. And they’re desperate for females right now.”
Fightful reached out to a half dozen sources in the know who all immediately shot down these rumors.
We're told that Becky Lynch and WWE are still on good terms, and WWE was respecting Lynch's decision to take time off. Those we spoke to in WWE claimed that if Lynch wanted to sign a deal before her absence, they likely would have done that.
The $2 million number was outright denied by everyone who would know it. Lynch didn't ask for that amount, and we're told WWE would have jumped at that number if she did. The general pay scale for talent at the top or near the top of WWE and AEW are both well beyond that amount now. Lynch's contract would be well beyond 2M a year.
In speaking with both sides upon Becky's absence, it was intimated that each side expected to work together in the future if the situation called for it.
The only number in that quote that was said to be accurate was Seth Rollins, and there are no reputable outlets reporting the other numbers.
Comments
Why lie about all this? 😑😑😑. Someone needs to take his mic away
thaddperkins
2024-11-05 14:13:03 +0000 UTCPretty much every report about Becky leaving said A) It was amicable B) She wanted to take an extended period of time off for a while now Like everyone here has said, Coachman was spouting nonsense.
Lynchman
2024-11-05 02:38:03 +0000 UTCbrother she would be reviewing raw and smackdown with me lol
Fightful Select
2024-11-05 00:56:31 +0000 UTCCoach is a bloody idiot and just needs to stop!
Silvermander!
2024-11-05 00:52:05 +0000 UTCWait, you’re telling me that Coach doesn’t know what he’s talking about? I don’t believe it
Keith
2024-11-05 00:22:06 +0000 UTCCoach has always been an idiot. This is nothing new.
Tori Melching
2024-11-04 22:57:59 +0000 UTCTY SRS for as always being a credible journalist.
Vicki Langteau
2024-11-04 22:26:49 +0000 UTCThis is why it’s Fightful or nobody for me. SRS doesn’t grift.
Andrew Bates
2024-11-04 22:26:10 +0000 UTCanyone who refers to women as females instead of women is an asshole anyway. it's not like it's less letters
TorchCrawler
2024-11-04 20:41:35 +0000 UTCThank you for using a direct quote from him to burn his misinformation, Fightful.
Shannon Willis
2024-11-04 20:24:54 +0000 UTCSeth's earning 3 to 7 million? It would be accurate to say I earn nothing to 4 million. Those are some huge error bars there.
Stuart Beresford
2024-11-04 20:22:57 +0000 UTCUnfortunately, that's the fastest way to get attention, the fastest way to cause people not to listen to you, and the fastest way to lose any perceived credibility someone could have.
Shannon Willis
2024-11-04 20:22:13 +0000 UTCCoach spreading BS? You don't say!
SlickRob
2024-11-04 20:21:29 +0000 UTCOmg why would 2 million be the amount???!! She's so deserving of much much more..wwe should give her lots
Elenicca Villarin
2024-11-04 20:10:23 +0000 UTCCoachman has been talking out of his backside since he left WWE. Nothing wrong with self promotion, but don't do it at the expense of someone else.
derrick hanna
2024-11-04 20:02:13 +0000 UTCMan, what did you read!?
Fightful Select
2024-11-04 19:56:17 +0000 UTCIf Becky Lynch was asking for only 2M a year I'd ask my bank for a loan and pay the woman myself
Junior Monnereau
2024-11-04 19:55:33 +0000 UTCHe pretty much baited a hate train for Becky over the weekend with this. Ridiculous how people were so desperate to pocket watch that they listened to coach of all heads.
NicksKicks
2024-11-04 19:51:22 +0000 UTCIt's also not accurate. Yes, they need them for the main roster but nxt is packed with people ready to move soon
Flameducky
2024-11-04 19:47:29 +0000 UTCI love Seth but he is a huge draw / face of the company the way those two are
Flameducky
2024-11-04 19:47:03 +0000 UTCHe didn't have the leverage.
Keith Kripke
2024-11-04 19:44:20 +0000 UTCThey are paying Charlotte some crazy amount,Mercedes I would assume wanted the same amount or something close to it & either she didn't like the offer or they passed & she went somewhere else, If they don't offer Becky something close to what Charlotte is making then she is absolutely not being paid what she deserves. Bayley signed a new deal & not one peep was heard about how much she negotiated for
Rj
2024-11-04 19:41:08 +0000 UTCAll for fightful debunking the bs out there, but I also hope people aren't listening to coach and thinking "that guy definitely has his finger on the pulse of what's happening"
Chris Mate
2024-11-04 19:39:54 +0000 UTCFeel bad for seth he should be making as much as cody and Roman.
Gammer S
2024-11-04 19:37:43 +0000 UTC"Desperate for females right now" is such a cursed phrasing
Ryan Tardiff
2024-11-04 19:37:01 +0000 UTC$2mill a year for someone like Becky is absurdly low given the money WWE is making. I do think WWE caps their spending because of being part of a publicly traded company but they still pay the top stars a good amount.
Chris Kessler
2024-11-04 19:35:51 +0000 UTCThis isn’t 2001 negotiation prices anymore. Her value goes beyond $2 million considering how much she’s worth
Auntie Collins
2024-11-04 19:34:11 +0000 UTC2 million seems low for Becky, never mind something they’d scoff at.
thenumber9door
2024-11-04 19:33:50 +0000 UTCThis is why I don’t follow Coach..
Busby
2024-11-04 19:32:42 +0000 UTC
