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Triple H Reveals the Minimum Salary of WWE’S Main Roster Talent

Published 04/09/2022, 7:30 AM EDT

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Triple H announced his official retirement from in-ring competition recently. However, Hunter is still working for WWE as the executive vice president for Global Talent Strategy & Development of WWE. He is also a key figure of the NXT brand.

Recently, ‘The Game’ revealed the minimum annual salary of WWE’s main roster talents.

In the latest round of WWE tryouts during the WrestleMania week, several current and recently graduated college athletes took part. The Athletic profiled these tryouts. There they also spoke to several individuals, including Triple H.

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In the article, it was noted, “Levesque [Triple H] said wrestlers on the main roster for “Raw” or “SmackDown” earn at least $250,000 annually.” (H/T: Fightful)

Given the talent these young college athletes have got, WWE fans can certainly expect some of them to appear on the WWE main roster in the future.

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Speaking of college athletes, one name that will certainly come into the mind of several fans is Gable Steveson.

After WWE Raw picked him in the WWE 2021 Draft, the Olympic Gold Medalist is yet to compete in a match on WWE Raw.

Fans have been patiently waiting to see this exciting young talent compete in matches against the WWE superstars. At WrestleMania 38, the WWE Universe saw a glimpse of what this young man is capable of.

Three NXT superstars recently got called up to WWE SmackDown

In this week’s episode of WWE SmackDown, we saw Raquel Gonzalez make her presence felt on the blue brand of WWE. She appeared as Raquel Rodriguez in a backstage segment on WWE SmackDown.

Raquel has been a dominant force on WWE NXT. During her time in NXT, she impressed everyone with her incredible strength. She is also a former NXT Women’s Champion.

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The other two individuals who came into the limelight during this week’s episode of WWE SmackDown are Gunther and Ludwig Kaiser.

Previously known as Walter, Gunther has held the NXT United Kingdom Championship in the past. And Ludwig Kaiser is the new ring name for the former NXT Tag Team Champion, Marcel Barthel.

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It will be interesting to see what WWE has planned for these individuals on the main roster in the upcoming weeks.

Who do you think can be the next big main roster star among these three? Let us know in the comments below.

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Shouvik Nath is a WWE and AEW author at EssentiallySports. Having completed his graduation from St.Xavier’s College, Shouvik wished to follow his passion for pro wrestling.
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