William Arturo Muñoz González, who wrestlers under the name of Rush, is currently Ring Of Honor World Champion and frequently features in main events when he competes in his home country of Mexico. The 32-year-old last competed in December at ROH’s Final Battle pay-per-view and retained his title over Brody King. His victory led many to believe he had re-signed with the promotion as keeping the title on a soon to be out of contract talent would be an odd decision considering the reported interest WWE had him.
While Rush ROH renewal has not been announced, it’s understood that WWE actually did have discussions over signing him. Wrestling promotion AAA represented Rush in the negotiations, but the sides couldn’t agree on a deal. Apparently, WWE felt Rush’s salary demands were too high, and a compromise couldn’t be agreed upon. WWE offers most NXT talents less than $120,000 a year for their first deal, with only a few well-known stars such as Finn Bálor and Shinsuke Nakamura receiving more. Rush’s previous contract with ROH was said to have been $150,000 a year, plus he could work independent dates, so he was almost certainly making considerably more than WWE’s offer. Often a wrestler is just happy to get a foot in the door with WWE, but as Rush has other options and knows his value, he seemingly wasn’t prepared to be lowballed.
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