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RVD Says He Now Makes Much More Money Per Match Than He Did In WWE

RVD Says He Now Makes Much More Money Per Match Than He Did In WWE

Many wrestling fans have a big misconception that WWE wrestlers are paid continuously big money for their matches. In fact, a wrestler’s payoff can vary massively depending on their placement on the card, who their opponent is, the paying attendance, and how the company is doing in general. Now in a new interview, Rob Van Dam, who had a very successful run with WWE between 2001 and 2007, and returned in 2013 and 2014, revealed that nowadays he is making 20 to 30 times as much money for a single match as he was getting paid at his lowest in WWE.

I’m all about the money. You know, people don’t understand. Some fans are ignorant. They don’t understand it’s a business. Some people think that when I had the WWE belt and the ECW belt, I was in my prime, and they probably think that I wish I was still there. But now I make 20 to 30 times in one match what WWE was paying me in the lowest. I could make that much more money in one match than in 20 matches. Why would you want to work 30 matches to make the same money that you can work one match and make money? That’s something fans can’t understand cause they think we just love to be in the ring 24/7. Rob Van Dam

Since leaving WWE in 2014, RVD has competed in around 65 matches. The majority have been for Impact Wrestling, a promotion he just recently amicably parted ways with. He has also traveled the globe during that time, competing on big independent shows in the UK, Italy, Australia, South Africa, Chile, and Qatar for seemingly huge money.

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