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One WWE star accepted a "pretty big pay cut" to stay in WWE after the company "creatively didn't take advantage of what they had."
"I know one guy in this situation, he could go to AEW and he could make a lot of money in AEW but he did take a pretty big pay cut to stay…
"The reason you would be asked to renegotiate is because the contract you signed was when they perceived you as being far more valuable than they perceive you as being now. That’s why they would renegotiate a contract.
"In the case of the person, it’s someone who would fit into that category and the reason was not that he’s not good or not that he’s not great, but that they creatively didn’t take advantage of what they had, I would say is the best way of putting it. But he accepted it, he didn’t take the risk or whatever it is of going elsewhere. It’s still a lot of money, you could say that."
(Source: Wrestling Observer Radio)