Another Ross Payrate Clarification, Flair's Surprise Return Reported by: Ryan Clark
Updated on July 2, 2008 3:17 PM EST
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Regarding Jim Ross' salary, to clarify the $300,000 figure is solely based on his performer contract as a WWE play-by-play announcer. It doesn't include the money/stock options he garners from his other role as WWE Executive Vice President.
Behind the scenes there were a lot of people second guessing Ric Flair returning to TV in the Chris Jericho segment a couple of weeks back. Shawn Michaels felt he needed a week off to sell his injuries, and Flair was called to fill the void. A lot of people feel that his return, after such a huge send off was wasted because of how last minute it was put together.
The company's seven-day tour of Australia and New Zealand drew a total of 68,000 paid and a total of $5 million over the seven shows. The company was very pleased with the final numbers.
