WWE: John Cena Appearances Set for Three European WWE RAW Shows, AJ Styles Responds to Fan Criticisms Over Road Dogg Being New Co-Lead Writer for SmackDown, Main Roster Minimum Salaries Update

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Feb 17, 2025

John Cena Appearances Announced for Three International WWE RAW Shows

WWE announced that John Cena will be making several appearances at their upcoming WWE RAW shows in Europe.

It was announced that Cena is currently scheduled to appear at three WWE RAW shows this March. These shows are:

  • March 17th at the Forest National in Brussels, Belgium
  • March 24th at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland
  • March 31st at The O2 in London, England

AJ Styles Responds to Fan Criticisms Over Road Dogg Being New Co-Lead Writer for SmackDown

As noted before, WWE Hall of Famer “Road Dogg” Brian James recently was promoted as the new co-lead writer of WWE’s SmackDown brand.

AJ Styles recently responded on Twitter about the fan criticisms over Road Dogg becoming the new co-lead writer for SmackDown and blaming the criticisms over Road Dogg’s past work as a co-lead writer being due to issues caused by former WWE Executive Chairman Vince McMahon.

“Before judging this guy from his past performance as the head writer. Just know that there was a man who picked it apart to the point that it was no longer his ideas anymore.”

Update on WWE Main Roster Minimum Pay Salaries

WWE reportedly has increased the pay for minimum salaries by a substantial amount for main roster talent in recent years, according to Fightful Select.

Sean Ross Sapp reported in a recent Q&A article that his sources stated that the baseline or minimum pay for a main roster talent has increased by $100,000 in recent years from $250,000 per year to now $350,000 per year.

Sapp reported that several WWE talent had reached out to him after his initial report about WWE salaries to confirm that the current minimum salary amount had been raised and the $350,000 per year amount is correct.

Sapp also reported that while WWE covers airfare for their main roster talent for shows, other expenses such as hotels and rentals are usually not covered and talent have to pay for it themselves. Sapp also reported that some talent are able to negotiate travel or hotel costs into their contracts with the company.

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