5 WWE Superstars who were allegedly refused a pay raise

#4 WWE RAW Superstar Rey Mysterio

In July 2020, the Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer reported that Rey Mysterio found himself in a similar position to Drew Gulak after being refused a pay raise by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon.

“I thought since he'd been on TV that he may have signed, but in fact, he has not signed. What happened was, he was asked for a raise, and Vince had said, 'Look at the situation we're in, we just got rid of a bunch of people.’” [H/T Sportskeeda’s Lennard Surrao]

Mysterio worked without a contract in WWE for several weeks in the summer of 2020 before he signed a new deal ahead of SummerSlam.

Although the former WWE Champion did not compete at SummerSlam, he had a prominent role at the event during the match between his son, Dominik, and Seth Rollins.

It is not known whether Mysterio’s new deal, which reportedly runs until 2023, includes a pay raise, but Sportskeeda’s Tom Colohue reported that the WWE RAW Superstar wanted his son to receive a push before he agreed his contract.