WWE has been subjected to a lot of controversy over the last few months. This is because they have imposed a ban on WWE Superstars earning money from third-party platforms such as Twitch and Cameo.
WWE Superstars ultimately had to give up their accounts to the promotion. They would receive a portion of the income generated from the platforms, but the income would be deducted from their downside guarantee.
AJ Styles has a huge following on Twitch and he was among many affected by WWE’s actions. He recently spoke to Inside The Ropes about the whole situation.
Styles talked about what happened when he, Sasha Banks and Xavier Woods met with Vince McMahon in order to discuss the banning of Twitch and other platforms.
Myself, Xavier Woods, and Sasha Banks had a sit-down meeting in Connecticut with Vince about this whole situation, and it was determined that it’s intellectual property, this is (points to his face). We do well, as far as the WWE, and if there’s an opportunity to pay back that money, that we work hard for it in different times, then we probably should.
I wasn’t happy about it, no one was. But, it is what it is. I’ll handle it the way I have to. I’m a team player, he is the captain, I’ll follow his lead as far as Vince is concerned.
Styles will be challenging Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship at WWE TLC on Sunday.
