Recently, on the newest episode of ‘The Nitty Gritty Dirt Show,’ Billi Bhatti and former WWE writer & creative team member Vince Russo discussed about a vast landscape of all things in the world of pro-wrestling and sports entertainment. Here, Bhatti talks about a new offer The Rock signed which allows him to take home a staggering sum – five million dollars, whether or not ‘The Great One’ appears on WWE programming or not. Has the Rock already ‘chosen’ his WWE return opponent?
Bhatti: The Rock, very quietly, signed for an image rights deal or a ‘merchindise’ deal as reported by Dave Meltzer. The Rock re-signed this image rights deal which he originally signed for ten years back in 2011 – if you remember his comeback before WrestleMania 27 when he was the host. Those ten years have run out so he signed another ten year deal that will be a half million dollars per year. So, the Rock will be getting five million dollars from the WWE for the next ten years. This deal is whether he comes on WWE programming or not and all he has to do is let them make a Rock t-shirt, doll, whatever and they will continue with the payout.
