Vince McMahon’s edict in the past had refrained the talents from the use of third-party platforms such as YouTube, Cameo, OnlyFans, and more in addition to wrestlers having their own sponsorships. This caused an outburst in WWE resulting in the release of talents as well.
It was recently noted by CNBC that the company was in advanced talks with Endeavor, the parent company of UFC, and a deal was recently finalized on Monday.
WWE stars might be allowed to use the third party platforms
Sean Sapp reported behind Fightful’s paywall that Endeavor is very confident that this sale will help open the door for WWE stars to look into new opportunities. Only time will tell what happens next, but it seems that OnlyFans and Brand Army might be on the table once again.
“Another source in Endeavor was confident that a sale would lead to additional opportunities for talent, with the source pointing out that UFC fighters are allowed to have exclusive content pages such as Onlyfans and Brand Army for additional income. However, an agent that has worked with both UFC and WWE talent was quick to point out that UFC has let top fighters walk over paying them, passing on dream fights, in addition to repeatedly taking steps to eliminate outside advertisements in-cage for fighters. It should be noted that UFC arranges their own outfitting sponsors, though the money varies based on what a fighter could command themselves.”
“The sale in general has been a major talking point backstage at WrestleMania night two, but talent truly aren’t sure what’s going on. Nobody from the bottom of the card to the top of the card was given any true indication who a potential buyer would be. Several talent contacted us to say they were ecstatic that it didn’t end up sold to a Saudi Arabia led group. We were told that the relationship between WWE and Saudi Arabia was set to continue.”
