10: Wrestlers are considered independent contractors
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The biggest inconsistency of a WWE contract and one that has irked WWE Superstars through the years is the fact that wrestlers are considered independent contractors. How can wrestlers be considered independent contractors if they’re signed exclusively to the WWE? Fans and critics have been asking this question for years.
Even though the wrestlers are considered independent contractors, they don’t get any of the benefits that being an independent contractor brings and things get even more confusing when you see that WWE pays things like health insurance and airfare.
Wrestlers like Jesse Ventura have been outspoken against this in the past. Ventura, for his part, tried to create a wrestler’s union but he was fired after Hulk Hogan spilled the beans.
