5 things you didn't know about WWE contracts

Not all WWE Superstars enjoy the same pay-off, but you knew that right?

#2 Wrestlers cannot sue the company for bodily harm

‘Bodily harm’ comes with the territory

A WWE contract states that a wrestler cannot sue the company if an injury is sustained. The wrestler signing the contract must fully agree to the bodily harm and acknowledge responsibility, to whatever injury that might occur to them while working for the WWE.

In an odd case, the Hart family sued the WWE after Owen’s death. The Hart family was awarded $18 million under a wrongful death suit.

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