5 WWE Superstars who wanted more money than their colleagues

#1 The Ultimate Warrior wanted as much as WWE’s highest-paid Superstar

The Ultimate Warrior defeated Hulk Hogan at WWE WrestleMania VI

The Ultimate Warrior teamed with Hulk Hogan to defeat Sgt. Slaughter, General Adnan, and Colonel Mustafa in the main event of WWE SummerSlam 1991.

Seven weeks before the pay-per-view, Warrior threatened to no-show the event if Vince McMahon did not give in to several of his financial demands.

In January 2014, Warrior's letter to the WWE Chairman from July 1991 leaked online (view the PDF here).

The letter showed that Warrior wanted to earn just as much as WWE’s top Superstar at the time, Hulk Hogan.

“I want (1) $550,000 release from the monies allotted me to purchase my home. This will suffice as my Wrestlemania VII payoff, but let it be noted it is not fair. I meant as much or more to that show as Hulk - I deserve to be paid the same (I know what Hulk will get).” [H/T Wrestling Inc.]

Warrior also wanted equal pay to Hogan on all WWE shows, including SummerSlam 1991 and future WWE pay-per-views.

"(3) I want the same pay cut as Hulk gets on all Pay-Per-Views, SNME, FRIDAY PRIMETIME, house shows and proof as such. The same pay cut applies to what Hulk has been paid with relationship to past events Wrestlemania V, VI, VII i.e when Hulk was top draw.”

McMahon explained on The Self Destruction of The Ultimate Warrior DVD that he reluctantly agreed to Warrior’s demands, but only because he did not want his Superstar to no-show a match that had already been advertised.

The WWE Chairman added that it gave him “great pleasure” to suspend Warrior after SummerSlam.