WWE Star Who Took 50% Pay Cut Still Making "Huge Money"

One WWE Superstar who accepted a 50% pay cut during the company's recent effort to renegotiate contracts is still making "huge money" according to Kevin Nash. The multi-time World Champion and nWo founding member shared insider details from his "moles" in WWE on the latest episode of his Kliq This podcast.

Nash admitted he was stunned after learning how much one wrestler was earning prior to agreeing to a reduced contract.

"I've got enough moles in the business where — I mean, I know the people that took 50 percent cuts," Nash said on his Kliq This podcast.

"I know one of the guys, and when I found out what the person was making, and after I just picked myself up off the ground that he was making that much money, and then realized that even at 50 percent, he was making huge money."

Following WrestleMania, WWE made several roster cuts while reportedly approaching select wrestlers about reworking their existing deals for less money rather than being released outright.

Some performers reportedly accepted cuts as steep as 50 percent, while others like Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods said "no thanks, we're out."

The WWE Hall of Famer also addressed recent comments he made regarding TKO's involvement in WWE creative. Nash recently suggested TKO should stay out of the creative side and allow Triple H to handle things without interference.

However, Nash clarified that Triple H never personally told him TKO executives were meddling in the creative process.

"One thing Paul and I have never done is we have never talked business," Nash explained. "Because that takes away the trust that he has with the people he works for. So that's always been, it's none of my business."

Nash suggested his frustration may have boiled over after a long stretch of travel. "Maybe I got pissed off last week. Maybe it was just because I did a lot of driving. Maybe I thought I was a wrestler again," he said.

Nash also spoke positively about his interactions with TKO CEO Ari Emanuel, noting Emanuel has always treated him respectfully. "He was such a gentleman. He came up, he shook my hand. I've never been treated better by anyone in management than the way he treated me," Nash stated.