As we previously reported here on eWn, WWE is reportedly trying to rebuild its tag team division after its roster was significantly thinned out by a wave of releases that included former tag team champions The Latest Day, The Motor City Machine Guns, and The Wyatt Sicks.
Through the latest Fightful Select Answers Q&A, Sean Ross Sapp addressed fan questions on how WWE could justify releasing multiple tag teams while concurrently attempting to strengthen the division.
The situation with The Latest Day — Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods — got here right down to funds, because the duo reportedly declined a pay cut offered by WWE. Nevertheless, it was noted that the identical financial reasoning didn’t apply to the Motor City Machine Guns, as Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin were said to be earning contracts on the lower end of WWE’s essential roster scale. Previous reports have suggested that entry-level essential roster deals sit around $350,000 annually.
WWE’s approach to rebuilding the division appears to concentrate on bringing in “recent but familiar teams,” which Sapp described as a cheaper strategy in comparison with retaining top-earning acts like The Latest Day, who were reportedly making hundreds of thousands per 12 months individually.
Among the many names rumored for a possible return are former fan favorites Enzo Amore and Big Cass.
For now, each the Latest Day and the Motor City Machine Guns remain under their 90-day no compete periods and is not going to change into unrestricted free agents until those terms expire.
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