Becky Lynch WWE Contract Reported to Be Much Higher Than Rumored Asking Price (Report)

It remains to be seen when The Man will return to WWE.

Becky Lynch continues to take time off from professional wrestling and it is unclear when or if she will return to action. WWE considers her on an extended hiatus, but she is in fact a free agent. Lynch’s contract with WWE expired in the summer and she could sign with any company at any time.

It was widely expected that the multiple-time Women’s World Champion would receive several offers upon her departure from the WWE, which would have ultimately made her the highest-paid women’s wrestler in the entire industry.

What exactly would that dollar figure look like? Former WWE correspondent Jonathan Coachman tried to shed some light on the issue, but apparently fell far short of the real numbers.

On the latest episode of Backstage Pass, Coachman claimed that Lynch was asking for more than $2 million per year in contract negotiations and that WWE rejected her offer. Coach also said that if the company had agreed to her request, she would still be on Monday Night Raw today.

A new report from Fightful Select pours cold water on these rumors. Half a dozen sources in WWE flatly denied the claims against Sean Ross Sapp.

“The $2 million figure was flatly denied by everyone who could know,” Ross Sapp said. “Lynch did not ask for that amount, and we are told that if she had, WWE would have increased that amount. The overall pay scale for talent at or near the top of WWE and AEW are now both well above that amount. Lynch’s contract would amount to more than two million euros per year.”

According to Fightful, Becky Lynch and WWE remain on good terms and have long expected to work together again in the future – “if the situation calls for it.”

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