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Zelina Vega Was Making More Money On Twitch Than She Did With WWE

Being on Twitch was more profitable for Zelina Vega than working for WWE, according to Dave Meltzer. The 29-year-old female superstar was released by the promotion on Friday following her refusal to get off Twitch and exacerbating the situation by opening an OnlyFans account.

Speaking on Wrestling Observer Radio, Meltzer claimed to have been told by a source that Vega was making more money on Twitch than she was with WWE given the constraints brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“So, essentially as everyone knows, the talent was given a timeframe to get rid of their Twitch and Cameo accounts,” Meltzer said (H/T WrestlingNews.co). “During that timeframe, Zelina Vega didn’t get rid of it and she opened an OnlyFans account.

"The backstory on this and it’s funny because one person kind of told me when the thing went down that there are a couple of women that are making more money with their social media than they are making with WWE and they are gonna be real interesting and one of those was Zelina Vega. On her Twitch she’s making a lot of money and so it’s like what do you do in that situation and I think she made her choice and they had to fire her and then right before it got out that she was fired she made a tweet about how she supports unionization which she has said before.

"I mean it’s not like that’s the first time she said that and that did play into some of it and now.”

Meltzer also revealed there are two contract tiers on the main roster at the moment, with wrestlers who signed after the formation of AEW making more money than the ones who were already there. Wrestlers didn't mind all that much as they would get cash coming in from house shows but that hasn't been happening since the pandemic sprang up.

WWE Could Be Going Hard On Twitch Soon

WWE stars have essentially been making less money from wrestling and were using Twitch streaming to cover for lost income. They were ordered to get off third-party platforms by Vince McMahon, much to their collective chagrin.

WWE has since published a job listing for someone to help out with Twitch, suggesting they could be set to ramp affairs up therein.

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Source: WOR (H/T WrestlingNews)

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