WWE Legend Reacts as Jazmyn Nyx Reportedly Turns Down $75,000 Offer — What Do WWE Stars Really Make?
Jazmyn Nyx has left WWE NXT on her own terms, rejecting a disappointing new deal rather than re-sign — and Booker T is already weighing in on the fallout.
Quick one: an NXT name you probably expected to stick around just walked. Jazmyn Nyx is out of WWE after turning down a new deal she didn’t like, and the money talk around it is already getting weird.
What actually happened
Nyx, 27, didn’t get released. She chose not to re-sign after WWE put a new contract on the table that she felt wasn’t worth it. That alone made waves last week, but then Booker T weighed in on his 'Hall of Fame' podcast and cracked open the salary conversation that WWE never talks about publicly.
The money part (and why everyone is arguing about it)
Booker T said he doesn’t know Nyx’s exact number, but he believes NXT contracts start around a base rate of about $75,000 and added that, in 2025, that’s not a lot. A fan on Instagram chimed in that it’s actually $80k. Nyx herself jumped into the comments and shot that down, saying she would have felt great if she actually made $80k. Sean Ross Sapp later posted a screenshot of that exchange on X on September 25, 2025, and even summarized it in a clumsy way as 'less than 80-150k' — which, boiled down, means she was below $80k.
On top of that, one report claimed Nyx was taking home around $60,000 after taxes and other expenses were pulled out. That tracks with the general math wrestlers gripe about privately: base pay sounds fine until you subtract the real-world stuff.
The injury problem that kept stacking up
Nyx made her NXT in-ring debut on March 26, 2024, and put in some promising work — including a notable match with Jaida Parker — but she lost a lot of time because of a bad knee. According to Booker T, she went through four surgeries while in the system. Less ring time usually means fewer chances to earn, and he didn’t sugarcoat how that plays out.
'Injury is your worst enemy in this business. Time off is your worst enemy in this business. For someone like Jazmyn who hadn’t even gotten a real run, to have had four knee surgeries in NXT’s program… four knee surgeries is gonna set just about anybody back. And that’s gonna screw your money up a little bit.'
Context check: how TKO handles pay on the UFC side
Inside baseball alert: look at TKO’s other company, the UFC. Fighters typically only get paid when they actually fight. If you get hurt in camp and pull out, you lose that payday. WWE’s structure isn’t identical, but the principle Booker is pointing to — injuries shrink opportunities and shrink checks — absolutely applies.
- Nyx is 27 and chose not to re-sign; WWE didn’t initiate her exit.
- Booker T says NXT base pay sits around $75k and called it not much in today’s world.
- A fan tossed out $80k; Nyx replied she would have felt great if that were true. Sean Ross Sapp posted the exchange on X on September 25, 2025.
- One report put her take-home at roughly $60k after taxes and expenses.
- Debut: March 26, 2024, with highlights including a match against Jaida Parker.
- Four knee surgeries in NXT’s program; the time off hurt both momentum and money.
Bottom line: between a deal she didn’t love and a brutal run of injuries, Nyx decided to bet on herself. The numbers everyone is tossing around are estimates and screenshots, because WWE keeps salaries locked up — but however you slice it, she wanted a heavier paycheck than what was on offer.