Dominik Mysterio reveals WWE pay secrets, childhood earnings, and strange fan moments

WWE Intercontinental Champion Dominik Mysterio is known for his dramatic in-ring storylines, but the star recently peeled back the curtain on real-life experiences that are just as compelling. In candid podcast appearances, the 27-year-old offered rare insight into WWE's financial ecosystem, a childhood memory involving a missing paycheck, and a wild fan encounter that left him stunned.Appearing on Bradley Martyn’s Raw Talk, Dominik revealed that making it to WWE’s main roster brings more than fame - it offers a significant pay upgrade. “Main roster, once you’re on TV like Raw or SmackDown, you’re making good money. Definitely six figures,” he said.While exact figures vary, Mysterio explained that income depends on multiple factors - including how talent is used on TV, merchandise sales, and even licensing deals like action figures and video games.Contracts differ vastly between developmental territory NXT and the main roster. “When you’re first getting signed, if you’re doing an NXT deal, that’s different,” he noted. “From NXT, you move on to the main roster - that’s a whole different contract.”According to reports, the minimum base salary for a WWE main roster talent was recently raised from $250,000 to $350,000 per year. Top-tier stars like Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes reportedly earn between $10 to $15 million annually.In another podcast Mysterio shared a surprising anecdote from his early years in WWE. He revealed that he was paid $5,000 for appearing in the iconic 2005 feud between his father, Rey Mysterio, and Eddie Guerrero - but he never saw most of it.“My parents told me I got five grand,” he said on the Intoxicados podcast. “I went to Toys R Us, spent maybe $300 or $400. When I asked to go to Target after, my mom said, ‘That’s it. That’s all your money.’”Dominik believes the rest of the money might have gone to his sister Aalyah’s college fund. “They told me they put it aside, but I never saw it again,” he joked.Dominik also recalled a bizarre fan encounter that left even WWE’s security baffled. A woman, honeymooning with her husband, approached him and said she insisted on meeting him during their trip - then invited him to her hotel.“I looked at the husband and said, ‘You better come get your girl before she gets dirty,’” he recalled. The husband reportedly just shrugged it off, adding, “I'm only here for her.”While Dominik’s heel persona may get heat on TV, it’s clear the real-life reactions from fans are just as intense.