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Firstly, in a case like Aiden English and Rusev, does Aiden get any cut of the sales of Rusev Day t-shirt and merchandise sales? He's certainly had a hand in making it popular. What about past managers/mouthpieces/valets or other similar situations getting a cut?
It really depends on the situation. In the case of English getting the phrase and the gimmick over, one would think he gets a small percentage, but not at the level that Rusev would get. In terms of managers getting a piece of the merchandise that talents, I've never heard of such a thing.
Do tag teams just get half of the money they otherwise would as a singles wrestler?
Traditionally, tag teams would split royalties.
Second, do the WWE international language announce teams have a traditional heel announcer in the pair like the standard English language teams do? Is anyone giving them directions on what to say in other languages, or are they getting the same feed of Vince and translating it in their heads?
I don't believe they are produced live the way that the English announcers are and I don't believe there are traditional babyface/heel dynamics on the teams overall, but it's possible. They all sit in on the same pre-show production meeting, so they know what their parameters are before they ever go on the air.
Finally, after watching the HBO Andre documentary, I wondered how much per night/year Andre might have been pulling in from the territories in the late 70s early 80s compared to the other stars of the time? The documentary made a point to say how much demand there was for him to go around to almost every territory for short periods, I kept waiting for an old timer to throw out an estimate of how much he might have been pulling in per night to drive home that point. Any insight to that period, even if not numbers would he have been among the highest paid? What about what he might have been making when in WWF full time during the mid 80s boom or for Wrestlemania 3 itself? Just curious.
He was certainly one of the highest paid talents of the era, likely bringing in six figures during a time period where that meant far more than it would have meant today. Very much like the NWA champion, when Andre came to town, it was a bigger deal and at times even a higher priced ticket. He was very much a traveling attraction since he didn't remain in any territory for longer than a week or so before moving on to be the big attraction elsewhere.
Where is Tammy Sytch these days?
Incarcerated in Pennsylvania after violating the terms of her parole for several DUI arrests in that State.
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