Steve Austin Got An Increase In Royalties After Speaking With Vince McMahon

“Stone Cold” Steve Austin got an increase in his royalty paychecks after speaking directly with Vince McMahon.

During a recent appearance on the “SI Media Podcast with Jimmy Traina,” the WWE Hall of Famer opined on his Austin 3:16 t-shirt becoming a major merchandise seller for the company and the reason why he went directly to Vince McMahon to ask why his royalty checks weren’t higher. He said,

“WWE gets you royalty checks every quarter. I remember when I first came up with that shirt … those shirts were everywhere, and I went and had a conversation with Vince, and I said ‘Hey man, I seen a lot of t-shirts out there, and I notice that my royalty check doesn’t reflect that.’”

Austin continued, “It became known as the Austin Deal… Vince wanted to hand-deliver this one to me because he goes ‘Steve, I’m just giving this to you because I’ve never given out a check like this before. To anyone.’”

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