* Taking into consideration only their stock dividends, the McMahon family is set to earn over $10 million this year following last month's WWE Board of Directors approval for the dividend increase from 4 cents to 6 cents per share. While all WWE stock holders will benefit from the increase, Vince McMahon and his family own 80% of WWE's stock, therefore reaping the biggest rewards from the increase (a jump from $9 million to just over $13 million). The Board of Directors credit a successful WrestleMania and substantial cost-cutting as leading to the dividend increase.
* Jim Ross has gone on record stating that he believes Steve Austin will infact return to the WWE in the future. He hopes Austin doesn't wrestle in Japan while away from the WWE as he would risk his wellbeing following his multiple ring-related surgeries. Additionally, Ross stated that the WWE has a movie planned that will go straight to video about Austin with an actor playing Austin's part. This movie will be produced along with two other movies about Kane and Triple H.
[News derived from the PWTorch newsletter]
