Right now the wrestling world is awaiting the release of WWE 2K25, but WWE has put out a number of iconic video games over the years. WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2006 was well received when the game was released, and one former WWE star recently reflected on the game’s success.
Nick Dinsmore (formerly known as Eugene in WWE) recently talked about how much money he earned from WWE video games on his YouTube channel. Dinsmore noted that he would received quarterly checks for royalties from WWE games, and he revealed that the biggest check he ever received from the royalties was for $86,000.
“So I was on WrestleMania 21, which came out, I think, in April, and that would have been on one quarter royalty check. Then I was in Day of Reckoning, which came out, I think, in maybe August, which would have been on the next quarter royalty check. But the SmackDown vs. Raw 2006 came out in November of 2005 right before Christmas, and it was a huge seller. So this video game was the biggest payday on a quarter royalty check that I made. For that quarter royalty check, I was always told you’re not supposed to say specific numbers, but I made $86,000. In one quarter royalty check. I’ll say it again: $86,000, and my mind was blown.
“I made $86,000 in one quarter royalty check. My God, I could have bought a house. I could have bought several cars. I could have bought a vacation. I could have bought, I don’t know, new hair. I could have bought anything. $86,000 for being in one video game. Can you imagine what guys like The Rock and Stone Cold were making for being in several video games, time after time? These guys had to be making millions on a core royalty check. I was happy with $86,000, the biggest check I ever made in my life.”
H/T Fightful