It would be shocking to ever see WWE superstars be considered employees rather than independent contractors .
It 's certainly an issue that will be worth discussing until serious changes are made in order to benefit the backbone of the WWE : The in - ring performers themselves .
Although it would be shocking to ever see WWE superstars be considered employees rather than independent contractors , it 's certainly an issue that will be worth discussing until serious changes are made in order to benefit the backbone of the WWE : The in - ring performers themselves .