Time For a Clean Finish? Analyzing a New Path to Collective Bargaining at the WWE

Authors

Paige Green, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note argues that professional wrestlers in the WWE face significant challenges in achieving fair compensation and better working conditions due to their classification as independent contractors, which denies them protections under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). It proposes that leveraging antitrust law could provide an alternative and effective strategy for wrestlers to collectively bargain and improve their circumstances, drawing parallels to successful efforts by UFC fighters.

Disciplines

Contracts | Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law | Labor and Employment Law | Law | Law and Race

Recommended Citation

Paige Green, Time For a Clean Finish? Analyzing a New Path to Collective Bargaining at the WWE, 43 Cardozo Arts & Ent. L.J. 625 (2025).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoaelj/vol43/iss3/6