WWE Top 10 Highest Paid Wrestlers 2017 - WWE Highest Paid Superstars
Brock Lesnar
Salary : $12
Million
Million
July’s
UFC 200 marked a return to the octagon
for Lesnar, who earned a then-record $2.5 million purse for his fight against
Mark Hunt ( he later lost 10% of that amount for failing drug tests).
UFC 200 marked a return to the octagon
for Lesnar, who earned a then-record $2.5 million purse for his fight against
Mark Hunt ( he later lost 10% of that amount for failing drug tests).
Including
his cut of the event’s PPV buys, we estimate that one fight was worth as much
as everything he did in WWE last Year.
his cut of the event’s PPV buys, we estimate that one fight was worth as much
as everything he did in WWE last Year.
John
Cena
Cena
Salary : $8
Million
Million
Nobody in
WWE comes close to moving as mush merchandise as Cena, but his earning are down
– and he’s ceded the No. 1 spot on our list – largely because of a reduced
schedule.
WWE comes close to moving as mush merchandise as Cena, but his earning are down
– and he’s ceded the No. 1 spot on our list – largely because of a reduced
schedule.
He lost the
first five months of 2016 to shoulder surgery and then took off the last three
months to film the upcoming second season of American Grit.
first five months of 2016 to shoulder surgery and then took off the last three
months to film the upcoming second season of American Grit.
Triple H
Salary : $3.8
Million
Million
The in-story
COO is also a real-life WWE executive – executive vice president of talent,
live events and creative – and that dual role has been tremendously lucrative
for Triple H.
COO is also a real-life WWE executive – executive vice president of talent,
live events and creative – and that dual role has been tremendously lucrative
for Triple H.
His
executive pay, including salary, cash bonuses and vesting stock, earned him 1.3
Million last year.
executive pay, including salary, cash bonuses and vesting stock, earned him 1.3
Million last year.
Roman Reigns
Salary : $3.5
Million
Million
Reigns is an
incredibly divisive character among wrestling fans, but there’s no debating
that he’s quickly becoming one of the company’s top draws.
incredibly divisive character among wrestling fans, but there’s no debating
that he’s quickly becoming one of the company’s top draws.
The 31 –
year-old superstar was involved in the main event of the first seven pay-per-
views of 2016, and only Cena sold more merchandise last year.
year-old superstar was involved in the main event of the first seven pay-per-
views of 2016, and only Cena sold more merchandise last year.
Dean Ambrose
Salary : $2.7 Million
Nobody in
WWE put in more time than ambrose last year. By our count he worked 194 events
last year, 9% more than anybody else.
WWE put in more time than ambrose last year. By our count he worked 194 events
last year, 9% more than anybody else.
The schedule
doesn’t only rack up lucrative performance fees, but it’s also made his
merchandise some od WWE’s most popular.
doesn’t only rack up lucrative performance fees, but it’s also made his
merchandise some od WWE’s most popular.
AJ Styles
Salary : $2.4 Million
In January
WWE was able to lure styles from New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and since his debut
at that month’s Royal Rumble he’s been one of the company’s busiest stars.
WWE was able to lure styles from New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and since his debut
at that month’s Royal Rumble he’s been one of the company’s busiest stars.
He joins
Reigns, Ambrose and Kevin Owens as the only wrestlers to work a dozen
pay-per-view events last year.
Reigns, Ambrose and Kevin Owens as the only wrestlers to work a dozen
pay-per-view events last year.
Shane
McMahon
McMahon
Salary : $
2.2 Million
2.2 Million
Last
February the elder child of WWE chairman Vince McMahon made a surprise return
to the company after six year away.
February the elder child of WWE chairman Vince McMahon made a surprise return
to the company after six year away.
He followed
that surprise with an even bigger one: A match against Undertaker at
WrestleMania 32.
that surprise with an even bigger one: A match against Undertaker at
WrestleMania 32.
WWE reported
his income as $2.15 Millio in their 2016 proxy filing.
his income as $2.15 Millio in their 2016 proxy filing.
The
Undertaker
Undertaker
Salary : $2
Million
Million
A legend 33
years in the making, The Undertaker cleared $2 million last year despite
working just five events (and only wrestling once). But there’s no doubting
he’s earned it.
years in the making, The Undertaker cleared $2 million last year despite
working just five events (and only wrestling once). But there’s no doubting
he’s earned it.
The 52 – year-old
is so popular that only a few wrestlers outpace his merchandise sales even
though he’s off TV for the vast majority of the year.
is so popular that only a few wrestlers outpace his merchandise sales even
though he’s off TV for the vast majority of the year.
Seth Rollins
Salary : $2
Million
Million
Last year
Rollins ranked fifth on our list and was the top-earning member of the Shield
trio, but a knee injury knocked him out of commission for the first five months
of 2016. Costing him a lucrative WrestleMania payout.
Rollins ranked fifth on our list and was the top-earning member of the Shield
trio, but a knee injury knocked him out of commission for the first five months
of 2016. Costing him a lucrative WrestleMania payout.
Randy Orton
Salary :
$1.9 Million
$1.9 Million
Like
Rollins, Orton was also the victim of injury last year, and he didn’t make his
return until the end of July.
Rollins, Orton was also the victim of injury last year, and he didn’t make his
return until the end of July.
He’s still
able to rank among the company’s top earners thanks largely to a sizable
downside and a main event match against Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam.
able to rank among the company’s top earners thanks largely to a sizable
downside and a main event match against Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam.
