Some people don’t take the wrestling business seriously, but they will after they see how much does biggest WWE stars earn. The company revealed the base salaries of all members of both Raw and Smackdown rosters.
The biggest earner is Brock Lesnar, which could be expected as this part-time jobber is the central piece of machinery ever since The Rock left WWE. The Beast Incarnate earns staggering $12 million a year after bonuses. We say, part-timer, as he only participates in a limited number of events. For every main match, Lesnar receiver additional $500,000 while another $100,000 comes from merchandise sales.
Second in line is The Champ, John Cena who gets $8.5 million on a yearly basis. $500,000 is there for main events, while his percentage of merchandise sales stands at 5%.
The Big Dog, Roman Reigns closes the top three with $5 million. Randy Orton follows with 4.5 million. The current WWE champion AJ Styles pockets $3.5 million. Behind them is Set Rollins, another Shield member with annual revenue of $3 million. The Miz lurks behind the top six earners with $2.5 million a year.
Closest to them is Dean Ambrose who has a contract that guarantees him $2 million.
Dolph Ziegler who was one of the company’s best workers in past years just signed a new contract. $1.5 million was enough to keep him tied to WWE, amid the rumors that he was ready to quit.
Bray Wyatt, Sheamus, and Jeff Hardy all have contracts in a region of $1 million each. Under the $1 million mark, there are wrestlers such as Jinder Mahal with $900,000, Big Show with $850,000, Rusev with $600,000 while Chris Jericho cashes in $750,000 for his part-time deal. Below you have the full list.
MEN BASE SALARIES
Brock Lesnar $12million
John Cena $8.5million
Roman Reigns $5million
Randy Orton $4.5million
AJ Styles $3.5million
Seth Rollins $3million
The Miz $2.5million
Triple H $2.5million
Undertaker $2.5million
Dean Ambrose $2million
Kevin Owens $2million
Dolph Ziggler $1.5million
Sheamus $1million
Jeff Hardy $1million
Bray Wyatt $1million
Finn Balor $1million
Jinder Mahal $900,000
Kane $900,000
Big Show $850,000
Samoa Joe $800,000
Rusev $800,000
Chris Jericho $750,000
Sin Cara $700,000
Matt Hardy $650,000
Luke Harper $550,000
Erick Rowan $550,000
R-Truth $550,000
Kofi Kingston $500,000
Xavier Woods $500,000
Big E $500,000
Rhyno $500,000
Cesaro $500,000
Sami Zayn $500,000
Goldust $400,000
Heath Slater $400,000
Fandango $400,000
Kalisto $350,000
Titus O’Neill $300,000
Bo Dallas $300,000
Braun Strowman $300,000
Apollo Crews $300,000
Scott Dawson $250,000
Luke Gallows $250,000
Big Cass $250,000
Jey USO $250,000
Jimmy USO $250,000
Curtis Axel $250,000
Curt Hawkins $200,000
Epico Colon $200,000
Mike Kanellis $200,000
WWE WOMEN BASE SALARIES
Ronda Rousey $1.5million
Charlotte Flair $550,000
Nikki Bella $350,000
Alexa Bliss $350,000
Mickie James $300,000
Brie Bella $300,000
Natalya $300,000
Asuka $250,000
Becky Lynch $250,000
Dana Brooke $200,000
Bayley $200,000
Lana $200,000
Naomi $180,000
Carmella $120,000
Nia Jax 100,000
Sonya Deville $100,000
Mandy Rose $80,000
Rubby Riott $80,000
Sarah Logan $80,000
Tamina $80,000
Liv Morgan $80,000
