Does anyone know how much WWE wrestlers earn?

[rge2010]

Obviously WWE Wrestlers are going to be well paid. I saw Paul Londons pad on a youtube video and it looked pretty darn nice. I have also seen Batistas on on cribs!

Does anyone know how much say someone like John Cena earns per year? What about verterans like Taker and Triple H? Just interested to benchmark it against other "sports" stars.

I seem to remember Brock Lesnar was on around $7m a year!!! Or was that his entire contract? And of course it is common knowledge Bret Hart was on $3m a year in WCW...but that was 12 years ago!

 

[The Brain]

I'm sure guys like Cena, Batista, and Taker are very well paid. No idea how much, but they're pulling in some serious bank. Lower card guys probably don't get nearly as much but I'm guessing they're not hurting for money by any means. Even though Bret was pulling in $3million a year twelve years ago I'm guessing those days are over. It is well known Bischoff gave guys ridiculous contracts so without Turner's money and wrestling's overall popularity down I'd guess wrestlers made more ten years ago than they do today.

 

[#hamler]

I read Triple H earns around 2 million a year with free use of the private jet and all that shit. Proibably makes a little more now.

 

[Hawkeye]

The big stars get paid tons of money and get transportation to and from events paid for by WWE. HHH has access to the company jet and Taker has easily the greatest work schedule in the world. Midcarders like Daniel Bryan, John Morrison, and others get paid anywhere between 30k to a 100k and pay for their own transportation,which is most likely a bitch. They travel in groups often so just imagine the benefits of bonding with coworkers on the road and such.Makes for a better work environment all around. Naturally,the WrestleMania check is fat as hell for anyone performing,for example Randy got paid 400k for his appearance in the event.As for the "jobbers" they get paid from 12K to 30K. None of this is hard data,I just snagged it off the web a while back so take it with a grain of salt.

 

[shattered dreams]

I forget the source but I think Cena was estimated around a 5 million a year base on his contract as of a couple of years ago

 

[Super Hans]

bout tree fiddy

 

[Monkey_Mania]

Morrison and guys like him are pulling in about 250 to 300 thousand. Main Eventers any where from 500,000 to 2 mil, On base pay alone. Lets not forget their promotional work, sponsors, and merchandise.

 

[Coco]

30k a year? LOL. Give me a break. Nobody on the roster is making that little.

 

[Sully]

I actually read something about it on WZ a few years ago, they changed the front page a little bit, but I remember the interesting photos, and articles like that. There was things like "How to become a WWE Wrestler" stuff like that. It's kinda hard to describe.

 

[Monkey_Mania]

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_do_WWE_wrestlers_get_paid

 

[Remix]

That list has been circulating the web for ages, and I'm not sure how legitimate it is.

I don't known how much WWE wrestlers make, but it's probably more than they'd make anywhere else. I believe Tyler Black/Seth Rollins is making double what he was on the indies (per his formspring)

 

[Pepe Silvia]

Trips shouldn't be paid a dime, because he can just be like "Hey pops I need $_____ for a _____"