WWE Rumors: WWE Superstar salaries revealed including Undertaker, Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Ronda Rousey
What's the story?
The WWE Superstars are some of the most talented individuals in the world of pro-wrestling. They take every risk and put their bodies on the line as they seek to entertain the fans.
Be it inside the ring or via promo, each performance they deliver is aimed to leave the fans satisfied.
However, how much do these Superstars actually earn for all the efforts that they make to secure WWE's place at the top of the Sports Entertainment world?
According to a report, the WWE Superstars salaries have now been revealed.
In case you didn't know...
WWE Superstars are often thought to be really well paid. They perform on a regular basis throughout the year. They participate in not only the televised shows but also on the House Shows where they perform in front of a Live Audience instead of the cameras that they are used to performing in front of. They spend a large amount of their time on tour away from their families to have a career in WWE.
The heart of the matter
The figures which were revealed by WWE were astonishing, to say the least. The highest paid performer is Brock Lesnar, who makes $12 Million a year as a base salary, plus $500,000 per main event.
John Cena came next with a figure of $8.5 Million. A large part of his earnings come from Hollywood where he has made a foray. He has a $500,000 payment for main event appearances as well, and also has a 5% earning from Merchandise sales.
Ronda Rousey is on $1.5 Million Contract with WWE along with bonuses for her matches.
The following are the salaries of the WWe Superstars according to the report. All the figures are from mid-2018 and may have changed since then.
WWE senior staff salaries
- Triple H (Vice President of Live Events) - $1.1million + $1.65million (talent contract)
- Vince McMahon (Chief Executive Officer) - $2.4million
- George Barrios (Financial and Strategic Officer - $800,000
- Kevin Dunn (Producer) - $800,000
- Michael Luisi (WWE Studios President) - $70,000
WWE 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
- 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
- Shinsuke Nakamura $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
- Jey Uso $250,000
- Jimmy Uso $250,000
- Curtis Axel $250,000
- Curt Hawkins $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
- Ruby Riott $80,000
- Sarah Logan $80,000
- Tamina $80,000
- Liv Morgan $80,000
What's next?
There may be a certain disparity in the payment of different talents, but WWE's Women's Division has made strides forward. If Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey end up main eventing WrestleMania 35, it could very well see an increase for the wrestlers in their contracts going forward.