Forbes released their first-ever list of “WWE’s Highest-Paid Wrestlers,” ranking the ten active WWE Superstars who earned the most money from the company in 2015.
They spent the last year compiling their estimates based on court documents, SEC filings, contracts and information from industry insiders. They estimated WWE’s top earner took in around $10 million – huge money but not the same ballpark as top athletes and movie stars.
Forbes’ first-ever WWE’s Highest-Paid Wrestlers top ten list looks as follows:
- John Cena: 9.5 million
- Brock Lesnar: 6.0 million
- Triple H: 2.8 million
- Randy Orton: 2.7 million
- Seth Rollins: 2.4 million
- Roman Reigns: 2.1 million
- Undertaker: 2.0 million
- Big Show: 1.5 million
- Kane: 1.3 million
- Dean Ambrose: 1.1 million
There’s a lot more to it than just the numbers – check out the full feature at Forbes.com.