The Richest WWE Wrestlers
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The Richest
1. The Rock – $70 million
His real name is Dwayne Johnson, is a ten-time champion in the WWE, five-time tag team champion and two-time Intercontinental champion. He is also a Triple Crown champion and the winner of the 2000 Royal Rumble. He successfully moved to the acting world, he was paid $5.5 million to do “The Scorpion King",highest salary for a debutant.
2. Steve Austin – $45 million
His real name is Steven James Anderson.He is a six-time champion, the fifth Triple Crown champion, the King of the Ring in 1996 and the Royal Rumble champion in 1997, 1998 and 2001.He retired in 2003 because of various knee and neck injuries.
3. John Cena – $35 million
John Cena has won 19 championships in WWE, including a record 10 WWE belts. He is a three-time United States champion,four-time tag team champion and two-time World Heavyweight Champion.He was the Royal Rumble winner in 2008 and 2013.
4. Big Show – $30 million
His real name is Paul Wight. He is a seven-time world champion and has won the WWE, ECW, WCW and World Heavyweight championship belts at least once,the only wrestler to achieve. He is also a eleven-time tag team champion and three-timeHardcore Championship. He has also been an Intercontinental,United States champion,Triple Crown and a Grand Slam champion.
5. Triple H – $25 million
His real name is Paul Michael Levesque.He holds the all-time record of being a world champion by winning the belt 13 times. He has won the King of the Ring in 1997 and the Royal Rumble in 2002. He was also the second Grand Slam champion.
6. Kurt Angle – $20 million
Only WWE wrestler to win a gold medal in Olympics.He won gold medal in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.He also won in the World Championships and in the NCAA. He had the greatest rookie year in WWE history after winning the European championship, Intercontinental championship, King of the Ring and WWE title belt all within his first year in the organization. He was also a United States champion, Hardcore champion,tag team champion and a six-time world champion.
7. Chris Jericho – $18 million
His real name is Christopher Keith Irvine. He is a six-time world champion and nine-time Intercontinental champion. He was also the first undisputed champion.
8. Shawn Michaels – $17 million
His real name is Michael Shawn Hickenbottom.He was also known as The Heartbreak Kid. He was a four-time world champion and the winner of the Royal Rumble in 1995 and 1996.
9. The Undertaker – $16 million
His real name is Mark William Calaway. He holds a perfect record in Wrestlemania with a 20-0 win-loss mark. He is a four-time WWE champion, six-time WWE tag team champion and Royal Rumble champion.
10. Mick Foley – $15 million
His real name is Michael Francis Foley, Sr. He is also called The Hardcore Legend. He wrestled under several names, like Dude Love, Cactus Jack and Mankind, known as the Three Faces of Foley. He won three WWE championships, was an eight-time tag team champion and was the first Hardcore Champion.
His real name is Dwayne Johnson, is a ten-time champion in the WWE, five-time tag team champion and two-time Intercontinental champion. He is also a Triple Crown champion and the winner of the 2000 Royal Rumble. He successfully moved to the acting world, he was paid $5.5 million to do “The Scorpion King",highest salary for a debutant.
2. Steve Austin – $45 million
His real name is Steven James Anderson.He is a six-time champion, the fifth Triple Crown champion, the King of the Ring in 1996 and the Royal Rumble champion in 1997, 1998 and 2001.He retired in 2003 because of various knee and neck injuries.
3. John Cena – $35 million
John Cena has won 19 championships in WWE, including a record 10 WWE belts. He is a three-time United States champion,four-time tag team champion and two-time World Heavyweight Champion.He was the Royal Rumble winner in 2008 and 2013.
4. Big Show – $30 million
His real name is Paul Wight. He is a seven-time world champion and has won the WWE, ECW, WCW and World Heavyweight championship belts at least once,the only wrestler to achieve. He is also a eleven-time tag team champion and three-timeHardcore Championship. He has also been an Intercontinental,United States champion,Triple Crown and a Grand Slam champion.
5. Triple H – $25 million
His real name is Paul Michael Levesque.He holds the all-time record of being a world champion by winning the belt 13 times. He has won the King of the Ring in 1997 and the Royal Rumble in 2002. He was also the second Grand Slam champion.
6. Kurt Angle – $20 million
Only WWE wrestler to win a gold medal in Olympics.He won gold medal in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.He also won in the World Championships and in the NCAA. He had the greatest rookie year in WWE history after winning the European championship, Intercontinental championship, King of the Ring and WWE title belt all within his first year in the organization. He was also a United States champion, Hardcore champion,tag team champion and a six-time world champion.
7. Chris Jericho – $18 million
His real name is Christopher Keith Irvine. He is a six-time world champion and nine-time Intercontinental champion. He was also the first undisputed champion.
8. Shawn Michaels – $17 million
His real name is Michael Shawn Hickenbottom.He was also known as The Heartbreak Kid. He was a four-time world champion and the winner of the Royal Rumble in 1995 and 1996.
9. The Undertaker – $16 million
His real name is Mark William Calaway. He holds a perfect record in Wrestlemania with a 20-0 win-loss mark. He is a four-time WWE champion, six-time WWE tag team champion and Royal Rumble champion.
10. Mick Foley – $15 million
His real name is Michael Francis Foley, Sr. He is also called The Hardcore Legend. He wrestled under several names, like Dude Love, Cactus Jack and Mankind, known as the Three Faces of Foley. He won three WWE championships, was an eight-time tag team champion and was the first Hardcore Champion.
