Former WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar presently leads the way in WWE salaries, as 'The Beast Incarnate' receives enormous incentives for each major event appearance as well as the highest base compensation.
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How much do WWE wrestlers make? The WWE is well-known for being one of the most profitable enterprises, making a fortune by entertaining its followers. Aside from the entertainment business, WWE boasts some top-tier wrestling talents that command high salaries.
The typical WWE contractual wrestler earns between $100,000 and $500,000 per year. Main eventers like John Cena, Roman Reigns, and Randy Orton earn millions of dollars. The main eventers receive bonuses from sponsorship deals, movie appearances, and so on.
They all have a “downside pay,” which is a monthly salary. It can be useful if they are wounded or if their creative abilities are limited. The typical salary for an active roaster rookie (1st time contracted) is between $25,000 to $30,000.
According to reports, “The Beast Incarnate,” Brock Lesnar, has the highest WWE pay for a WWE main roster superstar at 12 million dollars. In contrast, the lowest wage is $250,000. Following Lesnar, 16-time World Champion John Cena gets a large salary while working just part-time for WWE. Cena gets $8.5 million a year and, like Lesnar, earns $500,000 every main event appearance in addition to the 5% he earns from product sales.
Brock Lesnar has taken a back seat ever since he lost the WWE title to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 38. He has not been involved in the title picture since then and has been embroiled in feuds with Bobby Lashley and Omos. Despite being in the periphery when it comes to in-ring action, Lesnar certainly isn’t on the periphery when it comes to his contract. Lesnar earns around $20 million a year as he is seen as one of the faces of the company.
John Cena has been away from the wrestling ring for most part of last year due to his commitments in Hollywood. He has been acting in various films and is slowly making a name in Tinseltown. Even though Cena has not wrestled regularly, he still is the most recognizable face when it comes to the WWE and because of that, he currently earns around $15 million a year.
If there was any debate about who owned 2022, the debate should start and end with the Tribal Chief Roman Reigns. Ever since becoming the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion at WrestleMania38, Reigns has elevated his game to such an extent that some fans are arguing whether or not he is the greatest of all time. Because of his heroics, Reigns currently earns an annual salary of $12 million.
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