Published 15:26 IST, April 11th 2022
List of 5 richest WWE Superstars of all time: A look at net worth, salary & investments
Here's a look at the five richest WWE superstars of all time and their net worth, salary, and investments. The list is topped by the WWE boss Vince McMahon.
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WWE is arguably biggest professional wrestling promotion with its fan base spre across globe due to its charismatic superstars, alongside interesting storylines. WWE recently held WrestleMania 38 pay-per-view event which saw return of many big personalities of attitude era.
promotion provides a platform for wrestlers to become superstars and over years, many personalities have gone on to become global sensations. With that said, here’s list of top five richest WWE superstars, ir net worth, salaries and investments y have me.
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Stone Cold Steve Austin - Net Worth $30 million
Steve Austin me his WWE debut in 1995 and anunced his retirement in 2003 after becoming one of most successful superstars of promotion. Following his retirement, he kept his presence with promotion as a referee and a co-manr and sheriff for WWE Raw until 2004.
He plied his tre as an actor and starred in films like Longest Yard, Expendables, and Condemned and also hosted reality shows from 2012 to 2017. After much speculations, he me his return to WWE ring during WrestleMania 38 and launched his Broken Skull Ranch brand of beer.
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John Cena - Net Worth $80 million
John Cena, 16-time world champion with WWE, me his professional debut back in 2000, before becoming a popular Hollywood actor. However, he was one highest-paid wrestlers and as per reports, he earned around $5 million from WWE in 2016 and $9.5 million from or projects.
He me his acting debut with 2006 movie, Marine and also starred in movies like Trainwreck where he earned $2.5 million, alongside or popular projects like F9 and Suicide Squ. He also hosts television game shows, endorses brands like Honda and Gillette, and sells children's books too.
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Triple H and Stephanie McMahon - Net Worth $150 million
Triple H is most recent WWE superstar to anunce his retirement from ahe of WrestleMania 38. His wrestling career spanned from 1992 to 2002, during which he picked up 14 World Championship titles in WWE. He is married to WWE boss Vince McMahon’s daughter Stephanie McMahon.
He serves as executive vice-president of talent, live events and creation at promotion. He earns approximately $2.8 million per year and is also executive producer of WWE’s NXT. Meanwhile, Stephanie is a WWE chief brand officer and former wrestling vale, who owns 2.5% of company. At same time, Triple H also owns shares of WWE.
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Dwyane ‘ Rock’ Johnson - Net Worth $800 million
Dwayne Johnson, popularly kwn as Rock in WWE is arguably highest-paid actor in globe. As per reports, he charges around $20 million per film and is second richest man in WWE franchise. He me his WWE debut in 1996 and me regular appearances until 2004 before signing big-money movies.
He recently starred in Netflix’s most expensive movie Red tice and has also starred in movies from Fast and Furious franchise. He started his production company called Seven Bucks in 2012, which has produced movies like Shazam, Baywatch, and Jumanji. He plans to relaunch XFL American football league which was founded by McMahon, and has 30-40% stake in Teramana Tequila. At same time, he also has endorsements from brands like Under Armour, and Apple among ors.
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Vince McMahon - Net Worth $2.3 billion
owner of WWE, Vince McMahon, is richest man in franchise. 72-year-old inherited company from his far in 1982 and helped transform it into massive brand that it is today. He was once richest man in United States and has close ties with former US President Donald Trump.
However, things were t always so smooth sailing for McMahon as he filed for bankruptcy in 1970s after a property deal he invested in went bust. He filed again in April 2020, following derailment of XFL American football league, which he started in 2001. football league was bought in 2020 by Dwayne Johnson for an amount of $15 million.
(Im: wwe.com)
15:26 IST, April 11th 2022