Highest Paid WWE Wrestlers of 2015, All-Time Superstars Ever: WWE is among the highest paying games in the world and its wrestlers earn a hefty amount for each match they play. Some also term it as more of a reality show where everything is already fixed, but it continues to attract mass popularity. It has now become a multi-billion dollar business in itself. Professional wrestling has taken a new face since the advent of WWE. WWE superstars earn in millions of dollars and some of them have also made fortune acting in Hollywood movies. Here are the Top paid WWE Superstars in 2015.
Highest Paid WWE Wrestlers of 2015
#1 John Cena
John Cena is the highest paid WWE wrestler in 2015. He is one of the most popular WWE superstars worldwide and has a huge fan following. He has also acted in several Hollywood movies owing to his great personality. He has been a part of WWE since the year 2002 and has won 24 championships in total. In an average year, he earns around $2,750,000 from his matches.
#2 Randy Orton
Randy Orton belongs to a family of wrestlers. His father and grandfather both were professional wrestlers. He joined WWE in 2001 as one of the youngest players in the game and has since won 12 world championships title. He became the youngest player to hold the World heavyweight championships in the world. He earns around $1,600,500 per year from WWE.
#3 Triple-H
Before joining WWE, Triple-H played in the International Wrestling Federation as Terra Ryzing. He joined the WWE in the year 1995. He changed his name to Hunter Hearst Helmsley which was abbreviated as Triple-H. He has won 23 championships in his career which includes 8 WWE championships. He earns around $1,550,000 per year from WWE as a wrestler and he has also been involved in many other activities.
#4 CM Punk
Although CM Punk is now retired from WWE, he is still among the highest paid WWE wrestlers of 2015. He had a short career in WWE compared to others as he had joined it in the year 2008 and retired in 2014. He won the WWE heavyweight championships 3 times in his career. He has now moved on to play in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and continues to be a successful professional wrestler. He earns around $1,220,500 every year.
#5 Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar began his wrestling career in the year 2002. He has won the WWE World heavyweight championship four times. He left WWE for entering the UFC and returned in the year 2012. After his return, he defeated John Cena in Summer Slam for the heavyweight championship. He is one of the best wrestlers and took around $5 million for a single year deal.
#6 Big Show
Big Show has been a part of WWE since 1999. He has held 11 tag team championships titles throughout his long career. In total, he had around 23 championships. He is one of the most heavyweight players in the world of wrestling and has a successful overall career. He earns somewhere around $1,050,000 every year with his wrestling caliber in WWE.
#7 Sheamus
Sheamus is one of the newest players who have achieved a lot within a few years. He joined WWE in the year 2009 and has won 3 championships since then. He has also won the prestigious King of the Ring in the year 2010 and Royal Rumble in 2012. He earns around $1,000,000 every year through WWE.
#8 Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio has been one of the most famous names in the wrestling circuits. He made his WWE debut in the year 2002 and he holds the record for being the lightest World champion in the WWE history. He has won several tag team championships in his career. He has also won the Royal Rumble in the year 2006. He earns around $985,000 in the year 2015.
#9 The Great Khali
The Great Khali is the only Indian player in WWE. He is one of the tallest wrestlers of WWE. He made his WWE debut in the year 2006 where he was named as The Great Khali. He has won many championships throughout his career but left WWE in the year 2014. Still he is ranked among the highest paid WWE wrestlers because of all his residual money. He earned around $974,000 in the year 2015 from WWE.
#10 Kane
Kane joined WWE in the year 1995 and is among the oldest WWE players. In his career, he has won 18 championships including 3 world championships. He also holds 12 tag team championships and is one of the most popular WWE players. He earns around $904,000 from WWE every year.
These are the list of top 10 highest paid WWE wrestlers of 2015.
