WWE salaries

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Apr 25, 2002
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Below is the World Wrestling Entertainment talent roster payroll that was taken from October of 2004 until February of 2006. The shown dollar amount beside each wrestler is the grand total that they earned from World Wrestling Entertainment in a one year period (downside guarantees, bonuses, and merchandise shares). Some wrestler's were given special privileges and bonuses in their contracts which can also be seen beside their total pay. All wrestler's contracts begin and end at different months of the year, there for each shown amount is what that particular wrestler earned in a 365 day time period between October 2004 and February 2006 (or however long they have been with the company). All dollar amounts were rounded up/down (Example: $244,766 would be $245,000)

- Ashley Massaro: $131,000
- Batista: $813,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Big Show: $1,000,000 (Base salary)
- Bob Holly: $217,000
- Booker T: $375,000
- Candice Michelle: $64,000
- Carlito: $319,000
- Chavo Guerrero: $206,000
- Chris Benoit: $488,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Chris Masters: $253,000
- Christian - $396,000
- Danny Basham: $130,000
- Doug Basham: $126,000
- Eddie Guerrero: $372,000
- Edge: $704,000
- Eugene: $189,000
- Funaki: $124,000
- Gene Snitsky: $292,000
- Gregory Helms: $277,000
- John Cena: $1,743,000 (First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week)
- John Layfield: $786,000 (Five star hotel accommodations paid for every week)
- Jerry Lawler: $204,000 (First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week)
- Jillian Hall: $52,000
- Joey Mercury: $134,000
- Johnny Nitro: $143,000
- Jonathan Coachman: $175,000
- Kane: $ 851,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Ken Kennedy: $133,000
- Kid Kash: $62,000
- Kurt Angle: $1,023,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Lance Cade: $118,000
- Lilian Garcia: $90,000
- Lita: $286,000 (Mostly downside paid due to lack of wrestling)
- Maria: $41,000
- Mark Henry: $300,000 (Base pay)
- Matt Hardy: $322,000 (Missed over $70,000 of pay due to firing)
- Matt Striker: $43,000
- Melina: $155,000
- Mickie James: $72,000
- Nunzio: $186,000
- Orlando Jordan: $145,000
- Paul London: $177,000
- Psicosis: $122,000
- Randy Orton: $711,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Rene Dupree: $289,000
- Rey Mysterio: $414,000
- Ric Flair: $508,000 (First class flight tickets paid for every week)
- Rob Conway: $186,000
- Rob Van Dam: $220,000 (Only received downside and royalties due to injury)
- Rosey: $105,000
- Shawn Michaels: $1,045,000 (First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week)
- Shelton Benjamin: $366,000
- Simon Dean: $132,000
- Stacy Keibler: $178,000 (Only downside paid during absence)
- Steven Richards: $94,000
- Torrie Wilson: $260,000
- Trevor Murdoch: $48,000
- Triple H: $2,013,000 (Allowed the personal use of company jet (10) times per year. First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week)
- Trish Stratus: $618,000 (Receives 20% of all Trish Stratus merchandise sold)
- Tyson Tomko: $127,000
- Undertaker: $1,811,000 (First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week)
- Val Venis: $210,000
- Victoria: $275,000
- Viscera: $130,000
- William Regal: $225,000
 
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- Triple H: $2,013,000 (Allowed the personal use of company jet (10) times per year. First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week)

id fuck steph for free..... but for that... shit thats crazy
 
May 4, 2002
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Most of the money they're making comes from merchandising, and then they have to turn around and spend it on plane tickets, rental cars, and hotel rooms. Notice how only the big names are the ones that get their travel paid for.
 
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- Gene Snitsky: $292,000

then...

- Chris Masters: $253,000
- Gregory Helms: $277,000
- Joey Mercury: $134,000
- Johnny Nitro: $143,000


I couldn't believe those ones. Snitsky making more than Masters is just nutty!
 
Jan 2, 2004
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That's because Master's sucks ass and uses a full nelson as a finisher...

Nah, most of that came before Master's got his push though.. I think a lot of that is from the OVW days or whatever, so he probably got payed shit for about half of the year, and made most of it in half of the year.
 
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GTstangDRVER510 said:
- Triple H: $2,013,000 (Allowed the personal use of company jet (10) times per year. First class flight tickets, hotel accommodations, and ground transportation paid for every week)

id fuck steph for free..... but for that... shit thats crazy
LMAO...

damn.. those numbers are nutz!
 

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Jul 21, 2002
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^Rock was probably getting triple H money when he was there though but I'm sure hes doing better with the movies since pretty much all the flicks he was in were pretty successful
 

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C'mon now...
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Justin said:
IS THERE ONE FOR TNA?? SOMEONE ON HERE SAID STING IS MAKIN $500,000 PER YEAR THO
for the year. But yes he is one of the higher paid stars of TNA. Spike TV even threw some dubs on it to lock him in.
I think Samoa Joes making $5000 a taping.
I understood at one point ( I hope things are a little better now) that the stars didnt make more than $300 a match
 
May 4, 2002
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The regular TNA guys get about $1000 a week. The "bigger" names obviously make a lot more. You got to remember that TNA is usually only three gigs a month. Two tv tapings and a ppv. They are starting to do more house shows though, and that will increase revenue, and salaries will go up.
 

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I'm sure TNA is giving their bigger stars a decent chunk of change, I mean shit Christian wouldn't leave if they wern't gonna top what WWE was giving him unless he hella hated Vinces guts or maybe he left cuz they promised him the title if he did.

BTW what happened with the Christian/Abyss match? I don't watch TNA alot but last I saw Abyss came to Christians house and hella fucked him up and threw him into his pool or something like that.