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WWE Salaries
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 Darn: $220,000 (Only received downside and royalties due to injury)
- Rosie: $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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WWE Salary Brackets
Here are the Salary Brackets for the WWE Superstars
(note this does not include sponsorships or movie role earnings etc.)
NOTE: This information was taken around the year 2000. Salaries have probably been raised since then, so wrestlers most likely earn more than what you see here.
$50,000-$99,000 per year
Most performers who are employed just for television, such as Terri Runnels and Tori, are in this wage bracket.
$100,000-$249,000 per year
In this wage bracket are such wrestlers as Jacqueline, Too Cool, Viscera & Midian. Each of these earns in the neighborhood of $200,000 a year.
$250,000-$499,999 per year
This is what most mid-card wrestlers in the WWE earn. In this bracket are Mark Henry ($300,000 per year until 2006), Taka Michinoku ($250,000), Val Venis, & Chris Jericho.
$500,000-$999,999 per year
This is what some of the bigger stars in the WWE earn. In this bracket are Mankind, The Undertaker & HHH. Also in this bracket is The Rock ($600,000 a year 'downside' until 2005) but his actual earnings exceeded $2 million in 1999.
$1 Million+ per year
These are the big money earners in wrestling. In this bracket are Big Show ($1 million per year until 2009), Ken Shamrock ($1.1 million per year until 2001) & Steve Austin earned over $6 million in 1999.
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Total Annual Compensation Long-Term Incentive Plans All Other Fiscal Year Total
As Of 31 Dec 2007
Barrios, George -- -- -- --
Bartie, Jared -- -- -- --
Dunn, Kevin 647,115 -- 376,599 1,779,280
Goldsmith, Donna 347,126 -- 194,667 867,343
Kenin, David -- -- -- --
Lake, Michael -- -- -- --
Laurinaitis, John -- -- -- --
Levesque, Stephanie -- -- -- --
McMahon, Vincent 833,654 -- 8,425 842,079
McMahon, Linda 490,385 -- 7,842 498,227
McMahon, Shane -- -- -- --
Perkins, Joseph -- -- -- --
Riddick, Frank -- -- -- --
Rochester, R. Geof -- -- -- --
Ross, James 619,365 -- 163,594 782,959
Solomon, Michael -- -- -- --
Speed, Jeffrey -- -- -- --
Weicker, Lowell -- -- -- --
Market Update
uk.reuters.com Help and Con
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TNA Talent expected pay 2008
A.J Styles $115,000
Alex Shelley $82,000
Angelina Love $60,000 (expected to rise)
Awesome Kong $90,000
BG James $115,000
Black Reign $80,000
Booker T $556,000 (First class flight tickets paid for to arenas, hotel & transportation)
Chris Sabin $75,000
Christian Cage $376,000 (First class flight tickets paid for to arenas)
Christy Hemme $157,000 (First class flight tickets paid for to arenas)
Elix Skipper $45,000
Eric Young $88,000
Gail Kim $105,000
Hemandez $90,000
Homicide $90,000
Jacqueline $60,000
James Storm $90,000 (expected to rise)
Jay Lethal $75,000 (expected to rise)
Jimmy Rave $65,000
Johnny Devine $50,000
Kaz $86,000 (expected to rise)
Karen Angle $75,000 (First class flight tickets paid for to arenas)
Kevin Nash $126,000
Kip James $123,000
Kurt Angle $600,000 guaranteed (First class flight tickets paid for to arenas, hotel & transportation)
Lance Hoyt $75,000
Matt Morgan $90,000 (expected to rise)
ODB $85,000
Petey Williams $76,000 (expected to rise)
Rellik $62,000
Rhino $140,000
Robert Roode $90,000 (expected to rise)
Roxxi Laveaux $90,000
Salinas $60,000
Samoa Joe $156,000
Scott Steiner $133,000
Shark Boy $70,000
Sanjay Dutt $85,000
Sting $673,000
Tomko $110,000
Traci Brooks $83,000
Velvet Sky $60,000 (expected to rise)
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I would have thought Nash would be making more
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Sting? I just don't get who tunes in to watch this guy let alone pays him? Once he turned to the Dark Sting I never paid attention to him again. I don't get it???
He's on the highest wage, yet doesn't he refuse to do house shows and TV tapings? I'm sure I heard when he was champion he'd only do the Pay-Per-Views?
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Haha when my old man was wrestling he though he was making good money. He always said he was 20 years too soon.
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Haha Lance Hoyt $ 75,000 the guy is worth about 75 dollars a night.
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I like sting but he is getting paid too much for what he has been doing..
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Haha when my old man was wrestling he though he was making good money. He always said he was 20 years too soon.
Imagine what the basketball/football/golfers etc. are thinking :o I remember when I was a kid it was a huge deal that Isiah Thomas was making 750 a year. Didn't mean to go OT, just made me think of that.
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There are some people there not really making as much as I thought they would? Matt Striker, Trevor Murdoch, not much when you consider what they go through. Good to see that there's no favouritism for Triple H ::), use of the company jet 10 times a year!
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hey wolf are those numbers before or after merch and bonus ?
before
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Haha Lance Hoyt $ 75,000 the guy is worth about 75 dollars a night.
Bit generous though id pay him that not to turn up lol.
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Damn, if that is accurate Jim Ross cleans up.
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Damn, if that is accurate Jim Ross cleans up.
http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyOfficers?symbol=WWE.N&viewId=comp
KEVIN DUNN MAKES THE MOST OUT OF EVERY ONE
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Bit generous though id pay him that not to turn up lol.
Nice
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So, the guys who don't get plane ticket have to pay for transportation and hotel? That could eat up a lot of the pay.
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Chuck Palumbo did an interview lastmonth in Power Slam magazine and he said there aint a great ammount of guys making great money. He said that he was making about $100,000 a year which by the time you deduct taxes is about $70k, then your on the road and have to cover your own travel and expenses/food/gym so there is another $1000 per week which another $52k per year which leaves you with around $18k which you have to look after your house and family.
To be honest its pretty fucking grim if your not in the upper/mid card by the look of things.
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Chuck Palumbo did an interview lastmonth in Power Slam magazine and he said there aint a great ammount of guys making great money. He said that he was making about $100,000 a year which by the time you deduct taxes is about $70k, then your on the road and have to cover your own travel and expenses/food/gym so there is another $1000 per week which another $52k per year which leaves you with around $18k which you have to look after your house and family.
To be honest its pretty fucking grim if your not in the upper/mid card by the look of things.
I have heard things like that before. I'm not sure why the WWE does not pay travel and hotel, I thought they did.