Forbes Reveals the Top Ten Highest Paid WWE Wrestlers, How Much Money Does the Average WWE Star Make?

May 2, 2016

You might remember last month Forbes released an article listing the top ten highest paid WWE wrestlers on the current roster, and you can check out the full list below.

On the latest edition of Forbes SportsMoney, hosts Mike Ozanian, Bob Lorenz, Sal Galatioto discussed last month’s article, and noted how difficult it was for them to write the piece. You can watch the SportsMoney episode in the video below, and the hosts say they spoke with numerous talent agents and even went through old lawsuits to compile their article data and come up with the end results.

Ozanian revealed that the average WWE star makes about $500,000 per year, and that includes base pay before bonuses for things such as PPV events, merchandise and royalties. The hosts also discuss the WWE Network, WrestleMania 32, The Rock’s success outside of WWE and more.

Below is the list of the top 10 highest paid WWE stars in WWE:

1. John Cena – $9.5 million

2. Brock Lesnar – $6.0 million

3. Triple H – $2.8 million

4. Randy Orton – $2.7 million

5. Seth Rollins – $2.4 million

6. Roman Reigns – $2.1 million

7. The Undertaker – $2.0 million

8. Big Show – $1.5 million

9. Kane – $1.3 million

10. Dean Ambrose – $1.1 million

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.