brock lesnar to john cena: the top-paid wwe superstars
while wwe pays their superstars according to talent and performance, some superstars get paid quite a handsome amount just for their base salaries.
do you know who they are? let's find out.
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brock lesnar
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WWE pays Brock Lesnar $12 Million as base salary and receives bonus for every PPV match. Moreover, he only has to wrestle in main events a handful of times. He returned to WWE at SummerSlam 2021 and began a feud with Roman Reigns
John cena
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John Cena does not work actively with WWE all the time, but when he does, he gets paid massively at $8.5 Million base salary. The last time he was in WWE was from Money in the Bank 2021 to SummerSlam 2021, and worked a feud against Roman Reigns
roman reigns
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The Tribal Chief returned at SummerSlam 2020 and became the Universal Champion at Payback 2020. Of course, WWE acknowledged his contribution to the industry and pays him $5 Million as base salary
randy orton
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Randy Orton impressed the WWE Universe in his singles' run and in his tag team run. And, Orton definitely gives the entertainment that he is paid for which is $4.5 Million as base salary
aj styles
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AJ Styles has proven why he is 'The Phenomenal One' over and over again. Even as a tag team, he has given the WWE Universe their money's worth. And, for his base salary, WWE pays him $3.5 Million
seth rollins
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The Drip God has been extremely good with his entertainment segments as well as his matches. Of course, WWE rewarded his overall performance and made him one of the top paid Superstars with $3 Million as base salary