TOP 10 RICHEST WWE SUPERSTARS OF 2020
TOP 10 OF THE MOST GENEROUSLY COMPENSATED WWE SUPERSTAR 2020
NO.10: BRAUN STROWMAN 1.2 MILLION DOLLARS
We'll start off the list with braun strowman who comes in with a salary of 1.2 million dollars per year. Now braun has been on the main roster since 2015 so to end up with a salary of 1.2 million dollars in the space of five years is some feat wwe put a lot of faith in braun over those five years He's worked extensive programs with the likes of brock lesnar. Roman reigns and has maintained a prominent position at the top of the card it was reported last year that braun signed a new four-year deal with the wwe which shows they have faith in the monster among men to keep him as one of their top stars this was supported by the fact that braun even won the universal title at wrestlemania this year and was positioned at the face of the smackdown brand in the pandemic era to be earning this much money must be incredible for braun as he has recently spoke of living in his car when he first started wrestling only having about 150 dollars in his pocket at the time.
NO.9: STEPHANIE MCMAHON 2 MILLION DOLLARS
You may be confused by the inclusion of stephanie mcmahon on this list especially as she hasn't had an actual match on wwe television since she teamed with triple h to face ronda rousey and cat angle at wrestlemania 34. However stephanie benefits from receiving two payouts one for her contract as a performer despite only making small appearances over the last year which included her delivering the opening to wrestlemania 36 and a second payout comes from her role as chief brand officer which involves expanding the brand across the world. Ultimately stephanie takes home a total of two million dollars per year across her two contracts not too bad.
NO.8: SHANE MCMAHON 2.1 MILLION DOLLARS
The stephanie mcmahon's brother shane mcmahon appears next on the list with a salary of 2.1 million dollars per year. Shane's role is solely that as an on-screen performer this despite him occasionally helping out with backstage duties in 2019 shane had his busiest year in terms of wrestling. He wrestled a total of 15 times on wwe television and this included featured matches at wrestlemania 35 with the miz and in saudi arabia with the match against roman reigns shane was a prominent feature on wwe television in 2019. So logically the salary does make sense however he was written off television october 2019 after losing a career versus career ladder match against kevin owens on the fox premiere of smackdown. It's unclear if shane will ever return to wwe television and what the status of his contract as a performer currently is.
N0.7: GOLDBERG 3 MILLION DOLLARS
Goldberg amazingly earned three million dollars for just two matches in 2019. This is a crazy number especially when you consider one of these matches was the infamous goldberg versus undertaker match from super showdown goldberg had 10 minutes of in-ring time during 2019 which works out to an insane three hundred thousand dollars per minute now. Many fans had zero desire to see goldberg ever wrestle again after that match. However he was seemingly awarded by squashing dolph ziggler and then proceeding to beat the fiend for the universal title. Goldberg's last match as of right now was losing the universal title to braun strowman at wrestlemania 36 in yet another lackluster affair it's unclear if goldberg will ever wrestle again but it's debatable as to if wwe are getting a true return on their investment with him.
NO.6: BECKY LYNCH 3.1 MILLION DOLLARS
2019 was certainly the year of the man and becky lynch's 3.1 million dollars per year salary. Certainly shows this becky turned into a mainstream money drawing star and ultimately one of the most popular stars on the roster and easily one of the most popular female talents of all time. Becky started 2019 by winning the women's royal rumble then proceeded to main event wrestlemania 35 alongside charlotte flair and ronda rousey which marked the first time women had main event at the illustrious event wwe positioned becky as a prominent fixture in all of their marketing she featured on the majority of their pay-per-view posters for 2019 and was a top merchandise seller for this year outselling all the male top stars. This is the first time in wwe history that that's ever been achieved so she's worth every penny.
NO.5: TRIPLE H 3.3 MILLION DOLLARS
Triple h similarly to his wife stephanie mcmahon has the benefit of having a performer contract and a contract as a wwe executive last year triple h attained a salary of 3.3 million dollars with 2 million of that coming from his role as a performer 2 million for his performances in 2019 he's quite excessive. Considering he would only wrestle twice i'm being once against batista in batista's last match at wrestlemania 35 and another time against randy orton at super showdown. Triple h's role as head of nxt means he takes home seven hundred thousand dollars per year which is quite low considering how prominent nxt is these days and it exists as its own two-hour live entity on the usa network each and every wednesday. It's unclear if triple h will continue to wrestle a couple of times a year as this year he hasn't wrestled a single match and according to the man himself. He has no desire to return to the ring any time soon as he feels it's a burden for him his words not ours.
NO.4: SETH ROLLINS 4 MILLION DOLLARS
Since his main roster debut seth rollins has been a prominent fixture on the main event scene and has multiple world title runs under his belt and even a royal rumble win. The last year for rollins has been a continuation of this success with the royal rumble win coming in last january and then featuring at a match at wrestlemania 35 with brock lesnar who was very much positioned as the face of raw throughout 2019 and this until he was unfortunately placed in a never-ending feud with baron corbin and then an unfortunate consequence of poor booking resulted in some fans turning on him. This ultimately resulted in wwe turning rollins heel since then rollins has thrived as a heel and has become the top heel on the brand more recently rollins has been positioned as leading a new stable with young talents such as buddy murphy and austin theory as rollins transitions into the next stage of his career rollins certainly deserves the 4 million dollars per year salary as he certainly one of the pillars of modern wwe.
NO.3: RANDY ORTON 4.1 MILLION DOLLARS
Randy orton is one of the last active full-time wrestlers from the ruthless aggression era but certainly the argument that orton at 40 years old has never been better as an in-ring performer he's become a wwe legend and has been a key part of the wwe product for almost 20 years orton rightly earns 4.1 million dollars per year making him the third highest paid superstar on the roster. He signed a new deal last year after prominent interest by aew form's article reveals that the figure of 4.1 million dollars could rise to 6 million before 2020 comes to a close in the past few months orton has been positioned as one of the top hills in the company and had an acclaimed feud with edge which appeared to reveal a focused and driven orton one that we haven't seen for a number of years.
N0.2: ROMAN REIGNS 5 MILLION DOLLARS
Roman reigns for the past five years has been positioned as the face of the company so naturally his five million dollars per year salary makes complete sense. Over the past year fan support has heavily gone towards reigns after a constant battle for him to get cheered by the fans the man behind the character has been seen a lot more in television which has allowed fans to connect with him on a personal level reigns has also stayed away from the world title scene for the past 12 months which has allowed his character to be in refreshing feuds with the likes of buddy murphy and drew mcintyre. More recently reigns has taken a leave of absence from wwe due to the safety concerns due to the ongoing covert 19 pandemic however once the well goes back to normal reigns will be back to reclaim his spot as they face the wwe and no doubt fans will be happy to see the former wwe champion back in the ring once again.
NO.1: BROCK LESNAR 10 MILLION DOLLARS
We arrive at number one and as you might have guessed the highest paid superstar in the wwe is indeed. The beast incarnate brock lesnar brock makes 10 million dollars per year this despite not being a full-time talent and only appearing a few times per year. It's a common debate as to if lesnar is actually worth this crazy amount of money but he is indeed wwe's largest draw that they still have in their arsenal especially now that john cena is semi-retired lesnar has over the past 12 months been really selfless in building the next generation of superstars at wrestlemania 35. He lost to seth rollins and then once again put him over at summerslam in the main event at the royal rumble lesnar wrestled for half the match before being eliminated by drew mcintyre. Lesnar then proceeded to sell for over five minutes on the outside to sell the claymore and the impactor mcintyre eliminating the wwe champion following the rumble lesnar would put over mcintyre clean in the main event of wrestlemania 36 showing just how selfless and truly valuable the man himself is. Fans may debate issues surrounding lesnar such as if he's truly worth his money and whether he should work more wwe dates but when he's had a selfless 12 months as we've seen recently he's certainly worth every single penny.
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