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WWE Payroll_____
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
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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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August 17, 2007
WWE's stock closed at an almost two year low on Wednesday. It closed at $13.89, its lowest closing since November 2005.
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August 2, 2007
WWE's stock closed at a $14.52 (U.S.) on Wednesday, down $0.48. In May, it was as high as $18.50
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March 9, 2007
In Forbes magazine's most recent list of the 400 richest Americans, Donald Trump was
in good shape at #94 (#278 in the world) with a net worth of $2.9 billion.
McMahon didn't make this year's list, meaning his net worth is down to "only"
a couple hundred million, but earlier this decade Forbes estimated his fortune at $1.1 billion.
Former McMahon rival Ted Turner is still doing okay at #189, with
a net worth of $1.9 billion.
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March 3, 2007
World Wrestling Entertainment named Frank Serpe its Chief Financial Officer .
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Jobbers get paid the least.
Superstar wrestlers get free transportation...first class hotels....air fare to and
from events is on top of their earnings.
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Some new wrestlers will wrestle for free.. just to get started with the fans, showing
their own skills hoping for a WWE contract.
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Wrestler Wages/Earnings
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(note this does not include sponsorships or movie role earnings action figures...wages are changed
with new contracts)
$50,000-$99,000 per
year
Most performers who are employed just
for television
$100,000-$249,000 per year
In this wage bracket are such wrestlers Viscera $200,000
a year.
$250,000-$499,999 per year
This is what most mid-card wrestlers in the WWE earn.
$500,000-$999,999 per year
This is what some of the bigger stars in the WWE earn. The Rock ($600,000
a year 'downside' until 2005) but his actual earnings exceeded $2 million in 1999. BIGGEST MONEY MAKER WAS HULK HOGAN.
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$ 1 million + per year
These are the big money earners in wrestling. In this bracket are
Triple H ...Undertaker...Kurt Angle..Cena etc. ...Steve Austin earned over $6 million in 1999.
WWE Pay Roles October 2004-February 2006
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)
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THESE AMOUNTS CHANGE WHEN CONTRACTS ARE RE-NEWED every one or two
years.
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Ashley Massaro: $131,000
Batista: $813,000
Big Show: $1,000,000
Bob Holly:
$217,000
Booker T: $375,000
Candice Michelle: $64,000
Carlito: $319,000
Chavo Guerrero: $206,000
Chris Benoit: $488,000
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
John Layfield: $786,000
Jerry Lawler:
$204,000
Jillian Hall: $52,000
Joey Mercury: $134,000
Johnny Nitro: $143,000
Jonathan Coachman: $175,000
Kane: $
851,000)
Ken Kennedy: $133,000
Kid Kash: $62,000
Kurt Angle: $1,023,000
Lance
Cade: $118,000
Lilian Garcia: $90,000
Lita: $286,000
Maria: $41,000
Mark Henry: $300,000
Matt Hardy: $322,000
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
Rene Dupree: $289,000
Rey Mysterio: $414,000
Ric
Flair: $508,000
Rob Conway: $186,000
Rob Van Dam: $220,000
Rosie: $105,000
Shawn
Michaels: $1,045,000
Shelton Benjamin: $366,000
Simon Dean: $132,000
Stacy Keibler: $178,000
Steven Richards: $94,000
Torrie Wilson:
$260,000
Trevor Murdoch: $48,000
Triple H: $2,013,000
Trish Stratus: $618,000
Tyson
Tomko: $127,000
Undertaker: $1,811,000
Val Venis: $210,000
Victoria: $275,000
Viscera: $130,000
William Regal:
$225,000
Others receive base rate of $300.00
if they are a big hit with the fans.
TNA payroll
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