Who gets payed the most in WWE right now?

[The Naitch]

Is it true that if you are the WWE Champion, you get a higher pay rise, and when you drop it, your salary drops?

I doubt it's true. It's most likely a year basis contract thing

Regardless, who do you think gets payed the most

Try to name the top 10 in order

[Londoner]

HHH
Taker
HBK
Cena
Batista
Edge
Benoit
Kennedy
Orton
Lashley

[The Fugitive]

Trips
Undertaker
Cena
HBK
JBL
Edge
Kane
Batista
Orton
Flair

[Xero]

Vince McMahon
Triple H
Cena
Undertaker
Michaels
Edge
Batista
JBL
Orton
Lashley

[Mr. JL]

Vince McMahon
John Cena
Triple H
Undertaker
Shawn Michaels
Batista
Edge
JBL
Mick Foley
Ric Flair

[Skippord]

Triple H

[Mercury Bullet]

I would almost bet there is somebody really obscure in the top ten that you would NEVER guess...

My top ten is:
1. Vince
2. Triple H
3. Cena
4. Shawn Michaels
5. Undertaker
6. JBL
7. Flair
8. Orton
9. Batista
10. Foley

And my obscure, never woulda guessed it pick, is Finlay. Now, MAYBE, you would guess it cause he's been around the business for so long, but I doubt it. My reasoning is 1) He's been around the business so long, 2) He seems to be in favor of the powers that be, 3) I'm not sure, but isn't he invloved with creative/writing too?

[mrslackalack]

Yeah theres usually suprising names in salries. If I am correct wasnt Scott Norton one of the top 10 or 20 highest paid wrestlers in WCW while Flair was not?

[Xero]

Wasn't Mark Henry re-signed for a fairly high contract again? Not a million a year, but I'm pretty sure it was above the average.

[Dorkchop]

I'm surprised no one has said Booker T. I'm sure towards the end he was making good money in WCW. I imagine he would be making some good money in the WWE now.

Though I don't really care.

[BigDaddyCool]

MVP, duh. They say that like every Smackdown.

[Jordan]

1. HHH
2. Shawn Michaels
3. Undertaker
4. Cena
5. Batista
6. Benoit
7. Edge
8. Booker T
9. Kane
10. Heel Shawn Michaels

[Dave Youell]

Vince
Linda
Steph
Shane
HHH
Cena
Taker
HBK
Rey
Batista

[hb2k]

The champion may get paid more based on the fact that PPV bonuses are a big deal, and the guy that headlines the show...the champion, usually gets the highest bonuses on a consistent basis.

[The Naitch]

BALLIN!

[Theo Dious]

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[Slow]

Mcmahons aside,

HHH
Undertaker
HBK
Cena
Batista
Randy Orton
Edge
Ric Flair
Rey Mysterio
Chris Benoit

Can't remember where i saw the list, but big show and angle were still there just below cena. I reckon it must be wrong though as i rember thinking ''orton being higher than edge? wtf?''

[NeanderCarl]

Shawn Michaels has the best deal in the business, from a downside/guaranteed point of view.

Cena is most likely top earner when you include his downside, PPV and merchandise bonuses, personal appearance fees, his cut of The Marine etc.

The only reason the WWE Champion is usually the highest paid guy in the company is because there is a much higher demand on the champion for promotional appearances, house shows etc. They work more often, they get paid more moolah.

[NeanderCarl]

(Oh, and it's "paid".)

[Stickman]

I'm sure somebody can get a definate list as they are a publicly traded company.

[6to1]

yea i want to see another pay list see who is getting the least

[The One]

I'd imagine the list goes something like this...

Cena
Hunter
Undertaker
Michaels
Batista
Edge
Kane
Orton
Kennedy
Flair

Something like that would be my guess for top ten paid.

[Crossrine]

Officially posted by NeanderCarl
(Oh, and it's "paid".)

I'm surprised Xero didn't catch that...

[Ben Rodrigues]

Didn't Shawn sign a $1.5 million a year - 5 year contract just recently?