4) Wrestler Salaries
For years the WWE has had a very strict policy when it comes to giving out details on exactly how much wrestlers earn. Since the early 90s, Vince McMahon has kept his salaries on the down low in order to not create any sort of tension between his wrestlers. According to Forbes, wrestler salaries are dependent on your spot on the card. According to Forbes, Randy Orton has made $3.5 million in base salary, along with $1.5 million in bonuses, coming to a total of approximately $5 million. Generally wrestler salaries are dependent on card popularity, which determines the base salary, events worked per year, merchandise sales and video sales. A wrestler can make between $500,000 to as high as $5 million per year on a base contract. Despite these numbers though, the WWE continues to be very quiet when it comes to their contracts.
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