Top 5 Highest Paid WWE Superstars Of 2023 Roster Revealed

Feb 5, 2023 at 6:57 PM

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Top 5 Highest Paid WWE Superstars Of 2023 Roster Revealed

Being employees of the sports entertainment juggernaut, highest paid WWE Superstars remain under the spotlight all the time. Speaking of the current roster, the list obviously starts with the top-most attraction of the league, that’s Brock Lesnar whose one glimpse is more than enough to create some headlines.

Without a shadow of a doubt, Brock Lesnar tops the highest paid WWE Superstars’ list. In a report on Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer discussed the salaries of top WWE stars in 2023. It was mentioned that The Beast Incarnate makes around $10 million per year with a $5 million guaranteed base wage. The remaining amount comes from his additional appearances on premium live events as well as Saudi Arabia visits a couple of times a year.

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Meanwhile, the current Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns comes in the second position when it comes to the highest paid WWE Superstars. He reportedly makes $5 million per year. After the poster boy of the company, Randy Orton is raking in $4.5 million per year. The amount is the same despite the fact that he had missed the majority part of 2022 due to a career-threatening back injury.

Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns are the only highest paid WWE Superstars having $5 million base salaries each. It was also reported that an unnamed top WWE star is getting $4 million in salary, and other top talents are pulling in $2-3 million per year on average.

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Highest paid WWE Superstars easily make more than $3 million

AJ Styles, Seth Rollins, and Becky Lynch are also there amongst the highest paid WWE Superstars by making $3 million, per year. WWE Hall of Famer Edge had also inked a $3 million contract back in 2020 which remains intact, possibly until the summer of this year.

Retired legends like The Undertaker and Kane remain under the payroll of the WWE due to their WWE Legends contract. The Deadman makes $2.5 million from it and via his merchandise, while his former on-screen brother pulls in around $900,000.

Update on NXT Superstars base salaries

Apart from the highest paid WWE Superstars, mid-card talents has guaranteed amount sanctioned for them around $250,000 – $300,000 while NXT stars have a starting salary of $50,000 to $60,000, depending on the star power. Fresh talents receive this amount while already-established stars like Adam Cole or Finn Balor make more than $100,000, per WON,

“They’re not making $250,000 or $300,000 or anything like that — Balor I’m sure is, but I don’t think anyone else is. They’re probably in the low $100,000’s…. I know one top person in NXT who’s been there for a long time, and he should be making a ton, but he’s making $130,000…. so, they’re making like $130,000, $150,000. Adam Cole may be making a little more, he should be. That’s the range.”

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