Being one of the most reputed company’s employees, WWE Superstars salary remains a matter of discussion among the fanbase, all the time. Due to social media promotions, they always stay in the limelight and it’s safe to say that some of the biggest names in sports and mainstream media keep coming out of this sports entertainment genre-oriented brand.
The likes of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, John Cena, Hulk Hogan, Dave Bautista, and some of the names who have excelled in their roles in the movie industry. While they still secure some paychecks due to royalty reasons, they mainly draw money from Hollywood. But, there are tons of curiosities that make fans wonder how much WWE Superstars salary could really be.
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In recent times, WWE Chief Content Officer Triple H has opened up on the matter and given some insight into on WWE Superstars salary base amount. While appearing on last year’s WrestleMania 38 weekend tryouts in Dallas, Texas Triple H revealed that on average, the talents on the main roster make a minimum base salary of $250,000 annually.
This is just WWE Superstars salary on paper which indicates that some RAW and SmackDown names, especially the top ones should receive an extra amount via their merchandise and appearances for Premium Live Events.
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WWE Superstars salary from NXT is less than main roster talents
However, the future WWE Superstars salary in the developmental territory on NXT gets paid much less. According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer, NXT stars have a starting salary of $50,000 to $60,000, depending on their star power. However, former NXT stars like Adam Cole and Finn Balor reportedly earned a lot more since they already were established names,
“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.”
WWE is one of the top corporate brands that have global recognition and WWE Superstars salary is quite lucrative, to be fair. The Stamford-based promotion keeps on raking millions as learned from their quarterly revenues. In the current circumstance, Brock Lesnar is the highest-paid athlete in WWE followed by the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns.
