10 Richest Wrestlers
From Sachin Tendulkar to Tiger Woods or Leo Messi, name any big star and they are filthy rich. According to Forbes, Boxer Floyd “TBE” Mayweather heads 2014 List of the World’s Highest-Paid Athletes with an income of 105 million a year. Cristiano Ronaldo
comes second with 80 million. All major sports stars live in an
unimaginably wealthy lifestyle as they stay in mansions and spend their
vacations in private super luxury yachts. Wrestlers are no far away, as
they earn huge amounts of profit from their wrestling matches. Many of
the best wrestlers around the world increased their earning from their
acting careers, as well. Matches, endorsement,
merchandises: no matter what their source of income is, what matters
most is that they are extremely wealthy. Here is the list of 10 Richest
Wrestlers of All Time.
10 Richest Wrestlers of All Time
1. Vince McMahon
Vince McMahon,
born in Riverhurst, North Carolina on August 24, 1945 is an American
professional wrestling promoter, commentator, film producer and
wrestler. He is a two-time world champion, having won the WWF
Championship in 1999 and ECW World Championship in 2007. He was also the
winner of the 1999 Royal Rumble. Vince is mostly known as the Chairman,
CEO and majority shareholder of World Wrestling Entertainment. Vince
McMahon holds around 39.9 million shares of WWE’s Class A common stock
which is 57% of the total stock of entire WWE industry. As of May 2014,
WWE is trading at a price of $11.09 per share, which means, Vince’s
stock alone is worth $480 million. He has a total net worth of $750
million in his bank. He also owns and lives in Greenwich mansion which
is reportedly worth $40 million.
2. Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Johnson, famously known as The Rock,
is an American actor and former professional wrestler. Dwayne played
college football in the University of Miami’s national championship team
and later, he also played in the Canadian Football League for the
Calgary Stampeders. After his career in football, Dwayne decided to
follow the footsteps of his father and grandfather who were both
professional wrestlers and debuted as Rocky Maivia in WWF. Dwayne made
his fame as a wrestler in World Wrestling Entertainment from 1996 to
2004. He was nine-time world heavyweight champion for the WWE, he is
regarded as one of Greatest Wrestlers in WWE History.
The Rock began his acting career in 2001 and switched his focus to
films on a full-time basis, after retiring from the ring, which helped
him to build his $125 million fortune. In 2000, Dwayne also wrote his
autobiography named, The Rock Says.
3. Steve Austin
Steve Austin or Steven James Anderson,
famously known as the Stone Cold, born on December 18, 1964 in San
Antonio, Texas is an American actor, producer and retired professional
wrestler. Steve Austin is a six-time world champion and also won three
Royal Rumbles, among numerous other titles in WWE. Ric Flair, John Cena
and CM Punk, along with McMahon, have each named Austin as the biggest
star in WWE history. In 2003, he was featured as the Co-General Manager
and “Sheriff” of Raw, and in 2011, Steve Austin returned to WWE to host
the reboot of the reality series Tough Enough. He began acting in the
late 90s on television with roles on “Nash Bridges” and “Celebrity
Deathmatch”. With his versatile career, Steve has a total net worth of
$45 million in his bank.
4. John Cena
John Cena or John Felix Anthony Cena,
born on April 23, 1977, in West Newbury, Massachusetts, is an American
professional wrestler, bodybuilder, rapper and actor. Cena made his
debut in the world of professional wrestling in 2000 with Ultimate Pro
Wrestling, where he held the UPW Heavyweight Championship. Later, in
2001, he signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation and
proved himself as he won ten World Titles and three times the WWE US
Championships. He is the 7th longest-reigning WWE Champion in history,
as well as the winner of two of the Royal Rumble Match in 2008 and 2013.
His rap album, “You Can’t See Me”, was released in 2005 and reached #15
on the Billboard charts. He has also appeared in films like 12 Rounds,
Legendary and The Marines. He is on the list with a $35 million fortune.
5. Scott Hall
Scott Hall, born in St. Mary’s County,
Maryland, is a retired American professional wrestler. He began
wrestling professionally in the mid-80s with Championship Wrestling from
Florida. He is four times WWF Intercontinental Champion, two times WCW
United States Heavyweight Champion, WCW World Television Champion and a
nine-time world tag team champion. In addition, Hall is a two-time world
champion, having won the WWC Universal Heavyweight Championship and the
USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship. He is also the founder
member of New World Order. On April 5, 2014, Hall was inducted into the
WWE Hall of Fame with $30 million fortune that he mad
6. Stephanie McMahon
Stephanie McMahon was born on September
24, 1976 in Hartford, Connecticut. McMahon is an American corporate
executive and former wrestling valet and wrestler for World Wrestling
Entertainment. She is the daughter of the world famous WWE owner, Vince
McMahon. Stephanie started modeling at the age of 13 for merchandise in
the World Wrestling Federation catalogs and later, she attended Boston
University, earning a degree in Communications in 1998. She is currently
the Chief Brand Officer along with the SmackDown’s General Manager for
the sports entertainment company with $25 million dollar fortune. She
was also the only 4th-generation diva in the WWE. Stephanie is married
to WWE wrestler and executive, Paul “Triple H” Levesque.
7. Triple H
Paul Michael Levesque, famously known as
Hunter Hearst Hemlsley or Triple H, was born on July 27, 1969 in
Nashua, New Hampshire, and is an American professional wrestler and
actor. He began training as a bodybuilder in his early teenage years and
won Mr. Teen New Hampshire at the age of 19. He joined Killer
Kowalski’s wrestling school in 1992 and made his debut in the
professional wrestling ring the same year against Flying Tony Roy.
Triple H has held a total of 23 championships, including the WWF/WWE
Championship eight times and the World Heavyweight Championship five
times. Triple H is the Executive Vice President of WWE and got married
to Stephanie McMahon on October 25, 2003, with whom he has three
children. He has a $25 million fortune.
8. Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle, born in Mount Lebanon,
Pennsylvania, is an American wrestler and former WWE champion. At the
age of just 6, while in elementary school, he started his wrestling
journey. He won the 1987 Pennsylvania State Wrestling Championship in
his senior year of high school, two Division 1 Wrestling Championships
during college, and also the 1988 USA International Federation of
Associated Wrestling Styles Junior World Freestyle Championship. After
graduating from Clarion University, he won a Bronze Medal at the 1992
World Cup, a Silver Medal at the 1995 World Cup, a Gold medal at the
1995 World Championships and a Gold again at the 1996 Olympic Games. He
began wrestling for the WWF in 1998 and won numerous titles along with
his huge $20 million dollar fortune.
9. Big Show
Paul Randall Wight Jr. is famously known
as the Big Show for his 7-feet and 441-pound gigantic body structure.
Big Show is an American professional wrestler and actor who has a net
worth of $20 million. He made his debut in World Championship Wrestling
in 1995. This big man won the WWE Intercontinental Championship once,
the WWE United States Championship once, and the WWE Hardcore
Championship three times. He was also the winner of WCW’s annual World
War III 60-man Battle Royal in 1996. Big Show is the 24th Triple Crown
and 12th Grand Slam winner in WWE history. He debuted in films for
Reggie’s Prayer and Jingle All The Way in 1996 and later, also appeared
in several other Hollywood productions.
10. Chris Jericho
Christopher Keith Irvine, famously known
as Chris Jericho, was born in Manhasset, New York in November 1970, and
is a Canadian-American former professional wrestler, actor, author,
host, and musician. He has won 29 championships during his years in WWE
and ECW, and is the first WWF Undisputed Champion ad also the fourth WWE
Grand Slam Champion. He has held the WWF Championship, WCW World
Championship, and the World Heavyweight Championship three times.
Jericho holds the record as a nine-time Intercontinental Champion of
WWE. He has published two autobiographies and plays in the rock band,
Fozzy. The heavy metal band has released six studio albums. He was also a
contestant on Dancing with the Stars in 2011. He has appeared in four
movies including MacGrube, and is on the list with a $18 million
fortune.
Hulk Hogan and Undertaker are also
notable for their undisputed career statistics and fame, along with the
huge fortune they have built during their wrestling career. As far as
the wrestling is concerned, WrestleMania XXVIII was aired on April 1st
2012 and was the highest grossing event in the company’s history with
nearly $70 million in pay per view revenues.
BY SOURAV DAS
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