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Kelly Kelly fan · 10-03-2012, 07:53 PM

Lol Darren Young: $80,145

^^^ Darren seems to be the only guy on the lowest pay. So I guess hes not getting those millions of dollars

The Great Khali: $974,000

^^^ Are you fucking serious??? why the fuck is he on that kind of money when he does fuck all

I wish they had Kelly Kelly's pay on this list to see how much she got as I bet she got alot more than Beth since she was the top diva who was used most for WWE media and Kelly Kelly did work every tv show/house show/PPV

Zack Ryder: $135,050

^^^ Zack is getting royally screwed with that pay this is the guy that has become huge from his you tube videos and his merchandise is selling on the levels of Cena's

Kofi Kingston: $254,200

^^^ Kofi should be getting alot more than that hes a top performer

Its interesting to see CM Punk has a 7 year contract when hes been saying in interviews hes retiring sooner than we think so whats going on here???

Brodus Clay: $170,000

^^^ Brodus is getting alot just for dancing around like an idiot and having 5 minute matches

Sheamus: $1,000,000

^^^ We all know Sheamus' buddy HHH has got him that contract

Brock Lesnar/Dwayne Johnson are laughing all the way to the bank with their contracts lol

Ph3n0m · 10-03-2012, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by regalsnake

this is very interesting. Can't believe that Khali gets more than The Miz (champion into a WM) and nearly as much as Mysterio.....thats ridiculous.

You're not looking at the full story here. It's not like someone's sitting around just now thinking, "damn, we're under paying Khali - get him onto a near-million dollar contract!". I'm pretty sure he didn't sign for that much this year, as there's no way he'd get that kind of figure now. It says he's on a five year contract... I'm gonna guess that's up for renewal soon because he probably got offered that circa 2007 when he was main eventing and was maybe expected to be a big attraction for years to come. Sometimes these things work out, sometimes they don't.

Look at Big Show... he signed in '99 and Vince expected him to be a huge star for years to come - so he got a ten year one million dollar a year contract to keep him tied to the WWE. I know he's still on a figure similar to that now, but back then that was a pretty big guarantee. I mean they planned to have this guy come in and main event with Austin at Mania 2000 - instead he main evented it with 3 other guys in an elimination match and jobbed out first.

austin316 G.O.A.T · 10-03-2012, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Heel

Probably because he attracts so many TV viewers in India and other Asian countries.

India watches irrespective of Khali.The kids I that I know are crazy for just one guy-Any guess who that fruity pebble is??

new_year_new_start · 10-03-2012, 08:01 PM

Like many others have said, it's all speculation and doesn't really mean that much. A lot of stupid morons saying Khali doesn't deserve to get paid that much because he's shit in the ring, are you guys like 12? Do you not understand how big the Asian, specifically, the Indian market is? Also I had to quote one comment as it was so ridiculous.

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Originally Posted by TomasThunder619

Big Show makes more than Alberto Del Rio? WTF? Also, surprised Layla makes so little compared to other divas.

You're surprised that a guy who has been on WWE TV/PPV for over 10 years having won handfalls of title belts, headlined numerous pay-per-views and even been the star of a WWE Movie is making more money than an unmasked lucha wrestler who debuted just over 2 years ago?

**SoupBro** · 10-03-2012, 08:01 PM

Great read dont know if this is all true though. Glad to see some hard workers getting paid. Hoping DB gets a big deal once he signs a new contract. Awesome seeing guys that wrestled in front of hundreds of ppl and making peanuts are now making millions and hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Wonder how Ortons contracts issues work seeing how he has been suspended and left of ppvs etc.

sesshomaru · 10-03-2012, 08:04 PM

Now I know jack shit about contracts, being that I'm a cashier at a grocery store, but I've always assumed that ~100k and over was a fantastic place/job to be, and besides Darren Young+ divas, everyone's making more then 100k...and that's just the down payment.

Are their salaries far more lucrative then most other careers that require an education?

JigsawKrueger · 10-03-2012, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by sesshomaru

Now I know jack shit about contracts, being that I'm a cashier at a grocery store, but I've always assumed that ~100k and over was a fantastic place/job to be, and besides Darren Young+ divas, everyone's making more then 100k...and that's just the down payment.

Are their salaries far more lucrative then most other careers that require an education?

The main players (Cena, Punk etc) are in the top 1% of American earners. The bottom guys (Darren Young etc) are earning nearly double what a teacher earns (4 years of education) and half of what a doctor earns (8 years of education).

No wonder guys like McIntyre and Riley are happy with shitty booking.

Regnes · 10-03-2012, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Gimmicky

So after all that hyping of his "Iron Clad Contract" Big Show makes half what Cena does and a little under what Punk does. I guess they have Platinum clad contracts.

Don't suppose anyone knows when these contracts expire, I'm guessing some have been renewed since they first joined but when? Does developmental count?

Though I'm guessing Punk renewed his contract last year so 2018 seems to be the retirement date, I'll make sure to book mark WM34.

Either way, quite a few nice deals going there, especially those with travel arrangements.

The iron clad contract angle was to establish that Big Show has absolute job security and doesn't have to do anything he doesn't want to anymore. It had nothing to do with his pay.

**dan the marino** · 10-03-2012, 08:45 PM

Sounds believable. Nothing too shocking there outside of Big Show and Khali. I know Big Show is around the upper-card/main event but even so, I wouldn't have expected to see him make more than say, Alberto. Then again I guess he's been there a while and also does a lot for promoting.

Khali is the odd one out. My guess is he was looking towards retiring recently and the WWE sucked him back in with a nice contract. His size alone makes him somewhat of a draw and an asset, and from what I hear he's really big in India too, so he definitely allows the WWE to tap into that sizable fanbase. So I can see why they'd pay him a bit more to keep him around.

tducey · 10-03-2012, 08:56 PM

Thanks for posting this. Surprised to see the divas making so little, figured Layla or Eve would be making at least twice what they're making.