Kenyans, just like the rest of the world love wrestling as any sport. The sport, which is one of the world’s oldest games, has a huge following, with the events racking in millions of dollars each time they are held.  

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However, many fans have no clue on how much these wrestlers, who are professional entertainers earn. 

Well, just like football, the sport is lucrative and many of the top stars earn millions every month. Here is a breakdown of the superstars and their earnings in a year and after some events.

1. Brock Lesnar

The current Universal Champion pockets a cool $12million (Sh1.2 billion) a year, which is after bonuses.Lesnar also receives $500,000 (Sh50,280,000) per main event and another $100,000 (Sh10 million) from merchandise sales.

2. John Cena

John Cena earns $8.5 (Sh8 billion) per year. He also gets paid $500k (Sh50 million) for main event appearances and 5 per cent for merchandise sales.

3. Roman Reigns

Reigns pockets a cool $5 (Sh5 billion) in a year. 

4. Seth Rollins

Current Intercontinental champion Seth Rollins takes home $3 (Sh3 billion).

5. Randy Orton 

Orton takes home $4.5million (Sh453 million) 

6. The Miz earns a base of $2.5 (Sh253 million) 

7. AJ Styles receives $3.5 (Sh350 million)WWE 

Other wrestlers 

Men Base Salaries 

Triple H $2.5million 

Undertaker $2.5million 

Dean Ambrose $2million 

Kevin Owens $2million 

Sheamus $1million 

Jeff Hardy $1million 

Bray Wyatt $1million 

Finn Balor $1million 

Jinder Mahal $900,000 

Kane $900,000 

Big Show $850,000 

Samoa Joe $800,000 

Rusev $800,000 

Chris Jericho $750,000 

Sin Cara $700,000 

Matt Hardy $650,000 

Luke Harper $550,000 

Erick Rowan $550,000 

R-Truth $550,000 

Kofi Kingston $500,000