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.
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