Forbes List: WWE’s Highest-paid Wrestlers Of 2020 Revealed

This year’s Forbes list of top-earning wrestlers has been released and surprisingly, Brock Lesnar sits atop the list with Roman Reigns coming second. The ten wrestlers who made the list pulled in a...

Roman Reigns nailing Drew McIntyre with a Superman punch at WrestleMania 35 | Photo: WWE

This year’s Forbes list of top-earning wrestlers has been released and surprisingly, Brock Lesnar sits atop the list with Roman Reigns coming second.

The ten wrestlers who made the list pulled in a combined $38.5 million before taxes in 2019, up from $30.8 million in 2018, the last time the list was published.

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Making the most noteworthy inclusion on this year’s highest-paid list is Becky Lynch, the first woman to make the list strictly as a wrestler.

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The list also includes only active members of the WWE roster, which eliminates those on leaves of absence, including John Cena and Ronda Rousey, and those who left WWE mid-year, like Dean Ambrose and Jon Moxley. Likewise, heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury, who was not shy about flaunting a reported $15 million payday for one performance in Saudi Arabia, is not included.

See the list of highest-paid wrestlers and their earnings below:

1. Brock Lesnar, $10 million

2.. Roman Reigns, $5 million

3. Randy Orton, $4.1 million

4. Seth Rollins, $4 million

5. Triple H, $3.3 million

6. Becky Lynch, $3.1 million

7. Bill Goldberg, $3 million

8. Shane McMahon, $2.1 million

9. Stephanie McMahon, $2 million

10. Braun Strowman, $1.9 million

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