Biography john cena wwe salary 2016

John Cena, the 16-time WWE World Champion, has very well made the transition from wrestling to Hollywood stardom, making an equally impressive fortune along the way! By 2025, Cena's estimated net worth had climbed up to $80 million, given WWE revenues, hits with starring roles, and endorsement deals worth a fortune. With his impending wrestling retirement and new ventures, the wealth of John Cena seemingly keeps changing. Let's see how the financial journey of Cena was from 2024 to 2025.

16-Time WWE Champion: Cementing His Wrestling Legacy

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The last championship he claimed was back in 2017 when he won the WWE Championship by defeating AJ Styles at Royal Rumble. He would later secure his legacy as one of the greatest WWE Superstars of all time. Even now that he has taken a break from regular wrestling activity, it doesn't affect the profile that he casts over the modern-era WWE.

2024: Cena's WWE Earnings and Hollywood Expansion

In the year 2024, John Cena's net worth of $80 million was backed by his WWE salary of $10 million. Though wrestling fewer matches, Cena remained among the top earners in the WWE, charging premium bucks for all his appearances.

Cena's Hollywood career also expanded, with roles in major franchises like Fast & Furious and DC's The Suicide Squad. The ongoing venture of Peacemaker was a big confirmation of Cena's rising stature as a bankable star in the entertainment industry. These acting roles also greatly contributed to his rise to wealth.

Apart from the wrestling and acting scenes, Cena endorsed several honorary brands like Capri Sun, Gillette, Hefty, and Honda. These collaborations added significantly to his annual income and public visibility.

Retirement Plans and Wide Spectrum Strategic Diversification in 2025

Now, Cena's wealth has diversified to such an extent as it never had before. His brand was still mighty despite a statement he retired from wrestling after WrestleMania 41, and he was stil

In most professional sports, the top stars' earnings are common knowledge. Soccer, football, basketball, the big names are earning a lot of money and that is no secret. When it comes to WWE and professional wrestling in general, it's a bit of a different story. What Superstars earn, plus what they can potentially earn, isn't something that often crosses fans' minds. Personally, I assumed WWE Superstars make a comfortable amount of money. I mean, they're effectively athletes who are also in show business. They have a foot in each walk of life, perhaps the two walks of life that pay the most money. Naturally, they'd all be earning big money.

A little research will tell you that some WWE Superstars do in fact make an absolute fortune. Aside from a healthy looking salary, there really is also no business like it for selling merchandise, for some stars anyway. What shocked me most while putting this list together is how much of a sliding scale there is between the top of the card and the middle of it.

Some stars that you'd expect to be making an absolute killing, in fact, make a lot less than those who perhaps were drawing at one point but really aren't so much anymore. If putting this list together has taught me anything, it's that WWE need to revise their salaries on a more regular basis. Whether they take my advice or not, here are 15 shocking salaries from both ends of the scale.

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16 15. Great Khali: $974,000 (2013)

Anyone watching WWE SmackDown during the mid-2000s knows that The Great Khali received one hell of a push. He beat The Undertaker and became the World Heavyweight champion. Before he became The Punjabi Playboy, Khali actually had quite the career. The Indian's incredible size obviously had Vince McMahon thinking he had to be the top dog.

Clearly, Vince also believed that Khali's size also warranted a pay check to match. In 2013, Khali was on a contract worth $974,000 per year. Pretty impressive

Having taken control of the WWE in 2022, Triple H has overseen a spike in popularity that the company has not seen in many years. With a collection of primed Superstars, engaging storylines, fantastic matches, and enhanced production changes, the WWE has made itself, once again, the professional wrestling company that everyone is talking about.

This renewed popularity has meant that the WWE has had the chance to join Netflix next year, as well as merge with the UFC and TKO, in what are two financially jaw-dropping transactions. But it is the finances of the WWE Superstars and who the highest-paid wrestlers are that will truly drop jaws, with 888sport.com having revealed the top 10 highest-paid WWE wrestlers.

With 2024 drawing to a close and 2025 upon us, we look at some of the highest-paid athletes right now in WWE. The numbers mentioned will merely be base salaries, with the minimum base salary of a WWE Superstar already being revealed. This list won't take into account financial extras, such as merchandise sales.

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John Cena (Wrestler) earns a salary of ₹73,55,37,671.00 per year.