These days, WWE wrestlers earn massive amounts of money. Some of the biggest icons in sports entertainment, WWE superstars earn millions from their salary, cuts from WWE revenue and sales of their merchandise. Forbes put together a ranking of the highest-earning wrestlers in the 2017 calendar year with John Cena in first place.
Cena has won 25 championships with 16 reigns as world champion. He is also the champion in the WWE's money league by a long distance, taking home $10 million last year. Brock Lesnar came second with $6.5 million while Roman Reigns came in third with $4.3 million.
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