WWE Rich List: 10 Biggest Fortunes In Wrestling

Hbk The emergence of pro wrestling as a corporate entertainment colossus has made numerous multimillionaires. The industry is worth over $5 billion right now in terms of assets, equity and profits. As part of that success there are many WWE employees who have been able to amass great wealth in their career. Vince McMahon gets a lot of bitter and critical detractors, but the number of millionaires he has made owe the WWE chairman a nod of thanks. The entertainment brand has been a positive economic force for America and the international territories it operates in. In looking at the biggest amassed wealth in the wrestling industry, we will discount Vince McMahon and his family. We will instead focus on talent who worked for the McMahon empire. The WWE Chairman is far and above the richest person in the industry. Recent estimates put Vince back on his pedestal as a billionaire. He certainly has a personal fortune of over $500 million. His daughter Stephanie has a fortune of $25 million, with son in law Triple H also boasting $25 million. Stephanie and Triple H will eventually inherit the entire WWE - they are only going to get richer. The wrestling talent who have prospered from McMahon's fortunes is varied. The likes of fitness model turned 'WWE Diva' Torrie Wilson is worth $5 million, proving just how lucrative it can be to work in WWE - all Torrie ever really had to do was turn up to work looking good. WWE superstars such as Sheamus are already worth $7 million despite being relatively new to the business. Making it in the big leagues is a financial win. Here we look at the 10 biggest fortunes amassed in the wrestling industry.
 
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