A veteran of the industry, Paul 'Big Show' Wight debuted in 1995 and straight away won the WCW world title. He has been around main events ever since, and constantly been one of the highest paid men in the business. Even his original WCW contract was on a level of a seasoned veteran. His earning power has never gone down, and to this day he commands around $1.5 million a year plus bonuses. That is in addition to occasional tv and film appearances and personal investments. A long career as a top guy has allowed Big Show to make himself one of the richest wrestlers of all time. Commercially Vince McMahon feels the giant star is a key feature and drawing power to WWE. In some ways McMahon is right, the Big Show vs Floyd Mayweather match for example was credited as the key selling point of Wrestlemania 24. Critically however, some fans may feel that Big Show has been poor value for money. It is only in recent years that his in ring work has drastically improved, and he has spent many years of his WWE contract as one of the most lamentable acts on the roster. Still, you can't begrudge the man his $30 million fortune, approaching 20 years in the business he is still challenging for world championships and playing vital roles in WWE storylines.