Money in pro wrestling means so much more than just numbers - it also means power. If Vince McMahon is paying a WWE superstar a top rate guarantee, then he is basically promising a constant main event push. The financial investment is a statement of intent, a signal of where a wrestler is going to sit on the card. In late 1998, Hulk Hogans guaranteed $4.05 million annual salary forced WCW to constantly push him in order to make the money back. It is the only way to make the financial investment worthwhile. In the case of WCW, that ended up hurting the company. Hogan was past it, but they had to push him anyway, or WCW's millions would have went down the drain. But what about today's WWE? Has anything really changed since ATM Eric was handing out fat PPV bonuses like they were candy? This feature will reveal ten huge salaries that Vince McMahon has given wrestlers in the current WWE locker room. They are salaries so big that constant pushes have been necessitated. Want to know why certain guys are always featured? The following numbers explain all.
