10 Insane Wrestling Paydays

7. David Arquette - ≈$1,000,000 For WCW Slamboree 2000

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About as convincing talking WCW management back from the cliff edge as he was as Courtney Cox' on-screen beau despite their real life marriage, David Arquette couldn't steer the organisation away from making him World Heavyweight Champion during what was intended to be nothing more than a cameo with the company.

Despite haemorrhaging dollars by 2000, WCW bled out a little more by funding several appearances for the 'Scream' star, including his infamous Thunder title victory and pay-per-view defence against Diamond Dallas Page and Jeff Jarrett. The Slamboree 2000 main event was literally a case of bullsh*t on top of bullsh*t, with weapons-filled cages stacked three-high in an effort to literally disguise the state the title was in.

The exact fee Arquette earned wasn't revealed, but he did come out with an awful lot of class after donating his entire six-figure sum to the families of deceased wrestlers Owen Hart, Brian Pillman and Bobby Duncum Jr. Even he had more respect for the industry than WCW itself by then.

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