10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (April 13)

by Jamie Kennedy

1. John Cena Made Four Times What The Undertaker Did In 2017

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John Cena worked a more limited schedule than he ever has before in 2017. Following his mixed tag win at 'Mania 33 and proposal to Nikki Bella, Cena took significant time off from the promotion. Pursuing outside projects would become a theme of the year.

Limited schedule and all, Cena made a whopping $10 million from WWE coffers last year. Forbes revealed this by publishing their list of the highest-paid stars on company payroll, and there were a few other surprises hidden in there too.

The biggest of all? Cena made four times what The Undertaker did, and he earned more than double the pay of Roman Reigns.

'Taker pocketed $2.5 million, Reigns took home $4.3 and even other major stars like Brock Lesnar paled in comparison to Cena. The Universal Champ, who worked around 14 dates in 2017, made $6.5 million. That's $3.5 million less than John Cena.

What other big wrestling facts did you learn this week? Let us know down in the comments section below!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.