This will probably be a controversial pick. Daniel Bryan received a payrise last year and is one of WWE's top, top talents. He is reportedly earning a downside of 1.1 million dollars. That isn't bad at all when you consider he spent most of the last year on the injured list. The thing is, that sum is still a peg down from the traditional payscale of WWE's number two guy. Punk was taking home a lot more than that ($1.7 million). You might argue that Bryan is no longer WWE's number two guy, but the fact is the audience will make him what he once was. There's no two ways about it, his in-ring skill and character make him the best. Nobody can do what he does. The cream will always rise to the top and he'll be stealing the shows for most of 2015. Bumping his pay up to $1.5 million will reflect that WWE is still the John Cena and Daniel Bryan show in 2015. Sure, he's paid a lot already, but the best talent should always be seeing their earnings rise.
