12 Richest WWE Matches Of All Time
5. Bobby Lashley W/ Donald Trump Vs. Umaga W/ Vince McMahon (WrestleMania 23)
This match sh*ts cash.
Bobby Lashley was set to be the company's next breakout star having received a trademark WWE mega-push long before he was ready to receive it. Umaga was an unlikely success story, building his part so well as a dated Samoan savage that he'd suddenly become one of the most credible heels on the entire roster. The contest itself was labelled 'The Battle Of The Billionaires' to reflect the exponential wealth of the two utterly absurd tycoons placing their pompadours on the line. Even the referee was one of richest and highest drawing performers in the history of the sport. And it drew, up to that point, the highest pay-per-view buyrate in company history.
But what did we learn? Bobby Lashley (as of press time) was a wasted investment for WWE if not the industry at large. Umaga's intoxicating style sadly matched the personal peccadillos that would cruelly punctuate his career and life. Stone Cold Steve Austin, unfairly so, hasn't had a WWE role as high profile as this since. Donald Trump and Vince McMahon remained the biggest winners of all despite the latter's humiliating trim.
Money really isn't everything.