12 Superstars Vince McMahon Broke The WWE Bank For

8. Floyd Mayweather - $2 Million And A PPV Percentage For WrestleMania 24

Like Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather crossed over from boxing to WWE. Unlike Tyson, he did this in an actual wrestling capacity. Mayweather versus Big Show was one of the biggest selling points of WrestleMania 24, with the undefeated boxer knocking out Big Show for the win. At the time, both WWE and Mayweather were circulating a $20 million dollar figure as his pay for the event. However, that was all promotional bravado. It is estimated that he actually earned more in the region of two million dollars, with a significant cut of the pay per view buys. Still, taking home in the region of two to three million dollars, Mayweather earned more for one match than most top WWE stars were earning for a full year. Only one or two wrestlers possibly made more that year.