8 WWE Backstage Powers With Salaries You Won't Believe

5. Michael Luisi - $600,000 Salary, With Bonus Incentives Total $1,403,228

Michael Luisi is the President of WWE studios, the film division of WWE which has just released Leprechauns Origins. Despite this division being a critical and commercial flop, it remains a vastly important part of WWE as a corporation. Luisi is right up there with the top tier of WWE alongside Vince, and he boasts a solid executive background from Miramax Films as Executive Vice President. He's a big deal in WWE, earning a wage of $600,000 with 2013 bonus incentives totalling him $1,403,228 (bear in mind the stock changes the level of these incentives, so today's fluctuations between $19 as high as $30 make that number variable year on year). One thing to note about Luisi and WWE studios, the company has spent $132 million on production costs, yet only grossed $107.1 million in revenue. Basically, they are losing $36.3 million in profit. How long before Luisi, despite the respect afforded to him, is moved on from this role? If a business isn't making money, it's time to shut up shop. Luisi has made a load of money, at the same time as his division has lost a load.