WWE: 19 Former Wrestlers Who Had Salaries You Won't Believe

2. Shawn Michaels, $1,000,000 WWE Contract

Shawn Michaels was perhaps Vince McMahon's favourite ever performer. So, there's little surprise that he was one of WWE's highest paid superstars. He was even kept on the payroll when he went out of action for four years from 1998 to 2000. He was reportedly on $750,000 before his injury and on a million dollar contract when he returned to the WWE in the 2000's.