WWE's 10 Biggest Money Performers In 2018
2. Triple H
'The Game' knows his withering worth better than most, and has recently become the undisputed king (...of kings) of the perfect part-time schedule.
Despite departing as a full-timer in 2010 to coincide with his first major movements within WWE's corporate structure, Triple H has wormed his way into a WrestleMania programme every year since, cleverly establishing a perception that a 'Show Of Shows' without him is no show at all.
It's all become so routine, but in a way that preserves him errantly as both an Attitude Era survivor and a Sammartino-esque living legend. The roadmap's been identical since his 2013 heel turn - Hunter will do some minor bothering in short bursts the prior year, before ramping up creative energies on himself as the Road To WrestleMania reaches the home straight. As with most things in wrestling, its genius is its simplicity - Triple H's presence on a card makes it feel 'bigger' by default. Like Ronda Rousey entering Raw's Women's Division, if Hunter competed for the Money In The Bank briefcase, it would be the eventual winner's most valuable victory...should it not actually go to him.