CHECKOUT THE TOP 10 RICHEST WWE SUPERSTARS [SEE PHOTOS]

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Wrestling may not be as popular as it once was, but there are plenty of wrestlers who get paid more than enough to live comfortably. Here are the top 10 wealthiest WWE performers past and present. let us start from the lowest...

 Foley was paid six figures for most of his time in the WWE, but a lot of money also came from outside interests. His children’s books and autobiographies are responsible for a lot of the 15 million…

The Undertaker has been one of the WWE’s top talent for over two decades. Action figures, epic Wrestlemania matches, countless PPV matches in general – multiply all that by 20 years and you’re doing well for yourself. Outside of wrestling, Mark Galloway also carried out a number of successful real estate deals that widened his pockets even more…

Shawn Micheals has always been paid well, especially back in the 80s and early 90s. He has unimaginable numbers of DVD and other merchandise sales under his belt, so the royalties are sure to be plentiful…

Chris Jericho has earned a lot from wrestling and merchandise sales, but his band Fozzy and various TV appearances have supplemented his wealth very nicely…

With his Olympic Gold, Kurt Angle was far from broke before making his WWE debut in 1999. Since then, he has been one of the top earners in the WWE and TNA…

Triple H sold tons of merchandise as part of Degeneration X during the Attitude Era. Since then, he’s made a killing with a body building book, numerous DVDs, more merchandise, performer salary and executive salary…

Big Show was already a millionaire in his 20s thanks to his success as The Giant in WCW. In 1999, he signed a 10 year contract with the WWE that would guarantee him at least a million a year. With PPV bonuses and merchandising, he has quite a bit saved up while still collecting a six-figure salary…

John Cena has made the WWE more money than anyone since the middle of the past decade. His merchandise royalties alone are ridiculous, but there’s also movies, TV appearances and of course the countless PPV matches…

Stone Cold Steve Austin has sold more merchandise than anyone except perhaps Hulk Hogan. Not counting the millions in royalties, he was the highest paid wrestler at the peak of its popularity, the Attitude Era. His highest salary was $5 million a year…

The Rock has made plenty of money from wrestling, but most of his wealth obviously comes from his acting career. Ever since leaving the WWE in 2003, he has slowly become a big enough star to earn as much as $10 million per movie.