WWE WRESTLERS' EARNINGS

$50,000-$99,000 (£33,000-£66,000) per year

Performers such as Trish Stratus, Torrie Wilson, Terri Runnels, Lilian Garcia and Earl Hebner are in this wage bracket.

Torrie Wilson earns between $50,000 and $90,000 per year.

$100,000-$249,000 (£66,000-£166,000) per year

In this wage bracket are such wrestlers as Hardcore Holly, Big Boss Man, Rhyno, Justin Credible, Lance Storm, Chuck Palumbo, Val Venis, & Billy Gunn. Each of these earns in the region of $200,000 a year. Also in this wage bracket are Radicals members Dean Malenko and Perry Saturn, who earn around $245,000 per year.

The "man-beast" Rhyno is earning in the region of $200,000 per year.

$250,000-$499,999 (£166,000-£333,332) per year

This is what most mid-card wrestlers in the WWE earn. In this bracket are Mark Henry ($300,000 per year until 2006), Taka Michinoku ($250,000), X-Pac, Hardy Boyz, Jerry Lawler ($250,000), Tazz, William Regal, Rob Van Dam and the Dudley Boyz.

RVD is earning just under $350,000 per year in the WWE.

$500,000-$999,999 (£333,333-£666,666) per year 

This is what some of the bigger stars in the WWE earn. In this bracket are Mick Foley, Kane, Ric Flair, Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit, who earns in the high six figure region.

Y2J gets just under 1 million dollars per year.

$ 1 million (£666,666) + per year

These are the big money earners in wrestling. In this bracket are Big Show ($1 million per year until 2009; $20,000 (£13,000) per week), Triple H, Kurt Angle, Undertaker & Steve Austin. Also in this bracket is The Rock, whose earnings were around $10 million (£6 million) in 2001.

Olympic Gold medallist Kurt Angle is one of the top earners in the WWE.