WCW PAYROLL INFORMATION (2000)
Note: Financial Data runs from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2000, and reflects actual payments made to wrestlers during that period.
It does NOT include payments which were made to wrestlers from a company other than WCW.
Only male wrestlers are listed. The list excludes Power Plant wrestlers.
(*) WCW did not disclose full records of payroll for Ric Flair for the calendar year.
| TOTAL PAYROLL | $27,832,686.60 |
| TOTAL MERCHANDISE ROYALTIES | $94,693,48 |
| TOTAL LICENSING ROYALTIES | $2,947,202.95 |
| TOTAL PAYMENTS MADE | $39,874,583.03 |
| NUMBER UNDER CONTRACT | 141 |
THE TOP 20 EARNING WRESTLERS IN WCW FOR 2000
| WRESTLER | PAYROLL | MERCHANDISE | LICENSING | TOTAL | |
| 1 | Bill Goldberg | $2,376,247.46 | $15,593.48 | $668,375.66 | $3,060,216.60 |
| 2 | Hulk Hogan | $1,837,024.00 | $41,916.00 | $447,805.00 | $2,326,745.00 |
| 3 | Sting | $1,447,980.00 | $16,382.00 | $504,727.00 | $1,969,089.00 |
| 4 | Kevin Nash | $1,595,131.40 | $3,547.10 | $265,383.77 | $1,864,062.27 |
| 5 | Diamond Dallas Page | $1,176,877.77 | $419.25 | $244,731.23 | $1,422,028.25 |
| 6 | Bret Hart | $1,311,545.80 | $2,289.50 | $101,271.58 | $1,415,106.88 |
| 7 | Lex Luger | $1,326,057.00 | $45.00 | $54,037.00 | $1,380,139.00 |
| 8 | Sid Vicious | $883,352.98 | $645.92 | $8,459.80 | $892,458.70 |
| 9 | Scott Hall | $815,334.45 | $1,285.07 | $41,724.19 | $858,343.71 |
| 10 | Scott Steiner | $732,069.00 | $1,509.00 | $119,693.00 | $853,271.00 |
| 11 | Booker T | $712,127.49 | $27.22 | $31,591.93 | $743,746.64 |
| 12 | Tank Abbott | $624,259.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $624,259.00 |
| 13 | Rick Steiner | $597,810.00 | -$1.00 | $23,454.00 | $621,263.00 |
| 14 | Jeff Jarrett | $535,621.17 | $4,350.66 | $0.00 | $539,971.83 |
| 15 | Konnan | $414,946.00 | $306.00 | $37,653.00 | $452,905.00 |
| 16 | Roddy Piper | $432,894.12 | $0.00 | $2,743.45 | $435,637.57 |
| 17 | Bam Bam Bigelow | $408,646.00 | $7.00 | $20,979.00 | $429,632.00 |
| 18 | Buff Bagwell | $361,645.00 | $3,074.00 | $42,448.00 | $407,167.00 |
| 19 | Lance Storm | $383,475.31 | $191.11 | $0.00 | $383,666.42 |
| 20 | Rey Mysterio Jr. | $356,120.49 | $1,112.63 | $7,650.00 | $364,883.12 |
PARTIAL PAYROLL RECORDS FOR 2000
| WRESTLER | PAYROLL | MERCHANDISE | LICENSING | TOTAL |
| 4 x 4 | $13,995.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $13,995.00 |
| Aaron | $500.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $500.00 |
| AJ Styles | $1,300.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1,300.00 |
| Arn Anderson | $0.00 | -$1.06 | $2,518.00 | $2,516.94 |
| Bam Bam Bigelow | $408,646.00 | $7.00 | $20,979.00 | $429,632.00 |
| Barbarian | $84,980.68 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $84,980.68 |
| Barry Horowitz | $3,480.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3,480.00 |
| Big Vito | $243,641.24 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $243,641.24 |
| Bill Goldberg | $2,376,247.46 | $15,593.48 | $668,375.66 | $3,060,216.60 |
| Billy Kidman | $304,536.39 | $66.77 | $22,366.00 | $326,969.16 |
| BlitzKrieg | $3,832.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3,832.00 |
| Bob Sapp | $65,544.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $65,544.00 |
| Bobby Blaze | $7,836.00 | -$1.00 | $0.00 | $7,835.00 |
| Bobby Duncum Jr | $18,290.41 | -$1.06 | $2,518.00 | $20,807.35 |
| Bobby Eaton | $56,396.41 | -$1.06 | $2,518.00 | $58,913.35 |
| Booker T | $712,127.49 | $27.22 | $31,591.93 | $743,746.64 |
| Brad Armstrong | $79,975.28 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $79,975.28 |
| Bret Hart | $1,311,545.80 | $2,289.50 | $101,271.58 | $1,415,106.88 |
| Brian Adams | $226,838.00 | $15.00 | $1,000.00 | $227,853.00 |
| Bryan Clark | $220,605.34 | $14.89 | $4,480.63 | $225,100.86 |
| Buff Bagwell | $361,645.00 | $3,074.00 | $42,448.00 | $407,167.00 |
| Carl Ouellet | $1,500.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1,500.00 |
| Chavo Guerrero Jr. | $205,670.52 | -$1.06 | $2,544.12 | $208,213.58 |
| Chris Adams | $4,558.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4,558.00 |
| Chris Benoit | $0.00 | $37.00 | $29,300.00 | $29,337.00 |
| Chris Daniels | $44,472.58 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $44,472.58 |
| Chris Jericho | $0.00 | $0.00 | $30,204.53 | $30,204.53 |
| Christian York | $2,096.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2,096.00 |
| Chuck Palumbo | $111,623.84 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $111,623.84 |
| CJ Spencer | $12,789.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $12,789.00 |
| Crowbar | $123,355.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $123,355.21 |
| Curt Hennig | $178,808.51 | -$31.05 | $3,856.00 | $182,633.46 |
| Cyclope | $10,564.40 | $0.00 | $13,000.00 | $23,564.40 |
| Damien | $0.00 | $0.00 | $13,092.00 | $13,092.00 |
| Daniel Faquir | $70,821.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $70,821.21 |
| Dave Taylor | $11,301.37 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $11,301.37 |
| David Finlay | $166,391.91 | $0.00 | $46.12 | $166,438.03 |
| Dean Malenko | $49,706.00 | $37.00 | $7,038.00 | $56,781.00 |
| Diamond Dallas Page | $1,176,877.77 | $419.25 | $244,731.23 | $1,422,028.25 |
| Disco Inferno | $286,886.07 | -$0.94 | $8,051.10 | $294,936.23 |
| Don Harris | $200,403.87 | $5.70 | $0.00 | $200,409.57 |
| Ed Leslie | $0.00 | $0.00 | $46.12 | $46.12 |
| Eddie Guerrero | $38,349.66 | $56.62 | $4,331.00 | $42,737.28 |
| El Dandy | $56,555.29 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $56,555.29 |
| El Gato | $500.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $500.00 |
| Elix Skipper | $74,606.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $74,606.00 |
| Emory Hale | $67,504.25 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $67,504.25 |
| Ernest Miller | $341,440.56 | -$3.05 | $2,564.12 | $344,001.63 |
| Evan Karagias | $78,187.42 | $0.53 | $0.00 | $78,187.95 |
| Glacier | $25,479.44 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $25,479.44 |
| Gregory Helms | $57,724.96 | $3.53 | $0.00 | $57,728.49 |
| Hardcore Hak | $0.00 | $0.00 | $11,331.00 | $11,331.00 |
| Hector Garza | $4,833.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4,833.00 |
| Horace Hogan | $137,083.00 | -$2.00 | $2,518.00 | $139,599.00 |
| Hugh Morrus | $245,931.43 | $0.24 | $46.12 | $245,977.79 |
| Hulk Hogan | $1,837,024.00 | $41,916.00 | $447,805.00 | $2,326,745.00 |
| Ice Train | $158,104.14 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $158,104.14 |
| J Biggs | $23,500.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $23,500.00 |
| Jamie Knoble | $62,041.71 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $62,041.71 |
| Jeff Farmer | $103,729.26 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $103,729.26 |
| Jeff Jarrett | $535,621.17 | $4,350.66 | $0.00 | $539,971.83 |
| Jeremy Lopez | $5,808.76 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $5,808.76 |
| Jerry Flynn | $91,624.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $91,624.00 |
| Jet Jaguar | $3,329.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3,329.00 |
| Jim Duggan | $173,900.90 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $173,900.90 |
| Jim Neidhart | $0.00 | $0.00 | $46.12 | $46.12 |
| Joey Matthews | $2,096.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2,096.00 |
| Johnny B. Badd | $1,500.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1,500.00 |
| Johnny the Bull | $41,555.67 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $41,555.67 |
| Juventud Guerrera | $99,748.74 | $0.13 | $144.34 | $99,893.21 |
| Kanyon | $240,597.49 | $91.06 | $5,626.20 | $246,314.75 |
| Kaz Hayashi | $100,198.98 | -$1.06 | $2,564.12 | $102,762.04 |
| Kenny Kaos | $19,095.00 | -$1.06 | $2,518.30 | $21,612.24 |
| Kevin Nash | $1,595,131.40 | $3,547.10 | $265,383.77 | $1,864,062.27 |
| Kevin Northcutt | $29,733.43 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $29,733.43 |
| Kevin T. | $58,531.76 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $58,531.76 |
| Kid Romeo | $34,852.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $34,852.00 |
| Konnan | $414,946.00 | $306.00 | $37,653.00 | $452,905.00 |
| Kwee-Wee | $65,202.81 | $4.44 | $0.00 | $65,207.25 |
| La Parka | $22,556.81 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $22,556.81 |
| Lance Storm | $383,475.31 | $191.11 | $0.00 | $383,666.42 |
| Lash Leroux | $86,634.71 | -$1.06 | $2,518.00 | $89,151.65 |
| Lenny Lane | $123,882.03 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $123,882.03 |
| Lex Luger | $1,326,057.00 | $45.00 | $54,037.00 | $1,380,139.00 |
| Lizmark Jr | $6,594.94 | -$1.06 | $2,518.53 | $9,112.41 |
| Lodi | $63,649.00 | $0.00 | $46.00 | $63,695.00 |
| Mark Hildreth | $97,348.72 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $97,348.72 |
| Mark Jindrak | $77,205.85 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $77,205.85 |
| Meng | $171,991.36 | $0.00 | $46.12 | $172,037.48 |
| Michael Wallstreet | $151,175.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $151,175.00 |
| Mike Awesome | $279,551.00 | $27.00 | $0.00 | $279,578.00 |
| Mike Disorderly Conduct | $48,473.13 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $48,473.13 |
| Mike Modest | $2,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2,000.00 |
| Mike Sanders | $70,641.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $70,641.00 |
| Norman Smiley | $172,621.00 | $48.00 | $2,518.00 | $175,187.00 |
| Perry Saturn | $29,109.00 | $46.00 | $4,833.00 | $33,988.00 |
| Prince Iaukea | $85,560.08 | -$1.06 | $2,518.00 | $88,077.02 |
| Psicosis | $70,046.71 | $9.39 | $0.00 | $70,056.10 |
| Rage | $14,483.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $14,483.00 |
| Ralphus | $26,240.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $26,240.00 |
| Randy Savage | $143,288.00 | $66.00 | $80,535.00 | $223,889.00 |
| Raven | $0.00 | $11.05 | $26,413.45 | $26,424.50 |
| Reno | $59,650.59 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $59,650.59 |
| Rey Mysterio Jr. | $356,120.49 | $1,112.63 | $7,650.00 | $364,883.12 |
| Ric Flair (*) | $137,170.46 | $81.45 | $14,056.28 | $151,308.19 |
| Rick Fuller | $60,285.07 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $60,285.07 |
| Rick Rude | $297,259.00 | $0.00 | $46.00 | $297,305.00 |
| Rick Steiner | $597,810.00 | -$1.00 | $23,454.00 | $621,263.00 |
| Robbie Rage | $31,595.88 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $31,595.88 |
| Roddy Piper | $432,894.12 | $0.00 | $2,743.45 | $435,637.57 |
| Ron Harris | $200,476.87 | $5.70 | $0.00 | $200,482.57 |
| Sam Greco | $84,852.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $84,852.04 |
| Scott Hall | $815,334.45 | $1,285.07 | $41,724.19 | $858,343.71 |
| Scott Norton | $15,342.47 | -$3.05 | $2,564.12 | $17,903.54 |
| Scott Steiner | $732,069.00 | $1,509.00 | $119,693.00 | $853,271.00 |
| Scotty O | $16,765.76 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $16,765.76 |
| Scotty Riggs | $7,671.00 | $0.00 | $185.00 | $7,856.00 |
| Sean O’Haire | $74,984.59 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $74,984.59 |
| Shane Douglas | $328,485.51 | $41.04 | $0.00 | $328,526.55 |
| Shark Boy | $458.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $458.00 |
| Shawn Stasiak | $111,544.74 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $111,544.74 |
| Sick Boy | $0.00 | $0.00 | $46.12 | $46.12 |
| Sid Vicious | $883,352.98 | $645.92 | $8,459.80 | $892,458.70 |
| Silver King | $67,870.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $67,870.00 |
| Sonny Siaki | $24,392.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $24,392.00 |
| Stephen W | $10,109.60 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $10,109.60 |
| Steve Armstrong | $55,719.02 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $55,719.02 |
| Steve McMichael | $0.00 | -$1.06 | $4,486.00 | $4,484.94 |
| Steve Regal | $26,418.35 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $26,418.35 |
| Steve Sharpe | $32,433.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $32,433.00 |
| Stevie Ray | $304,806.60 | $7.54 | $4,287.78 | $309,101.92 |
| Sting | $1,447,980.00 | $16,382.00 | $504,727.00 | $1,969,089.00 |
| Super Sonny | $13,150.69 | -$1.06 | $2,518.00 | $15,667.63 |
| Tank Abbott | $624,259.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $624,259.00 |
| The Demon | $38,314.63 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $38,314.63 |
| The Great Muta | $47,843.47 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $47,843.47 |
| The Maestro | $39,083.29 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $39,083.29 |
| The Wall | $125,031.12 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $125,031.12 |
| Ultimo Dragon | $0.00 | $0.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 |
| Vampiro | $280,852.82 | $1,370.21 | $0.00 | $282,223.03 |
| Vincent | $11,860.35 | $0.00 | $40.00 | $11,900.35 |