Net Worth: $4.5M
Stacy Keibler is fairly well-known in the entertainment world, even to those who don’t follow professional wrestling. She started out as a model and actress before she found her place as a Nitro Girl for the WWF. The Nitro Girls were basically a cheerleading/dance team that would entertain the crowd at live televised events. Once she found her footing in the federation, she became known as “the Legs of the WWE.”
Stacy has been featured in several television shows and even hosted her own at one point, a show called “Supermarket Superstar.” She has appeared on hits such as “How I Met Your Mother” and “Psych” over the years before marrying her current husband and raising a family with him. Before the couple met, she was actually known to have dated A-lister George Clooney for a bit. She has also been made into a character in several video games, including “Dancing with the Stars.”
Trish Stratus
Net Worth: $6M
Trish Stratus is one of the most recognized names in the game when it comes to WWE women’s wrestling. That’s probably because she’s a seven-time champion who has been a part of the organization since 2000. She’s got quite a few rivals because every other woman in the business wants to dethrone her from her current place as queen of the ring. But then there are also countless others who say that Stratus has inspired them to make it just as far as she has, such as Kelly Kelly, Bayley, and Maria Kenellis.
Stratus started her career as a fitness model and has graced the cover of several magazines. She’s also appeared in a few shows and even hosted her own reality-style travel show, dubbed "Stratusphere," in 2008. That same year, she opened up her own yoga studio in Ontario, which has been hailed as the largest eco-friendly yoga studio in all of Canada. Both she and the studio have won awards, including Business Woman of the Year and Best New Business. Stratus has also made it into more video games than any other woman in the industry – 25 of them!
Lex Luger
Net Worth: $3M
Lex Luger is widely regarded by many as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. It probably has something to do with the fact that he’s a five-time WCW US Heavyweight Champion, a two-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and a WWA World Heavyweight Champion – among others. He never won one during his time in the WWF, but he still managed to accumulate a net worth of nearly $3 million.
Luger, who was born Lawrence Pfohl, is semi-retired and fought his final match in 2006. In 2007, the athlete was temporarily paralyzed after he suffered an injury to the neck. Today, he still works closely behind the scenes with the WWE in an effort to help prevent any young athletes from violating the wellness policy. Lex has been made into a playable character in several of the WWE’s video games, including 2K16, 17, 18, and 19.
Randy Orton
Net Worth: $11M
Unlike almost all of the other (former) pro wrestlers on this list, Randy Orton is still currently signed with the WWE and going strong in his career. Orton is a 13-time WWE World Champion and has headlined several pay-per-view events.
Before Orton got into professional wrestling, he was fighting a different kind of opponent as a U.S. Marine. Because of his credentials, he was initially cast to play the title role in "The Marine 2," but his injuries caused him to be replaced before filming. He has appeared on screen a few times since, including in the WWE Studios' own "The Condemned 2".
Gangrel
Net Worth: $500,000
David William Heath went by Gangrel in the ring and was known for his rock-and-roll vampire style, with his signature fangs and long blonde hair. He made his WWF debut in the early 90s, after being trained in Florida by Boris Malenko himself. On both of his initial televised matches in '94 and his last in '95, he was defeated by the 1-2-3 Kid (Syxx).
Heath returned to the WWF in '98, around the height of the vampire craze in pop culture. Officials believed that his gimmick would sell more tickets and bring in more viewers. His entrance included drinking “blood” from a grail and spitting it into the air before jumping into the ring. These days, he’s still wrestling sporadically on the independent circuit. He’s also made a few appearances in film and on television, like his disturbing role as a prisoner in "The Human Centipede 3."