11 WWE Financial Statistics That’ll ABSOLUTELY Blow Your Mind...

World Wrestling Entertainment isn’t just your average run of the mill wrestling promotion. CEO Vince McMahon has turned the company into a full-blown media juggernaut which sells everything from children’s toys to video games to Hollywood movies. The WWE is recognized globally for its popularity and though it is not a legitimate sport, it’s on par economically with true sports entities like the NFL, NBA and MLB.

The company’s profit margins run into the hundreds of millions which it receives from multiple revenue streams such as TV deals, live event touring and merchandise. At one point, WWE was looked at in the same vain of old-school pro “wrestling”: cheesy, hokey and appealing to the lowest common denominator of consumers. The WWE has proven those stereotypes wrong through its building of appealing crossover stars like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, John Cena, Stone Cold Steve Austin and other wrestlers, as well as its promotion of the annual tradition of WrestleMania which has placed WWE firmly into modern pop culture.

In 1999, when WWE first became a publicly traded company on the US Stock Market, it broke the glass ceiling for what a pro wrestling promotion could be. The corporation proved that they are so much more than a wrestling company, they are an entertainment conglomerate powerhouse around the world. With wrestling and its larger than life characters as their main attraction, WWE has broken records and boasts some lucrative figures and statistics that you may be surprised to learn.

Let’s take a look at 11 startling financial statistics the company has in the record books below.

11. RANDY ORTON MAKES $291,666 A MONTH IN SALARY

The Viper and master of the RKO, Randy Orton started his WWE career in 2002 and quickly rose up the ranks in WWE to become one of its established stars for the better part of a decade. The decorated 14 year veteran is still a major player in the WWE who brings a lot of value to anything he gets himself involved in, so it’s only right that he’s paid handsomely for his contributions. And he most certainly does according to court documents regarding his divorce to his ex-wife Samantha.

In the court documents released to the public in 2013, Randy Orton reportedly rakes in a whopping $291,666 dollars a month in salary via the WWE. Going by that number, that would mean that he makes at least $3.5 million dollars a year.

So even though the divorce cost him some money and a house, don’t feel too bad for Orton, as he looks to be doing just fine.