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#3 WWE Hall of Famer Arn Anderson (Jim Crockett Promotions - $12,500)
WWE Hall of Famer Arn Anderson said on an episode of his ARN podcast in October 2019 that Jim Crockett promised him $25,000 for his match at Bunkhouse Stampede 1988 against Dusty Rhodes, The Barbarian, Ivan Koloff, Lex Luger, Road Warrior Animal, Tully Blanchard, and The Warlord.
When Anderson received his payment for the match 90 days later, he found out that he had only been paid $12,500.
Crockett’s failure to keep his promise ultimately caused Anderson to leave Jim Crockett Promotions and sign with WWE later in the year.
Speaking on another episode of his podcast in October 2020, Anderson recalled that the $12,500 he received for Bunkhouse Stampede was the biggest payday of his wrestling career, including his time in WWE.
“$12,500 was exactly half of what Crockett had told me he was going to pay me, and that's what I got. It was supposed to have been 25 [thousand], but it was $12,500, and I guess that was still even the single biggest payoff I ever got.” [H/T Wrestling Inc.]
Anderson added that he was very grateful to earn the amount of money that he did in the wrestling business, even though he did not earn anywhere near as much as other top guys.
