#7 Big Show ($20 Million)
Paul Wight has always stood out in a crowd, considering that he was 6’2 and weighed 220 pounds by the age of 12. Wight grew up with Acromegaly, which is a condition that affects the endocrine system, just like Andre The Giant, but had surgery in the early 90’s that halted it.
After working various jobs after college, White was introduced to Hulk Hogan and later signed by WCW in 1995, where he debuted as The Giant.
The Big Show made his way to WWE a few years later and has never looked back. Due to his unique size (over 7 feet tall and over 500 pounds), White was an obvious choice to cross over into Hollywood.
After a small part in Jingle All The Way, where he was involved in a fight scene with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wight got some serious face time playing a wrestler in The Waterboy, making fun of Adam Sandler’s character during a phone interview.
He’s also made several appearances on television, including appearances on Saturday Night Live and Star Trek: Enterprise, and has also been featured in several ad campaigns for different products.
Wight has been wrestling for over 20 years and has been one of the higher-paid athletes in WWE for the past decade, and all of his appearances on the TV and silver screens, along with his time in sports entertainment, has made him one of the biggest and wealthiest superstars WWE has ever produced.
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