KANE—$9 MILLION

Kane was a character played by Glenn Thomas Jacobs. He was, to some degree, an incredibly popular character in the WWE, and was a huge behemoth. Indeed, Jacobs stood at 6 feet and 7 inches tall, and was, during his heyday, made of pure muscle.

The character wasn’t very consistent—I mean, Kane has gone from being mute to needing a machine to speak, to being outright articulate. It was a weird progression, but as with everything in WWE, being consistent with reality isn’t really one of the goals. In any case, Jacobs, who is now away from his Kane persona, managed to leverage his fame and become a successful businessman and politician.