AJ Styles is not only one of WWE's top superstars, he is also reportedly one of the highest paid stars in WWE.
Although AJ Stiles only signed with the company in 2016, he quickly established himself as a top superstar in the world's largest sports entertainment/professional wrestling promotion.
According to Forbes, phenomenal massively made $3.5 million in 2018, while insider sources and other sources confirmed that this was the same as revenue in 2020.
It's worth noting that since WWE's wages aren't publicly mentioned anywhere, these data tend not to include income from commodities and other sources of income.
(There will be a commission around the contestants, AJ will also do live broadcasting online, and there will be additional income!) ）
That makes AJ Styles one of the five highest-paid superstars at the time of Vince McMahon's salary.
While some part-time legends can earn the same amount of money as long as they play a game a year, AJ Stiles is still a dedicated full-time superstar! His three-year contract with WWE expired in 2019, and as he prepared to jump ship to AEW and appear behind AEW's Dynamite, AJ Stiles immediately received a better contract from the global wrestling giant.
In a previous interview, AJ Stiles couldn't resist telling host Ryan Satin on a foreign podcast that he found it difficult to leave WWE, and that his relatively relaxed schedule during the pandemic made him even more reluctant to leave.
He acknowledged that his last contract with the company was about to expire: "It's hard," A.J. Stiles said. “
It's hard to leave, and once you renew your contract, it's hard to adjust.
But I think I've tasted the effects of the pandemic, but I didn't say I liked it. I'm not sure when I'm going to end it, but like I said before, I signed my last contract, so when will we see it. ”
It's safe to say that AJ Styles will be leaving as soon as WWE's last contract expires.
Interestingly, when AJ Stiles was looking for a new contract with IMPACT (TNA), he was a home-grown, experienced, and mature talented player from his own company.
He has proven himself to be one of the best wrestlers in the world and he feels he deserves a raise.
While it was a fair expectation, TNA turned his head around and came up with a 60 percent pay cut, a contract requirement due to a super-bad financial situation at the time.
In the end, AJ Stiles packed up and signed with NJPW, where he spent a crucial two years, and then TNA also declared bankruptcy and was acquired! His game at NJPW made him a true international superstar, and he was considered the best wrestler in the world, but had not yet signed with WWE at the time.
The deal was finally closed in 2016, and AJ Styles quickly earned Vince McMahon's trust.
And that relationship and trust will only grow over time, which is why AJ Stiles is one of the highest paid stars in WWE.
Editor's Conclusion: Although the last thing in the article is so beautiful, in fact, Lao Mai originally signed AJ and came back just to make him a second-tier player, but his talent and popularity far exceeded the imagination of everyone at WWE! Although AJ is not the debut and peak player in WWE, I believe that he is also the fastest to establish his position as a first-line superstar and the fastest to complete all the people who can complete the achievement!
(The truth is, though, the fastest to complete a Grand Slam at WWE is Dean Ambrose, and it takes five years to get it!) But AJ believes it's also the second fastest! Although AJ is now in the second line and has received RKO on time lately, leaving WWE is only a station, and he still has a lot of oil in his tank! See you in AEW, reunite with the Bullet Gang!