Net Worth: $50M
Billy Kidman, or Peter Alan Grunter, started with the WWE in 2001 and has been working with them off and on again ever since. Kidman gained worldwide fame during his time with the WCW, in which he wrestled as a member of several influential stables, including Raven’s Flock and The New Blood. The WWE bought his contract after his impressive participation in The Filthy Animals.
In February of 2008, Grunter wrestled in his last official match as a pro, but that doesn’t mean the WWE had seen the end of him. In fact, he’s still currently working with them today as a producer. Like many other former pro wrestlers, he released an autobiography in 2014 that was called “Billy Kidman: Shooting Star.” He was married to WWE Diva Torrie Wilson for a few years in the early 2000s but divorced in 2008. His net worth has grown exponentially over the past few years and is worth an estimated $50 million today.
Kurt Angle
Net Worth: $25M
Angle started building up to his professional wrestling career in college, while he attended Clarion University, where he won the NCAA Heavyweight Wrestling Championship. He signed with the WWF in 1998 and immediately started showing signs of a lengthy and promising career in the industry. Over his many years in the business, he’s won more than 20 championships, including six World Championship Heavyweight titles and the WWE Championship, for which he is the first pro wrestler to win.
In August of 2006, Kurt was released early from his WWE contract, citing his injuries as the reason. In 2015, he had to have emergency surgery due to fluid buildup on his spinal cord, only a week after he’d undergone another surgery to have a (benign) tumor removed from his neck. Angle released a book in 2001 called "It’s True! It’s True!"
Dean Malenko
Net Worth: N/A Dean Simon, or Dean Malenko as he was known in the biz, grew up in a family of wrestlers and started at a young age. He started wrestling professionally in '79, and by 1998, he had won a number of championships, such as Cruiserweight and U.S Heavyweight. The former pro worked with the WWE as a road agent for over 17 years until he left in April 2019.
These days, Simon is still active within the industry and works as a senior producer with All Elite Wrestling. He has been married to his wife for decades, and they have three children together, the oldest of whom was born in '97. In 2010, he gave his family quite a scare when he experienced a heart attack, although he luckily recovered from it. Malenko is hailed by many as the “man of 1,000” holds, and as of May 2019, it can be found on Starrcast at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Brian “Crush” Adams
Net Worth: N/A
Brian “Crush” Adams was a member of the air force after graduating from high school, which is where he started to box. Afterward, he began his career in wrestling with New Japan Pro in the mid-80s. In 1990, he made his debut with the WWE, and less than two years later, he had already won several awards.
In 1995, Crush was arrested and received five years of probation. An injury to his spinal cord caused him to retire from wrestling altogether, and in 2007, he was found unresponsive in his bed by his son. The former athlete had apparently overdosed on a combination of different legal medicines. He was just 43 years of age at the time of his death.
The Ultimate Warrior
Networth: N/A The Ultimate Warrior made his debut in professional wrestling back in 1987. He was an instant hit with fans, who loved his neon paint and attire and his exaggerated entrance into the ring. The wrestler was born James Brian Hellwig but legally changed his name to Warrior in 1993 – now that’s some serious commitment to a character.
In 2014, Warrior suffered from a fatal heart attack and collapsed in the parking lot of a hotel in Arizona where he was with his wife. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame soon after, and a spokesperson from the organization released a statement on social media after his death saying, “We are all so sad that the Ultimate Warrior has passed away.” He is survived by his wife and two daughters.