John Cena Still Makes Millions From WWE After Leaving

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John Cena is arguably one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time thanks to his successful stint in the Stamford-based promotion, WWE.

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Cena, despite being a part-timer in the WWE, still earns a huge amount of money. According to Forbes, WWE pays him 9.5 million per year. He was also on the cover of WWE's latest 2K game.

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John Cena Still Makes Millions From WWE After Leaving

John Cena is arguably one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time thanks to his successful stint in the Stamford-based promotion, WWE.

Cena, despite being a part-timer in the WWE, still earns a huge amount of money. According to Forbes, WWE pays him 9.5 million per year. He was also on the cover of WWE's latest 2K game.

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