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Super Bowl 50 was played on February 7, 2016 in order to determine the NFL (National Football League) champion for the 2015 season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos met the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Carolina Panthers in this competition. Denver Broncos claimed their victory over the Panthers by 24-10. Denver Broncos earned their 3rd Super Bowl title yesterday night. The game was held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The San Francisco Bay becomes glorious for organizing the Super Bowl 50 competition and it was their 2nd time to held a super bowl in this area. Around 71,000 spectators watched the game at the stadium. The Super Bowl 50 also drew huge media attention all over the world.
The match summary:
Initially, the game wasn’t in Broncos’ hand, while their offense got just 194 yards and 11 first downs. Then the Broncos took the lead and never lost it. The Panther were accustomed with that situation. They had the league’s top class offense with an average 31.3 points per match in the regular season and 40 points during the post season. But, they didn’t face a defense like Denver’s. the most costly for them came in the first quarter, after Carolina’s second turn on offense. The defensive end Malik Jackson scooped up the ball for the score to give Denver Broncos a 10-0 lead in the game.
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With a record 7 sacks and 3 force turnovers, Denver Broncos ultimately became the Super Bowl 50 Champion defeating Carolina Panthers. Von Miller, the Denver Linebacker, was awarded Super Bowl MVP for his 5 solo tackles, 2.5 sacks and 2 forced fumbles.
Peyton Manning at the age of 39 wins his 2nd super Bowl title. He was the oldest starting Quarterback while playing for the Denver Broncos in Super bowl 50. It was probably would be his last game and like his boss John Elway, he can ride off into the sunset after securing 2nd Super Bowl title in his long football career. Manning is the first American footballer who won super bowl for two different teams in NFL. He won his first in Super Bowl XLI with the Indianapolis Colts. With that last win against the Panthers, he has become the first quarterback in the history of NFL with 200 wins. However, he contributed at his best in the last game making 13 of 23 passing for 141 yards, one interception and a lost fumble.
In the course to the Super Bowl 50, Carolina Panthers finished the regular season with a 15-1 winning record. They defeated the Arizona Cardinals by 49-15 to be the NFC Champions and advanced to the Super Bowl. It was their second super bowl appearance since 1995.
Denver Broncos:
The another super bowl team, Denver Broncos finished their season with a 12-4 record and defeated New England Patriots by 20-18 in the AFC Championship. It was 8th super bowl appearance for the Broncos.
The Super bowl competition was first played in 1967. Yesterday, it was the 50th edition of super bowl where Denver Broncos defeated Carolina Panthers. American Football League and National Football league merged in super bowl since 1970 and claimed their leadership. The both football league emphasized the ‘Golden anniversary” of super bowl. The football authority temporally suspended the tradition of naming Super bowl with roman numbers. In 2013, the Levi’s stadium was selected to arrange the super bowl 50, 2016. The renovation of the stadium started soon and eventually cost $1.2 billion to finish. The Super Bowl 50 was the first ever super bowl competition held in the San Francisco Bay area. Lady Gaga sang the national anthem before the match while ColdPlay and Bruno Mars performed at the Levi’s stadium during halftime.
The Denver Broncos received a large 18-karat gold-plated “50” in addition to the famous Vince Lombardi Trophy. The Super Bowl 50 host authority will donate 25% of all money to raise philanthropy in the Bay area. The committee already received around $40 million from the media coverage. The Super Bowl 50 was broadcasted by CBS television, which is the main broadcaster for NFL. It was considered as the “Golden Super Bowl” event.
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WWE is the largest professional wrestling promotion in the world. WWE is a privately controlled entertainment company, which draws the attention of millions of viewers to see the wrestling superstars performing in the ring. The WWE fans use to cheer on their favorites while boo their opponents at the WWE stage. WWE always maintains a perfect balance between violent fights and breaking the seriousness with some comedy. WWE is an ideal place to be thrilled and amused as well. The fighters of WWE have to keep their bodies in top shape to perform dangerous stunts in the ring. There are many, who don’t want to consider pro-wrestling as a sport at all. But it is quite a challenge for the performers to induce some adrenalin rush in viewers’ vein. In fact, it is the most exciting sport in the world. We did some research on highest paid WWE wrestlers in 2016 and we’ll focus on that here in this article.
Top 10 Highest Paid WWE Wrestlers in 2016
The WWE wrestlers earn a huge salary just like any other high-profile sports player. WWE wrestlers are the true performers in sports. They also get a smart payment from this huge entertainment business. It is notable that, in 2014, WWE earned around $542.6 million revenue from this business worldwide. The average wrestler on main roster makes around $500,000 per year while the top WWE superstars make well into the seven-figure range salary. The WWE wrestlers’ basic salary list has been leaked online. So, it’s been a great opportunity for us to brings you the list of top 10 highest paid WWE wrestlers in 2016.
10. Dolph Ziggler: $900,000
Dolph Ziggler———–image credit: Wikimedia/Shamsuddin Muhammad
Dolph Ziggler earns around $900,000 annual salary from WWE in 2016, Which makes him one of the highest paid WWE wrestlers. He is in a three-year contract with the company. WWE pays his accommodation and travel cost. He has been named Rolling Stone’s “WWE Wrestler of the Year” in 2014. He joined WWE in 2004 and since then he is quite satisfied with the company. He made $540,000 annual salary from WWE in 2014. His income is increasing exponentially with his popularity. He is very athletic inside the ring and achieved many awards. But, recently he is displeased with his position at Royal Rumble. His frustration should be taken seriously. Possibly, he’s signaling to increase his annual salary once again this year.
Ray Mysterio——-image credit: Wikimedia/Will Beardmore
The Mexican-American professional wrestler, Ray Mysterio jr. has made $985,000 annually as salary on a five-year contract with WWE. Besides his salary, Ray also received a four percent bonus money from travel, high merchandise sales and accommodation purposes. His high-flying style earned him enormous fame in United States. Ray Mysterio net worth in 2016 is around $8.5 million, most of which he earned from WWE since 2001. His career has been embarrassed because of the unfortunate death of his opponent, Aguayo Ramirez in 2015, who died from an injury during a match against Mysterio. He also lost some reputation in his fans for charging $20,000 for indie signing appearances. However, Ray Mysterio is a king of mystery in WWE.
8. Big Show: $1.2 million
Big Show———–image via: Wikimedia/Ed Webster
Big Show has earned $1.2 million annual salary from WWE in his three-year contract. The WWE provides him with a tour bus for his personal transportation. You may ask, why bus? The answer is, the Plane would be a problem for someone as big as Big show. The net worth of Big Show in 2016 is $20 million. He is a certified seven-time world champion and one of the most fascinating WWE wrestlers. He has a luxurious mansion in Tampa, which costs over $680,000. His estimated salary in 2014 was $1 million. He is also very popular figure in television and movies. Big Show acted in several movies such as The waterboy, Star Trek: Enterprise . He also appeared in some TV shows like Royal Pain and Burn Notice. It’s clear that, the wrestler knows the way to make money.
With $1.3 million annual WWE salary, Sheamus is at no. 7 in the list of top 10 highest paid WWE wrestlers in 2016. He has signed a five-year contract, which permits him free travel and accommodation. He gets around $516,667 as a bonus and winning titles. He is the first Irish-born WWE champion in the history. The market value of Sheamus in 2016 is about $7,750, 000. He is a dominant powerful wrestler in WWE. Since 2013, he has managed to earn $10,263,514 as net worth with an expected payroll of $1,782,500. With this high-profile salary and a pretty good friendship with Triple H, Sheamus is a dangerous offender to go head-to-head against the best wrestlers in WWE.
6. Randy Orton: $1.6 million
Randy Orton———-image credit: Wikimedia/Flickr
Randy Orton has earned huge popularity along with a healthy financial status. He signed contract with WWF in 2001. Now, he is making around $1.6 million as an annual salary from the company. Randy Orton net worth in 2016 is now estimated over $9 million, while in 2012 it was $6 million. He is in a five-year contract with WWE and also gets a percentage from sales, travel and accommodation. He gets a share in PPV revenue, which contributes to his income. However, there is a controversy surrounding his involvement of using steroids. He will be certainly paid more if he gets himself out of all the criticism.
WWE pays him $2 million as an annual salary in 2016, which makes Brock Lesner as one of the highest paid wrestlers in WWE. According to his two-year contract with WWE, he gets 3.25% additional bonus for the high merchandise sales and free travels. Brock Lesner net worth in 2016 is around $12.5 million, most of which he earned performing at WWE ring. Brock earned $400,000 from UFC 100 championship in 2009, where he gathered the highest selling PPV in UFC history (1,600,000 buys). The 2012 contract value he signed with WWE was worth of $5,000,000. Last year, in 2011, the wrestler pocketed $5,300,000 from the PPV bonuses and bout salaries. He is a four-time World Heavy-weight championship and most marketable wrestler in WWE.
4. Triple H: $2.12 million
Triple H—–image credit: Wikimedia/David Seto
Triple H makes $2.12 million per year from WWE as a professional wrestler according to his five-year contract deal. Currently, he is the chief operating officer of WWE, which added a huge bulk of earnings. Triple H net worth in 2016 is estimated over $25 million. His WWE stocks is valued over $1,500,000, while his talent contract earnings is $1,000,000. In 2016, Triple H has earned a hooping $675,126 from the endorsements he made. He also got $900,167 in addition as winning bonus from all competitions. He makes his regular appearance in WWE both as a wrestler and an authority figure. The total market value of Triple H in 2016 is $900,167, making him one of the highest paid WWE wrestlers in this list.
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Mark William Calaway, “The Undertaker” by the stage-name is the most prolific wrestler in WWE. He is the only one wrestler left since his first appearance in 1993 WWF Raw. The Undertaker gets around $2.25 million annual salary from WWE in 2016. He is at no. 4 in the list of top 10 highest paid WWE wrestlers in 2016. According to his five-year contract with WWE, he gets a 7% bonus from travel and accommodation.
His winning and other bonuses in 2016, includes $296,667 with an endorsement income of $222,500. He has earned approximately $4 million as salary from WWE with an astonishing $626,296 winning bonus. He enters as a chilling powerful deadman in the ring, which earned him a nickname “Master of Pain”. The 8-time world champion, Undertaker is worth of $4,450,000 market value in 2016.
2. John Cena: $2.75 million
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John Cena has been a professional wrestler in WWE since 2001. He helped WWE to reach a new heights. John Cena has been the franchise wrestler for WWE since 2006. He is a WWE celebrity with incredible popularity around the world. WWE pays him as much as $2.75 million per year according to his five-year contract. He pocketed around $1,166,673 from winning bonuses and also earned additional $875,000 in 2016. He already attained the status of a legend in WWE after winning 19 titles in his wrestling career. He has several contract deals with Gold’s Gym, Gilette and subway, which earn him additional $5 million annually.
John Cena’s market value is over $25,000,000 this year, which puts him at 2nd place in top 10 highest paid WWE wrestlers in 2016. He is a very hard working wrestler. John Cena could be an idol for any prospective wrestler who wants to earn the fame.
1. The Rock: $3.5 million
Dwayne The Rock Johnson———-image credit: Wikimedia/ Eva Rinaldi
The no. 1 in our list is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, who is the highest paid WWE wrestler in 2016. The American professional wrestler and popular Hollywood actor, The Rock has gathered a massive wealth, which is worth of $160 million. According to Forbes, in 2014, he earned $52 million from the movie paychecks. He makes roughly $3.5 million a year from WWE. He is only a part-time performer now, appearing in special occasions only.
Last year, in 2015 he earned $31.5 million from the Wrestlemania while his endorsement income was about $1,000,000. He has a luxurious mansion at Beverly Hills, California, which is worth of $4,995,000. The Rock also has dabbed in several television shows. He has made all the right moves in movies and curved out a high paying niche for his powerful acting in Fast and Furious saga and many more action films.
Nikki Bella with championship title -----------image credit: Wikimedia/Miguel Discart
WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc) is an entertainment company in United states. The company primarily deals with professional wrestling. The company generates a huge revenue every year from wrestling as well as films, music and direct product sales. It is one of the best world wrestling promotions in the world. WWE has produced many famous wrestlers over the years, including male and female. The WWE girls have always provided a welcome diversion of the taste of wrestling. The seductive hottest divas in WWE alter the traditional scene of men constantly throwing each other around the ring. In this article, we bring you the list of top 10 hottest WWE divas in 2016.
Top 10 Hottest WWE Divas in 2016
All in this WWE divas list are gorgeous in their own ways. The women in the ring have always been a most desirable picture of beauty. In the list of top 10 hottest WWE divas in 2016, I might have miss one or two. Please, feel free to comment about the list. Your valuable opinions are always welcome.
10. Natalya
Natalya in WWE—-image credit: Wikimedia/ Miguel Discart
Natalie Katherine is a Canadian-American professional female wrestler. Currently, she is in WWE acting under the nickname “Natalya”. She is the 3rd generation of famous Hart wrestling family. She was trained under her uncles Ross and Bruce Hart. She has a gorgeous beauty, which is well enough to impress the public even out of the ring. She is a super-girl in wrestlemania. Her perfect body fitness combines with agility to give her a mesmerizing look. Natalya achieved WWE Divas championship in 2010.
Layla in action——–image credit: Wikimedia/ felipe bascuñan
Her full name is Layla Young and she is an English professional wrestler. In ECW, she formed a dance troup with Brooke Adams and Kelly Kelly. In 2008, she was drafted to RAW , where she won WWE Women Championship for the first time in 2010. Layla also won WWE Divas Championship in 2012, after coming back from injury. She has amazing curves and moves. Her intense beauty was focused on the cover of first issue of Liquid magazine. Her alluring and graceful gesture placed her at no. 9 in our list of top 10 hottest WWE divas in 2016.
8. AJ Lee
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The former WWE Divas Champion has got an elegant personality. She is a record three-time WWE Divas Champion and also won the Diva of the year award twice. After signing contract with WWE in 2009, AJ Lee was assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). She won the hearts of WWE fans with her prettiness. Soon, she became one of the hottest Divas in WWE. She was greatly inspired by the female WWE wrestlers in her childhood. However, she also took part in WWE NXT, which is a very popular wrestling program. She finished 3rd in that competition.
7. Lana
Lana featuring Alexander Rusev——-image credit: Wikimedia/Miguel Discart
Lana is the professional wrestling manager of WWE superstar Alexander Rusev. The pair also appeared in WWE NXT program, where Lana became Rusev’s social ambassador using a Russian accent. She has got a striking beauty and gorgeous look, which made her one of the hottest WWE divas in the wrestlemania. Lana was engaged to Rusev last year. The pair is compared to Ivan and Ludmilla Drago, the characters featured in Rocky IV in 1985.
Renee Young is a Canadian sports broadcaster and professional female wrestler. She began working for the Score television network in 2009. She later signed with WWE in professional wrestling promotion and became one of the beautiful WWE girls. Young’s majestic and sometimes comedic personality shines through her career. She built her reputation by interviewing high profile talents such as The Rolling Stones, Randy Orton and Big Show.
5. Paige
Paige in the ring———image credit: Wikimedia/Anton
Two-time WWE Divas Champion, Paige stands at no. 5 in the list of top 10 hottest WWE divas in 2016. She is the youngest Divas champion at the age of 21 in the history of WWE. Paige became the only Diva in WWE holding both the NXT women championship and WWE Divas championship. She stunned the world at her debut match by defeating AJ Lee, which made her one of the prominent wrestlers. She charmed the world with her endless glamour and appeal. Paige is a professional stunner in the ring of WWE.
Rosa Mendes—-image credit: Wikimedia/Gregory Davis
She is a Canadian professional wrestler and former ring announcer and model girl. She is very courageous lady and better known for some bolt acts. Initially, she grabbed the spotlight after engaging in a problem with the security guards at WWE. Later, she was offered to do an internship in WWE and now she is one of the top 10 hottest WWE Divas in the list. Rosa managed former Tag Team champions Epico and Primo. She won Slammy award, Queen of FCW and Ohio Valley Wrestling women’s championship.
Brie Bella is the one-half of dazzling Bella Twins in Wrestlemania. She was debuted on SmackDown in 2008. The twins defeated their first competitor, Victoria by “Twin Magic”, a special move in which Brie and her identical sister, Nikki secretly switched places during matches. This devious hoax helped Brie to defeat Eve and win her first WWE Divas championship. Both the twins are symbol of eye-catching gorgeousness. Brie had recently got married to former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan. They got the couple of the year award in 2013 and 2014.
2. Eva Marie
Eva Marie——–image credit: Wikimedia/Miguel Discart
Natalie Marie Coyle aka Eva Marie is the flame-haired hottest wrestling Diva. She earned her a name “The red queen of WWE”. She is a bombshell with blazing beauty. She has performed in many matches including Monday night RAW and Friday night Smackdown. Eva got the spotlight, when she along with the cast of “Total Divas” on RAW and Slapped Jerry Lawler, demanding a name for herself. She has formed an alliance with Nia Jax in NXT women division. The pair is widely regarded as “Power Alliance” in WWE. Eva Marie has a huge potential to be a famous diva in WWE.
1. Nikki Bella
Nikki Bella with championship title ———–image credit: Wikimedia/Miguel Discart
Nikki Bella is the other half of eminent Bella Twins. Nikki originally cherished a dream to be a soccer player until a leg injury ended her career. She followed her twin sister Brie’s lead to enter WWE. The Twins are now very popular figures in the ring. Both of them are goddess of beauty. Nikki won WWE Divas championship two times and created a record for the longest title reign of 301 days. In 2015, she was awarded the Diva of the year. Nikki has been dating John Cena since 2012. She is the no. 1 in our list of top 10 hottest WWE Divas in 2016. She also ranked at no. 1 in Pro-wrestling Illustrated’s female 50.
