Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts – $500k
In many competitions, Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts competed and was known for his involvement in the ring and also by its side. He very often carried his snakes with him and Damien the python was the most impressionable one. He had a bad health spell after retiring when he was given a diagnosis with muscular cancer. He did manage to recover fully, but was admitted to hospital with double pneumonia soon afterwards.
Marc Mero – $3 Million
His screen name was Johnny B and afterward in his professional career he came on to be Badd. He actually used his real name at the very beginning. After retiring, just like the other wrestlers, he suffered health problems as he had an enlarged heart and then was told he needed surgery. Nevertheless, Mero decided to postpone surgery and the problem did end up resolving itself. He is a motivational speaker theses days.