@@lewisclarke5240I beg to differ, John Cena and his t shirt is probably the most recognized thing about WWE since stone cold Steve Austin in many countries.
John Cena’s longevity and how he’s been able to stay relevant is insane. I grew up watching him in the mid 2000s and somehow my 4 year old nephew knows who he is and he’s not even a wrestling fan. He doesn’t even call it WWE he calls it WWJohnCena. Cracks me up every time 😂
@Brutus Biggy The merchandise sales , ticket sales and the longevity as a box office attraction and selling our house shows , tickets under his names proves he was one of the biggest draw of all time from 2005 to 2015 no one was making more money , selling more tickets or was the face as long as john cena !!
It all comes down to the era we're talking about. Hulk Hogan was the biggest draw of the 80's and 90's. The Rock and Stone Cold were the biggest draws of the Attitude Era, John Cena, Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker were the biggest draws of the Ruthless Aggression Era and Roman Reigns is the biggest draw of the PG Era. They all played a major role in the growth of the sports entertainment industry.
@@darkundead That is a good argument my friend. If we're talking from a part time perspective, Lesnar definitely drew tons of money. I'd like to base my opinion from a full time perspective however. I'm talking about a full timer who can take the "face of the company" role the same way Cena did, a talent that shows up every week and delivers, a talent that draws people's attention, and that is currently Roman Reigns.
It’s really great looking back into pro-wrestling seeing those men that carried the business, it really is. Each man on the list did their part for the industry.
Agreed. People have to realize each person stood on the shoulders of each individual, who made the business as big as it became. It is baffling, when people would state if Steve Austin stayed in WCW, then WCW would have won the war over the WWF. They act like the Stone Cold persona would have somehow been created in WCW and the entire Attitude Era would have taken place there.
@@alanguages actually, stone cold was jake 'the snake' roberts' brainchild. i didn't think of it back in '96, but watching some of these vids exposed such & made me think of king of the ring '96 when austin beat roberts in the final & austin 3:16 was born. roberts was even going to write 10 austin commandments, but that didn't happen.
@@jpbart1390 Triple H breaking Kayfabe with Hall , Nash & HBK lead to Austin winning KOTR. Not saying he wouldn’t still be big but that moment wouldn’t of happened
Well where would wrestling as a whole and all other stars after Hulk be if not for Hogan. He made it possible for stars like Stone cold, rock, and Cena to be the draws they became. Hogan is king weather you loved or hated him. You can’t name other stars without naming Hogan first. Even Andre the giant reached new heights after working with Hogan.
The Rock & Stone Cold together I really can’t speak of one without bigging up the other. They are the biggest Merch sellers they created the ability for Cena & Roman to be who they are
John cena outsold those two on merchandise sales and was the box office attraction longer then those two. U should not put roman's name next to john cena. John made it big on his own without being the rock's cousin and he wasn't suppose to the face from the begining. They tried wirh orton , Batista and many more bt John naturally became the biggest star in wwe. Austin had HBK and the rock bt john did it own his own. He broke records in wrestlemania and drew more money then the rock and austin combined if u don't believe me check it urself.
@@jobaerbhuiyan6501 Why don’t ppl read for comprehension. I said Rock & Stone cold paved the way for the next superstar to have that ability. John Cena became a draw in a time of Zero Competition. Of course Cena outsold them because in his era of u wanted to watch wrestling you had to watch WWE. There was no other legit brands available. He was the product of A Branding Monopoly. Also Randy and Batista where Not Good Baby Faces but they made Good Heels for Cena. Cena was decent but was really the Rock and Hulk Hogan Mixed together. Rock/Stone literally came up in a Monday Night War fought to make WWF the Publically trade WWE brand they where so good together they literally bankrupt the bigger competitor a brand that had the deepest pockets Ted Turner. They not only had to fight against there own superstars they had to night after night beat Sting/Macho Man/Nash/Hall/DDp & Hulk Hogan every night and did it! Any baby face can become the biggest draw with no competition I mentioned Roman because he also had that push. Being Rocky’s cousin didn’t stop him from being booed night after night so I’m not sure why u bring that up. But bothRoman and Cena benefited from all the work of the Attitude era to be able to be decent company faces.
@Nick You do realize Cena Came up After all the other huge Wrestling Promotions where gone? Rock and Austin both fought during the Monday Night Wars they are the reasons WCW & ECW where no longer in Existence.
@@PharoahTheGoldX TNA was a big competition It has all the big names from WCW , ECW and wwf. John also faced competition and like the rock he didn't have any austin to help him during that time. ROH was making a big name during that time, Cena alone carried the company in his back against TNA which had top names from wcw and wwf, Kurt angle , Kevin Nash , Sting , Aj styles , Samoa Joe, Christain , Booker T , Hogan , Flair , Jeff hardy , Mr Anderson , Scott stiner and Matt Hardy and Bobby roodes. Rock left wwe at his prime and left the company in a position where they needed him the most. Austin tried bt his body couldn't help him. John on the other hand always tried his best to give back to wwe. Nobody did what john did for wwe and he stayed loyal to the company for 20 plus years. Didn't even consider going to another company like hogan. ROck and hogan has huge attribution in wwe bt they did it for themselves. John did it for wwe he lost his wife , Gf and took too much torture in his body and left when wwe found their next super star. John went to hollywood in his late 30s and early 40s bt still came back put over talents , made profits for wwe in their house shows. Even in his part time status he does more then hogan , rock and austin for wwe. He was called for just one match against roman in summerslam dude went on to do 13 dark matches including house shows. Make a wish foundation or any social awareness John cena beats austin , rock and hogan easily. In popularity wise he is right after Messi and ROnaldo no other wwe superstar ever achieved that global recognition like john did. John took wwe to the whole next level which no other superstar ever did in the past or will do in the future. Dude really loves the company and the fans he doesn't pick company based on paychecks or leaves the company in prime time for hollywood.
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It all comes down to the era we're talking about. Hulk Hogan was the biggest draw of the 80's and 90's. The Rock and Stone Cold were the biggest draws of the Attitude Era, John Cena, Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker were the biggest draws of the Ruthless Aggression Era and Lesnar (again), Cena (again) and Roman Reigns are the biggest draws of the PG Era. They all played a major role in the growth of the sports entertainment industry.
Brock Lesnar was never a draw in his first run despite being a main eventer immediately. He and Angle were the main event at WrestleMania 19 and the show didn’t do a very big buy rate. Angle and Taker at that time wasnt a draw despite both big stars. Haters gotta admit Cena and Batista were the draws during the Ruthless Aggression Era. Undertaker eventually became a draw when his WrestleMania streak became more serious which was after 2006.
Biggest draw has to be Austin, the reaction us fans gave him (I was 9 lol) was fucking UNREAL! Go watch the promo of Linda McMahon telling the crowd that Stone cold will be in the rocks corner for backlash. Austin in my personal opinion is the biggest draw in the history of WWF/E
I gotta say that the rock is the biggest draw of all time. He has transcended wrestling so much that a lot of people don’t even know the rock was a wrestler. They know him as the movie star. He’s so not just a wrestler, but a pop culture icon🐐
@@chriscollins3225 didn’t moxley get booed against hangman? Fans will boo hangman if he gets pushed for too long because they’ll want another underrated talent in the spotlight. AEW is only 2yrs old so I don’t really have many examples, but I expect this to be the trend in the future.
3:30 basically states why Hogan is the biggest draw. His popularity and charisma took wrestling to a level that made it possible for the others after him to draw.
Basically this. All other draws are still, in a way, riding his coattails, and thus I'd say a percentage of their takes must be accredited to him. Rock vs. Hogan stole the show at WM 18, and that wasn't because of the Rock. Austin's match on that card isn't even a footnote.
@@jasonseipler2665 TBH, never looked at it that way, because each person has to prove themselves and get over, but business wise, Hogan should Technically receive a percentage of all merch sales in WWE, to this day. Like .5 percent of it but still, as a show of respect for what he did and how he did.
@@jasonseipler2665 Austin was originally planned to be in the main event against Triple h that night. However him turning heel was bad for business so they turned him babyface. Then plan B was to have him against Hogan but Austin didn't wanna work with Hogan. So they had the Rock face Hogan instead and Austin was left in a mid-card feud with Scott Hall. The point is that Wrestlemania plan A ideas were being built around Austin. Not Rock not Hogan. Austin. He was gonna be the first undisputed champion. Not Jericho. Shows how Austin was the top guy. Above Rock and Hogan.
Respect to all those mentioned in the video because I appreciate them all in my own way because they all have ment something througout my life, accept for maybe the 1930 wrestler because I didn't know him (but drawing 100.000 people during the time of the great depression years is a impact nonetheless and I don't care what anyone says, it's impact) But who is the biggest draw of all time: Yes, The Rock simply because he was (and still is) so succesful in his WWE career that it catapult him into the highest paid blockbuster movie star. That is the biggest draw you can get in my book: That your draw comes with you even when you left the platform where the draw was born.
In terms of viewers it is Stone cold in terms of worldwide popularity as a wrestler it is Cena and Undertaker and if we are talking about superstars who jumped from wrestling to Hollywood it is the rock and if we are talking about the guy who made wrestling popular across the country and laid the foundation of sports entertainment it is hogan
@@f1pro299 yeah you know him because you used to watch wwf back in those days but people in my country who don't know anything about wwe still knows the name of cena and taker and I also saw many comments from asian guys and they even said that cena and taker are more popular there.
This is a fantastic video man!! Great work. I'm definitely subbed now! This video vindicates why Austin Rock Hogan and Cena are on my mount rushmore. You've done your homework here 👏👏.
This is very similar to "who the goat is" conversation. As you concluded hard to determine but if you ask me it's The Rock. "Draw" Ability to me is based on overall draw of the market. The Rocks brand has transitioned in grew to its own entity if he returns today and put roman over. Roman will be the modern day hogan
Roman would be the new Hogan? Dude, do you have the slightest idea how much Hulk Hogan CHANGED THE GAME in the craft? Austin, Rock, Hogan, Flair, Cena, and Bruno are the guys who changed everything. Roman Reigns is good but Hulk Hogan is GREAT.
For me, it has to be Rock and Austin. Never ever missed a single episodes of Raw and SD back in 1999-2002, rushed in front of the TV after the school. For now, Roman is undoubtedly the biggest draw. The tribal chief is just phenomenal, in ring performance, the story, the drama, the promos, the gimmick, the attitude, the charisma, he has got it all.
@@Hawks2tuff Not wrong. Ratings are in the toilet. Roman isn’t helping those numbers go up. He just keeps them from going down. That’s not a great draw.
I'd give ANYTHING to go back to 1998, when I first started watching WWF, so I could watch the attitude Era all over again. Austin will always be the greatest in my eyes. He was the total package. Rock is a close second.
I think what makes Roman an even better heel, is the fact that literally everyone got tired of him as a baby face and I guess wwe management knew that if he came back as a face there would be massive backlash, and also his obsession with being acknowledged, going as far as to beat his own family shows just how far he’s willing to go to get what he wants as a heel
The objective top 3 in no particular order are: Hulk Hogan The Rock Steve Austin After that it gets pretty difficult to decide who should be number 4 and upwards.
I agree Stone Cold is a money making machine for WWE. His iconic *Austin* *3:16**™* t-shirts still sells a lot. He was the nightmare of WCW. And nowadays Roman Reigns is the top guy in pro-wrestling. In the era where WWE ratings are falling down, Roman is the one who is carrying WWE on his back. He is the nightmare of AEW.
Austin’s run in 98-99 was a lightning in a bottle. Everything just fall into place, the character he was trying to portray, the Monday night war era, the screw job, the demography of the audience at the time. It was just as what the doctor has ordered. He was and forever will be the biggest draw in professional wrestling.
Rock is the biggest star out of em all. Roman is the biggest draw right now, Austin was the attitude draw, cena was ruthless aggression. Everyone has their spot on wrestling mt rushmore
For those that pick Austin he definitely a solid choice. But me personally as someone who watched since Hulkamania til now with Roman Reigns I'd say its Hulk Hogan simply because he literally changed the course of wrestling twice. Once as a good guy and again as a heel. Some will argue that with the nWo he had help with Hall and Nash which is true. But everyone knows if Hogan wasn't the 3rd man the whole nWo thing wouldnt have worked as well as it did because how invested we all were to see him turn heel. Also which i didnt hear about when talking numbers was Hogans Hulkamania run adjusted to the times. This would have to be done twice for 80s - 90s old school era and Attitude era. Last point, Hogan vs The Rock wouldn't have been as great if it was anyone else, now thats some drawing power. That whole storyline had to change because how badly fans got behind Hogan. Im just saying.
As a young non wrestling fan growing up for me . Everyone knew who John cena was if you were a wrestling fan or not. That's how big he was. Randy Orton was around the same level maybe a bit lower
In his era, Cena was the biggest draw. Everyone else is second. Austin and Rock were 1A and 1B. Maybe Austin had the edge, but Rock was huge too. This was a special time because they had two guys who were legit transcending stars who could carry the company on their own. Hulk Hogan was above everyone else in his era as well.
It's one thing to know a name and follow someone on social media but its a whole nother level to have people buying tickets to come see you. Sitting at home and knowing about someone is good but having people leave their homes and pay money to come see you is impressive.
I miss the monday night wars and the ruthless aggression era. Being a draw in that era meant something because there was actualy stars. Now wwe doesn't want anyone bigger than the company
Jeff Hardy: merch sales, accomplishments, longevity, innovation, main stream appeal (was in “that 70’s show” and “fear factor”), controversy (which nearly all these big starts have), the look, cross promotion success, started from nothing (no family ties to the business etc..). We will never have another like you Jeff, thank you.
Honestly I’d have to say in terms of overall impact on the product, merch moving, longevity, and the ability to be a mainstream star, John Cena has to be the biggest draw of all time. Love him or hate him, John Cena did numbers no one else has, he carried the WWE during an era that took place in an ever changing time when it comes to ratings and television viewership, and his ability to have big matches with almost anyone coupled in with just how charitable he was with Make a Wish and everything else he’s done. Steve Austin for sure is the biggest draw of his era, I’d say even more so than The Rock, but when it comes to all time, it’s gotta be Cena
You have to look at it like that Hogan pretty much build the industry and start it both wrestling booms at 80 and 90 And austin and the rock toke the industry to next level
Exactly, John Cena is the biggest star in wrestling history, and he didn’t need Hollywood, ya he has it now but before 2021 what MEGA movie did he play in ? anything he did in Hollywood after 2015 doesn’t really count count because he was done being a full timer. Cena became the biggest, and (imo) the greatest by doing it all in the ring. From my earliest memories of watching wrestling (summer of 2006) all the way until now, he’s been my favorite and forever will be no matter what people say. He made wrestling fun to me. John Cenas the GOAT.
@@KingJadInfiniteHope hey I love cena he is great But the biggest star Both hogan and austin both didn’t star in mega hits actually yeah hogan was in rocky 3 but it was a minor part that got him to meet Mr.T But austin didn’t into movies And rock was a humongous star before even being a hollywood megastar hell he present it the Xbox for god sake
@@RevohYT Selling merchandise is not makes u a draw..U put out a new merch people will buy it.. nothing else..Guys like Austin and Cena have the same merch that is the Austin 3:16 shirt and U can't see me shirt still they r in top 5 merch sellers today also..Punk's merch was new..
I really think Goldberg should be mentioned in this video as he was one of the greatest draws and carried wcw during Monday night wars. If not for Austin maybe wcw could have won.
@@thegoat06 Monday Night wars were closer than you remember. Go look up what Jim Ross, Vince & those guys say about it. WCW was ahead for weeks in a row at some point..Goldberg, Sting, DDP & NWO were the reasons
He wasn’t a draw but was a big star still isn’t but put him against another big star he can draw unlike Cena when he’s feuding with random wrestlers it doesn’t draw in ratings with Cena put him against anybody could make money Randy put him against a big star he can make money
@@MSI- Bruh here in India if u take John Cena's name then Randy Orton's name is synonymous with him..U won't hear a single guy taking only one name..Our of Instinct here we will say "John Cena-Randy Orton"
@@vaishalikasturiwale4655 India’s different like every other country, for example they celebrate great Khali as a legend while Americans and British people criticise him as a wrestler, if it’s a non wrestling fan there likely to only no Cena and not Orton a wrestling fan will likely know both that probably goes for the whole world
John Cena, The Rock, Hulk Hogan are ,overall, the biggest draws ever. They transcended WWE into Hollywood and John Cena literally became a meme recognize by almost everyone, Peacemaker show, popular appearances in countless films. Most people know Dwayne Johnson as The Rock before his actual name plus his collab with Under Armour , own energy drink brand, etc. Both have become worldwide known figures and whenever I see them in WWE , the pops they get are insane. Hogan just simple started a whole movement of Hulkmania and I think has one of the most recognizable WWE entrances ever.
@@Rich-km7pr don't get me wrong I think Stone Cold is a huge draw but not to the same light as the other three I mentioned. I think Stone Cold is in the same light as undertaker in which they are some of the most beloved wrestlers and are in that conversation of greatest wrestler of all time but when it comes to biggest draws of all time, the other three have such a huge platform within WWE and outside of WWE hence why I think they are more well-known whether you're a hardcore wrestling fan or not
@@Secretplayer14 yeah how often do you hear non wresting fan speak about stone cold? Never. Hogan and Rock and then later on Cena also have a much larger global fanbase
@@fleezelight what are you talking about cena vs rock wm 28 became the most viewed wrestlemania of all time has the highest ppv sales more than any wm and this year's summerslam also became the most viewed summerslam in the history.
Ever since Stone Cold and The Rock retired it was the prognostic sign of the end of WWE and yes if Stone Cold hadn’t got injured he would still outsold the majority of the WWE merchandise
Hogan felt like a super hero when I was younger. Stone cold and the rock was both box office must see tv. Interviews, back stage antics, in ring performance, iconic theme music. It's hard to pick one over the other
Stone Cold Steve Austin by far. He brought wwe back into the mainstream when people started only caring about WCW. His promos were top notch at all times, he had the biggest pops of all time, his Austin 3:16 promo is pretty much memorized by every wrestling fan and he got the dumbest catchphrase to be so over it was the number 1 selling shirt for years and 20 years later fans still chant it.
If your talking pure draw, I think you have to take into account the Rock's movie career. I know it isn't wrestling, but it works the same way. If a studio casts Dwayne Johnson as top billing they can draw more money. Now blockbuster lead is as big of a draw as Johnson right now. Many wrestlers have tried movies (including Hogan, and Austin) but none had the success as Johnson. I think that's enough to prove there has never been a better draw, over a wider section of fans, than The Rock. And as stated, he could come back at any time and have probably the best selling wrestlemania of all time.
I'm lowkey shocked Randy Orton wasn't Mentioned. I feel like John Cena and Randy Orton were the Ruthless Aggression's version of The Rock and Stone Cold
Even for people that don't follow wrestling and don't watch bad Disney movies . They still know John Cena and undertaker either through internet or just hearing their name somewhere . I can't say for other countries but in india my grandmother has never ever watched any kind of. Wrestling but even she has heard the name John Cena and undertaker so I would say those two
whenever this topic is brought up, I'm always shocked to see the lack of a mention of Virgil. Virgil was arguably the biggest hero of the golden era next to Hogan. He was able to draw just when his name was said. But Virgil does lack longevity, on top of that he didn't win any championships which is absurd.
i think that hogan did alot of the stuff in his era, the rock and stone cold did it in their era, john cena and randy orton in Ruthless era and roman reigns in his but out of all of them i think john cena did the most work out of anyone in the list, ask anyone who john cena is, it doesnt matter if their a fan of wrestling or not, they will know who is.
The biggest draw in wrestling history is Hulk hogan. He was the face of wrestling for almost 2 decades. He created the most popular faction in wrestling history the NWO. He singlehandedly beat WWE in the Monday night wars as the leader of the NWO. His match with Andre on a show drew close to 30 million viewers. Nobody else has come close to drawing those ratings since .
I know a lot of people that don't have a clue who John Cena is. However mention Stone Cold Steve Austin and everyone knows him wrestling fan or not they say oh yea he's that beer drinking bad ass from the WWF.
Hell freaking No. Cena is way more popular than Stone Cold. Everyone knows Cena even outside of wrestling. Stone Cold was only huge in his heyday but he seemed to fizzle out after retirement.
@@sheriffdraws8789 i have to agree, Austin lost his popularity after his retirement but cena went to Hollywood and still is very popular even after probably squeezing everything out of himself.
@@SS-tg8lf the thing with everybody else is that people moved on after retiring. I wouldn’t say that John Cena is retired but after his wwe run he is still very popular because of his acting.
Others may have made more money, but I think that Hogan drew the most on his own back. He had Macho Man, Warrior, Andre, and Million Dollar Man, but I think Austin and Rock had more big name contemporaries that were assisting with drawing the crowds, including DX, Taker, Kane, Mankind, etc. Cena drew, but his impact was much smaller than Austin or Hogan.
I say Cena. PROFFESSIONAL WRESTLING had no business being in the mainstream for as long as it did after the Ruthless Aggression era but Cena made it happen. Truly sensational
It’s Stone Cold hands down. Got the biggest pops even as a heel, top merchandise seller and still sells to this day. Too much to say what Stone Cold has done.
stone cold's the biggest name in wrestling because millennials say so! doesn't matter if boomers or gen-x disagree 'cause millennials say so! millennials who didn't witness the golden era when pro wrestling first hit the mainstream.
The internet was not around in the 1980s. I know that might be hard to believe. So, I would not put a lot of stock in the merchandise sales argument. Plus, there is a little thing called inflation that occurs naturally as time goes on.
Has to be Hogan people are forgetting Hogan built the WWE with mcmahon and then did it again with a whole new edge with wcw , no one else can say they did that. Also I believe I read somewhere his live attendance numbers were the best for a long stint. Austin second , would've been number 1 had he been around longer.
Very solid video, I would also mention Batista when it comes to big draws. While he isn't the biggest draw (that was probably Cena, Hogan, The Rock or Steve Austin), Batista is a well known celebrity that if he returned today, he would get people watching, whether that be the old school fans or movie fans. While I wouldn't say he was the biggest draw during his prime, I think his brief returns in the 2010s should definitely be noted. Also on a side note, he is the only wrestler to have appeared in the highest grossing film of all time so The Animal has that going for him
I agree with everyone you mentioned except shawn Michaels. He was a big star, but he wasn't a huge draw and business was down when he was on top in the mid 90s. It wasn't his fault obviously, nobody could compete with the nWo.
Draw... in terms of BOX Office sell out, marketability, recognition, and attraction, in the ring and out... it has to be The Rock. There's no doubt at all, that if he were to come back for one more match against Roman Reigns, my point would be proven.
Nice even and unbiased analysis even though Flair drawing appeal was during the time of territorial wrestling. Which means he was a huge draw for multiple promotions
Hogan's the biggest draw. 1983 to 1988 was the highest point in pro wrestling and Hogan was the king of that era. Approximately 25 million people in the U.S alone watched Hogan on TV. 1996 to 2000 is the 2nd highest point of pro wrestling and Hogan in the nWo was the hottest thing in wrestling until the end of 1997. And Hogan was still on fire until 2000. Hogan came back to WWE in 2002 and he was huge then too. Then he went to TNA in 2010 and he drew over 2.5 million people to a company that drew about 1.5 million people. Hogan also drew the largest crowds in TNA's 19 year history. Hogan wins hands down.
@@ItsqKiannbruh hogan is old right now, and scandals have hit him hard...so, it's not fair to say hulk would never do that today...88 hulk would definitely do it today...
I agree remember WrestleMania X8 in Toronto when the whole SkyDome almost 70,000 people in unison booed the shit out of The Rock because of Hulk’s fanbase which is unsual since Rock is a major babyface and was cheered relentlessly in the years prior even in 1999 In Toronto against Steve Blackman he was cheered as a heel
Regardless who we think is the biggest draw ever, we should be grateful, we got multiple draws at all. Goes to show how legendary the roster was back then, when they were capable of creating multiple stars and not let one star hog it all nowadays.
Agreed they should make more stars now we only have roman which is great but there is no top babyface in the company they should make drew a top baby face he is great and he is a complete package fans will turn on him but in order to make a megastar they should push him
The actual biggest draw in wrestling history is actually Jim Londos. He was the top drawing wrestler from 1926-1928, 1930-1934 and 1937-1940. That's 13 years as the top drawing wrestler in the world. Back then they didn't have as many large stadiums as they do now, so he would sell out baseball stadiums. In 1934 he drew 100,000 people to the Athens Olympic Stadium, and they had to turn away another 30,000 attendees. It is reported he drew roughly $5 million in his prime. Now you might not think that's nothing today. You might say the Rock worst film grossed at least 4 times that, but you got to realize this was during the great depression. $5 M. in the great depression. If you account for inflation today's value that's roughly $90,000,000. No other wrestler in history compares to the "Golden Greek" Jim Londos. Edit: I wrote this comment before I saw the video, so yeah It's all included in there. My bad.
@@moneymaker4028 George was a big Draw but not one of the biggest. Even in his Time there were much bigger draws. However he is one of the most Influential Wrestler of all Time
Now that I'm thinking about it when Hogan turned Heel in 96 good night he turned on Macho Man and he talked about these "Johnny come lately's " I think he was talking about Steve Austin on the other side. It was a challenge to WWF.
No one had a bigger prime than The Rock,once he took off everyone was left behind,The Rock from 99 onwards was untouchable,he broke all kinds of records and his records still stand till date,he is the biggest box office draw in wwe history 🐐
If we are basing it on general popularity, Hulk Hogan was the biggest draw in the late 80s to early 90s. Austin and the Rock were the biggest money draws. Jhon Cena was also one of the best draws. Overall, it is not easy to pinpoint who the biggest draw in Wrestling was, Hulk Hogan was the one who made wrestling mainstream. Cena became a draw after Austin and The Rock had made wrestling even more popular, But Cena wasn't able to maintain the same popularity as The Rock or stone cold did as the face of WWE. WWE slowly but surely started to become irrelevant after Cena became part time. Cena was the last big draw in Wrestling.
Roman reings matches has more views on youtube weekly than AEW's entire fanbase. He is so popular worldwide. Overall hogan, rock and cena were the biggest draws in their prime.
@@jamielambert5267 dosn,t matter kid but he get views where the fuck dosn,t matter but he get so you get jealous he has 100+ million views in 1 video than your aew entire videos 🖕
The Rock is the biggest draw of all time: 1. Holds all time annual live gates record. 2. Holds the record of main eventing most number of PPVs with 500k buys. 3. Holds all time cable ratings record. 4. Outsold everyone in merchandise between 1999- 2001. 5. Transcended the industry unlike anyone like before.
Austin 316 is the highest selling t-shirt because one could go buy one at Wal-Mart. The only place one could purchase a Hulk Rules shirt was at a house show or order it from a WWF Catalog
Thank you. I noticed that these videos never cover such a very important variable. That is why I laugh at the merchandise seller argument plus there is the inflation variable.
It will always be Cena for me. I can't imagine anyone else who could do what he did for as long as he did it, in the PG environment he did it in while raising an entirely new generation of fans.
After Austin and the rock left, John Cena and the undertaker were the most consistent pillars of the WWE, nearly everyone on the globe knew these two
Bautista too
I wouldn't go that far. John Cena not really a super star outside the States. I should know I'm from the UK
@@lewisclarke5240I beg to differ, John Cena and his t shirt is probably the most recognized thing about WWE since stone cold Steve Austin in many countries.
@@r.heffner-hoe4983 you left Triple H out there
@@lewisclarke5240 everyone in the UK knows who John Cena is, especially now he’s become an actor
John Cena’s longevity and how he’s been able to stay relevant is insane. I grew up watching him in the mid 2000s and somehow my 4 year old nephew knows who he is and he’s not even a wrestling fan. He doesn’t even call it WWE he calls it WWJohnCena. Cracks me up every time 😂
@Brutus Biggy where in my comment did I say he was? Just pointing out how he’s been able to stay super relevant for almost 2 decades now.
Undertaker as well
@Brutus Biggy The merchandise sales , ticket sales and the longevity as a box office attraction and selling our house shows , tickets under his names proves he was one of the biggest draw of all time from 2005 to 2015 no one was making more money , selling more tickets or was the face as long as john cena !!
Don't forget Brock Lesnar too
@@esho758 memes are a contributor as well.
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It all comes down to the era we're talking about. Hulk Hogan was the biggest draw of the 80's and 90's. The Rock and Stone Cold were the biggest draws of the Attitude Era, John Cena, Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker were the biggest draws of the Ruthless Aggression Era and Roman Reigns is the biggest draw of the PG Era.
They all played a major role in the growth of the sports entertainment industry.
@@darkundead Yeah. He was there was very short time
@@darkundead That is a good argument my friend. If we're talking from a part time perspective, Lesnar definitely drew tons of money. I'd like to base my opinion from a full time perspective however. I'm talking about a full timer who can take the "face of the company" role the same way Cena did, a talent that shows up every week and delivers, a talent that draws people's attention, and that is currently Roman Reigns.
@@darkundead facts. His ufc career really made him "that guy" in WWE
Hey for me better draw and wrestler is your username
I'd like to add aj drew and seth to the pg and orton idk which he'd go in
It’s really great looking back into pro-wrestling seeing those men that carried the business, it really is. Each man on the list did their part for the industry.
Agreed. People have to realize each person stood on the shoulders of each individual, who made the business as big as it became. It is baffling, when people would state if Steve Austin stayed in WCW, then WCW would have won the war over the WWF. They act like the Stone Cold persona would have somehow been created in WCW and the entire Attitude Era would have taken place there.
Absolutely right
@@alanguages actually, stone cold was jake 'the snake' roberts' brainchild. i didn't think of it back in '96, but watching some of these vids exposed such & made me think of king of the ring '96 when austin beat roberts in the final & austin 3:16 was born. roberts was even going to write 10 austin commandments, but that didn't happen.
@@jpbart1390 Triple H breaking Kayfabe with Hall , Nash & HBK lead to Austin winning KOTR. Not saying he wouldn’t still be big but that moment wouldn’t of happened
Each Era is very different so it's hard to compare, but I am glad to be a fan of the industry.
Well where would wrestling as a whole and all other stars after Hulk be if not for Hogan. He made it possible for stars like Stone cold, rock, and Cena to be the draws they became. Hogan is king weather you loved or hated him. You can’t name other stars without naming Hogan first. Even Andre the giant reached new heights after working with Hogan.
The Rock & Stone Cold together I really can’t speak of one without bigging up the other. They are the biggest Merch sellers they created the ability for Cena & Roman to be who they are
John cena outsold those two on merchandise sales and was the box office attraction longer then those two. U should not put roman's name next to john cena. John made it big on his own without being the rock's cousin and he wasn't suppose to the face from the begining. They tried wirh orton , Batista and many more bt John naturally became the biggest star in wwe. Austin had HBK and the rock bt john did it own his own. He broke records in wrestlemania and drew more money then the rock and austin combined if u don't believe me check it urself.
@@jobaerbhuiyan6501 Why don’t ppl read for comprehension. I said Rock & Stone cold paved the way for the next superstar to have that ability. John Cena became a draw in a time of Zero Competition. Of course Cena outsold them because in his era of u wanted to watch wrestling you had to watch WWE. There was no other legit brands available. He was the product of A Branding Monopoly. Also Randy and Batista where Not Good Baby Faces but they made Good Heels for Cena. Cena was decent but was really the Rock and Hulk Hogan Mixed together. Rock/Stone literally came up in a Monday Night War fought to make WWF the Publically trade WWE brand they where so good together they literally bankrupt the bigger competitor a brand that had the deepest pockets Ted Turner. They not only had to fight against there own superstars they had to night after night beat Sting/Macho Man/Nash/Hall/DDp & Hulk Hogan every night and did it! Any baby face can become the biggest draw with no competition I mentioned Roman because he also had that push. Being Rocky’s cousin didn’t stop him from being booed night after night so I’m not sure why u bring that up. But bothRoman and Cena benefited from all the work of the Attitude era to be able to be decent company faces.
@Nick You do realize Cena Came up After all the other huge Wrestling Promotions where gone? Rock and Austin both fought during the Monday Night Wars they are the reasons WCW & ECW where no longer in Existence.
@@PharoahTheGoldX TNA was a big competition It has all the big names from WCW , ECW and wwf. John also faced competition and like the rock he didn't have any austin to help him during that time. ROH was making a big name during that time, Cena alone carried the company in his back against TNA which had top names from wcw and wwf, Kurt angle , Kevin Nash , Sting , Aj styles , Samoa Joe, Christain , Booker T , Hogan , Flair , Jeff hardy , Mr Anderson , Scott stiner and Matt Hardy and Bobby roodes. Rock left wwe at his prime and left the company in a position where they needed him the most. Austin tried bt his body couldn't help him. John on the other hand always tried his best to give back to wwe. Nobody did what john did for wwe and he stayed loyal to the company for 20 plus years. Didn't even consider going to another company like hogan. ROck and hogan has huge attribution in wwe bt they did it for themselves. John did it for wwe he lost his wife , Gf and took too much torture in his body and left when wwe found their next super star. John went to hollywood in his late 30s and early 40s bt still came back put over talents , made profits for wwe in their house shows. Even in his part time status he does more then hogan , rock and austin for wwe. He was called for just one match against roman in summerslam dude went on to do 13 dark matches including house shows. Make a wish foundation or any social awareness John cena beats austin , rock and hogan easily. In popularity wise he is right after Messi and ROnaldo no other wwe superstar ever achieved that global recognition like john did. John took wwe to the whole next level which no other superstar ever did in the past or will do in the future. Dude really loves the company and the fans he doesn't pick company based on paychecks or leaves the company in prime time for hollywood.
@Nick ok Your entitled to think that way.
Amazing Video, named all big Draws that there is, explained who they are and answered the Question.
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It all comes down to the era we're talking about. Hulk Hogan was the biggest draw of the 80's and 90's. The Rock and Stone Cold were the biggest draws of the Attitude Era, John Cena, Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker were the biggest draws of the Ruthless Aggression Era and Lesnar (again), Cena (again) and Roman Reigns are the biggest draws of the PG Era.
They all played a major role in the growth of the sports entertainment industry.
I think you commented this before
Kurt angle and undertaker were not the biggest draws in ruthless mate
Brock Lesnar was never a draw in his first run despite being a main eventer immediately. He and Angle were the main event at WrestleMania 19 and the show didn’t do a very big buy rate. Angle and Taker at that time wasnt a draw despite both big stars. Haters gotta admit Cena and Batista were the draws during the Ruthless Aggression Era. Undertaker eventually became a draw when his WrestleMania streak became more serious which was after 2006.
@@andrewizard8285 undertaker definitely was lol.
Undertaker was the biggest draw throughout several eras.
Biggest draw has to be Austin, the reaction us fans gave him (I was 9 lol) was fucking UNREAL!
Go watch the promo of Linda McMahon telling the crowd that Stone cold will be in the rocks corner for backlash.
Austin in my personal opinion is the biggest draw in the history of WWF/E
He and the Rock are neck and neck imo
I gotta say that the rock is the biggest draw of all time. He has transcended wrestling so much that a lot of people don’t even know the rock was a wrestler. They know him as the movie star. He’s so not just a wrestler, but a pop culture icon🐐
@@MiguelSandwich1 Stone Cold, Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, and even John Cena now are all Pop Culture icons too
It was always Austin. The numbers support this. Anyone saying anything else is literally ignoring facts
The Rock is my guy.. but let's not ignore how many times Stone Cold was the cover star or pre order bonus of the games
I just love how you come up with such unique topics . Keep going man
Thank you! 💪🏼🔥
The amount of editing work put into this video is beautiful. YWC video of the year
Edit: mans literally made a map with a flying plane
This may be your best video, the editing, graphics and how everything flowed was perfect
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@@SuperkickStudios legend👏🙏👍
No way to have a babyface draw nowadays, fans boo whoever's on top anyway because they want "newer talent to get over".
Lmao.
Accurate af.
That’s only in wwe
@@chriscollins3225 didn’t moxley get booed against hangman? Fans will boo hangman if he gets pushed for too long because they’ll want another underrated talent in the spotlight. AEW is only 2yrs old so I don’t really have many examples, but I expect this to be the trend in the future.
@@167kinggam no he didn’t actually lol
@@chriscollins3225 yes he got booed
You forgot about Eva Marie and James Freaking Ellsworth 💰
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3:30 basically states why Hogan is the biggest draw. His popularity and charisma took wrestling to a level that made it possible for the others after him to draw.
Basically this. All other draws are still, in a way, riding his coattails, and thus I'd say a percentage of their takes must be accredited to him.
Rock vs. Hogan stole the show at WM 18, and that wasn't because of the Rock. Austin's match on that card isn't even a footnote.
@@jasonseipler2665 TBH, never looked at it that way, because each person has to prove themselves and get over, but business wise, Hogan should Technically receive a percentage of all merch sales in WWE, to this day. Like .5 percent of it but still, as a show of respect for what he did and how he did.
@@jasonseipler2665 Austin was originally planned to be in the main event against Triple h that night. However him turning heel was bad for business so they turned him babyface. Then plan B was to have him against Hogan but Austin didn't wanna work with Hogan. So they had the Rock face Hogan instead and Austin was left in a mid-card feud with Scott Hall. The point is that Wrestlemania plan A ideas were being built around Austin. Not Rock not Hogan. Austin. He was gonna be the first undisputed champion. Not Jericho. Shows how Austin was the top guy. Above Rock and Hogan.
The Rock without a doubt, especially during 1999-2002
fck ya bro. The only reason I watched wrestling he was so dam good
Respect to all those mentioned in the video because I appreciate them all in my own way because they all have ment something througout my life, accept for maybe the 1930 wrestler because I didn't know him (but drawing 100.000 people during the time of the great depression years is a impact nonetheless and I don't care what anyone says, it's impact) But who is the biggest draw of all time: Yes, The Rock simply because he was (and still is) so succesful in his WWE career that it catapult him into the highest paid blockbuster movie star. That is the biggest draw you can get in my book: That your draw comes with you even when you left the platform where the draw was born.
It's was Austin.
Easy
Are yall high cena without a doubt and i cant stand him
In terms of viewers it is Stone cold in terms of worldwide popularity as a wrestler it is Cena and Undertaker and if we are talking about superstars who jumped from wrestling to Hollywood it is the rock and if we are talking about the guy who made wrestling popular across the country and laid the foundation of sports entertainment it is hogan
Wrong, Stone Cold was known all over the world. I am from India and we used to watch WWF every week
@@f1pro299 yeah you know him because you used to watch wwf back in those days but people in my country who don't know anything about wwe still knows the name of cena and taker and I also saw many comments from asian guys and they even said that cena and taker are more popular there.
I see nothing but facts
The rock is the biggest draw before going to Hollywood…..
In terms of worldwide popularity Hulk Hogan is bigger than Cena too
John Cena and The Rock. Two names almost the whole wide world knew.
John Cena was never a bigger draw than Austin or Hogan.
This is a fantastic video man!! Great work. I'm definitely subbed now! This video vindicates why Austin Rock Hogan and Cena are on my mount rushmore. You've done your homework here 👏👏.
This is very similar to "who the goat is" conversation. As you concluded hard to determine but if you ask me it's The Rock. "Draw" Ability to me is based on overall draw of the market. The Rocks brand has transitioned in grew to its own entity if he returns today and put roman over. Roman will be the modern day hogan
Roman would be the new Hogan? Dude, do you have the slightest idea how much Hulk Hogan CHANGED THE GAME in the craft? Austin, Rock, Hogan, Flair, Cena, and Bruno are the guys who changed everything.
Roman Reigns is good but Hulk Hogan is GREAT.
For me, it has to be Rock and Austin. Never ever missed a single episodes of Raw and SD back in 1999-2002, rushed in front of the TV after the school. For now, Roman is undoubtedly the biggest draw. The tribal chief is just phenomenal, in ring performance, the story, the drama, the promos, the gimmick, the attitude, the charisma, he has got it all.
Roman reigns is nothing compared to Rock and Austin, hints why the ratings are in the toliet.
Nothing about wrestling today is 'phenomenal'
@@robbyrdog he’s like new Hulk Hogan but without any superstar to be against bc wwe doesn’t frickin build superstars up
@@robbyrdog wrong
@@Hawks2tuff Not wrong. Ratings are in the toilet. Roman isn’t helping those numbers go up. He just keeps them from going down. That’s not a great draw.
I'd give ANYTHING to go back to 1998, when I first started watching WWF, so I could watch the attitude Era all over again. Austin will always be the greatest in my eyes. He was the total package. Rock is a close second.
It’s impressive how one star can really carry a business and bring many audiences
I think what makes Roman an even better heel, is the fact that literally everyone got tired of him as a baby face and I guess wwe management knew that if he came back as a face there would be massive backlash, and also his obsession with being acknowledged, going as far as to beat his own family shows just how far he’s willing to go to get what he wants as a heel
Roman shouldnt even be in this discussion..not enough people watch WWE anymore for him to even be considered a part of this
@@DTB1995 facts
@@DTB1995 agreed
It’s hard but it’s just awesome that these guys were top draws and the way they carried themselves was legit.They all had their moments
been hooked on your vids for days
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The objective top 3 in no particular order are:
Hulk Hogan
The Rock
Steve Austin
After that it gets pretty difficult to decide who should be number 4 and upwards.
John cena and batstia are 4 and 5
1.) the rock
distant 2.) hoe-gin
distant 3.) austin
there, it’s in order.
I agree Stone Cold is a money making machine for WWE. His iconic *Austin* *3:16**™* t-shirts still sells a lot. He was the nightmare of WCW. And nowadays Roman Reigns is the top guy in pro-wrestling. In the era where WWE ratings are falling down, Roman is the one who is carrying WWE on his back. He is the nightmare of AEW.
Austin’s run in 98-99 was a lightning in a bottle. Everything just fall into place, the character he was trying to portray, the Monday night war era, the screw job, the demography of the audience at the time. It was just as what the doctor has ordered. He was and forever will be the biggest draw in professional wrestling.
Rock 00-01 is about on that level
@@JohnnSmithh nah that’s cuz he went cse a dead wcw
He wouldn’t had performed same in peak 1998
@@KA-rw6dm he actually did
@@JohnnSmithhRock in 2000, not 01. That was Austin’s year.
THE ROCK WAS ALREADY A DRAW IN 1998. STONE COLD IS NOTHING WITHOUT MCMAHON @@KA-rw6dm
Great editing nice video dude
I really enjoyed this video, Keep up the good content!
The real draw here is Vince Mcmahon 😤the man who actually gave most of them the opportunity to be big stars
That is kind of true
But, that doesn't make him the actual draw.
Austin wudnt hv been as big if he didn't have Mr McMahon doing the villain job for him.
That doesn't really make much sense considering he's the guy who owns the company
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Rock is the biggest star out of em all. Roman is the biggest draw right now, Austin was the attitude draw, cena was ruthless aggression. Everyone has their spot on wrestling mt rushmore
Hogan in 80s, 90s, undertaker was top 3 in all of those eras
Hell no roman reigns is not obe of the biggest draw in wrestling he is just the only draw in wwe the biggest draw in wrestling today is kenny omega
@@josesacote9628 wtf??
What omega?
@@aadityasharma6855 yes omega the no.1 wrestler in the world today you must be a kid
@@josesacote9628 Kenny isn't even the biggest draw on AEW.
Hogan was a pop culture icon...he was also a huge draw in not just one but two different eras..
Facts🔥
You can argue three. TNA had 3 million viewers once and that was cause of Hogan
He literally outdrew Rock and Austin at Wrestlemaina 18 so I think that Mania basically determines in my mind that Hogan is the biggest draw ever.
@@justmyopinion1098 hogan got bigger than the industry. the monday night war proved that.
But still couldn't put sell Steve Austin
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Took a wrestling sabbatical for a week to calm down for a bit, but its always a great day when superkickstudios drops a new vid 😎
For those that pick Austin he definitely a solid choice. But me personally as someone who watched since Hulkamania til now with Roman Reigns I'd say its Hulk Hogan simply because he literally changed the course of wrestling twice. Once as a good guy and again as a heel. Some will argue that with the nWo he had help with Hall and Nash which is true. But everyone knows if Hogan wasn't the 3rd man the whole nWo thing wouldnt have worked as well as it did because how invested we all were to see him turn heel. Also which i didnt hear about when talking numbers was Hogans Hulkamania run adjusted to the times. This would have to be done twice for 80s - 90s old school era and Attitude era. Last point, Hogan vs The Rock wouldn't have been as great if it was anyone else, now thats some drawing power. That whole storyline had to change because how badly fans got behind Hogan. Im just saying.
This is not an Opinion thing tho who is the biggest Draw. Jim Londos is the biggest Draw and hogan and austin dont even compare
As a young non wrestling fan growing up for me . Everyone knew who John cena was if you were a wrestling fan or not. That's how big he was. Randy Orton was around the same level maybe a bit lower
Randy was mostly known for those RKO memes in the early 2010’s lol I remember it like yesterday.
In his era, Cena was the biggest draw. Everyone else is second.
Austin and Rock were 1A and 1B. Maybe Austin had the edge, but Rock was huge too. This was a special time because they had two guys who were legit transcending stars who could carry the company on their own.
Hulk Hogan was above everyone else in his era as well.
It's one thing to know a name and follow someone on social media but its a whole nother level to have people buying tickets to come see you. Sitting at home and knowing about someone is good but having people leave their homes and pay money to come see you is impressive.
Everyone also knew Undertaker.. that name and his Character is evergreen
Randy was huge like Cena for like 2 years, not saying he's no longer huge, far from it, he's still one of the biggest stars in rn, but not AS big
I miss the monday night wars and the ruthless aggression era. Being a draw in that era meant something because there was actualy stars. Now wwe doesn't want anyone bigger than the company
Jeff Hardy:
merch sales, accomplishments, longevity, innovation, main stream appeal (was in “that 70’s show” and “fear factor”), controversy (which nearly all these big starts have), the look, cross promotion success, started from nothing (no family ties to the business etc..).
We will never have another like you Jeff, thank you.
Great video dude 👍 i agree stone colds numbers were insane in a short amount of time
Also TNA Hulk Hogan... but that was towards the end... so not the same
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Honestly I’d have to say in terms of overall impact on the product, merch moving, longevity, and the ability to be a mainstream star, John Cena has to be the biggest draw of all time. Love him or hate him, John Cena did numbers no one else has, he carried the WWE during an era that took place in an ever changing time when it comes to ratings and television viewership, and his ability to have big matches with almost anyone coupled in with just how charitable he was with Make a Wish and everything else he’s done. Steve Austin for sure is the biggest draw of his era, I’d say even more so than The Rock, but when it comes to all time, it’s gotta be Cena
You have to look at it like that
Hogan pretty much build the industry and start it both wrestling booms at 80 and 90
And austin and the rock toke the industry to next level
Exactly, John Cena is the biggest star in wrestling history, and he didn’t need Hollywood, ya he has it now but before 2021 what MEGA movie did he play in ? anything he did in Hollywood after 2015 doesn’t really count count because he was done being a full timer. Cena became the biggest, and (imo) the greatest by doing it all in the ring. From my earliest memories of watching wrestling (summer of 2006) all the way until now, he’s been my favorite and forever will be no matter what people say. He made wrestling fun to me. John Cenas the GOAT.
@@KingJadInfiniteHope hey I love cena he is great
But the biggest star
Both hogan and austin both didn’t star in mega hits actually yeah hogan was in rocky 3 but it was a minor part that got him to meet Mr.T
But austin didn’t into movies
And rock was a humongous star before even being a hollywood megastar hell he present it the Xbox for god sake
Yeah I agree, I live in Sri Lanka and in here and countries nearby, Cena is synonymous to the WWE than anyone else
Hes also associated with wrestling I started watching properly in 2015 and before then the only wrestlers I knew Were Cena, Taker and Kane
Nice video bro. Love from India🖤
What a great video man 💪🏻
Jeff hardy was outselling Cena in merch back in 2009, which I feel like should get mentioned a lot more
So was punk in 2011
@@RevohYT yes punk was mentioned in the video for that but not Jeff hardy, however Jeff hardy and punk are not draws like hogan, Austin, cena, etc.
@@RevohYT Selling merchandise is not makes u a draw..U put out a new merch people will buy it.. nothing else..Guys like Austin and Cena have the same merch that is the Austin 3:16 shirt and U can't see me shirt still they r in top 5 merch sellers today also..Punk's merch was new..
For me, Cena is the reason I started watching wrestling
I really think Goldberg should be mentioned in this video as he was one of the greatest draws and carried wcw during Monday night wars. If not for Austin maybe wcw could have won.
Nah! obviously austin was the major factor why wwe won the Monday night wars. But the content was way more better than wcw
I watch Goldberg days in WCW and he was a draw, but when it came to wrestling he was stiff sometimes and he never had a match longer than 10 mins.
Goldberg is a huge draw too agreed
Yeah he was a big draw in wcw
@@thegoat06 Monday Night wars were closer than you remember. Go look up what Jim Ross, Vince & those guys say about it. WCW was ahead for weeks in a row at some point..Goldberg, Sting, DDP & NWO were the reasons
Andre is very underrated imo, good job on the video my guy
Thanks bud, hope you’re doing well💪🏼
@@SuperkickStudios indeed I am, hope you’re fine as well
Imo it is your best video. Big respect to you
Shouldve atleast included how Randy was like the second biggest star in Cenas time but this video was amazingly put together
He wasn’t a draw but was a big star still isn’t but put him against another big star he can draw unlike Cena when he’s feuding with random wrestlers it doesn’t draw in ratings with Cena put him against anybody could make money Randy put him against a big star he can make money
Yes
@@MSI- Bruh here in India if u take John Cena's name then Randy Orton's name is synonymous with him..U won't hear a single guy taking only one name..Our of Instinct here we will say "John Cena-Randy Orton"
@@vaishalikasturiwale4655 India’s different like every other country, for example they celebrate great Khali as a legend while Americans and British people criticise him as a wrestler, if it’s a non wrestling fan there likely to only no Cena and not Orton a wrestling fan will likely know both that probably goes for the whole world
@@MSI- I mean if he popular in India,then he might be a good star..Because here no one knows Daniel Bryan
John Cena, The Rock, Hulk Hogan are ,overall, the biggest draws ever. They transcended WWE into Hollywood and John Cena literally became a meme recognize by almost everyone, Peacemaker show, popular appearances in countless films. Most people know Dwayne Johnson as The Rock before his actual name plus his collab with Under Armour , own energy drink brand, etc. Both have become worldwide known figures and whenever I see them in WWE , the pops they get are insane. Hogan just simple started a whole movement of Hulkmania and I think has one of the most recognizable WWE entrances ever.
The fact that you named John Cena and left Steve Austin. 🤦🏾♂️ 🤦🏾♂️
@@Rich-km7pr don't get me wrong I think Stone Cold is a huge draw but not to the same light as the other three I mentioned. I think Stone Cold is in the same light as undertaker in which they are some of the most beloved wrestlers and are in that conversation of greatest wrestler of all time but when it comes to biggest draws of all time, the other three have such a huge platform within WWE and outside of WWE hence why I think they are more well-known whether you're a hardcore wrestling fan or not
Cena may have transcended wrestling but not to the extent that Hogan and the Rock did.
@@Secretplayer14 yeah how often do you hear non wresting fan speak about stone cold? Never. Hogan and Rock and then later on Cena also have a much larger global fanbase
@@Secretplayer14stone cold is the biggest draw he above cena and rock maybe even above hogan
If stone cold never had his neck broken,I truly believe he could’ve gone down as the GOAT
He is the GOAT.
He is the GOAT. Numbers speak for themselves. Meltzer also made it very clear Cena never touched Stone Cold in PPV sales.
He is the numbers don't lie
@@fleezelight what are you talking about cena vs rock wm 28 became the most viewed wrestlemania of all time has the highest ppv sales more than any wm and this year's summerslam also became the most viewed summerslam in the history.
Ever since Stone Cold and The Rock retired it was the prognostic sign of the end of WWE and yes if Stone Cold hadn’t got injured he would still outsold the majority of the WWE merchandise
Hogan felt like a super hero when I was younger. Stone cold and the rock was both box office must see tv. Interviews, back stage antics, in ring performance, iconic theme music. It's hard to pick one over the other
Out of curiosity if you had to pick just one, who would it be?
Stone Cold Steve Austin by far. He brought wwe back into the mainstream when people started only caring about WCW. His promos were top notch at all times, he had the biggest pops of all time, his Austin 3:16 promo is pretty much memorized by every wrestling fan and he got the dumbest catchphrase to be so over it was the number 1 selling shirt for years and 20 years later fans still chant it.
If your talking pure draw, I think you have to take into account the Rock's movie career. I know it isn't wrestling, but it works the same way. If a studio casts Dwayne Johnson as top billing they can draw more money. Now blockbuster lead is as big of a draw as Johnson right now.
Many wrestlers have tried movies (including Hogan, and Austin) but none had the success as Johnson. I think that's enough to prove there has never been a better draw, over a wider section of fans, than The Rock.
And as stated, he could come back at any time and have probably the best selling wrestlemania of all time.
I'm lowkey shocked Randy Orton wasn't Mentioned. I feel like John Cena and Randy Orton were the Ruthless Aggression's version of The Rock and Stone Cold
Randy has always been the number 2 who will serve as a transitional champion 💁♂️
It was batista and Cena
It was Batista and cena tbh
Randy never drew as much as Cena
@@tmac731 randy is good asset than cena and batista combined...and made money for the wwe
Even for people that don't follow wrestling and don't watch bad Disney movies . They still know John Cena and undertaker either through internet or just hearing their name somewhere . I can't say for other countries but in india my grandmother has never ever watched any kind of. Wrestling but even she has heard the name John Cena and undertaker so I would say those two
Stupid guy in india people know wwe because of undertaker and john cena but in other countries rock is biggest draw
14:27 "you look at the phrase you *you can't see me* which became globally recognised" almost poetic how funny that sentence is lmfao
New sub here. Love the content.
whenever this topic is brought up, I'm always shocked to see the lack of a mention of Virgil. Virgil was arguably the biggest hero of the golden era next to Hogan. He was able to draw just when his name was said. But Virgil does lack longevity, on top of that he didn't win any championships which is absurd.
hey virgil we meeting at olive garden fri nite? craving that meat sauce
i think that hogan did alot of the stuff in his era, the rock and stone cold did it in their era, john cena and randy orton in Ruthless era and roman reigns in his but out of all of them i think john cena did the most work out of anyone in the list, ask anyone who john cena is, it doesnt matter if their a fan of wrestling or not, they will know who is.
The biggest draw in wrestling history is Hulk hogan. He was the face of wrestling for almost 2 decades. He created the most popular faction in wrestling history the NWO. He singlehandedly beat WWE in the Monday night wars as the leader of the NWO. His match with Andre on a show drew close to 30 million viewers. Nobody else has come close to drawing those ratings since .
I know a lot of people that don't have a clue who John Cena is. However mention Stone Cold Steve Austin and everyone knows him wrestling fan or not they say oh yea he's that beer drinking bad ass from the WWF.
Hell freaking No. Cena is way more popular than Stone Cold. Everyone knows Cena even outside of wrestling. Stone Cold was only huge in his heyday but he seemed to fizzle out after retirement.
@@sheriffdraws8789 i have to agree, Austin lost his popularity after his retirement but cena went to Hollywood and still is very popular even
after probably squeezing everything out of himself.
@@SS-tg8lf the thing with everybody else is that people moved on after retiring. I wouldn’t say that John Cena is retired but after his wwe run he is still very popular because of his acting.
I’m going with the Rock
Others may have made more money, but I think that Hogan drew the most on his own back. He had Macho Man, Warrior, Andre, and Million Dollar Man, but I think Austin and Rock had more big name contemporaries that were assisting with drawing the crowds, including DX, Taker, Kane, Mankind, etc. Cena drew, but his impact was much smaller than Austin or Hogan.
Thank You. I was looking for the definition of draw and this video is the perfect answer.
I say Cena. PROFFESSIONAL WRESTLING had no business being in the mainstream for as long as it did after the Ruthless Aggression era but Cena made it happen. Truly sensational
@@darkundead you literally took his entire comment out of context! 🤦♂️
@@ChristianGal23_ I'm literally trying to understand the relevance of his reply to my comment 😭 like what?
@@darkundead for only Attiude era fans but RA era was also great
@@wuthurer exactly and he is wrong either way, wrestling peaked during the 80's thanks to Hogan and Vince making WWE globaly.
@@darkundead but he was able to still help it become somewhat mainstream
Rock & Austin. Especially for what they achieved in such a short space of time.
In my opinion, Stone cold.
CENA FOR ME BELIEVE THAT..!
I would be more happy if you had added Shawn Michaels as well!
You praise so well
It’s Stone Cold hands down. Got the biggest pops even as a heel, top merchandise seller and still sells to this day. Too much to say what Stone Cold has done.
stone cold's the biggest name in wrestling because millennials say so! doesn't matter if boomers or gen-x disagree 'cause millennials say so! millennials who didn't witness the golden era when pro wrestling first hit the mainstream.
@@jpbart1390 facts
The internet was not around in the 1980s. I know that might be hard to believe. So, I would not put a lot of stock in the merchandise sales argument. Plus, there is a little thing called inflation that occurs naturally as time goes on.
Has to be Hogan people are forgetting Hogan built the WWE with mcmahon and then did it again with a whole new edge with wcw , no one else can say they did that.
Also I believe I read somewhere his live attendance numbers were the best for a long stint.
Austin second , would've been number 1 had he been around longer.
People forget how big Hulkamania was. Brother.
I think it's cena,he changed the demos for wrestling,and became a hero for all kids and moved the needle to another level
Very solid video, I would also mention Batista when it comes to big draws. While he isn't the biggest draw (that was probably Cena, Hogan, The Rock or Steve Austin), Batista is a well known celebrity that if he returned today, he would get people watching, whether that be the old school fans or movie fans. While I wouldn't say he was the biggest draw during his prime, I think his brief returns in the 2010s should definitely be noted.
Also on a side note, he is the only wrestler to have appeared in the highest grossing film of all time so The Animal has that going for him
The rock stars aka main character high selling movies batista is a side character with lil screen time
Back then (80's)for me and my friends it was hulk,sting horsemen and Road Warriors
Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Steve Austin, John Cena, Brock Lesnar, Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, late 90’s early 2000’s Triple H comes to mind.
Facts
I agree with everyone you mentioned except shawn Michaels. He was a big star, but he wasn't a huge draw and business was down when he was on top in the mid 90s. It wasn't his fault obviously, nobody could compete with the nWo.
Thank you for saying brock lesnar he's my favorite and so many people I know hate him
Don’t forget GOLDBERG!!!
@@Tdhdchu 😃😃👍BUT YOUR FAVORITE KENNY OMEGA
Draw... in terms of BOX Office sell out, marketability, recognition, and attraction, in the ring and out... it has to be The Rock. There's no doubt at all, that if he were to come back for one more match against Roman Reigns, my point would be proven.
Hogan???
As much as the rock and stone cold made such a massive impact....John Cena changed the game overall in more ways than one
Cena was part of the change ordered by McMahon.
John is the GOAT
Cena didn’t change the game in any respect. He did last a long time on top, so he does have that going for him.
amazing video man i make wwe vids too may i ask around how much u make so i can get an idea?
Nice even and unbiased analysis even though Flair drawing appeal was during the time of territorial wrestling. Which means he was a huge draw for multiple promotions
Hogan's the biggest draw. 1983 to 1988 was the highest point in pro wrestling and Hogan was the king of that era. Approximately 25 million people in the U.S alone watched Hogan on TV. 1996 to 2000 is the 2nd highest point of pro wrestling and Hogan in the nWo was the hottest thing in wrestling until the end of 1997. And Hogan was still on fire until 2000. Hogan came back to WWE in 2002 and he was huge then too. Then he went to TNA in 2010 and he drew over 2.5 million people to a company that drew about 1.5 million people. Hogan also drew the largest crowds in TNA's 19 year history. Hogan wins hands down.
Probably but it’s due to the time he was there because I’m todays wrestling hulk hogan would never get over
@@ItsqKiannbruh hogan is old right now, and scandals have hit him hard...so, it's not fair to say hulk would never do that today...88 hulk would definitely do it today...
I agree remember WrestleMania X8 in Toronto when the whole SkyDome almost 70,000 people in unison booed the shit out of The Rock because of Hulk’s fanbase which is unsual since Rock is a major babyface and was cheered relentlessly in the years prior even in 1999 In Toronto against Steve Blackman he was cheered as a heel
Hogan was big in America but not global especially not in 3rd world countries.
@@subhuman3408 what hogan is more famous than undertaker austin andre combined
Regardless who we think is the biggest draw ever, we should be grateful, we got multiple draws at all. Goes to show how legendary the roster was back then, when they were capable of creating multiple stars and not let one star hog it all nowadays.
I see nothing but facts🔥
I agree
Dam Right Roman is the only star They have 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Agreed they should make more stars now we only have roman which is great but there is no top babyface in the company they should make drew a top baby face he is great and he is a complete package fans will turn on him but in order to make a megastar they should push him
@@oe8811 uhhh... hes in the video at 6:20 hes got a whole bit on him... didnt forget andre at all.
The actual biggest draw in wrestling history is actually Jim Londos. He was the top drawing wrestler from 1926-1928, 1930-1934 and 1937-1940. That's 13 years as the top drawing wrestler in the world. Back then they didn't have as many large stadiums as they do now, so he would sell out baseball stadiums. In 1934 he drew 100,000 people to the Athens Olympic Stadium, and they had to turn away another 30,000 attendees. It is reported he drew roughly $5 million in his prime. Now you might not think that's nothing today. You might say the Rock worst film grossed at least 4 times that, but you got to realize this was during the great depression. $5 M. in the great depression. If you account for inflation today's value that's roughly $90,000,000. No other wrestler in history compares to the "Golden Greek" Jim Londos.
Edit: I wrote this comment before I saw the video, so yeah It's all included in there. My bad.
Who?
I wonder how much Gorgeous George drew. I hear about him sometimes.
@@moneymaker4028 George was a big Draw but not one of the biggest. Even in his Time there were much bigger draws. However he is one of the most Influential Wrestler of all Time
Now that I'm thinking about it when Hogan turned Heel in 96 good night he turned on Macho Man and he talked about these "Johnny come lately's " I think he was talking about Steve Austin on the other side. It was a challenge to WWF.
I've never even seen that last guy before, never heard of him.
But I know all the others, even though I've never been into wrestling.
Rock and Cena is biggest mainstream stars in my opinion 😀
Most well known wrestlers globally
Yes
Mainstream yes, easily.
@@SuperkickStudios thanks for reply dude I am shocked 😮 thanks man love your video you are so so undratted man keep growing
John cena is overrated
No one had a bigger prime than The Rock,once he took off everyone was left behind,The Rock from 99 onwards was untouchable,he broke all kinds of records and his records still stand till date,he is the biggest box office draw in wwe history 🐐
Steve austin
@@kinanshmahell8065 always below The Rock
@@kinanshmahell8065 Rock has broken every record austin held
@@kinanshmahell8065 Steve was up there with rock but rock took off prime rock was above prime stone cold
@@swam2922 exactly prime Rock was untouchable.
If we are basing it on general popularity, Hulk Hogan was the biggest draw in the late 80s to early 90s. Austin and the Rock were the biggest money draws. Jhon Cena was also one of the best draws.
Overall, it is not easy to pinpoint who the biggest draw in Wrestling was, Hulk Hogan was the one who made wrestling mainstream. Cena became a draw after Austin and The Rock had made wrestling even more popular, But Cena wasn't able to maintain the same popularity as The Rock or stone cold did as the face of WWE. WWE slowly but surely started to become irrelevant after Cena became part time. Cena was the last big draw in Wrestling.
Roman Reigns
Surprised jeff hardy wasn’t mentioned in the conversation when it comes to big draw because dude was huge in 2007-2009
Good video
John Cena has been consistant over the years but it’s a tough competition between Hulk Hogan and Stone Cold Steve Austin.
Austin was number 1 while Hogan was 2 but it was very close.
Roman reings matches has more views on youtube weekly than AEW's entire fanbase.
He is so popular worldwide.
Overall hogan, rock and cena were the biggest draws in their prime.
Overall gotta be Austin he was unanimously beloved and brought in a ton of money.
You mean he is popular in India
@@jamielambert5267 dosn,t matter kid but he get views where the fuck dosn,t matter but he get so you get jealous he has 100+ million views in 1 video than your aew entire videos 🖕
@@jamielambert5267 you people act like Indians aren't human beings.
@@mysteriousguy666 First of all when did he get 100 million views? 🤣 And I'm the kid? Mate your grammar is fucking awful
The Rock is the biggest draw of all time:
1. Holds all time annual live gates record.
2. Holds the record of main eventing most number of PPVs with 500k buys.
3. Holds all time cable ratings record.
4. Outsold everyone in merchandise between 1999- 2001.
5. Transcended the industry unlike anyone like before.
So happy you didn't even try to mention HHH...
Austin 316 is the highest selling t-shirt because one could go buy one at Wal-Mart. The only place one could purchase a Hulk Rules shirt was at a house show or order it from a WWF Catalog
Thank you. I noticed that these videos never cover such a very important variable. That is why I laugh at the merchandise seller argument plus there is the inflation variable.
It will always be Cena for me. I can't imagine anyone else who could do what he did for as long as he did it, in the PG environment he did it in while raising an entirely new generation of fans.
yup--3
What about Roman Reigns?
I mean I could, but i’m only 5”9