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John Cena Crowned The Most “Influential” WWE Superstar, Earning $60K Per Single Sponsored Social Media Post
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John Cena crowned the most ‘influential’ WWE Superstar, earning $60K per single sponsored social media post
- John Cena is the most influential WWE Superstar, earning a potential $60,290 per sponsored Instagram post.
- Ronda Rousey is the second most influential Superstar overall and the most influential woman, earning $53,946 per sponsored post.
- Roman Reigns has the most engaged and dedicated fans, with the highest engagement rate on Instagram with 7.29%
New research reveals the most influential WWE Superstars on social media, with John Cena taking the crown.
Research conducted by wrestling experts Wrestling-World, examined the social media profiles of every current WWE Superstar, as well as influencer marketing calculators to establish which WWE wrestler has the most influential social media presence and how much they can earn per sponsored Instagram post.
The data revealed that John Cena is the most influential WWE Superstar on social media. The record-breaking wrestler has an Instagram following of a whopping 18.2 million, the highest follower count in the ranking, which means the icon could earn up to $60,290 for a single sponsored Instagram post.
Ronda Rousey is revealed as the second most influential WWE Superstar. Dubbing herself “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey, the former UFC legend has the second-highest Instagram following of 16.2 million, allowing her to earn a potential of $53,946 per sponsored post on Instagram. Since the beginning of her career, Rousey has partnered with brands such as Crypto.com and the energy drink Xyience, consequently enhancing her influential social media presence.
Roman Reigns can expect to earn an average of up to $22,585 per sponsored post, making him the third most influential WWE Superstar. The current Universal Championship holder has 6.8 million followers and an engagement rate of 7.29% – the highest engagement rate of any Superstar – making his Instagram account ideal for sponsorship deals.
The fourth most influential Superstar is Randy Orton. Orton can expect to earn up to $21,791 per sponsored post due to having 6.5 million followers on Instagram and an above-average engagement rate of 1.94%.
Alexa Bliss rounds out the top 5 as the fifth most influential Superstar on social media. Bliss can earn up to $19,920 per post on Instagram, due to having an engagement rate of 1% and a follower count of 6 million.
The top ten is rounded out by Becky Lynch ranking in sixth place, earning $18,528 per sponsored Instagram post, Charlotte Flair in seventh place, followed by Natalya, Finn Bálor and Seth Rollins in eighth, ninth and tenth, respectively.
| Top 10 Most Influential WWE Superstars | |||||
| Rank: | WWE Superstar | Instagram Handle | Followers | How much they can earn per sponsored post | Engagement Rate |
| 1. | John Cena | johncena | 18,200,000 | $60,290 | 0.42% |
| 2. | Ronda Rousey | rondarousey | 16,200,000 | $53,946 | 0.81% |
| 3. | Roman Reigns | romanreigns | 6,800,000 | $22,585 | 7.29% |
| 4. | Randy Orton | randyorton | 6,500,000 | $21,791 | 1.94% |
| 5. | Alexa Bliss | alexa_bliss_wwe_ | 6,000,000 | $19,920 | 1% |
| 6. | Becky Lynch | beckylynchwwe | 5,500,000 | $18,528 | 2.91% |
| 7. | Charlotte Flair | charlottewwe | 5,000,000 | $16,774 | 1.7% |
| 8. | Natalya | natbynature | 4,700,000 | $15,679 | 0.61% |
| 9. | Finn Bálor | finnbalor | 4,500,000 | $15,000 | 0.5% |
| 10. | Seth Rollins | wwerollins | 4,400,000 | N/A | |
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WWE Extreme Rules 2019 Preview/Predictions
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By Nicholas Jason Lopez
The main roster has been in a place of recovery in recent weeks after the announcement of both Paul Heyman and Eric Bischoff as Executive Directors of Raw and SmackDown respectively.
Although Bischoff is expected to begin his role after this event, it has been said that Heyman had his “fingerprints all over” Raw the last two weeks. The first week was complete with Corey Graves swearing on air, a stage explosion/pyro angle and logical storyline developments, a key aspect to Heyman’s creative skills.
This most recent Raw episode felt like more of the same filler we had previously, yet SmackDown was the better show, so who knows if Heyman had his way with the blue brand just prior to Bischoff’s beginning?
Extreme Rules is being looked forward to by many, only because it will mean the end of one era (hopefully the dreadful Wild Card) and the start of a more meaningful one. Enthusiasm is dead with the current main roster product and if anybody knows what to do to rejuvenate it, it might as well be Heyman and Bischoff at this point.
Let the games begin.
WWE Stomping Grounds 2019 Preview/Predictions
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By Nicholas Jason Lopez
Stomping Grounds (Or Stomping Ground? We had to literally look at the poster to remind ourselves) comes at a time when main roster television has become uninspired at best. Is it just Lesser Super Showdown aka Less Than And Not Equal To WrestleMania?
It only made sense that last night, the WWE app accidentally let out a notification that the show was “about to begin,” clearly meant for tomorrow night. It was quite a “universal” problem (wink, wink).
We almost wanted it to happen yesterday, just so we can get it over and done with already.
The Wild Card rule continues to drag down Raw and SmackDown in quality and has made both shows feel the same. We have started to forget who is on which show now. What’s the point of a brand split then?
This probably has to do a little bit with SmackDown’s move to Fox in October. Maybe Creative has saved their best stuff for then, but it’s a chore these days to watch. Give us something. Anything.
Outside of the imaginatively hilarious and outlandish Bray Wyatt vignettes, the storylines have become immensely repetitive – Shane McMahon says stuff, Drew McIntyre is angry, Sami Zayn loses, Alexa Bliss is a disgruntled Starbucks customer, R-Truth loses the 24/7 Championship and wins it back (although not this week), Ricochet may or may not win his match and Baron Corbin is simply terrible.
You have not missed much outside of the aforementioned. Shame.
WWE Money In The Bank 2019 Preview/Predictions
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By Nicholas Jason Lopez
The poster of this event is a microcosm of the problems that plague the main roster – the illusion that two’s better than one.
In a panicked reaction to low ratings, Vince McMahon introduced (in a half-assed manner, mind you) the “Wild Card Rule,” where four superstars from Raw could appear on SmackDown and vice versa. McMahon messed up the promo to explain it and then managed to break his own made-up rule as five superstars from SmackDown appeared on that very Raw.
Since its forgettable introduction, it has actually made Raw and SmackDown feel like the same show, with Elias, Roman Reigns, Shane McMahon, The Miz and The Usos being most of the “Wild Cards.”
We’ll get into the bigger problems later, but Money In The Bank comes at a time when the main roster needs unpredictability and luckily, the briefcase holders can contribute a bit of that to their respective Title pictures.
WWE WrestleMania 35 Preview/Predictions
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By Nicholas Jason Lopez
NXT TakeOver: New York (or TakeOver: Brooklyn V?) came, conquered and impressed everyone in all its glory.
300-pound Heavyweight Hanson performed a handspring back elbow and a top rope senton to the floor, Velveteen Dream was the GODDAMN STATUE OF LIBERTY and the main event between Johnny Gargano and Adam Cole delivered more wows than a summer blockbuster.
To be frank – WrestleMania will pale in comparison to its NXT counterpart and that’s to put it nicely, despite the fact that Mania will run more than twice the amount of time and contain more than three times as many matches.
Below are our predictions to shape Mania into a halfway decent show. If you’ve followed the Raw side (without falling asleep), the build has been abysmal while SmackDown has held themselves together better thanks to Kofi Kingston’s journey, but there are still some flaws here and there.
Let’s get to it.
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Good, Bad & The Ugly – WWE TLC 2018
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By Nicholas Jason Lopez
Welcome to “Good, Bad & The Ugly,” the newest review concept where we’ll break down shows according to three ratings – Good, Bad or Ugly. The results will tally up to give us the Final Decision on the show.
Headed In
– In the midst of a Creative shake-up, we’re still fresh off two big heel turns – “The New” Daniel Bryan (WWE Champion) and Dean Ambrose. Meanwhile, on the Raw side, Ronda Rousey (WWE Raw Women’s Champion) had dominated all before her but a huge obstacle in “Knockout Sensation” Nia Jax, notorious for her punch on “The Man” Becky Lynch. To top it off, we’d have the first-ever Women’s Tables, Ladders and Chairs match for the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship between Champion Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Asuka. This should be a fun show, albeit a long one since we have a grand total of 12 matches. What is this, WrestleMania? Even past Manias never had that many bouts.
Notes In Observance – WWE Raw 3/13/17: Trim The Fat
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By Nicholas Jason Lopez
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(Aired 3/13/17)
Trim The Fat
– The opening video showcased WWE Universal Champion Goldberg’s victory over Kevin Owens at Fastlane. They wasted no time to show Brock Lesnar’s interruption of his promo last week and subsequent face-to-face. All of this was to of course, hype their encounter for the Title at WrestleMania 33. As we remember, Lesnar stood tall at the end with an F5 while Paul Heyman provided the verbal bloodshed. Basically, the momentum shifted from Goldberg to Lesnar. Good time for this to happen with Mania in the wings.
Notes In Observance – WWE Raw 3/6/17: Reclaim The Yard
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By Nicholas Jason Lopez
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(Aired 3/6/17)
Reclaim The Yard
– The opening video recapped WWE Universal Champion Goldberg’s defeat over Kevin Owens at Fastlane the night before that lasted just longer than a National Basketball Association shot clock. WWE United States Champion Chris Jericho – once Owens’ best friend that was betrayed mercilessly weeks prior – cost him the belt that he at one point helped him keep countless times. He did that with his simple presence on the ramp, which deterred Owens from his “mind games” strategy of repeatedly stalling for time. We hoped they’d work in actual footage of Jericho helping Owens time in and time out (Dammit, WWE Network, there’s an archive waiting to be used) but they did give us the line from Commentator Michael Cole, so we guess we’ll settle for that. On the other side of the WrestleMania 33 spectrum, this sets up an inevitable Universal Championship match between Goldberg and Brock Lesnar, just what their third match in history needs.
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