“If LeBron James Walks Down the Street in Paris or Rome..”: Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns’ Close Aid Brutally Destroyed the Lakers Star’s Popularity

LeBron James has been the face of the NBA for nearly two decades now. LeBron is one of the most popular people in the United States and around the world. However, a close aide of Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns gave The King a reality check, and he brutally destroyed him.

LeBron made his debut in 2003 and he is still playing in the league to this day. His popularity has grown immensely over the years and the numbers don’t lie. The Akron Hammer has 136 Million followers on Instagram and over 52 Million on Twitter. LeBron James is one of the most vocal athletes today and he is popular across the globe.

However, noted WWE personality Paul Heyman doesn’t think so.

Heyman says WWE stars today are more popular than LeBron James

Paul Heyman is known to be the manager for WWE superstars Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns. Earlier this year, when he was promoting the Royal Rumble, Heyman went on a podcast called The Masked Man Show with Kaz. Heyman talked about the rising popularity of WWE stars around the globe.

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He said, “If LeBron James walks down the street in Paris or Rome, he could pretty much not get (bothered), it would be like Justin Bieber walking down the street. It would be like, Oh my God, it’s LeBron James.”

“The biggest sports stars in America can go elsewhere and not get that much bothered. That doesn’t exist with WWE superstars. They work everywhere, we are everywhere.”

The WWE has been doing shows around the world and this has seen a rise in overseas fans. Heyman did concede that MLB, NFL, and NBA stars are very popular in North America, but outside of that, the WWE stars take over.

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That’s a bold claim by Heyman saying LeBron isn’t popular around the globe. Basketball has seen a rise in popularity for decades in Asia and Africa, but it has dropped a bit over the years. Meanwhile, the WWE is going all out in the Middle East and other parts of the globe as it has hosted a number of major events outside Continental America. The NBA does have some competition on its hands in terms of popularity and they will vary from this.