“This Is Kinda Sad”: WWE World in Total Disbelief as Logan Paul Surpasses Brock Lesnar & Ronda Rousey in Most-Searched Metric

Pro wrestlers today enjoy immense popularity due to the advent of social media. Fans often search their favorite wrestlers online and want every bit of news related to them. Recently, an analysis showed the most searched wrestlers across WWE and All Elite Wrestling (AEW) since the month of September this year.

The list contains some expected names like Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, and Randy Orton. It also has some wrestlers who are not performing at the moment, like Goldberg and Sasha Banks.

However, in this list, famous YouTube celebrity Logan Paul, who recently signed with WWE, is ahead of Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey as the second most searched wrestler.

Fans react as Logan Paul gets the better of Brock Lesnar and Rousey

Famous YouTuber, Logan Paul signed for WWE in June this year. This came after he teamed up with The Miz at WrestleMania 38 to take on the Mysterios.

In fact, Paul had his second WWE match at SummerSlam in July, when he beat his former partner, The Miz. Now the recently complied analytics show the online content creator is ahead of massive stars like Brock Lesnar and Ronda Rousey in the top-10 most searched wrestlers from September 2022.

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In the list compiled by Brandon Thruston, (Wrestlenomics), Logan Paul was featured at the second number. ‘The Beast’ was at number 3 and ‘The Baddest Woman on the Planet’ Ronda Rousey at number 4. WWE Undisputed Universal Champion Roman Reigns tops the list.

This didn’t sit well with the WWE fanbase who let their feelings know on Instagram. It surprised the fans to see Logan Paul being ahead of some big names.

A fan wrote, “Get Logan Paul out of there it should be Dew McIntyre.”

Another social media user wrote, “Logan Paul better than Broooock Lesnaaar 😂😂😂.” Another user had a simple question, “Who tf is searching Logan Paul”.

Clearly, fans were not happy with the results. A person wrote, “This is kinda sad”.  

Further, a few of the users even questioned the legitimacy of Paul Logan being considered for this list. A fan wrote, “Y is Logan Paul even there”. Additionally, another user commented, “We consider Logan a wrestler?”

One user penned, “isn’t a wrestler, he’s a jobber”.

It also surprised fans that Bray Wyatt was not in the top-10. One fan wrote, “Lies …soooooo ain’t nobody searchin for bray Wyatt 🤔 stop the 🧢”.

Additionally, a fan commented, “Are you sure I think everybody is searching bray Wyatt”. Lastly, a user reminded everyone that Roman Reigns was still at the top. They commented, “Tribal Chief running the industry”.

The WWE may not be happy about Logan Paul surpassing top WWE wrestlers. It is important to understand that he enjoys a massive fanbase outside the WWE. His YouTube channel has over 23 million subscribers, while he has over 24 million followers on Instagram.

He also enjoys popularity among the casual audience and is a successful social media influencer.

Indeed, WWE is looking to capitalize on his media presence, as they have booked him in a WWE Undisputed Universal title match against Roman Reigns at the Crown Jewel event next month. What do you make of this list? Let us know your opinion in the comments.

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