The Rock Is the Most Popular WWE Superstar with 213M Combined Twitter and Instagram followers Despite Not Fighting

The Rock is the most popular WWE superstar
The Rock is the most popular WWE superstar The Rock/Instagram

Currently, the majority of people are hooked up on various social media networks, which is a huge opportunity for business entities, celebrities, and athletes to boost their popularity. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) uses social media like Twitter and Instagram to announce new wrestling matches or entertain fans with throwback clips.

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While WWE has a total of 33 million followers on Twitter and Instagram, but wrestling superstars also have a wide range of supporters. Here are the top five most-followed WWE professional wrestlers on Instagram and Twitter.

The Rock

While The Rock has amassed a huge following on Twitter with 14.9 million, his Instagram is gargantuan at 199 million. Although he is no longer active in WWE, the Great One has never forgotten his wrestling roots.

The Rock is the most popular WWE superstar
The Rock/Instagram

Dwayne Douglas Johnson in real life, he made his debut in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) as "Rocky Maivia" at the Survivor Series in Madison Square Garden on November 17, 1996. In 1998, he won his first WWF Championship and joined the WWE's Attitude Era in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

However, he left the WWE in 2004 to pursue an acting career. He returned as a part-time performer from 2011 to 2013. Although he already retired in 2019, The Rock continues to grace at random live events and tweets out his support for new WWE talent.

He is highly visible in social media as he always posts inspiration messages or shares about his latest movie. He also uses his Twitter and Instagram accounts to share his workouts and Sunday night cheat meals as well as to promote his Teremana tequila.

John Cena

Unlike many WWE superstars, John Cena uses his Twitter account to spread messages of inspiration, peace, hope, and equality as well as uploads random images for his followers.

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The 16-time world champion is known as one of the all-time greatest WWE superstars. Cena shares random pictures for his huge 26.9 million followers (14.4 million on Instagram and 12.5 million on Twitter). He uploads photos of movie characters, coffee, video games, toys, and even political messages, but he has never shared his own photo. His Instagram bio reads: "These images will be posted without explanation, for your interpretation. Enjoy."

Ronda Rousey

Even before entering WWE, Ronda Rousey is already a megastar and a global idol for her quick finish stint in the UFC octagon. Being undefeated for years, she was nicknamed as "The Baddest Woman on the Planet" and she has been living up to it the ring.

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Rousey shares some glimpses of her personal inside her ranch on her Instagram page. She also shares footages while feeding her farm animals. Rousey has a combined 16.6 million Twitter and Instagram followers.

Triple H

On top four is Tripple H and the Bells Twins with a total of 13.8 million. While Triple H has not often appeared in the WWE ring, he has been visible on social media with his accounts are worth to follow. He uses his personal Twitter account to share WWE business announcements, applauding new WWE champions, or simply sharing photos with top talents.

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The Game uses his personal Twitter account for essential WWE business announcements, whether it's taking pics with top talent in NXT or congratulating new champions in the WWE. He has 7.4 million Twitter followers and another 6.1 million on Instagram or a total of 13.8 million.

The Bella Twins

Rounding up the top five most popular wrestling superstars are the Bella twins with a combined following of 13.2 million. Nikki and Brie star in Total Divas, WWE's hit reality TV show. They share a Twitter page with 3.6 million followers while they have separate Instagram accounts: 7.8 million followers for Brie and Nikki with 9.6 million.

Nikki's Dancing with the Stars stint boosted her Instagram following while Brie uses her Instagram to document her private life with husband WWE star Daniel Bryan and her two children.

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Written by CJ Robles

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