 What's good Josh your boy Ross back again with another video. So we're gonna check out who's the biggest draw in wrestling by Super kick studios shout out to yk.ju. He sent this to me on Instagram and this is an interesting video man when it comes to Wrestling especially in WWE in the histories of WWE There's some noticeable people that you think of instantly what you think of the WWE like Stone Cold the Rock Hulk Hogan Triple H the Undertaker you think of these guys Why 2j you you think of these guys? You know I'm saying or even take it to WCW back in the day you think of Sting you think of Goldberg you think of you know well even if you want to go back even further You know you think of Brett Brett before he went to WCW. You know I'm saying like think of Shawn Michaels these are people that were considered big draws back in the day and I really want to see who you know He feels like is one of the bigger draws in wrestling of all time And I really want to see you know where he ranks it if he does have a ranking for this video This is just an interesting video because if you watched wrestling growing up There were a lot of people that were tuning in specifically for one wrestler or multiple wrestlers because a lot of people had Interesting characters back in the day on both WCW and WWF at the time so let's check this out appreciate all love and support and let's get right into this being a draw in Professional wrestling being a spectacle larger than life I'm sure the audience can get behind Selling merch and of course putting butts in seats Yep, the term draw in professional wrestling is open to interpretation for some people They base it off of how many butts were put into seats others base it on TV ratings or pay-per-view buys Yes, it's how much of an attraction you were how much you Transcended the professional wrestling business and smoothed that into the mainstream media Yeah, but who is the biggest needle mover in professional wrestling history? We got a story in the 1930s and with a man named Jim Laundice Laundice immigrated to America from Greece at age 12 and a matter of years later He adopted a no-nonsense persona added to that was his physical appearance, which made Laundice a huge draw He was so talented so strong Such a physical specimen that he was able to attract an audience during the Great Depression of all times Laundice by many is called the biggest overall draw in wrestling history before the times of the WWE Before wrestling shifted its focus to entertainment rather than pure wrestling It's reported that he was able to draw 100,000 people in the park and stadium and 30,000 of those people were turned away during that event Damn, okay. We're getting some wrestling history. Didn't even know man This he was a mega draw back there. Holy wow this consistency and drawing power His name definitely needs to be in the conversation Accolade granted. He didn't work a heavy schedule, but 30 years of being an attraction. That's quite impressive You know what else is impressive? Selling out Madison Square Garden a 187 times that is what Bruno Sammartino He reigned as world champion for 11 out of 14 years and only lost that title because he basically Begged to he needed a break so they took the title off of him back before you needed a gimmick to be hot with crowds There was a mystique around strong No nonsense bruisers and Sammartino was just that he would run through opponents in record time He would dispatch of people with the greatest of ease So much so that he himself became a valuable commodity That's that good that your nickname is the king of New York You have something going for you a consistent draw for over a decade This came at a time where there were families with less televisions and wrestling hadn't boomed quite yet But what about when professional wrestling did boom in North America when Bruno's time was up Vince McMahon wanted to turn WWE into a global juggernaut He wanted to make that one start that could help him make a global expansion and Hulk Hogan was that guy Yep, Hulk Hogan Despite his you know off-screen antics and things he's said you can't deny Hulk Hogan was He was wrestling Like I don't know what else to say other than the Hulk Hogan was wrestling You know he's before my time, but best believe when I got into wrestling. I knew who Hulk Hogan was I He was a mega draw. There's nothing else to say about it The exuberant personality the bright colors the marketability Yeah being able to live the role Hulk Hogan had it all without Hulk Hogan Professional wrestling does not reach the heights it did in the ass Words do not do justice how much of an impact Hulk Hogan made in helping the WWF cross over into the mainstream media He was wrestling's first global mega star He was the reason why wrestling went from a niche to catering to a worldwide. This is true Yeah without Hulk Hogan There's no there's no stone coals the rocks, you know I'm saying there's no Mick Foley's There's no, you know triple H's and I mean in a sense of they probably may have gotten into wrestling still But it wouldn't appeal to the mainstream as well as it did because it was Hulk Hogan did that An audience the charisma the physique the leg drop the icon shirt tear and recognizable pose The reason why a lot of us are here today is because of Hulk Hogan. He was on SNL He was making guest appearances He was shipping every type of merch imaginable for a sustained period of time He was the one selling out buildings and he was the one who began the era of sports Entertainment without the groundwork that Hulk Hogan laid there is no attitude era Hulkamania was the rise of professional wrestling in North America Not to mention that he was the reason that WrestleMania became as successful as it did without Vince McMahon having Hogan there to pull the trigger on that events all the Crossover with celebrities and actors Just doesn't happen. Yeah, he jumped to WCW He's the one who made it go from competition to the a-show for 83 straight weeks with the formation of the NWO Yes, this is true This is true. I think people had gotten tired of the goody two shoes type wrestling And when he went to WCW formed the NWO, I'm not gonna lie to you The NWO was the coolest thing on television. There was nothing It was to see Hulk Hogan be that way to see him Being asked like this was cool. It was he was a likable character, man. They really started something amazing and Not gonna lie to you. Hulk Hogan Definitely one of the biggest draws. If not the biggest draw that has spiraled to create everything else You know I'm saying especially in age people want these early 90s He helped television networks get ratings not to mention the NWO shirt Which on its own is one of the highest selling pieces of wrestling merch ever. Yep What bodes in Hogan's favor was that this was when wrestling was hip the marketability was there You could plaster his logo and color scheme on to anything and it would turn a profit People wanted his merchandise. People wanted to be Hulk Hogan. He was a character larger than life He was the one who drew 93,000 fans at WrestleMania 3 with Andre who ate of the first nine manias He was the one who made invented damn did it in the AWA the WWF WCW Japan and then right back to WWE all over again Hogan simply drew money and and ratings for 20 years on a consistent basis And with that he made wrestling a global phenomenon Speaking of phenoms, we got a quickly touch on the Undertaker The thing with the Undertaker was yes He was a draw, but he was more so a draw for hardcore fans Yeah, he kept hardcore fans engaged to the product during the PG era with his character work and constant dedication Yep, he himself made WrestleMania his event with the streak it based I'm not gonna lie to you a lot of people would tune into the to watch WrestleMania to see if he will actually lose He was carrying a lot of these WrestleMania's not to say that some of them didn't have fantastic main event and stuff like that, but he was carrying a lot of the later WrestleMania's because people literally was just watching to see if They will pull the trigger and have the Undertaker lose That's just what he was basically became an attraction that people would come to watch every year when the streak Finally end the thing that deters him to being the answer for many people is even though He is the best pure character in wrestling history. Yeah, you didn't see Undertaker on TV You didn't see Undertaker skyrocket a boom period for WWE. He was there and he was a huge part. Yes He's a recognizable name. Yes, but his crossover appeal and overall marketability outside of catering to hardcore is Not necessarily there. Let me ask you a question What does the Statue of Liberty the Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal have in common? These are landmarks that people go out of their way to see Andre the Giant was much the same Standing at 7 foot Jesus Andre the Giant is probably the biggest Attraction wrestler that the wrestling business will ever see Andre was in the 70s what Hogan was in the 80s Yeah, he was a grand spectacle that people would come in just to see the sheer size of Man that large would compete in a ring. The guy is considered a god in places like Japan He'd be paid five figures to work one night Mainstream movies with this role in the Princess Bride. He made people money Seeing someone that big do what he did. It was dollar signs He was that coveted wherever Andre went people lined up in droves Then you look at a guy like Rick flair who was a huge draw Flair I forgot to mention this at the beginning of video Rick flair a mega draw. It's Rick flair willing and dealing Styling and profiling. It's Rick flair Just all you got to do is put woos. Just say a couple of woos That's it in the NWA territories making those shows the most attendant ones reigning as world champion and making baby face stars flair style was perfect in the NWA But as pay-per-views and television networks start to rise People started to find Rick flair's limitations in the ring the way he wrestled Yeah, it was a draw for the NWA system But probably wouldn't have worked on a larger scale like WWF or WCW But I think universally the man that is regarded as the biggest draw in professional wrestling history Stone Cold Austin when the argument is made between Austin and Hogan people will say that yes Hogan drew for a longer period of time, but Austin drew better numbers in a smaller period of time I could see that great it once again without Hogan being that mainstream Rocket boost, you know Stone Cold may not have been may not has been as over In a sense of mainstream appeal because I want y'all to understand Stone Cold was that guy Didn't it didn't matter what race you was black white in it didn't matter you love stone cold for what he stood for No nonsense guy doesn't take BS from anybody doesn't care if you are the boss He will stun you he is what he was the embodiment of what everyone wanted to do when they had a nine to five They just didn't want to hear the boss mouth They just wanted to stun their boss, but they couldn't because you know have to make a living But stone cold was somebody you could live through because he Vist McMahon didn't matter. Oh you own the company. You pay my paycheck. Don't matter. I'm gonna give you a stunning Oh, you don't like me. I'm gonna give you a stunning. Oh, you're a cool guy. I'm gonna give you a stunning It was just great. He was just a fantastic character over all over all in a mega draw. I Don't know what else to say He is the embodiment of the attitude there made them a lot of money if you were to inflate Austin's numbers He'd be higher than Hogan Austin was WWE's hottest star in their most profitable era a time where everything was wrestling the Attitude era without stone cold the WWF was dead. He carried that roster and plugged WWF from going out of business his popularity with the fans was sky-high He received some of the biggest reactions and fanfare in the history of wrestling Then came his merch sales which are unopposed by any other star in the time frame Austin performed The Austin 316 share is the highest selling shirt in wrestling history and to this day Austin remains one of the top merchandise sellers in the WWE with that wherever he went He was able to bring people into arenas the badass persona the simple yet very Recognizable look and of course the Austin 316 catchphrase He was the one who after Hogan left brought WWF back to the mainstream eye in its most popular time They were able to branch off into different ventures be that merchandise television commercials and overall mainstream exposure He did this during the height of the Monday Night Wars and in that boom period for wrestling He won the war for WWF WCW and his returns in the 2000s Generated bigger needle-moving business than any wrestling return and it was so much more than that that goes for live events merchandise TV ratings pay-per-view buys that is Undisputable Austin is the reason why in 1999 WWE went from a private company to a public company Wrestling was at its height sure Hogan kickstarted the initial boom But during the second boom stone cold carried it to Astronomical heights which are yet to be seen again But at the same time is stone cold Steve Austin the company had another full-time mega star And that was the rock rock these men's Popularities at a fever pitch at the same time a lot of people will argue that the rocks popularity came because of stone cold But when you look at the attitude era's prime years that was in 1999 to 2001 Some of those years stone cold was injured and having the rock at the top the company was just fine Yeah, for the rock you look at his buy rates his involvement in wrestling WrestleMania 17 one of my favorite WrestleMania's of course it was in Houston One of the best main events of all time stone cold versus the rock I mean It was great. And then of course the turn was kind of a you know, it had mixed reactions I mean people were still cheering stone cold because they liked stone cold, you know He aligned with Vince McMahon, but it was just this whole pay-per-view for the most part was enjoyable seeing edge Jump from a ladder the Jeff Hardy from a ladder as he's holding on to the titles one of the most iconic things in WrestleMania history and Reportedly, they never even practiced that spot. They talked about it. They just never practiced it. Just just ridiculous, man but I Could go on and on about this pay-per-view 27 as the guest host alone got that show 6.6 million dollars and then he has to his name the most bought WrestleMania ever WrestleMania 28 with John Cena 1,217,000 buys But pay-per-view buys aside you look at the rocks market ability having a catchphrase like do you smell what the rock is cooking? Selling t-shirts up in a mainstream television Creating a brand for himself, which he was able to later on translate into Hollywood Yep, not to mention his unrivaled sales and home video merchandise and event tickets the audience hung on his every word This is just the charisma the fun moves the compelling character Many will say that the rock took things even higher by giving stone cold a run for his money Yeah, thousand to 2002 Those were the years where it was the rock show rock was on the cover of all the video games Magazines he was hosting SNL and many would say that he was the biggest pop culture influence at that time There are some factors that deter the rock from being regarded as the bona fide top draw in the industry The longevity is one of them because he turned to Hollywood pretty quick Yeah, but in today's day and age if you were to put the rocks face on merchandise If you were to tell audiences that he'd be returning just based on his overall global appeal and stature in the entertainment industry He would easily drop facts There's no there's no denying it is filled with special surprises Celebrated together and come back and they announced it for work for any show It's instantly gonna get some more views now because people like the rock. They look they like his movies for the most part He's entertaining people gonna tune into that. Of course the rumors are going He's supposed to return a survivor series. I hope he does because if he does man The roof off that put that off that building Going to explode When the rock in Austin were gone, what about when the attitude era had ran its course? Well, then WWE was left without a main attraction And then we had Brock Lesnar's mega push to the top. Yeah, and let's be real Brock Lesnar did not become a draw in WWE he became a draw when he left WWE this guy was carrying the UFC for a period of time with some of the highest fight card by rates when he came back in 2012 he was a much bigger name because of his dominance in the UFC People were like this is a legit fighter and now he's going back to WWE Which created a huge buzz a recognizable name which caters to both fans of sports entertainment and the combat world Brock brought in fans from the UFC to WWE and vice versa when you look at the presence sheer viewership television numbers and worldwide appeal Brock's the guy and then you come to the quintessential company man marketable and consistent Is John Cena you can say whatever you want about John Cena But you cannot argue much like Hogan smoothed the transition from niche to mainstream Cena did that for TV 14 to PG John Cena has made WWE the most money ever over Yep, you may not like him you may not have like how he you know was at Definitely at one point shoved down our throats, but John Cena for the kids that were growing up in the PG era They were his Hulk Hogan. They were his stone cold. Simple as that I even got tired of the John Cena gimmick because of all the times he was winning But at the same time I can understand because as a kid watching wrestling you see this guy You're gonna all the kids loved him families loved him. He's marketable. So I get it He wasn't always my favorite, but I could respect when It wasn't really he wasn't really geared towards us at at the beginning He was with his his rapping persona in his engineer comments, but As the years were by he was geared more towards the children and the children look up to him So I can't even get mad at that for all for merchandise not one particular item But wristbands t-shirts obscure items like these you name it Cena turned a profit for that company. Yeah, he did things like a spinner championship people will complain But you look at PG parental guidance catering to an audience of children and families John Cena's superhero character that was him bright colors the friendly face on the merchandise It was the perfect money-making machine for the WWE then you look at how much Cena helped expand WWE's global viewership and make himself a household name nine times out of ten you ask someone who John Cena is They'll tell you no problem. Yeah he's he's one of those people is transcended into the World outside of wrestling people know who John Cena is right? It's especially now that he's been in more movies and stuff like that people know who he is It's one of very few mega stars who can still go in the ring when Cena returns it boosts attendance and it does figures It does looking at ratings. Yes, they did fall under Cena's hand But that was an inevitable drop that was gonna come no matter what as television becomes more oriented towards on demand The numbers will go down The thing with Cena being so high in merchandise sales is also that his longevity has been extremely strong for the company Mm-hmm if you were to adjust someone like stone colds number He'd be in the same ballpark Also with Cena the ability to crossover into the mainstream you look at the you can't see me Which became globally recognized. Mm-hmm the amount of good will he brought to the WWE with this charitable work The whole persona and legacy he built for the company. There you go If you want to talk paper-view buy rates Cena shares that distinction with the rock and then you look at a guy like CM Punk's run on top of WWE was very short and it has an asterisk beside it because They didn't really let him break out into that mainstream media Then you look at his AEW return and the amount of viewership and t-shirt sales It got he was the one although for a brief time that ended Cena's reign as the top merceler Speaking of reins we get to the tribal cheese. Oh, man. I knew he was gonna get there man and see on punk I feel like if they would have probably treated him better He could have he he was on his way to being the next guy to really elevate that company because Older fans could get behind someone that gave them that edgier content that that it didn't just reek of PG Like he didn't have to curse and go crazy with it But it's just he cared more about professional wrestling and bringing some aggressiveness and Some attitude to whatever he was doing and it worked. It's just they didn't really, you know, treat him well And you know, they kind of kind of treated him as a as a means to an end they knew his popularity was Astronopical but at the same time they didn't really treat him with the respect that he claimed that he deserved and understandable You know I'm saying, you know letting a man go on his wedding day. That was his petty You know, he always called, you know told the company line He did, you know what Vince wanted him to do no matter what it was even if he wasn't You know in the grants he did what Vince wanted him to do and he just felt like he got portrayed You know, he felt like he was being held down So I'm glad he isn't a w doing the things that he loves and you know, it's in a better place virtually and physically the man who reportedly has rivaled John Cena's merch totals as a heel no less Yeah, right now the exposure for him is amazing. He's on Fox a huge network He's easily the biggest full-time star in all of pro wrestling Yep, his reactions are getting hotter and hotter every week And he's the top guy at a time where WWE is grossing their highest income Yeah, I think gauging reigns his popularity at this time is a double-edged sword Yeah, you can see it on social media and with crowds But also we're in a very streaming oriented world where people will watch clips on YouTube Rather than actually sitting down in front of their TVs So yes, Roman Reigns is a draw right now, but how much of a needle mover? He is will be seen in years to come. Yeah, there's still a ways to go So who is it? Who is the biggest draw in wrestling history? Well, if you're talking sheer money, the best money draw in professional wrestling is Stone Cold Steve Austin If you were to say that he'd be returning tomorrow to the ring All the older fans would want to see it coupled with the new generation to the glass shatters when that man enters Yep, and so does the money But if you look at pure drawing power being a physical specimen No over-the-top BS that the answer is probably Lando, San Martino, or Andre If you bunch longevity, Cena and Hulk are the kings of drawing a consistent ownership and Translation into the mainstream sphere of the entertainment business If I had to pick one it would be Stone Cold. He didn't outstay his welcome He helped WWE reach astronomical heights saved a product that could have been down under I'd say the issue in determining who's the biggest draw comes down to a multitude of factors You don't have access to company financials. Yeah, the eras are very different Inflation is the thing that needs to be determined true and the overall popularity of wrestling is not in the same scope anymore That's gonna rage on forever, but who do you think is the biggest draw in professional wrestling history? Who in your opinion is the biggest needle-moving star in the history of professional wrestling? Let me know in the comments below. That is a good question Which you guys that is a good question and I'm gonna answer it first for myself if I had to choose Honestly I'm gonna give it to Stone Cold. I you know I can respect what Hulk Hogan has done Obviously without Hulk Hogan, you don't have a lot of these stars, but I have to give it to Stone Cold because it up it was Like he said when you heard that glass break people lost their shit How many times have we watched videos on this channel and I told you you heard the glass break J are going crazy on commentary Goosebumps He is Like the biggest draw in professional wrestling One of if not the biggest draw in professional wrestling in my opinion And you may have some different ones as well. So I want to know This is gonna be an interesting one. I want to know who is Your biggest who you think is the biggest draw in professional wrestling of all time Who you think is one of the biggest or is the biggest draw That wrestler has ever seen I want to know why I want to know the reasonings behind it um I feel like with Stone Cold even though he doesn't you know really pop up as much I feel like if you were to announce Stone Cold would be on the show People would too then just just to see Stone Cold just to hear the glass break You know and a lot of these people on this list If you were to ask them to return You know, you saw how crazy I went with John Cena return I wasn't even expecting that so it's just one of those scenes where it's like I think it works in a sense of The wrestlers still having that main That that power to give the audience that that pop No matter how long they've been away from the product that that's really a big factor to me And we all know Stone Cold was selling merch just ridiculous amount of merch, you know what I'm saying? It was Stone fucking It was Stone Cold Steve Austin like 316 man, like I don't know what to tell you bro. He was just He came at the right time and he helped wwf at the time Really boost their views boost their elevations and he helped them ultimately Defeat wcw in the monday night wars. He was one of the people that helped with that So yeah, man comment down below. Let me know who was the biggest draw in wrestling history in your opinion Why and uh, I would love to see what you guys come up with who's in your list Who do you think it deserves that title, man? And no one's opinion is wrong. We're just here to have a friendly conversation But I appreciate all of support roll to cck appreciate y'all kicking with me. See y'all next time. Peace