Now that most of the roster is on Facebook/Twitter, I'm starting putting together a list based on how many followers they have to see if there's any relation to how they're doing on TV. I'll probably update it once a year around Mania to see who's moved up/down/off the list.
Two notes: I put a bit more weight on Twitter since I found it more reflective of their popularity than Facebook. And for now, I only counted people who are currently active on the roster (so no Triple H, Taker, Sin Cara, Wade, etc for now).
1st number = Facebook, 2nd number = Twitter
TOP 20:
1 John Cena 11496276 1949413
2 Randy Orton 2114836 1071242
3 CM Punk 981663 852861
4 Kelly Kelly 1121210 500939
5 Big Show 1029161 408262
6 Kane 1049739 -
7 The Miz 565685 570772
8 Chris Jericho 422293 624725
9 Zack Ryder 246082 652771
10 Kofi Kingston 509916 404905
11 Great Khali 418316 -
12 Sheamus 349786 (42922)
13 Eve Torres 155762 415712
14 Santino Marella 232328 326866
15 R-Truth 297392 308561
16 Christian 283323 308515
17 Daniel Bryan 162774 300952
18 Natalya 154105 261739
19 Bella Twins 73171 351251
20 Beth Phoenix 88031 309524
Sheamus just joined Twitter which is why his followers are low. Didn't know how to rank Khali, he has tons of Facebook followers but doesn't seem that popular in America. Anyway, looks like Kofi would be a smart bet to push next.
BOTTOM 20:
1 Hunico - -
2 Derrick Bateman 9010 16350
3 Jinder Mahal - 36149
4 Epico - 36794
5 Percy Watson - 41776
6 Johnny Curtis 9260 42299
7 Titus O Neil - 55568
8 Primo 22808 -
9 Tamina Snuka 16847 53443
10 Brodus Clay 48723 46079
11 Michael McGillicutty 9980 78006
12 Trent 10955 81077
13 Tyler Reks 13168 81228
14 Usos 21022 72421
15 Aksana 26522 73238
16 Mason Ryan 34014 69038
17 Darren Young 29776 74857
18 Curt Hawkins 17176 119126
19 Tyson Kidd 28697 106895
20 Yoshi Tatsu 38078 116289
I think Hunico could be in trouble since WWE doesn't even want to help him set up a Facebook or Twitter account. There is a fake Hunico Facebook page that would put him around Tamina Snuka popularity, so not much of an improvement.
Lots of guys are from NXT so you can't really fault them since they're never on TV. I'd say the guys that are really in trouble are Jinder Mahal, Epico and Primo, Tamina, Trent, Usos, Mason Ryan and Reks (but maybe not Hawkins). Brodus is surprisingly really low, will be interesting to see where he is in a year.
Anyway, if I ever finish this list, I'll let you know. :cool2
Two notes: I put a bit more weight on Twitter since I found it more reflective of their popularity than Facebook. And for now, I only counted people who are currently active on the roster (so no Triple H, Taker, Sin Cara, Wade, etc for now).
1st number = Facebook, 2nd number = Twitter
TOP 20:
1 John Cena 11496276 1949413
2 Randy Orton 2114836 1071242
3 CM Punk 981663 852861
4 Kelly Kelly 1121210 500939
5 Big Show 1029161 408262
6 Kane 1049739 -
7 The Miz 565685 570772
8 Chris Jericho 422293 624725
9 Zack Ryder 246082 652771
10 Kofi Kingston 509916 404905
11 Great Khali 418316 -
12 Sheamus 349786 (42922)
13 Eve Torres 155762 415712
14 Santino Marella 232328 326866
15 R-Truth 297392 308561
16 Christian 283323 308515
17 Daniel Bryan 162774 300952
18 Natalya 154105 261739
19 Bella Twins 73171 351251
20 Beth Phoenix 88031 309524
Sheamus just joined Twitter which is why his followers are low. Didn't know how to rank Khali, he has tons of Facebook followers but doesn't seem that popular in America. Anyway, looks like Kofi would be a smart bet to push next.
BOTTOM 20:
1 Hunico - -
2 Derrick Bateman 9010 16350
3 Jinder Mahal - 36149
4 Epico - 36794
5 Percy Watson - 41776
6 Johnny Curtis 9260 42299
7 Titus O Neil - 55568
8 Primo 22808 -
9 Tamina Snuka 16847 53443
10 Brodus Clay 48723 46079
11 Michael McGillicutty 9980 78006
12 Trent 10955 81077
13 Tyler Reks 13168 81228
14 Usos 21022 72421
15 Aksana 26522 73238
16 Mason Ryan 34014 69038
17 Darren Young 29776 74857
18 Curt Hawkins 17176 119126
19 Tyson Kidd 28697 106895
20 Yoshi Tatsu 38078 116289
I think Hunico could be in trouble since WWE doesn't even want to help him set up a Facebook or Twitter account. There is a fake Hunico Facebook page that would put him around Tamina Snuka popularity, so not much of an improvement.
Lots of guys are from NXT so you can't really fault them since they're never on TV. I'd say the guys that are really in trouble are Jinder Mahal, Epico and Primo, Tamina, Trent, Usos, Mason Ryan and Reks (but maybe not Hawkins). Brodus is surprisingly really low, will be interesting to see where he is in a year.
Anyway, if I ever finish this list, I'll let you know. :cool2