WWE Superstars that gravitational pull that pull is why John Cena has a loyal fan base. The “you can’t see me” gesture is still a universal sign used by every new generation of viewers who weren’t even alive when he did it.
Especially from India, Cena in his prime still gets replayed on highlight reels that get absurd numbers of engagements for old content sometimes even higher than the current weekly segments. It exposes a weird truth about fandom: Nostalgia never dies.
Dwayne Johnson
Then there’s Dwayne Johnson, better known as “The Rock.” He doesn’t seem to make much of an appearance on WWE television these days. Timelines get distorted when they occur. You can tell when you see people who don’t even watch wrestling asking for clips His fans in India and Pakistan are not your average wrestling fans.
It fits right in with Hollywood, movies, and meme culture, which don’t differentiate between eras of entertainment. Even now, the last thing to raise an eyebrow at. There is little argument there.
Seth Rollins
Every time Seth Rollins appears, he shifts the temperature of the weekly product. Interestingly enough, his fans around here are split down the middle; half of them respect his precision inside the ring, while the other half are just waiting for him to descend into mayhem.
He is a wrestler who changes tempo a lot in the middle of the sentence. It’s technical for a moment, theatrical for another, and then urgent all at once. He’s on highlight reels with his unorthodox style even when he’s not the star of the show.
Randy Orton
And don’t forget about Randy Orton and his quiet, patient fanbase. His silence is deafening to the audience. He takes longer pauses than others, lets awkward times go by, and then takes a step on purpose. Timing still matters in Pakistan and India, where spectators often see cut and compressed replays. Burn low. Still fine.
Undertaker
Still, the Undertaker’s voice rings out throughout the system. South Asian fans don’t need to see The Undertaker on a weekly basis to consider him relevant. And his fan base is a legacy archive. Sometimes the entrances are more populated than the contests, a sign of the local wrestling culture’s conception of atmosphere as a statistic all its own. Conversations about the present cards at WrestleMania describe a 6-0 streak as if it would continue into the future.
Brock Lesnar’s fanbase
Brock Lesnar’s fanbase, on the other hand, feeds on shock value and scarcity. He shows up, wins games in a couple minutes, then disappears, leaving short watching cycles to sustain his reign over highlight culture. His German suplex moves are being uploaded all over India and Pakistan, even though they are stand-alone events and not part of matches.
Four, five, and sometimes seven suplexes in a row; the comment sections take care of the rest. It’s too repetitive for some fans. Some just watch. because it still feels less choreographed and more forceful.
CM Punk WWE Superstars
But the real trend is when you look at the relationship CM Punk has with Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins on a week to week basis. CM Punk is back in the fan conversation. With streaming, it’s so easy to navigate time zones, that the South Asian audience cares more about the stories than the games themselves.
Here is always the counterargument that no one can have the same unified appeal because the audience is too splintered by new talent. But the participation numbers from India and Pakistan tell a different story. It doesn’t fall apart. It is layered.
Roman Reigns
Roman Reigns rules the upper class. Cena and The Rock live in the nostalgic middle, where shareability is at its highest. Punk, Rhodes and Rollins occupy the narrative-driven core where weekly allegiance grows. Lesnar and Orton are being sent around for highlights. Undertaker overarches all. As if archived gravity. Mustafa Ali does well but spikes in engagement are a function of recognition.
You can plot it this way but it looks more random. There is buffering in a small village in Pakistan , when the crowd keeps reacting to a spear that appears on TV five seconds later . It still has a meaning.
Also, the post-game moment when the fans don’t immediately flip the channel says more than the finisher or the intro or even the promo. They wait a moment more, as though to see if the outcome should have felt otherwise. Not that often. But the reluctance is there, which speaks volumes about the 2026 faithful than any championship run could.