Most Popular Wrestler of the Year
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WINNER
Fred Curry / Jack Brisco (TIE)
Chief Jay Strongbow
Billy Robinson
Mil Mascaras
Wahoo McDaniel
Andre the Giant
Dusty Rhodes
Dusty Rhodes
Mr. Wrestling II
Tommy Rich
Andre the Giant
Jimmy Snuka
Kerry Von Erich
Hulk Hogan
Roddy Piper
Dusty Rhodes
Randy Savage
Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
Sting
Sting
Lex Luger
Sting
Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels
Sting
Steve Austin
The Rock
The Rock
Rob Van Dam
Rob Van Dam
Kurt Angle
John Cena
John Cena
Samoa Joe
John Cena
Jeff Hardy
Jeff Hardy
Randy Orton
CM Punk
John Cena
Daniel Bryan
Dean Ambrose
Dean Ambrose
Shinsuke Nakamura
AJ Styles
AJ Styles
Becky Lynch
Orange Cassidy
CM Punk
Jon Moxley
Cody Rhodes
Cody Rhodes
FIRST RUNNER UP
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Chief Jay Strongbow
Dusty Rhodes
Andre the Giant
Andre the Giant
Dusty Rhodes
Bob Backlund
Tommy Rich
Dusty Rhodes
Hulk Hogan
Magnum TA
Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
Ric Flair
Sting
Hulk Hogan
The Ultimate Warrior
Sting
Bret Hart
Sting
Randy Savage
Steve Austin
Bill Goldberg
Steve Austin
Rob Van Dam
The Rock
Hulk Hogan
Steve Austin
Chris Benoit
Dave Batista
John Cena
The Undertaker
Shawn Michaels
John Cena
John Cena
John Cena
Sheamus
John Cena
Daniel Bryan
Brock Lesnar
Dean Ambrose
Shinsuke Nakamura
Seth Rollins
Jon Moxley
Jon Moxley
Adam Page
Roman Reigns
LA Knight
Jey Uso
SECOND RUNNER UP
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Mr. Wrestling II
Bob Backlund
Ricky Steamboat
Ivan Putski
Andre the Giant
Andre the Giant
Hulk Hogan
David Von Erich
Dusty Rhodes
Kerry Von Erich
Ricky Morton
Randy Savage
Sting
Sting
The Ultimate Warrior
Sid Justice
The Undertaker
Bret Hart
The Undertaker
Diesel
Sycho Sid
Ric Flair
The Rock
Bill Goldberg
Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Booker T
Rob Van Dam
Eddie Guerrero
AJ Styles
Rey Mysterio
Sting
Samoa Joe
Sting
Rob Van Dam
Sting
Randy Orton
CM Punk
John Cena
Finn Balor
Bayley
Braun Strowman
Becky Lynch
Kofi Kingston
Drew McIntyre
Big E
CM Punk
Maxwell Jacob Friedman
Joe Hendry
THIRD RUNNER UP
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Ivan Putski
Mil Mascaras
Bob Backlund
Mr. Wrestling II
Bruno Sammartino
Dusty Rhodes
Dusty Rhodes
The Junkyard Dog
Sergeant Slaughter
Tito Santana
Nikita Koloff
Nikita Koloff
Lex Luger
The Ultimate Warrior
Lex Luger
The Steiner Brothers
Ron Simmons
Dustin Rhodes
Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
The Undertaker
Dallas Page
Dallas Page
Mankind
Bill Goldberg
Kurt Angle
The Rock
Rey Mysterio
Eugene
Rey Mysterio
Sting
CM Punk
The Undertaker
The Undertaker
Daniel Bryan
Randy Orton
Jeff Hardy
Dolph Ziggler
The Usos
Shinsuke Nakamura
Big Cass & Enzo Amore
Kazuchika Okada
Ronda Rousey
Johnny Gargano
Keith Lee
Bianca Belair
Bianca Belair
Sami Zayn
Rhea Ripley