While there will always be arguments over which professional wrestler has the best technical in-ring ability or is the best on the mic, the best way to tell if a superstar is the most popular is through merchandise sales.
Basically, if a WWE Superstar is truly popular with the fans, they're going to buy more merch with that wrestler's face on it.
WWE Shop recently announced the 10 best-selling Superstars in all of WWE, and some of the names in the Top 10 may surprise you.
The first three wrestlers are exactly who most fans would expect: current WWE Champion "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, "The Tribal Chief" Roman Reigns, and CM Punk. These are not just the most popular wrestlers right now, but some of the most popular of all time.
However, fourth place is surprisingly Jey Uso. While there's no doubt that Jey is one of the most over-stars in WWE right now, it's still surprising to see him ahead of John Cena, who is in fifth.
The surprises keep coming with Women's World Champion Liv Morgan taking sixth as well as being the top-selling female wrestler in the WWE. Additionally, she is the only superstar in the Top 10 who is a complete and total villain.
Right behind her in seventh is Rhea Ripley, easily one of the most beloved superstars in wrestling today who just so happens to be in a vicious feud with Morgan.
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WWE United States Champion and fan-favorite Superstar LA Knight takes eighth place while modern WWE legend Randy Orton is at ninth.
Finally, Damian Priest proves that he absolutely deserves to be in the main event picture by taking 10th place and surprisingly finishing ahead of the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion Gunther.
Other WWE Superstars who surprisingly didn't make the Top 10 are WWE Women's Champion Nia Jax, WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio, Rey Mysterio, Bianca Belair, and, of course, CM Punk's dog Larry.
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While a majority of the WWE Superstars in the Top 10 are well-established main event stars, it's exciting to see others who deserve more main event success and world title opportunities, like Jey Uso and LA Knight.
Additionally, it would be interesting to see a similar list for NXT Superstars to see who will be the next big thing coming up the ladder.
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