Bigger Household Name

Hey Scott,
I was thinking about Hogan/Rock in terms of who is a bigger household name to the average non-wrestling fan. Basically if you were to walk down the street tomorrow and poll random people, who would they be more aware of. Film and TV exposure obviously play a big part in this. Here’s a couple pairs for you and the blog to see who you think is the bigger name in the general public’s eye:

1)Hogan or Rock

​As a wrestler? Hogan. ​

2)Austin or Cena

​Austin by a landslide. ​People still wear Austin 3:16 shirts in public.

3)Flair or Dusty

​Flair. Dusty’s fame was done by the early 90s. ​Remember that vote they did on RAW in 2006 where they were trying to rig it for a Flair-Dusty tag title run and people voted for Piper instead? Case closed.

4)Savage or Piper

​Piper was still popping buyrates in 96 when Savage was looking at the lights, brother. ​

5)Undertaker or Andre

​Andre by far. Not even a discussion. ​

6)Bret or Shawn

​Neither one is super-mainstream. I think Bret is more known outside of the niche wrestling audience, though. ​

7)HHH or Batista

​Batista. Two major movies under his belt and people don’t even associate him with WWE any longer. ​

8)Foley or Lesnar

​Brock was UFC champion. Even my wife knows who he is. ​