The Rock, John Cena, Triple H, Roman Reigns: Fans rank best WWE wrestlers of 21st century

WWE fans around the globe have been voting to award one fighter the prestigious title: ‘Best of the 21st Century’.

The results are far from what many would expect. Iconic, household-names like ‘Big Show’, ‘Hulk Hogan’ and ‘Brock Lesnar’ all failed to make the top 25.

With the help of ranking site, Ranker, fans have have made their voices heard.

25. Paige (Norwich, UK)24. Charlotte Flair (North Carolina USA) 23. Lita (Florida, USA)22. Ric Flair (Tennessee, USA)21. Mick Foley (Indiana, USA)

20. CM Punk (Illinois, USA)19. Trish Stratus (Toronto, Canada)18. Becky Lynch (Limerick, Ireland)17. Kane (Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain)16. Kurt Angle (Pennsylvania, USA)

15. Dean Ambrose (Ohio, USA)14. Jeff Hardy (North Carolina, USA)13. Seth Rollins (Iowa, USA)12. Finn Bálor (Bray, Ireland)11. Chris Jericho (New York, USA)

10. Rey Mysterio (California, USA)9. John Cena (Massachusetts, USA)8. Edge (Orangeville, Canada)7. Triple H (New Hampshire, USA)6. AJ Styles (North Carolina, USA)

Breaking in to the top five is Roman Reigns. Reigns is a six-time world champion in WWE, having held the WWE Championship four times and the WWE Universal Championship twice.

Fan-favourite, Randy Orton is in at fourth. Orton is a 14-time world champion with ten WWE Championship belts and four World Heavyweight Champion Belts.

Michaels is a four-time WWE World Champion, having held the WWF Chamionship three times and WWE’s World Heavyweight Championship, once. Michaels won the prestigious ‘Royal Rumble’ twice, also becoming the first man to win the match as the number one entrant.

He also holds the title of first WWF Grand Slam Champion and was only the fourth WWF Triple Crown Champion.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wresters of all