Top 5 WWE Superstars of the Decade

Can you believe the 2010s have finally come to a close? It seriously feels like yesterday that we were all getting ready for WrestleMania XXVI. Fast forward to now and we are getting ready for WrestleMania 36 with some new faces and some old faces being front and center in the WWE realm. There's been so many Superstars who have taken the decade by storm so compiling a top 5 list was a very difficult task. Nonetheless, here is my list and why I believe these stars were the five best...

5. Randy Orton
The most underrated characteristic a wrestler can have is consistency. A consistency to show up, perform and always put on a damn good show at that. As a matter of fact, Randy Orton has done that at nearly a main event level since the start of 2010. Of this list, Orton is the only wrestler to have started as a top name from 2010 and finish as a top name here in 2019. Whether Orton was competing as a babyface or a heel, the audience was simply invested in what he was doing. His best work was arguably in 2011 where he had some of his best matches against the likes of Christian and Mark Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship. From multiple world championship wins, to winning his second Royal Rumble and to even winning a Money in the Bank Ladder Match, his resume more than speaks for itself.

4. John Cena
This is where the list begins to get really controversial. I really wanted to rank John Cena higher than this position but I think with the next three guys you will see on this list, this is ultimately the right spot for him. Like Orton, Cena began the decade as a marquee name in the business. But unlike Orton, Cena did not finish off the decade on top as he would only make sporadic appearances in the company starting in about 2017 or so in order to focus on other ventures. Regardless, his catalog of accomplishments and amazing matches during this time frame cannot be overlooked. Put aside the fact that the man won tons of championships and events and just look at the quality and quantity of matches the man had. Say what you want about the man, but his matches against guys like CM Punk, Brock Lesnar, AJ Styles and Seth Rollins speak for itself. When all is said and done, we will have to seriously consider John Cena as the greatest of all time.

3. Roman Reigns
Roman Reigns first appeared on WWE television in late 2012 as a member of The Shield. The trio of Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose ran rampant through the company before breaking up in 2014. It was no secret at the time, Reigns was picked to be the golden boy of the group and the company looked to make him the new face of the WWE as John Cena began to step away from the limelight. Although it was Rollins to be the first member of The Shield to become a world champion, it was arguably Reigns who was the first member to truly make their mark on the main event scene. A 2015 Royal Rumble victory propelled Reigns into three straight WrestleMania main events along with multiple world championships and multiple amazing matches. Reigns does not carry a long of a catalog as both Orton or Cena but certainly carries an incredible one that makes up for those missing years in the beginning of the decade. He became the face of the WWE for damn good reason.

2. Daniel Bryan
Of all the wrestlers on this list, I don't think anyone has a more inspiring or more wild one than that of Daniel Bryan. Bryan began the decade on the original NXT show before legitimately getting fired from the company. Upon return, Bryan willed his way to the main event scene and eventually forced the WWE to have him main event an incredible WrestleMania XXX. The "YES" movement became worldwide and his career had finally reached its peak... until he was forced to retire in early 2016. A sad and abrupt end to an amazing career left so many hearts broken until Bryan was eventually medically cleared to wrestle again in 2018. Bryan continued to reinvent himself as he became an environmental-obsessed heel in late 2018 where he would eventually win the WWE Championship against AJ Styles. Charisma, popularity, in-ring abilities and the power to reinvent himself when needed is what helped put Bryan on this list.

1. Brock Lesnar
Love it or absolutely hate it, Brock Lesnar is the WWE Superstar of the decade and in my opinion... it's not even close. The thought of Lesnar returning to the WWE after his departure in 2004 seemed like a dream that would never happen. However, Lesnar eventually left the UFC in 2011 before returning to the WWE in 2012 and immediately making an impact with an F5 to John Cena on the Raw after WrestleMania in Miami that left the crowd in complete disbelief. Lesnar was different this time around, he was a legitimate monster and the people treated him as such. His star soared highest in 2014 when at WrestleMania XXX, he broke The Streak in what can be seen as the most memorable and infamous WrestleMania moment ever. Soon after, he demolished John Cena to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion and really... never looked back. He became the longest reigning world champion in the history of the company to go along with so many main event victories and above all, becoming the most controversial and most talk about figure in the company's history. You can call him boring and you can call him whatever the damn hell you please, but you have to respect the legitimacy he brought to the business this decade to go along with some of the most shocking and memorable moments in the history of professional wrestling.