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Rammsteinmad
06-07-2010, 07:12 AM
What are some instances when the number one merch mover in the WWE has been a heel? Seeing as John Cena and Rey Mysterio are pretty much faces for life due to the merchandise they sell...

Austin in 2001 was probably still selling shit loads of merch, despite being a heel.

Just curious...
theexample
06-07-2010, 07:39 AM
The Undertaker has probably always done well too, even as a heel.
HeartBreakMan2k
06-07-2010, 07:59 AM
The nWo and DX immediately came to mind.
Nicky Fives
06-07-2010, 11:37 AM
The nWo and DX immediately came to mind.

the same first came up for me as well.....
MoFo
06-07-2010, 01:07 PM
Pretty sure HHH has always been a top merch shifter, even in the Evolution days.

Edge's 'Rated R' stuff looks popular as well, not sure if either have been 'the main merch guy' though.
StingerSplash4Lyf
06-07-2010, 06:37 PM
the new stinger is a heel and i buy a lot of his merchandise
James Steele
06-08-2010, 02:28 AM
the new stinger is a heel and i buy a lot of his merchandise

Shut the fuck up about Sting already, geez. TRIPLE H > STING
The Franchise
06-08-2010, 03:58 AM
Carlito, Orton, Lesnar...
Jeritron
06-08-2010, 04:50 AM
I'm not sure if a heel has ever been the top merchandise mover, aside from the nWo in WCW, which was by far.

But in all other instances of high selling heels, I can think of a face that was more than likely selling more.

DX was probably selling a lot of merch in early 1998, but nowhere near Austin.
Later in the year, The Rock was also doing very well but Austin was still doing better.

In 2001, heel Austin was still selling a boatload of merchandise but at that point The Rock was probably a bigger merch mover, as a face at the time.

Same goes for Edge, Orton and a few others in recent years. They obviously sell very well but nowhere compared to Cena, and even Rey and Undertaker. And DX of course.
Savio
06-09-2010, 12:23 PM
DX was probably selling a lot of merch in early 1998, but nowhere near Austin.what about 97?
Jeritron
06-09-2010, 09:52 PM
DX wasn't around until late 1997, and early on they didn't have any merchandise.
Austin was huge in 1997 too.

Don't know, but I would think Austin still had them beat. Or Undertaker and Bret too, just considering they had more merchandise available
The Pope
06-09-2010, 10:08 PM
Edge
The Pope
06-09-2010, 10:09 PM
Y2J
Stickman
06-10-2010, 12:45 AM
4 Horsemen?
Savio
06-10-2010, 02:54 PM
Kerwin White?
BillyBonez
06-10-2010, 04:14 PM
Kerwin White?


Did he even have merchandise?
parkmania
06-11-2010, 11:02 AM
The Zombie
Vastardikai
06-12-2010, 07:09 PM
... They don't stay heels.
Dave Youell
06-13-2010, 10:27 AM
When I first came into this thread, my answer was going to be HBK Vs Hogan at Summerslam.....