11 WWE x NBA Comparisons

[@StateoftheFranchiseGaming]

LeBron & Roman were both recognized as their best versions when they turned heel (LeBron to Heat in 2011 & Roman in 2020)

[@jeremyb3612]

Plus Lebron returning to Cleveland and winning them a ring was an ultimate baby face moment same will happen when Roman returns

[@thegameking3931]

What people turns heel or face in basketball too i taught it was real sports

[@law8903]

@@thegameking3931 it is lebron didn’t really turn heel he was just hated because he left Cleveland thus leading to him becoming a “villain”

[@stevenbryant8160]

That lebron and cena

[@Devondavis-fm2dz]

The finn and rose one definitely hit different 😭

[@stevenbryant8160]

At least Finn has a world title derick rose never won a world championship

[@youin24years]

@@stevenbryant8160Right but that title is considered an MVP. WWE title is the real gold idc what y’all say

[@fredfernades8109]

Stone Cold and Michael Jordan is another great comparison, they both gave their sports the popularity it has today

[@malone4735]

Both Bald Guys Who Dominated The 90s and Won 6 Championships 😂😂😂

[@cleveycleve4501]

Lebron made basketball popular

[@Gnomegang5431]

Nah I think Undertaker made wwe famous, especially around the world, Stone Cold still made it very famous

[@kingt.lightninggaming9319]

@@cleveycleve4501no he didn’t😂😂

[@kingt.lightninggaming9319]

@@cleveycleve4501it goes magic and bird, Jordan, Kobe, then Steph😂😂

[@kadharefinley224]

Finn Balor deserves to have another World Title run after that unfortunate injury in 2016.

[@airfrance4365]

That chapter is closed

[@devitt89]

​@@airfrance4365I wouldn't be so sure.

[@arvindjayakandan7439]

A long one

[@regularuselessperson]

Truly the Derrick rose of the wwe

[@Devondavis-fm2dz]

On God

[@gatesofwrestling]

CM Punk is Allen Iverson. Controversy, distinct look that higher ups didn’t like, iconic talking segment. Hometown legend. Cool factor on 100. Curry too clean & friendly to be Punk

[@andale_andale]

Punk is Mr Kanye West

[@ACWall985]

Punk and Kyrie is a better comparison

[@nathanielduncan4692]

@@ACWall985agree.

[@stevenbryant8160]

Rvd is ai and unlike them they won a world championship

[@justinterry7853]

​@ACWall985 especially since they both dominated in 2011 and had felt overshadowed by a higher up

[@JTownEditz-pq3nr]

most heartbreaking moment in nba history was when derrick rose tore his acl and was never the same just hits hard💔😔

[@bigdogthehedgehog5906]

Honey, You had me at LeBron James, I never knew that Roman was the LeBron James counterpart of WWE. THE HECK!

[@mosyed4352]

LeBron was Cena.

[@bigdogthehedgehog5906]

@@mosyed4352 Another comparison. And then there's Billy Graham, Hulk Hogan & Austin Theory comparisons too.

[@stevenbryant8160]

@@mosyed4352thank u

[@bigdogthehedgehog5906]

And I never thought of Linking Seth Curry & CM Punk together either

[@KamoMustafaWWEII]

Unfortunately, Finn Balor peaked at SummerSlam 2016 and it's not looking like he will reach that again.

[@constablekennedy7705]

All you gotta do is Bo-Lieve

[@aryanjraj6061]

Say his name and...

[@shanedawndusk3290]

@@aryanjraj6061HE APPEARS

[@JunaidiTzyy15]

Joe Hendry

[@Kryptonelite19]

If you really look at it… Cena is more like LeBron since they’re both considered the goat and were at the top for a very long time and hated but when they retire… they will be missed and a void missing

[@CarlosLezama-zb7nl]

And both have made movies in Hollywood… Cena with his movies and Bron with Space Jam

[@jevilleyoutube]

As a 2010 NBA fan and 2016 WWE fan... this shit hurts

[@khanyimars2148]

These comparisons are TOO GOOD. Hope there is a part 2. 🔥👏🏽

[@justinterry7853]

There better be

[@constablekennedy7705]

This is TOUGH!!! 💀

[@Devondavis-fm2dz]

No cap man 💀😭

[@constablekennedy7705]

@@Devondavis-fm2dz 💯

[@110ill7]

John Cena shoulda been Lebron. The Tom Brady comparison made sense tho

[@PlexLive]

The Ambrose & Westbrook really hit me bro😢

[@XZAVIER-DAA-GOD]

I mean Finn was way older then D-Rose

[@Devondavis-fm2dz]

You mean finn 💀

[@YepImSmoke]

@@Devondavis-fm2dzyou literally just said the same thing but without the cap

[@lexus..6372]

I do want to compare Michael Jordan with Stone Cold. They both defined a new era. They both have the same grit and they both are one of the toughest sob to ever walk this earth.

[@dylanbrim2427]

it just shows how bad of a booker that Vince was in the 2010s because he would never book Finn that high again although he got injured by taking someone else’s move, Seth didn’t get that treatment when he tore his knee tho….

[@Kevy808]

And he still not as bad as Hunter

[@KamSosa011]

Seth and KD when u look deeper is the most accurate comparison in this vid on top of making questionable decisions both have constantly been looked at as the 2nd best

[@cw1096]

I just did that nba and wwe comparison on tik tok is crazy

[@justinterry7853]

Seeing you talk about other sports with wrestling is 🔥🔥

[@arghachowdhury3072]

We already miss him and he’s not even retired

[@thegameradic8916]

Chad Gable and Chris Paul: we came so close to a championship but we failed.

[@dominickp8454]

Great content pllana

[@dannytooley7530]

Finn and NAKAMURA should of been world champions awesome ones like drew punk and cena and orton too

[@jeremywilliams5141]

The Shinsuke Nakamura one can also compare to the likes of Dan Marino, Karl Malone, and Patrick Ewing.

[@radixide16]

The Lebron & Roman one is so accurate 🐐

[@dquanissavage6287]

Pllana Awesome Video Today!!🔥🐐🐐💎

[@afro_souledits2382]

I love these comparisons

[@T.Gizzle89]

That Randy Orton and Aaron Rodgers comparison hit me hard because they both don't have that much time left fr🤷🏾‍♂️ Aaron Rodgers dominated the NFL, while randy was dominating the WWE. When its all said and done these two will be hall of famers in their respective sports and be truly miss 💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@ForeverChels1905]

Wreslers compared with footballers (based on the texts in the tik tok) Finn Balor- Michael Owen Seth Rollins-Sol Campbell Roman Reigns-CR7 Dean Ambrose-KDB Randy Orton-Thiago Silva Nakamura-Harry Kane LA Knight - De Gea John Cena- Messi Drew McIntyre- Beckenbauer Kofi Kingston-Jamie Vardy CM Punk -Casemiro

[@richardsousa2625]

Man I really wish sometimes WWE pulled the trigger with that Seth Balor title rematch. Balor needs one last run with the gold

[@SuperAttitudeera]

Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper - Magic Johnson and Larry Bird = Our rivalries started a massive global trend, brother! The Rock - Cristiano Ronaldo = Biggest fanbase and most payed Rey Mysterio - Lionel Messi = Hall of Famers who won everything in their fields and are beloved figures.

[@NewChipSkylark]

I don’t think Finn’s career was that bad, his NXT runs are mint

[@cinemawithsven]

Just thought about this last night with Finn. Astonishing how he and several other bigger stars never got to hold the big gold again

[@tmac731]

A a Bulls I’m still not ok from D Rose

[@airfrance4365]

Same 😢

[@richardvong01]

These are strongly accurate comparisons

[@tercial]

Damn, that background music during the roman and lebron comparison

[@almaverickviray7539]

Kobe and Edge: Both had Hall of Fame Careers with multiple championships but was cut short due to injury.

[@lexus..6372]

Roman and LeBron are definitely a great comparison, however, as big as LeBron is, I'd also like to compare him to John Cena. Especially the young version of LeBron (pre-Miami). He was so loved and hated at the same time, while PG Cena was also loved and hated at the same time. Can't really explain but to me it really seems so similar for me.

[@vincentgrimaldo8583]

Cool comparison

[@PrettyboyAshtun]

that derrick rose one still hurts man…

[@justinbrinton9051]

It’s crazy bc Finn and balor are my favorites in both respective business. I still fw with rose to this day especially when he dropped 50

[@ALEXFIERY]

3:51 CLEVELAAAND.... ACKNOWLEDGE ME!

[@jerichocage3825]

Wouldn’t the Lebron one fit better with John cena instead of Roman??..

[@NickolasNameolas]

Agreed.

[@kvancdikmen5150]

Choosing second best european basketball player for kofi kingston is very generous it could be paul pierce and 2008 championship with big three and new day

[@brayv_8]

Lebron is Lesnar - both were incredibly dominant at their peaks. Sports media grew obsessed with discussing Lebron as much as possible due to his popularity, even when he wasn’t on a championship contender, and this led to a lack of interest in younger talent in the eyes of the general audience. Lesnar not showing up to most of the PLEs yet WWE keeping the belt on him anyway was just as damaging to the popularity of younger talent in that company. CM Punk right now is Dwight Howard on his second run in Los Angeles. Past his prime, let go of his prior team due to locker room issues. But he returns to the place he left almost a decade prior and creates a massive impact despite not being able to offer what he used to. Roman is Steph Curry - Even though both had won multiple championships before, people still thought there was something missing before considering them an all time great that both have achieved within the last few years. Roman turning heel and forming the bloodline. Steph finally capturing a finals mvp. Going back in time now, Ric Flair is Shaq. All time greats that stayed around way too long. Jordan = Cena. The SuperCena era was just as dominant as Jordan’s 6-0 run in the 90s, and Cena’s decline from the mid-2010s til now resemble Jordan’s time with the Wizards.

[@YoriS.A.M.10]

Shinsuke Nakamura needs the world heavyweight championship or Undisputed WWE Championship

[@ameEeeee3]

spudd webb and rey mysterio is a great comparison, both are small but successesful

[@elijah-e4n]

The mavs wanted to resign Jaylen but they couldn’t offer him as much money as the Knicks

[@SonnyK248]

That was back when Seth Rollins was on an injury massacre through the roster. No one was safe 😂

[@Peerocka]

This is unrelated but please bring the What Ifs back, you’re one of the GOATs on KZbin🙏🏼

[@interrupted_reverie]

Americans are so disconnected they dont realise that most people have no idea about nba , if you want this vid to do numbers compare it to football players

[@JaisonWatkins]

Also, KD and Seth both suffered leg injuries at the worst time.

[@cooperdunkin3864]

MJF and Patrick Mahomes: They said we were too young to win it all.

[@Darkyross]

AS A CHICAGOAN D ROSE INJURY MADE MY CRY TEARS I WAS I THINK 9-11 SOMETHING LIKE THAT THAT BULLS TEAM COULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING

[@chaosmaster715]

Since it was amercian talking on this topic I was not expecting them to talk about the biggest sport in the world but a good comparison is Stone Cold and Rock with Ronaldo and Messi for the Fact they have the biggest and most legendary rivalry in WWE and Sports history

[@FIEFA22_]

Cena and LeBron the best comparison: both loved both hated both controversial both have longevity

[@Darkyross]

NGL THE RANDY AND AARON ONE SHOULD HAVE BEEN "WE COULD HAVE BEEN THE BEST IN OUR ERA IF THAT ONE GUY WASNT THERE" AKA JOHN CENA AND BRADY

[@kadensk3]

this vid was different but dope

[@amitomer2665]

Cm punk and jimmy butler feels like a great comparison. Both were named ' locker room cancers' later to prove they not to be, but just to tell what it is in cancerous situations. Both are also regularly underrated when talking about their greatness ( cm punk less lately but very much so in the past)

[@AngelOfDeathValley]

Do you guys think Finn Balor should have another tile reign tell me what you think in the comments

[@Big_talks.]

Not charismatic enough, pro wrestling is all about gimmick and charisma and the less you have of it the harder it is to climb to the top

[@hellchrome01]

The Russel Westbrook and Jon Moxley are good Comparissons

[@ervinjasar]

Undertaker and Michael Jordan Both had great career both considered goat by many always efficent great athletes in the beginning of their career and turned into wise and ultimately skilled later on and had they not decided to break the wrestlemania streak for undertaker then they would both be undefeated in the biggest event.

[@SpaceViking2000]

I will die on this hill, but not giving Balor the title at Summerslam while Priest was Mr. MITB was a mistake that hurt the title and pretty much everyone involved with it until Punk returned and it didn’t last. Everyone at this point is just waiting on Gunther to win it.

[@theodorelong9762]

Finn had so much momentum, he beat Roman on Raw and beat Seth at PPV. Now i feel like he’s just content with where he’s at, and more happy with how his personal life is, so he’s not pushing for another run backstage. Hoping that this Damien Priest run ends with Babyface Finn getting one last run courtesy of HHH. (Dont forget Finn was one of HHH’s OG boys)

[@viratshivam]

Yo man😢, Prince Devitt😢

[@cvanlalhriata7721]

Who'll be the Tim Duncan of WWE, not flashy but extremely fundamental and most accomplished force

[@ghostpodgameing]

Done show thumbnail broke my heart reminded me of the good ole days Bulls just won't the same after 😥

[@BSmokeyGaming]

Here’s my comparison but it’s WWE and NFL. Triple H (Attitude Era version) = Travis Kelce. (I AM THAT… DAMN GOOD! I AM THE GAME! - Triple H) You can say the same thing for Travis Kelce as he is considering from many the best TE in NFL history and my next comparison draws similarities towards Triple Hs success to the top of the WWE when he slept and married the bosses daughter. (Who wears the pants in the family? Do you have to ask your wife for permission first? - CM Punk to Triple H in a promo back in 2011) Stephanie McMahon = Taylor Swift (The Billion Dollar Princess! - Paul Heyman). Both have relationship issues, Stephanie was with Test, then with Triple H and Kurt Angle at the same time before Triple H and Stephanie finally got married in 2003. Taylor Swift, I have no idea who she dated, but she do have history of relationship problems cause of her music LOL. Taylor Swift = John Cena (If you look at their careers, it’s actually accurate, both of them are polarized figures and have lots of haters, lots of diehard football fans (outside of KC, ever since Taylor Swift got involve with the NFL, it already drive fans nuts) and wrestling fans hate these two, I should know this cause not only I’m a diehard wrestling fan but I’m a huge fan of John Cena. Ever since Cena was drafted to Raw in 2005, that’s when wrestling fans slowly turned on Cena despite him being a huge babyface and becoming the new Hulk Hogan of that era, Cena had to change his rap gimmick to a Marine gimmick, it’s actually the same for Taylor Swift, changing from Country music to Pop. Cena was getting booed in many arenas (great example, NYR 2006, WM 22, ECW ONS 2006, Summerslam 2007, No Mercy 2007, No Way Out 2008, MITB 2011), mostly kids and ladies cheering for Cena and male audience booing Cena, same situation with Taylor Swift but it’s mostly females cheering for Swift. Roger Goddell = Vince McMahon (These two will get booed regardless if they’re face or heel, Roger gets booed whether it’s at the Super Bowl presentation or at the NFL Draft. And don’t get me started with Vince McMahon with his famous storylines back then that actually accurate to his real life persona and his recent allegations which I’ll ignore.) Patrick Mahomes = Shane McMahon (I just throw these two just for LOLs, but they do have similarities, both are rich, daddy boys (Shane kissing Vince’s butt, Mahomes kissing Goddell’s butt). Also throw in the fact that fans calling Mahomes a crybaby and wrestling fans chanting to Shane, “Shane’s a Wussy! 👏👏👏👏👏” (Replace the W with a P). Aaron Rodgers = Randy Orton (Their the last remaining guys from the last decade or two that diehard football fans and wrestling fans loved, both are champions, both had injuries and coming back from injuries (Randy is back, Aaron Rodgers is coming back when the season starts.) Both hear voices in their heads, Randy of course and Aaron Rodgers saying dumb crap about the vaccines/politics BS LMAO. Aaron Hernandez = Chris Benoit (What’s scary about this is that both of them had HOF careers before you know what which led to both of their names being erased in their professional careers (NCAA, NFL and WWE). Aaron Hernandez was playing with the NE Patriots alongside Tom Brady and alongside Gronk at the TE position, could’ve been the best one-two punch TE in NFL history, then all of the sudden, Aaron Hernandez threw his life away when he was arrested for murder and killed himself in prison. Chris Benoit had a HOF career dating back to his days in Japan, ECW, WCW and the WWF, then in 2006, he killed his wife and son then killed himself. Both of their names are never mentioned ever again (unless you search on KZbin LOL). Brett Favre = Kurt Angle (Both live, breath and sleep their respective professions, both willing to play football (Favre) and wrestle (Kurt) despite numerous injuries, Brett Favre started the Ironman of football by playing the most consecutive games without missing a game. Both are winners. Both changed the game for other companies/teams (Brett Favre in Minnesota, almost won a SB with his rival Vikings after a historic career with the Packers. Kurt Angle changed the game for TNA Wrestling, imho had his best matches in TNA than his historic career in the WWE.) Both strangely had weird taste in women, Kurt Angle segment with Joy Giovanni and Sharmell and Brett Farve with Jets cheerleaders LOL.

[@dregogetem]

Cena is kobe, the rock is mj and roman is LeBron

[@almightyironhead25]

1 major difference.... YOURE COMPARING FAKE FIGHTING TO REAL SPORTS!!! love the channel, my man.

[@MacMcAllister-bm1wv]

I’ve always thought like this, but with rappers…for instance Triple H is the JayZ of wrestling, Roman is Drake, etc.

[@lwandomadikizela2213]

La Knight is the Neymar of WWE. Highly talented but born in the wrong era. Neymar had the tools to win the Ballon D'or but unfortunately Messi and Ronaldo dominated football for over a decade plus Mbappe, Haaland, Vini Jr and Wirtz are making their claims while La Knight a great wrestler, he's in the wrong era with Rhodes, Rollins, Reigns, Drew and CM Punk at the top of their game plus Bron, Gunther, Priest, Dragunov, Trick and Melo are putting their names for the next face of WWE. Kofi Kingston and Karim Benzema are the never say never. Both of them weren't meant to win the big and yet they done it. Kofi winning the WWE Championship and Benzema won the Ballon D'or. John Cena and Lionel Messi are the best that ever done it. Both men dominated their profession and won multiple titles including 16 world title reigns and a World Cup. Randy Orton and Cristiano Ronaldo are the I don't know how much longer I can go. Both of them are still going strong but father time is changing up. So we have to appreciate them before they hang up their boots for good. Finn Balor and Mario Gotze are the Next Big Thing. Both Balor and Gotze won the big won but injuries prevented them from reaching their true potential. Seth Rollins and Luis Figo both sold out for the glory and it worked out in the end but burning bridges with their friends like Ambrose and Barcelona.

[@damarkisallen1013]

Finn was gonna be the face of the company but fate did him dirty

[@Jay4444400]

Nah John Cena and Lebron are the best comparison both blew up in 2003, Face of the company at the time, both considered goats, and both are hated but also loved. Folks been comparing them way b4 Roman was thought of. Just needed that to be known 😬

[@MrShakeXBake1]

Randy would’ve been Kobe for me you know “NBA” comparison

[@homelessratt]

Durant doing the weakest move? thats Lebron

[@henryandze1491]

James Harden is more like Chris Jericho

[@s_hallowzz4716]

Plz do more of these

[@theloremaestro5498]

Can we get more of this? Damn 😢

[@sujiks9517]

Finn could have easily reached the top if triple h was in control at that time

[@ZekeorSomething]

Finn deserves one more world title reign

[@airfrance4365]

That chapter is closed

[@chaosdromanah8620]

As a Derrick Rose fan this vid made a sad

[@reallee819]

What about a .j styles compared sports athletes maybe Jalen hurts or Patrick mahomes or Dwayne wade

[@stixinmypocket51]

CM Punk and Steph could also be compared on the fact that they both revolutionized their respective sports. (Punk being an Indy guy to make it in the big leagues and Steph basically making 3pt shooting a pre-requisite for anyone coming in the league)

[@mylesunion8413]

Aaron Rodger is my favorite basketball player

[@CEOofInfamous]

Shout out to DERRICK ROSE

[@franrangel198]

Why do people say Mavs let Brunson go? They offered the same contract but Brunson wanted to be where his dad is

[@valon.pllana]

He was going to sign the extension. They said no

[@sageslim1914]

Would love to see Finn get another title run

[@kevinadkins8548]

I’d compare Cena to LeBron and have Roman compared to Kobe.

[@alexandru5369]

Never really been a fan of Finn but that comparison with Rose is eerie . Definitely a true what if? scenario I actually think Rose, had he won a tile or at least went too the final's, cause he's something Lebron isn't likable (Something that doesn't need a lot of marketing)

[@SuperNigga2k]

Drew McIntyre and Jimmy butler. No matter how close they get to win the championship they will never get it

[@littleanonymous2167]

Look, my dear friend, regarding Roman Reigns, the difficulty is that he was champion for a period of several years and they thought that it was going to overtake Hulk Hogan and this is another additional time, and his victories were the same only by the BLOODLINE, there are those who react in an extreme way but it seems that they were not either Want Roman to retire completely. And regarding the role of the tribal chief, a new player entered (jacob fatu) , and if he wants this role, he will take it from Roman ☝

[@Da_Vulnerable_man]

Listening to this The day after them winning the tag team blets cmm

[@WeAreKidVYBE]

Where has Shinsuke been?

[@SAMI_ZAYN_FANPAGE]

Live events.

[@adolfojrz4792]

gunther and jokic

[@antoniodearry7114]

I say these were 100% accurate