25 Most Important WWE Stars Of The 21st Century So Far

12. Edge

Even though his former tag partner Christian ranks much lower down on this list, the singles career of Edge - and subsequent popularity off the back of it - places him nicely in 13th place on this list. His career was tragically cut short by injury, but Edge still won enough to earn him an almost instant inclusion into the WWE Hall of Fame. A star that was always willing to put his body on the line in order to entertain - in a way similar to Daniel Bryan in 2014 - Edge never failed to let WWE fans down. That was what made him so popular, in all honesty. He was no stranger to a dramatic comeback from one of his many injuries, either - as his shock appearances in several Royal Rumble matches proved. Supremely entertaining and a real daredevil, Edge must be regarded as one of the most popular WWE stars of this century - and perhaps any other era before it.