3 Superstars who didn't watch WWE growing up, and 3 that were hardcore fans

#1 Hardcore fan: Kevin Owens

A young Owens posing in his Y2J shirt, years before the two would work together in WWE.

One of the hottest things in wrestling today, Kevin Owens' rise to Superstardom has been a long time coming. Before the Prizefighter joined WWE in December 2014, Owens had already made a huge splash on the independent scene and had grown up watching wrestling in his childhood.

Growing up, Owens watched as much WWE content as possible, and reportedly learned English from listening to Jim Ross, as Owens' first language is French, being a citizen of the province of Quebec. Whilst Good Ol' J.R. may not have been the best English teacher (unless your word of the day is Slobberknocker), Owens' persistence paid off, as the former Universal Champion is now considered one of the company's best talkers, as evident in his recent unscripted promos against Shane McMahon on SmackDown Live.