#5 CM Punk
Ever since C M Punk dropped his infamous pipe bomb on the squeaky clean John Cena six years back on an episode of Raw, he was a made man. The Chicago native captured the imagination and support of the public despite being a heel.
Punk’s anti-establishment rants led to the crowd cheering him in favour of the babyface Cena and against other fan favourites like Triple H in the coming months.
Even after Punk turned heel with an assault on the Rock nearly two years later, the crowd were still with him. It was never more solidified than when Punk made his return to the company in a match against another baby face in Chris Jericho and got a tremendous pop.
Fans loved to hate CM Punk at different points in his career, but they never actually failed to love the guy.