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WWE Superstars have been using social media for the last decade at a rapidly growing pace. They have spent countless hours on Twitter, Instagram, and to a lesser extent, Facebook, interacting with fans, promoting storylines, and posting pictures that they hope will keep people interested in them and what they are doing in their careers. Wrestlers are also, for the most part, gym lovers. Well, some of them hate having to get up at 5 AM to hit the gym or drive around at midnight to find one that's open in a town they have never been to, but most of them seem to enjoy the rigorous activities that keep their bodies in good shape. WWE Superstars do it for their own physical health, but it's also extremely important to look good on television. It's also a great way to get people to pay attention to you on social media.
From body transformations like Braun Strowman, Sheamus and Mike Kanellis to ongoing pictures of abs left and right (Finn Balor, we're looking at you), the Superstars are always finding reasons to post pictures of themselves in the gym. You can also find plenty of pictures of stars trying to flaunt their sex appeal, even if it's not totally obvious, you know pictures of pecs, abs, boobs, and butts always get extra likes. Sometimes the stars are goofy and silly. You have to switch it up sometimes. Keep people guessing.
When former world champion Edge made a surprise return to WWE, he had posted the above mirror selfie on social media which triggered a number of rumors and speculations regarding the Rated R Superstar's next destination.
With superstars taking to social media every day to showcase their torso, it feels like a perfect time to explore the world of WWE Superstar gym selfies. That's something everyone can enjoy!
10. Rusev (with Lana and Sheamus)
Sheamus possesses one of the most enviable physiques in the industry. So if you needed help toning yourself, you knew that the former WWE champion was the guy to call. In his time off he has become the guy to go to when you're trying to change your body, or just have a really good workout His Celtic Warrior workouts are far, far different from DDP Yoga. No meditation, stretching, or flexible workouts here! Sheamus is seen in the background here working out with Rusev and Lana, all pumping iron of different kinds. Rusev has his kettlebell, Lana has some dumbbells, and Sheamus takes up the rear with a barbell that surely has quite a load of weight on it. They're definitely taking their workout seriously, but they can have fun with it, too. Look at that face on the Bulgarian Brute! This is a great group selfie and it's all about being fun and funny, not sexy and serious. This is great.
Sheamus has been one of WWE's top talents over the last decade and has played the many roles and gimmicks allocated to perfection.
9. The Rock
This one is so great because it's not just a selfie. It's The Rock taking a video selfie while working out and he's actually able to turn the camera around to show how many people are actually filming him taking his selfie. It's almost like selfie-ception. Not quite, but almost. The Rock is all over the world, and it seems like he's often in three places at one time, but he still finds time to be entertaining on Instagram, and he can do it during a tough workout.
In fact, maybe the reason he's able to get all of his workouts in while doing press for his movies and spending time with his kids is because he actually can be in three places at once! Or more, even. This is The Rock we're talking about, the best paid movie star on the freakin' planet. He surely has the money to clone himself.
The Rock's popularity has transcended eras, establishing himself as the greatest WWE superstar of all time. Even at 49 years, he boasts of a physique like none other.
8. Mike Kanellis
This is an important picture to include here. A lot of Instagram selfies (maybe most of them) are all about showing off and making yourself look good or goofing off and having fun, but this pair of side-by-side selfies is different. Mike Kanellis is a man battling an ongoing addiction to prescription drugs. He injured his knee a few years ago, before being signed by WWE. In the years that followed, the knee got better but his addiction spiraled out of control. He fought hard to get himself clean, and after disappearing from WWE for a number of months, he returned with the body you see on the right. Mike rebuilt his body while rebuilding his life, with the help of his wife and the determination to be a success in his life. He saw success in an unexpected place, on 205 Live, like another bigger guy, Buddy Murphy, and it's the best thing happening for him. He transformed his body, transformed his life and is having (for the most part) the career he was hoping he would have when he joined WWE.
Mike currently works for ROH after leaving the WWE in 2020.
7. Charlotte Flair
There are lots of selfies of Charlotte on Instagram. From bikinis on the beach, to hanging out with her boyfriend Andrade, to shots in front of the mirror at oh so many gyms. This one is especially cool, though, because she's wearing an "Ingobernables" hat. For anybody unaware, Los Ingobernables is a stable of wrestlers in Mexico's CMLL promotion (the group also has an offshoot in New Japan Pro-Wrestling, Los Ingobernables de Japon). One of the founders of that group is a masked wrestler who went by the name of La Sombra. He is no longer with CMLL, because he signed a WWE contract to become Andrade "Cien" Almas. Now he's just Andrade, and he's dating one of the best Superstars on WWE's roster today. Charlotte knows the Instagram game well, and she's snuck this hat into a few different pictures. That's just cool. Maybe even tranquilo, if you will.
Andrade was unable to reach great heights with the WWE and requested for his release recently from the company. Charlotte, on the other hand, boasts of a career that is indeed Hall of Fame worthy.
6. Naomi
Naomi makes this list because she understands the power of a mirror in a gym selfie. Most people will take a selfie to show off their body by standing in front of a mirror and just taking a picture of what they see. This is much different. Naomi gets her glow on by showing herself from the front and the back by placing herself perfectly in front of the mirror. You get to see her workout gear (she went with pastels instead of the usual funky brightness), and you get to see her fron behind, accentuating what many (herself included) consider to be her best physical asset.
You also have to love the comment that goes along with the post. Many people who work out understand that struggle. You just want to have way too much ice cream and binge watch some Netflix, but you have to keep your body looking and feeling on point. Maybe she went home and had some low-fat ice cream and still got a few episodes in before bed.
5. Sonya Deville (and Mandy Rose)
This selfie is fantastic because friendship is great. Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville were tag partners in the ring and great friends outside of the ring. When they aren't busy taking selfies eating donuts with Maria Menounos, they're working hard in the gym and working to become one of the best tag teams in WWE's women's tag team division. Sometimes you want to show off your progress, or just show the world that you've been working hard. That's how gym selfies were born! Here, however, Sonya Deville's simple, innocent gym selfie is being selfie-bombed by Mandy. Is selfie-bombing a real term? Maybe I just created something new. EIther way, Mandy is definitely crashing Sonya's party. Sadly, a search of social media accounts has not led to the whereabouts of the picture Mandy Rose took, but at least this one exists, and it is a gem.
Mandy Rose also boasts of a strong social media presence and is currently paired with Dana Brooke in her quest for the women's tag team titles.
4. Cesaro (with Noam Dar)
Cesaro has a great Instagram page. He also has a ton of selfies. Surprisingly, very few of them are at the gym. He's in the gym all the time, making sure to keep up the flawless appearance of the Swiss Superman, but usually, other people are taking the pictures. In this case, Cesaro is making the best of it. He's hanging out with Noam Dar (and doing some fantastic squats with a heavy barbell in a video attached to this picture) and wearing a Misfits t-shirt. When it comes to knowing what to wear, Cesaro is your man. Be it a night on the town, in the ring, at a sidewalk cafe or in the gym, Cesaro is a well dressed man who can take a darn fine selfie. The only thing that would make this picture better would be if the men were sharing a nice cup of coffee. I believe that would qualify as heaven for Cesaro.
Cesaro is currently the best pound-for-pound athlete in WWE and his super human feats in the ring are the stuff of legends.
3. Braun Strowman
Braun Strowman has been documenting his body transformation since joining Instagram. He comes across as a really, really nice guy on Instagram as well, which we saw come out in his character on television after his "Get These Hands" catchphrase became an instant hit. If you remember, Braun Strowman was first brought up to WWE's main roster as a member of the Wyatt Family. It didn't last long, and he was overweight, looked bad, and could barely move.
Yes, indeed, Braun Strowman has abs, and look at the veins and striations on this guy! He completely reinvented his body and along with it, improved so vastly in the ring that upon his return that he immediately became a star. It helped that he was in the ring with Roman Reigns and The Big Show, but Braun put in the work and it paid off. This gym selfie is part of the proof. We also get to see his silly side. He can't do that very often when he's the Monster Among Men on WWE television, but Instagram allows him to be Adam Scherr, not Braun
2. Tony Nese (with Buddy Murphy and Jack Gallagher)
Tony Nese might be the king of gym selfies, so it was difficult to choose this as number 2 on ths list instead of number 1. Buddy Murphy has actually surpassed Nese in the ab game, as Murphy seems to have 8 and a half abs (that is not human!) and Nese is sporting barely 6! That's bad form, Tony. I bet that's why he lost the Cruiserweight Championship.
The best part of this selfie from the gym locker room is Jack Gallagher. The two most ripped men ever to grace 205 Live are standing, almost towering, with their Greek-like chiseled physiques, over the smaller, pale, and muscular but not ripped, Gallagher. It almost looks like Gentleman Jack saw this picture, Photoshopped himself behind the two men, and then found Nese's Instagram password and replaced the original picture with this one. This is a mix of funny and impressive, and I love it. You can also tell that Tony Nese is trying really hard not to laugh at the silliness of Gallagher behind him.
1. Apollo Crews (and his pop-tarts)
Apollo Crews is ripped. He is a beast. And he can eat whatever he wants. That surely makes some people, people who look at a piece of chocolate and gain 5 pounds, very upset. Crews takes great selfies -- in airplanes, locker rooms, airport bathrooms, hotels, hotel bathrooms, with fans, in the arenas before shows, backstage and more. But this one, this selfie, in the bathroom after a workout, is unbelievable.
He probably took the exact same picture just seconds after this one, except he moved the pop-tart first. Then he thought to himself, "You know what? This is funny. Plus, I can gloat!" and he put it up on Instagram. This is just a fantastic selfie, as it shows both an amazing physique and a great sense of humor at the same time. This is a peak selfie. He is on his game.
After impressing in the NXT, Crews debuted on the main roster and has now undergone a gimmick change, paying homage to his African roots.
