Less than a decade ago, the idea that millions of gamers would gather online to watch other people play video games seemed completely outlandish. Twitch, launched in June 2011, has proven that people enjoy watching fellow gamers play their favorite titles. The platform allows users to interact with fans using live-streamed video content, and many members of the professional wrestling community have gained solid Twitch followings.
Since those in and around pro wrestling are naturally comfortable with a camera pointed at them, it's not surprising that some wrestlers have managed to find significant success on Twitch. Here are the best wrestler Twitch channels, ranked by their number of followers.
10 Mia Yim - 12.8K Followers
Mia Yim, better known as NXT's Head Baddie In Charge, is relatively new to the world of Twitch streaming. She's quickly become one of the fans' favorite wrestlers to watch play video games due to her propensity to get extremely frightened by jump scares in horror games.
Her roommate, former NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler, is another highlight of Yim's Twitch streams. Baszler will often bust into the room and scare the living daylights out of Yim while she's playing a video game on camera. The prank often results in a loud shriek from Yim and hearty laughter from both women after the practical joke is done.
9 Leva Bates - 13.2K Followers
When she's not managing Peter Avalon and Brandon Cutler in AEW, Leva Bates can be found streaming her favorite video games on Twitch. Bates, who rose to mainstream prominence as NXT's Blue Pants in 2014 and 2015, spent most of her career on the independent circuit wrestling under a unique cosplay gimmick.
Bates would dress up as characters from all types of media, including video games, which explains her real-life affinity for streaming the titles she enjoys the most. Bates has been playing Final Fantasy VII Remake, Overwatch, and Days Gone in recent weeks, keeping her fans entertained with over-the-top antics and plenty of laid-back fun to go around.
8 Zelina Vega & Aleister Black - 17.2K Followers
Aleister Black and Zelina Vega have been married in real life since 2018,` a fact that might surprise wrestling fans since the two play polar opposite characters on TV. The husband and wife duo post all sorts of engaging content on their A to Z — short for "all things Aleister to Zelina and everything in between" — YouTube and Twitch channels.
Black and Vega follow their streaming schedule closely, rotating between solo and shared streams with their fans. The couple has been playing several games lately, including Ghost of Tsushima, Mario Kart, and different Pokémon titles. This Twitch channel gives fans a unique chance to learn about one of the lesser-known married couples in pro wrestling.
7 Dakota Kai - 17.9K Followers
Dakota Kai has been streaming on Twitch for many years, which explains why the self-proclaimed "wannabe gamer" has such a loyal following on the platform. Kai's Twitch has gained even more notoriety lately, as The Captain of Team Kick has been donating revenue from her Twitch streams to various charitable causes around the world.
She recently finished The Last of Us Part II and has started playing Ghost of Tsushima in her last few streams. Kai is the type of gamer who plays video games all the way from start to finish on her channel. So, there's no doubt that Kai will never face a shortage of video game content to keep her Twitch streams lively for the foreseeable future.
6 Cesaro - 22.7K Followers
Unlike most other wrestlers with Twitch channels, Cesaro's streams are mostly focused on one video game in particular: League of Legends. The Swiss Cyborg's passion for the game stems from the Team WWE vs. Team NXT show match, which occurred in November 2018. Cesaro posted a standout performance for Team WWE during his squad's lopsided loss to Team NXT, and he's continued sharpening his League of Legends skills ever since.
UpUpDownDown's Mr. OP recently reunited with Miro during a stream on his Twitch channel, playing VALORANT with his former co-worker for about 45 minutes. Cesaro's climb in League of Legends doesn't seem to be ending anytime soon, so his followers will be in for many more entertaining streams in the future.
5 Adam Cole - 28.4K Followers
While Adam Cole's wrestling persona might cause fans to believe he couldn't possibly be the type of person who plays video games on the internet, the 31-year-old is in fact quite passionate about his successful Twitch channel. The humorous gamer, known as CHUGS to fans of Xavier Woods' UpUpDownDown YouTube channel, couldn't be more, unlike the arrogant character he portrays on television during his light-hearted live streams.
In Cole's recent streams, the former NXT Champion has kept his legion of loyal followers entertained while he plays Final Fantasy VII Remake, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Ghost of Tsushima, The Last of Us Part II, and Streets of Rage 2.
4 Tyler Breeze, Baron Corbin & Shawn Spears - 29.8K Followers
AEW has proven to be quite the thorn in WWE's side since its inception in 2019, but company lines haven't been able to drive a wedge between Tyler Breeze, Shawn Spears, and Baron Corbin. Breeze, Spears, and Corbin — known to their Twitch fans as Breezus, Dilly, and Corbs, respectively — make up a popular streaming trio dubbed The Sweetz.
On paper, the three wrestlers couldn't be more different from one another. The dynamic between Breeze, Spears, and Corbin works though, which has allowed the trio to endear themselves to gaming fans over the years. The Sweetz stream all different types of content on their Twitch channel, including gameplay from many different video game titles.
3 Miro (F.K.A. Rusev) - 45.5K Followers
Miro, the man formerly known as Rusev, was released from his WWE contract in April 2020. Just a few weeks later, the Bulgarian Brute decided that he would launch his very own Twitch channel. Since mid-May 2020, Miro has built an impressive following on Twitch, quickly becoming one of the most popular wrestlers on the entire website.
While wrestling fans have continued chattering about what promotion Miro will take his in-ring talents to next, the 35-year-old has seemed content while becoming a superpower in the world of Twitch streaming. If he decides to take an extended break from the ring, Miro could groom his budding career as a Twitch streamer in the meantime.
2 Xavier Woods - 69K Followers
Although an achilles injury has kept him out of the pro wrestling ring since October 2019, Xavier Woods has remained active on both YouTube and Twitch. An avid gamer, Woods' UpUpDownDown channel has amassed 2.19 million subscribers on YouTube. His Twitch channel isn't nearly as popular as his YouTube channel, but Austin Creed still makes it a point to entertain his followers with his unique brand of gaming-related content.
The New Day member has been streaming himself playing Dead by Daylight, The Last of Us Part II, and WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006, an UpUpDownDown-endorsed classic, as of late. No matter what game Woods is playing, fans are always in for a treat.
1 Paige - 107K Followers
Fans will likely be shocked to learn that Xavier Woods isn't the wrestler with the most Twitch followers. In fact, that distinction belongs to Paige, who retired from in-ring competition in April 2018. The 27-year-old streams a few times per week, chatting and engaging with fans while she plays games such as Mario Kart or Animal Crossing.
Paige's followers keep coming back because her streams are much more casual than the average Twitch streamer's content. She keeps it real at all times, often filling her viewers in on whatever is going on in the life of the former Total Divas star.