2025 Year in Review Part 9 - Most Popular and Most Hated of the Year (Male and Female)
MOST POPULAR MALE STAR: Jack Mason
Jack Mason wasn’t cheered because he was likable.
He was cheered because the audience experienced his collapse and his refusal to be owned.
Q3 deterioration made fans emotionally protective
Q4 defiance against Dark Dominion created real catharsis
Dual-champion run confirmed his place instead of cooling him off
Jack Mason wasn’t perfect — and that’s why he connected.
🔹 Runner-Ups (Male – Popular)
Rudolph
The moral center of NPCW. Even in defeat, the audience stayed with him.Van Helsing
Respect earned through discipline, sacrifice, and championship burden.Negropolis
Cult-favorite connection that never faded — strange, sincere, and resilient.
MOST POPULAR FEMALE STAR: Goldie Locks
Goldie Locks was the emotional backbone of NPCW in 2025.
Queen of the North reign built on honor
Anchor of the Blonde Bombshells
Career-ending loss generated respect, not rejection
Goldie didn’t tease a return.
She earned legacy.
🔹 Runner-Ups (Female – Popular)
Dorothy
Trauma-driven edge felt authentic and deeply relatable.Alice
Quiet consistency and elite tag-team trust.Maid Marion
Sympathy surge following the Merry Band fracture elevated her connection.
MOST HATED MALE STAR: Sinister Klaus
Sinister Klaus wasn’t booed — he was rejected.
Corruption of Santa carried real emotional weight
Slay Team heat was hostile, not playful
Career-vs-Career proved fans wanted finality
That’s nuclear heel heat.
🔹 Runner-Ups (Male – Hated)
Abaddon
Hated because he felt inevitable — fear-driven rejection, not mockery.Krampus
Brutality without charm. The crowd never softened.Big Bad Wolf
Dominance-based heat rooted in intimidation.
MOST HATED FEMALE STAR: Lilith
Lilith didn’t chase boos.
She commanded them.
Ended Moonshadow’s reign in one day — deliberately cruel
Queen of the North Division felt unsafe under her rule
Goldie’s downfall remains tied to Lilith’s shadow
This was controlled, sustained, earned hatred.
🔹 Runner-Ups (Female – Hated)
Wicked Witch
Long-term corrosive presence — relentless and unapologetic.Moonshadow
Post-title arrogance flipped sympathy into resentment.Crimson Viper
Cold, calculating cruelty — the kind of heel who expects submission, not applause.
DAVE’S FINAL WORD
Popularity comes from truth.
Hatred comes from threat.
In 2025:
Jack Mason and Goldie Locks made people care
Sinister Klaus, Abaddon, Lilith, Wicked Witch, Moonshadow, and Crimson Viper made people uneasy
That’s not accidental.
That’s NPCW understanding its audience — and trusting them to feel.
— Dave “The Brute” Kent
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