McGwire and Shaq were massive in the late 90s-early 2000s too
Stone Cold probably missed the list on fake sport technicality in the early 2000s.
Ronaldinho was overwhelmingly liked by all but short period of global dominance
Hockey is very regional & parity filled with nationalism underneath.
Baseball - Randy Johnson, Ichiro, Trout and recently Ohtani but now joined very hated franchise