The Boss and The EST of WWE, who made historical past earlier this yr once they grew to become the primary Black ladies to important occasion WrestleMania, took the third and fifth spots of most tweeted about ladies in 2021.

The duo joined a listing that additionally included United States Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles, who completed first, and tennis superstars Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams.

While Biles was essentially the most tweeted about feminine athlete, the Tokyo Olympics was essentially the most tweeted about sporting occasion, based on knowledge from Twitter.

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WWE launched a press release following the announcement of the highest 5 most tweeted about high 5 ladies’s athletes, stating “Congratulations to Banks and Belair, who certainly plan to run it back and be two of the most talked about WWE Superstars of 2022 and beyond!”

WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon additionally took to Twitter to congratulate the 2 ladies superstars.

💪💪@SashaBanksWWE @BiancaBelairWWE https://t.co/1vE5x0BlfC

— Stephanie McMahon (@StephMcMahon) December 9, 2021

Twitter knowledge for the yr additionally revealed the highest 5 most tweeted about males’s athletes in 2021. However, that checklist didn’t characteristic any WWE celebrity and featured icons from Basketball and American Football.

The males’s checklist was topped by Los Angeles Lakers star Lebron James, adopted by NFL star Tom Brady in second, the legendary Kobe Bryant in third, Brooklyn Nets’ Kyrie Irving in fourth and NFL star Aaron Rodgers in fifth.

Virat Kohli tweet announcing birth of daughter Vamika most liked on Twitter in 2021

Though soccer celebrity Cristiano Ronaldo did not make the checklist of the 5 most tweeted males’s athletes, Manchester United’s tweet saying his return to Old Trafford was the second-most retweeted put up worldwide this yr.

Meanwhile, based on Twitter India’s knowledge, Indian cricketer Virat Kohli saying the delivery of his daughter Vamika was essentially the most favored tweet in 2021, whereas Pat Cummins’ announcement of donation in the direction of COVID releif earned essentially the most retweets.