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[Guest humanoid92]

Was just thinking about some of my all-time favorites and how cool it would be if somehow, somewhere, sometime it would be possible for all of them to be in the same promotion at the same time while they were all still in their primes.

 

A few years ago, baseball made their All Century Team, so I decided to make an All Time Wrestling Roster, consisting of my favorites (and simply the best). Here's how it works- you get 22 singles wrestlers (11 face and 11 heel) and 14 tag teams (7 heel and 7 face) for a total of a 50 man roster. I know that's a lot of tag teams, but you know the old saying that you can tell the strength and depth of a promotion based on its tag ranks. Besides, those involved in the tag teams could also be used as singles wrestlers and vice versa.

 

So here's my roster:

 

Tag Teams...

 

Faces:

Rock & Roll Express

Steiner Brothers

British Bulldogs

Edge & Christian

Hardy Boyz

The Fantastics

Kaientai

 

Heels:

Midnight Express

Brainbusters

Fabulous Rougeaus

Los Guerreros

Team Angle

Heavenly Bodies

Orient Express

 

Singles Wrestlers...

 

Faces:

Bret Hart

Ricky Steamboat

Chris Benoit

Chris Jericho

Randy Savage

Mr. Perfect

Rey Mysterio

Brian Pillman

1-2-3 Kid

Marty Jannetty

Dustin Rhodes/Goldust

 

Heels:

Ric Flair

Shawn Michaels

Kurt Angle

Owen Hart

Jeff Jarrett

Stunning Steve Austin

Triple H

Dean Malenko

Ted DiBiase

Steven Regal

Jake Roberts

 

Keep in mind I'm envisioning these guys in their primes- so it's the 1-2-3 Kid of 1993 and the Triple H of 2000... you know, when they were good.

 

On the bubble: Razor Ramon, The Rock, Sting, Scott Taylor, Terry Taylor, Lance Storm, Mick Foley, Jamie Noble, Jushin Liger, Barry Windham

 

Announcers: Gorilla & Heenan, Vince & Ventura

 

Interview Segments: Piper's Pit and King's Court

 

So that's my fantasy all-star roster.

 

Go ahead and make your own if you feel so inclined...

[Mecha Mummy 0]

Tag Teams:

 

Face -

 

Kaientai

Hardy Boyz

Rock & Roll Express

America's Most Wanted

Dudley Boyz

APA

British Bulldogs

 

Heel -

 

Midnight Express

Edge and Christian

The Disciples of the New Church (Slash and Lee)

Triple X (All 3 preferred, but if not, Low-Ki and Christopher Daniels)

Raven and Richards

Los Guerreros

Brainbusters

 

Singles:

 

Face -

 

Bret Hart

Jushin Liger

Ricky Steamboat

The Rock

The Hurricane

La Parka

Chris Benoit

Shark Boy

Rey Mysterio Jr.

1-2-3 Kid

Brian Pillman

 

Heel -

 

Owen Hart

Triple H

Mr. Perfect

Chris Jericho

Kurt Angle

Ted DiBiase

Cactus Jack

Ric Flair

Stunning Steve Austin

Shawn Michaels

 

On the Bubble: Dean Malenko, Rob Van Dam, Steve Corino, Team Angle, Razor Ramon, Sean O'Haire, Jamie Noble, Jeff Jarrett

 

Announce Teams: Joey Styles and Bobby Heenan, Jim Ross and Jesse Ventura

 

Interview Segments: Piper's Pit and... um... how 'bout The Brother Love show?

 

What about managers, though?

Edited May 26, 2003 by Gosunkugi

[Guest mach7]

SINGLES

 

Face (11): Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle, Yuji Nagata, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Rob Van Dam, Keiji Mutoh, Jyushin Lyger, Mitsuharu Misawa, Kendo Ka Shin, Rey Mysterio Jr, Ultimo Dragon.

 

Heel (11): Masahiro Chono, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Chris Jericho, Eddy Guerrero, Chavo Guerrero Jr, Lance Storm, Toshiaki Kawada, Dean Malenko, Ric Flair (old school), Super Delfin, Raven.

 

TAG TEAMS

 

Face (7): Edge & Christian, Shane Helms & Billy Kidman, The Rockers: Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty, The Hart Foundation: Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart, Kaientai: Taka Michinoku & Shoichi Funaki, The Hardy Boys: Jeff & Matt, The Mega-Powers: Randy Savage & Hulk Hogan (it's all about nostalgia).

 

Heel (7): John Cena & Randy Orton (with a little work, this could be a great team), Shinjiro Ohtani & Koji Kanemoto, Demolition: Ax & Smash (again, purely nostalgia), Tully Blanchard & Arn Anderson (old school), Earthquake & Typhoon (nostalgia -- bad workers, but a great 'monster heel' tag team), The Hollywood Blondes: Steve Austin & Brian Pillman, The Midnight Express: Bobby Eaton & Stan Lane.

 

OTHER

 

Future signees/On the bubble: Christopher Daniels, Low Ki', Elix Skipper, Jeff Jarrett, Justin Credible, Sean O'Haire, Damaja, Machine Doug Basham, Shelton Benjamin, Charlie Haas, Ron Killings, Jamie Knoble.

 

Figurehead President/Commish: Paul Heyman. I'd make him lose the baseball cap and invest in some hairplugs, though.

 

Announcers: Joey Styles & Scott Hall -- think of the chemistry between geeky Styles and a sarcastic/jerky Hall.

 

Interview Segments: Piper's Pit -- definitely old school Piper here, so you can actually understand more than 50% of what comes out of his mouth. The Funeral Parlor -- Paul Bearer.

[Guest Zack Malibu]

TEAMS:

 

Faces:

British Bulldogs

Rock N' Roll Express

Steiner Brothers

Road Warriors

Rockers

Hart Foundation

Hardy Boyz

 

Heels:

Hollywood Blondes

Edge/Christian

Midnight Express

Freebirds

Dudley Boys

Brainbusters

Demolition

 

Face 11-Ricky Steamboat, Rob Van Dam, Chris Benoit, Undertaker, Rey Mysterio, Booker T., Sting, Tajiri, Ultimo Dragon, Jushin Lyger, Mick Foley

 

Heel 11-The Rock, Kurt Angle, Shane Douglas, Raven, Dean Malenko, Ric Flair, Chris Jericho, Million Dollar Man, Jake Roberts,

Randy Savage, The Great Muta

 

Soon to debut/on the bubble:Killings, O'Haire, Daniels, Skipper, Shelton, Cena, Orton, Helms, Noble, Paul London, AJ Styles

 

Commish-Shane McMahon-the cocky rich kid who thinks he's bigger and better than anyone on the roster.

 

Announcers-Mike Tenay and Paul Heyman (Mr. Serious and Mr. Sarcasm together. And I'd love to see Tenay get pissed and snap back at Heyman,heh). -Occasional third man, Bobby Heenan.

 

Interview Segment-Piper's Pit. Nothing beats it. And Shawn's Heartbreak Hotel.

 

Managers:Give me old-school non skany Missy Hyatt, Heenan, Gertner, Sunny (in her prime) and Cornette for heels. For faces I'll take Trish Stratus, Paul Ellering and Capt. Lou.

[Guest bravesfan]

Cutting down on both my tag team and singles totals...I've wittled my active roster down to

--8 singles wrestlers on each side of the coin

--11 tag teams in total

--GRAND TOTAL: 18FACES, 20HEELS = 38 workers on my roster.

 

 

TAG TEAMS:

FACES:

British Bulldogs

Hardy Boys

Road Warriors

Steiner Brothers

WILD CARD: Brian Pillman/Van Dam (the spot machine Rock N Roll Expess)

 

HEELS:

Brainbusters

Edge & Christian

Los Guerreros

Money, Inc.

Team Angle

WILD CARD: Outsiders(you'll need heel muscle to combat the super-face teams.)

 

SINGLES (The numbers beside the worker denote their ranking in the grand scheme of feuds. (1) notes your #1 feud, and so on. Multiple numbers indicate stable feuds, or mixed feuds with workers of the same ranking.)

FACES:

(1)Steve Austin

(2)Bret Hart

(2)Sting

(2)Shawn Michaels

(3)Undertaker

(3)Randy Savage

(3)Ricky Steamboat

(3)Chris Jericho

Brian Pillman (TT)

Rob Van Dam (TT)

 

HEEL:

(1)Ric Flair

(2)The Rock

(2)Kurt Angle

(2)Mick Foley

(3)Jake Roberts

(3)Raven

(3)Owen Hart

(3)Chris Benoit

Arn Anderson (TT)

Ted Dibiase (TT)

Eddie Guerrero (TT)

 

MANAGERS:

FACE:

Elizabeth (w/ Savage)

Paul Ellering (w/ Road Warriors; weird choice at first, but it'll be their weakness to heel attacks.)

 

HEEL:

J.J. Dillon (w/ FOUR HORSEMEN)

Paul Heyman (w/TEAM ANGLE)

 

STABLES

FOUR HORSEMEN:

Ric Flair, Chris Benoit & The Brainbusters .

 

TEAM ANGLE:

Kurt Angle, Owen Hart & Team Angle.

 

ANNOUNCERS

Tony Schiavone and Gorilla Monsoon as your PBP men, with Jesse Ventura and Bobby Heenan providing color commentary. "Mix-and-Match" at will.

[Guest WrestlingDeacon]

This is everybody in their primes now.

 

Heels:

Ric Flair

Randy Savage (with Elizabeth)

Ted Diabiase (with Virgil)

Honky Tonk Man

Greg Valentine

Curt Hennig

Harley Race

Stan Hansen

Owen Hart (auxillary Hart Foundation member) (with Jimmy Hart)

Tony Atlas (with Teddy Long)

 

Faces:

Ricky Steamboat

Barry Windham

Sting

Roddy Piper

Magnum TA

Lex Luger

Lou Thesz

Jimmy Snuka (with Freddie Blassie)

Paul Orndorff

Bob Backlund (with Freddie Blassie)

Bruno Sammartino

Ernie Ladd

 

Tag Teams:

Heels:

Brain Busters (Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard)

Demolition (Ax and Smash)

Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Stan Lane)

Fabulous Rougeaus Brothers (Jacques and Raymond)

Islanders (Haku and Tama) (with Teddy Long)

Hart Foundation (Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart) (with Jimmy Hart)

 

Faces:

Strike Force (Tito Santana and Rick Martel)

Rock 'n Roll Express (Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson)

Southern Boys (Tracy Smothers and Brad Armstrong)

Steiner Brothers (Rick and Scott)

British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid)

Rockers: (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty)

 

Stables:

Four Horsemen: Ric Flair, The Brain Busters and Curt Hennig (with Bobby Heenan as manager)

 

White Knights: Ricky Steamboat, Barry Windham, Sting and Magnum TA (with Stacy Kiebler as T&A) (Windham would eventually turn on the group and join the Horsemen)

 

Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse Ventura, Gordon Solie and Bob Caudle. Heenan would set in at times with either team for a three man booth. Missy Hyatt would be backstage intereviewer and I'd probably give Piper a Piper's Pit segment.

[TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0]

Tag Teams

 

Face:

Rock & Roll Express

Steiner Bros

Fantastics

British Bulldogs

Road Warriors

Can-Am Connection

Demolition(Ax & Smash)

 

Heel:

Brainbusters

Money Inc.

Edge & Christian

Hollywood Blondes

Midnight Express

Outsiders

Los Guerreros

 

Singles:

 

Face:

Bret Hart

Sting

Ricky Steamboat

Chris Jericho

Rey Mysterio Jr.

Ron Van Dam

Mick Foley(Mankind/Dude Love/Cactus Jack)

Undertaker

Magnum TA

Jushin Lyger

Chris Benoit

 

Heel:

Ric Flair

Randy Savage(w/ Elizabeth)

The Rock

Roddy Piper

Shawn Michaels

Mr. Perfect

Ravishing Rick Rude

Hollywood Hulk Hogan(w/ Eric Bischoff)

Owen Hart

Jake Roberts

Kurt Angle

 

Commentators: 1. Gorilla & Jesse 2. Vince & Bobby

Piper's Pit would be the only talk show.

[Guest DawnBTVS]

Total Roster: 49 Wrestlers(Includes the 3 Managers)

 

Tag Teams

Faces

The Rockers(Shawn Michaels/Marty Jannetty)

Eliminators(Perry Saturn/John Kronus)

Steiner Brothers(Scott Steiner/Rick Steiner)

Demolition(Ax/Smash)

Los Guerreros(Eddie Guerrero/Chavo Guerrero Jr.)

Filthy Animals(Rey Mysterio Jr./Billy Kidman)

British Bulldogs(Davey Boy Smith/Dynamite Kid)

 

Heels

Brainbusters(Arn Anderson/Tully Blanchard)

Canadian Country(Owen Hart/Jeff Jarrett)

Edge/Christian

New Age Outlaws(Billy Gunn/Road Dogg)

Hardy Boyz(Jeff Hardy/Matt Hardy)

Midnight Express(Bobby Eaton/Dennis Condrey)

The Horsemen(Chris Benoit/Dean Malenko)

 

Singles

Faces

Bret Hart

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin

Sting

The Rock

Ricky Steamboat

Cactus Jack

Rob Van Dam

Jushin Liger

1-2-3 Kid

Diamond Dallas Page

 

Heels

Ric Flair

Randy Savage

Ted Dibiase

Raven

Shawn Michaels

Triple H

Kurt Angle

Jake Roberts

Chris Jericho

Kanyon

 

Managers: Paul Heyman(Chris Benoit/Dean Malenko), Chyna(Triple H/Shawn Michaels), Elizabeth(Randy Savage)

 

Stables: Horsemen(Benoit, Malenko, Brainbusters, Flair, Heyman)...Degeneration X(Triple H, Shawn Michaels, Chyna, New Age Outlaws)...The Flock(Raven, Kanyon, Hardy Boyz)

[Guest Dynamite Kido]

Here is my roster:

 

TAG TEAMS

faces

Steiner Brothers

Rock N' Roll Express

Hart Foundation

Road Warriors

The British Bulldogs

The Hardy Boyz

The Rockers

 

heels

Midnight Express w/Jim Cornette

The Eliminators

Edge and Christian

The Dudley Boyz w/Joel Gertner and Sign Guy Dudley

Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard

The Freebirds

Demolition w/ Mr. Fuji

 

Singles

faces

The Dynamite Kid

Ricky Steamboat

Steve Austin

Shawn Michaels

Rob Van Dam

Hulk Hogan

Sting

Bret Hart

Chris Benoit

Rey Mysterio Jr.

Undertaker

 

heels

Ric Flair

Owen Hart

Kurt Angle

Mr. Perfect w/ Bobby "the brain" Heenan

Rick Rude w/Bobby "the brain" Heenan

Cactus Jack

"Rowdy"Roddy Piper

Terry Funk

Big Van Vader

Ted Dibiase w/ Virgil

Harley Race

Edited May 27, 2003 by dynamite1980

[Guest Old Brown Heineken]

Tag Teams :

 

Faces

 

The Road Warriors (Hawk and Animal)

The British Bulldogs (Davey Boy Smith and Dynamite Kid)

The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty)

Demolition (Ax, Smash, and Crush)

Terry Funk and Dory Funk Jr.

The Hollywood Blondes (Steve Austin and Brian Pillman)

 

Heels

 

Midnight Express (Bobby Eaton and Dennis Condrey)

Mitsuharu Misawa and Kenta Kobashi

Stan Hansen and Ted DiBiase

The Fabulous Ones (Steve Keirn and Stan Lane)

Hiroshi Hase and Great Muta

The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Jesse James)

USA Express (Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo)

 

 

Single wrestlers :

 

Faces

 

Hulk Hogan

Harley Race

Bret Hart

Randy Savage

Jushin Liger

Rick Steamboat

Sting

Roddy Piper

Kerry Von Erich

Cactus Jack

Genichiro Tenyru

Magnificent Muraco

Rey Mysterio Jr.

Ultimo Dragon

 

Heels

 

Ric Flair

Andre The Giant

Bob Backlund

Bruiser Brody

The Undertaker

Jerry Lawler

Rick Martel

Curt Hennig

Abdullah The Butcher

Rick Rude

Owen Hart

Chris Benoit

Masahiro Chono

[Guest wildpegasus]

Tag Teams:

 

Faces: 1)Steiners

2)The Fantastics

3)Strike Force

4)Bulldogs

Heels 1)Kroffat/Furnas

2)Viet Cong Express

3)Midnight Express

4)Anderson/Blanchard

5)

 

Singles Faces: 1)Kobashi

2)Steamboat

3)Misawa

4)Brock Lesnar

5)Tiger Mask

6)Eddy Guerrero

7)Kawada

8)Booker T

9)Liger

10)Sasuke

11)Kurt Angle

 

Heel List 1)Benoit

2)Dynamite Kid (Benoit and Dynamite have the same problems that Benoit/Angle did when they were tag champs)

3)Johnny Smith

4)Big Van Vader

5)Ric Rude

6)Owen Hart

7)Bret Hart

8)Stan Hanson

9)Michaels

10)American Dragon

11)A-Train

[Guest nl5xsk1]

I don't have them split into face/heel factions because I'd prefer a level of tweener, so it's just going to be 22 singles and 14 tag teams.

 

Singles:

Flair, Hennig, Hansen, Brody, Vader, Douglas, Sting, Benoit, Bret Hart, Muta, Eddie Gilbert, Rick Rude, Jake Roberts, Windham, Kevin Sullivan, Booker T, Cactus Jack, Pillman, Terry Funk, Austin, Raven, and Angle.

 

Tag Teams:

Road Warriors, Midnites (Eaton and Lane), Tully and Arn, Freebirds (Gordy and Hayes), Williams and Dibiase, Fabulous Thrillseekers, Sheepherders, Von Erichs, Dynamic Duo (Adams and Hernandez), Koloff and Kruschev, Steiners, Bulldogs, Edge and Christian, Studd and Bundy.

 

Male Managers: Dangerously, Heenen, Cornette, Gary Hart (limiting myself to 4, but I have a ton of wrestlers who could manage: Gilbert, Snake, Sullivan, Funk, Hayes, etc.)

 

T&A Managers: Fallen Angel, Stacy Kiebler, Lady Maxine, Sunny.

 

Also, I've purposely avoided as many politicians as possible, to keep my locker room as painfree as possible, so Hogan, Savage, Warrior, Nash, HBK, HHH, Dusty are all left out. Flair is known to be somewhat of a politician, but I'll ignore that due to his skills.

 

EDIT: I dropped Al Snow and the Fabs and added Raven and the Thrillseekers in their places.

Edited May 29, 2003 by nl5xsk1

[Guest razazteca]

Tag Team

1 Ultimo Guerrero & Rey Bucannero

2 Dr Wagner & Black Tiger 3

3 Hardy Boys

4 Edge & Christian

5 Dudley Boys

6 Eaton & Lane

7 Arn Anderson & Tully Blandard

8 Steiner Brothers

9 Hart Foundation

10 RVD & Sabu

11 Harlem Heat

12 Kroffat & Furnas

13 Owen & Bulldog

14 Shawn Michaels & Marty Jennety

 

Singles

1. Shocker

2. Ultimo Dragon

3. Jericho

4. Beniot

5. Raven

6. Rock

7. DDP

8. Randy Savage

9. Dean Malenko

10. Rey Mysterio Jr

11. Psicosis

12. El Santo

13. Sting (before Crow gimmick)

14. Flair

15. Undertaker

16. Jake Roberts

17. Goldust

18. Stevie Richards

19. Hurricane

20. American Dragon

21. Low Ki

22. Steve Austin

 

Managers

Jimmy Hart

Bobby Heenan

Bill Alfonso

JJ Dillion

Paul E Dangerously

Joel Gertner

 

Valet

Elizabeth

Sunny

Nidia

Lita

Dawn Marie

[Guest gwf0704]

Pretty much anyone can be a face one day and a heel the other so my list of 14 tag teams and 22 singles are:

 

The Road Warriors

Arn Anderson / Tully Blanchard

Kevin/Kerry Von Erich

The Midnight Express (Eaton / Condrey)

The Rock N Roll Express

The Hollywood Blondes (Austin / Pillman)

Greg Gagne / Jim Brunzell

Mike Rotondo / Barry Windham

The Outsiders (Hall / Nash)

The Freebirds (Hayes / Gordy)

Jack and Jerry Brisco

The Wild Samoans (Afa / Sika)

The Fabulous Ones (Keirn / Lane)

The Dudley Boys (D-Von / Bubba Ray)

 

Ric Flair

Bob Backlund

Nick Bockwinkle

Andre the Giant

Mil Mascaras

Tiger Mask

Chris Benoit

David Von Erich

Terry Funk

Bill Goldberg

Sting

Magnum TA

Hulk Hogan

Dusy Rhodes

Rick Rude

Shane Douglas

Rob Van Damm

Les Thornton

Cactus Jack

Randy Savage

Dynamite Kid

The Rock

The Undertaker (Deadman)

 

6 Managers

 

Capt. Lou Albano

Gary Hart

Skandar Akbar

Paul Bearer

Jim Cornett

Paul Ellering

 

4 Valets

 

Stacy Kiebler

Sunny

Midajah

Beaulah

 

4 Announcers

 

Gordon Solie

Bobby Heenan

Jesse Ventura

Mike Tenay

[Guest TheBostonStrangler]

Singles Workers:

 

Steve Austin

Ric Flair

Rey Mysterio

Kurt Angle

Chris Benoit

Ken Shamrock

The Rock

AJ Styles

Mick Foley

Shawn Michaels

Diamond Dallas Page

Owen Hart

Brock Lesnar

Ricky Steamboat

Dynamite Kid

Sting

Booker T

HHH (only from 2000)

Bret Hart

Rob Van Dam

Juvi Guerrera

Christopher Daniels

 

Tag Teams:

 

Edge/Christian

New Age Outlaws

Harlem Heat

Eliminators (Saturn/Kronus)

Dudley Boyz

Midnight Express (Eaton/Lane)

Road Warriors (Hawk/Animal)

Steiner Bros.

Hardy Boyz

Filthy Animals (Rey/Kidman)

Los Guerreros

Outsiders

Rock & Sock Connection

Von Erichs

[Guest ShawnTybalt]

Faces:

Kaientai

Los Guerreros

The Rockers

Rey Mysterio & Billy Kidman

Booker T & Goldust

Cactus Jack & Chainsaw Charlie

Road Warriors

 

Heels:

Team Angle

New Age Outlaws

Triple X

X-Pac & Scott Hall

Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett

Impact Players

Raven & Richards

 

Singles Wrestlers...

 

Faces:

Rob Van Dam

Ricky Steamboat

Chris Benoit

The Rock

D-Lo Brown

Edge

Spanky

Hurricane

Perry Saturn

Jerry Lynn

Tajiri

 

Heels:

Chris Jericho

Ric Flair

Kurt Angle

Ted DiBiase

Christian

Rhyno

Ron Killings

Kanyon

Matt Hardy

Abdullah the Butcher

Undertaker (mid-2002 heel)

 

Managers:

Bobby Heenan (various heels)

Theodore Long (Ron Killings)

Dawn Marie (Impact Players)

Tygress (Mysterio & Kidman)

Ivory (Hurricane)

Victoria (Raven & Richards)

 

Announcers: Cole & Tazz, Monsoon & Solie

 

Interview Segments: Piper's Pit!!!!!