Greatest Wrestlers Ever

[Guest Austin3164life]

In light of some "Greatest" posts, I just wanted to see who you guys think are the 10 best wrestlers to ever step through those ropes. I know, it's been done many times, but I haven't seen a topic like this in a long time.....

 

My list:

1. Ric Flair

2. Steve Austin

3. Bret Hart

4. Hulk Hogan

5. Shawn Michaels

6. Randy Savage

7. Sting

8. Ricky Steamboat

9. The Rock

10. Mick Foley

[Guest razazteca]

Dr Wagner

Hijo de Santo

Negro Casas

Black Tiger

Guerrero family

Head Hunter

[Guest SuperTonyJaymz]

Personal opinion, of course

 

1. Chris Benoit

2. Chris Jericho

3. Ric Flair

4. Mick Foley

5. Ricky Dteamboat

6. Tito Santana

7. Eddie Gurerro

8. Steve Austin

9. The Rock

10. old school Rey Mysterio Jr.

[Guest The Superstar]

Besides the top 4, this isn't in any particular order.

 

1. Ric Flair

2. Eddy Guerrero

3. Chris Benoit

4. Chris Jericho

5. Bret Hart

6. Shawn Michaels

7. Rick Steamboat

8. Randy Savage

9. Steve Austin

10. The Rock

[Guest dreamer420]

10. kurt angle

9. rob van dam

8. steve austin

7. chris benoit

6. mick foley

5. davey boy smith

4. ricky steamboat

3. owen hart

2. ric flair

1. bret hart

[Guest BigTim2002]

It's not fair to pick one GREAT wrestler, so for right now, I split mine into categories.

 

First, the high flyer. This one WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT goes to Jushin "Thunder" Lyger, for revolutionizing the cruiserweight industry with his moves in the late 80s-early 90s

 

Runner-ups: Rey Mysterio, Jr., The Great Sasuke, RVD

 

Second, the technical whiz. This, is without a doubt THE hardest to choose, but for 15 years, Bret "The Hit Man" Hart was one of the most sound technical wrestlers I had ever seen. So this nod goes to him.

 

Runner-ups: Chris Benoit, Dean Malenko, Owen Hart, Kurt Angle

 

Third, the showman award. This goes to the man who put on the best show. Obviously, this one goes to Ric Flair, who could put on a show regardless of who was involved.

 

Runner-ups: Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Sting

 

Fourth, the big man award. This goes to the best wrestler over 300 pounds. This one goes to the Undertaker, who (in his heyday) was the best at his game, regardless of who he fought.

 

Runner-ups: Vader, Kevin Nash

 

Fifth, the brawler. This is my first tie, because honestly, I can't pick the better man. This goes to Terry Funk and Mick Foley, because they had the same styles and were basically the best at what they did.

 

Runner-ups: Raven, Dreamer, Masato Tanaka

 

Sixth, this goes to the undercarder of all undercarders. Not necessarily a JTTS, but a man who was never in the Main Event, but did well when he wasn't. This one goes to Chris Benoit.

Note: While some may be main eventing now, this is for people who dealt with being held down for a long time before finally becoming main eventers on their own.

 

Runner-up: Chris Jericho, Booker T, Randy Savage

 

Seventh, the best face. Hulk Hogan. No question to how popular he has been...

 

Runner-ups: Steve Austin, Sting, Randy Savage

 

Eight, the best heel. For the man who defined the heel, this award will go to...Ric Flair, because he is the dirtiest player in the game.

 

Runner-up: Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Chris Jericho, HHH

 

Ninth, the man you could watch over and over again. This one goes to Ricky Steamboat, who had THE best string of matches from 87-94 that I've ever seen.

 

Runner-up: Dynamite Kid, Tiger Mask, Chris Benoit, Kurt Angle

 

Tenth, and my final award, goes to the greatest underachiever ever. My choice is Al Snow, who for 20 years has been one of the best known and respected workers in the industry.

 

Runner-up: Brooklyn Brawler, Curt Hennig

[Guest Shaved Bear]

ricky steamboat

chris benoit

ric flair

 

that is all

[Guest Perfect Plex]

Not to piss on a man's grave, but its amazing how, much like the Owen surge of 99, so many people are worshipping Davey Boy now. As great as he was, I don't remember him popping up on any of these lists the last time this was done, a few months ago.

 

But I digress...

 

1. Bret Hart

2. Shawn Michaels

3. Ric Flair

4. Curt Hennig

5. HHH (fuck you guys)

6. Randy Savage

7. Chris Benoit

8. Kurt Angle

9. Kevin Nash (fuck you guys again)

10. X-Pac (see above)

[Guest IDrinkRatsMilk]

in no particular order

 

Bret Hart

Jushin Lyger

Shawn Michaels

Hayabusa

Ric Flair

Mitsuhara Misawa

Great Sasuke

Mick Foley

Terry Funk

Sean Waltman (not anymore, for his older stuff)

[Guest gwf0704]

Guess I'm more old school than the rest of you but I guess my top ten if you mean greatest and not just from what we've seen in the past 10 yrs:

 

10)El Santo/Blue Demon/MIl Mascaras (tie)

09)Andre the Giant

08)Hulk Hogan

07)Nick Bockwinkle

06)Bob Backlund

05)Ricky Steamboat

04)Harley Race

03)Lou Thesz

02)Verne Gagne

01)Ric Flair

 

But I'll play along and name the second team!!!

10)Roddy Piper

09)Dusty Rhodes

08)Sting

07)Steve Austin

06)Randy Savage

05)Tiger Mask

04)Terry Funk

03)Mick Foley

02)The Rock

01)Brett Hart

 

Bring on the hate mail!!

[Guest Coffin Surfer]

1. Kawada

2. Kobashi

3. Jushin Lyger

4. Jumbo

5. Misawa

6. Flair

7. Benoit

8. Bret Hart

[Guest endgame722]

1. Bret Hart

2. Shawn Michaels

3. Randy Savage

4. Ricky Steamboat

5. Steve Austin

6. Ric Flair

7. Chris Benoit

8. Eddy Guerrero

9. Kurt Angle

10. The Rock

[Guest y2jailbait]

10> Eddie Guerrero

9> Stone Cold Steve Austin

8>Hulk Hogan

7>Mick Foley

6>Andre The Giant

5>Arn Anderson

4>Rowdy Roddy Piper

3>Dynamite Kid

2>Bret Hart

1>Ric Flair whooooooooooooooo

[Guest Doomsault]

1. Ricky Steamboat

2. Chris Jericho

3. Steve Austin

4. Mick Foley

5. Keiji Muto/Muta

6. Jushin Lyger

7. Chris Benoit

8. Rob Van Dam

9. Rey Rey

10. Eddie Guerrerrerreerrrererereeo

[Guest dreamer420]

Not to piss on a man's grave, but its amazing how, much like the Owen surge of 99, so many people are worshipping Davey Boy now. As great as he was, I don't remember him popping up on any of these lists the last time this was done, a few months ago.

watch king of the ring 1996 to see why davey boy was one of the best. i don't think he appears on enough peoples list actually.

 

now please explain why the clique appears on your list dude.

[Guest RetroRob215]

1. Shawn Michaels

2. Ric Flair

3. Ricky Steamboat

4. Steve Austin

5. Chris Benoit

6. Kurt Angle

7. Mick Foley

8. Bret Hart

9. Randy Savage

10. The Rock

[Guest DrEvil]

1. Hulk Hogan

2. Ric Flair

3. Steve Austin

4. Bret Hart

5. The Rock

6. Chris Jericho

7. Ricky Steamboat

8. Chris Benoit

9. Kurt Angle

10. Arn Anderson

[Guest shlidgn90]

it seems to me that most of these lists are made from wwf marks who started watching after 98. guys like the rock and angle may end up as all time greats, but are nowhere near that level yet. lets wait ten more years into their careers people. my top ten is in no particular order.

 

1: ric flair

2: ricky steamboat

3: dynamite kid

4: tiger mask

5: jerry lawler(created hardcore wrestling)

6:mick foley(perfected hardcore wrestling)

7: the crusher

8: harley race

9: keiji mutoh

10: antonio inoki

 

honorable mentions: steve austin, bull nakano, jushin lyger, beniot, rey mysterio jr,hulk hogan, misawa, bruno sammartino, barry windham, atsushi onita, eddy gurrerro, ohtani, malenko, brusier brody(who would've easily taken foley's spot if he didn't die), stan hansen, andre the giant and big van vader.

[Guest Lord of The Curry]

I don't want to put too much thought into this or I'll go crazy so I'll just name stuff that's in my mind right now.

 

Chris Benoit

Chris Jericho

Eddy Guerrero

Steve Austin

Jushin Liger

Kenta Kobashi

Shinjiri Ohtani

Toshiaki Kawada

Misawa (still can't spell his first name properly)

Stan Hansen

Jumbo Tsuruta

[Guest gwf0704]

it seems to me that most of these lists are made from wwf marks who started watching after 98. guys like the rock and angle may end up as all time greats, but are nowhere near that level yet. lets wait ten more years into their careers people.

B) Agrees wholeheartedly!!!

[Guest Lucha Hogan]

I amazed that nobody mentions this guy: Ultimo Dragon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest Austin3164life]

Forgot about him, damnit. I also forgot about Mil Mascaras.....

[Guest Perfect Plex]

Not to piss on a man's grave, but its amazing how, much like the Owen surge of 99, so many people are worshipping Davey Boy now.  As great as he was, I don't remember him popping up on any of these lists the last time this was done, a few months ago.

watch king of the ring 1996 to see why davey boy was one of the best. i don't think he appears on enough peoples list actually.

 

now please explain why the clique appears on your list dude.

I think you misunderstood. I don't disagree at all that Davey Boy is one of the all time greats, I just don't remember him being on this many lists before he died. (See Hart, Owen)

 

And the clique is on my list because they entertain the fuck out of me. Always have,and most likely always will. I'm not going to lie and say I think Kevin Nash is as good a wrestler as Chris Benoit, who also made my list, but he has always drawn me.

[Guest vlad]

1. Tiger Chung Lee

2. Mario Mancini

3. Steve Lombardi

4. SD Jones

5. Riki Ataki

6. Jake Millman

7. Iron Mike Sharpe

8. A J Petruzzi (from Jim Thorpe PA)

9. Dangerous Danny Davis

10. The Mulkey's

[Guest BigTim2002]

Oh, so let's forget about the millions of ****1/2+ matches that Owen had with his brother, ok?

 

Wow...

[Guest Madmartigan21]

Oh, so let's forget about the millions of ****1/2+ matches that Owen had with his brother, ok?

 

Wow...

Millions? Where? In the Hart basement? They had TWO great ones I remember. And Owen has become overrated since his death. But that happens to most talented people that die a tragic unexpected young death. He was great, but not top ten all time.

[Guest Perfect Plex]

(grabs BigTim2002 by the head and screams into his ear)

 

I'M NOT SAYING I DISAGREE THAT OWEN HART AND DAVEY BOY SMITH ARE TWO OF THE ALL TIME GREATEST! I'M SAYING THAT THEY EACH HAD QUITE A RISE IN POPULARITY SHORTLY AFTER THEIR TRAGIC, UNTIMELY DEATHS!

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TIME?

[Guest NaturalBornThriller4:20]

My-knowledge-on-international-isn't-too-great.

 

Top-10-in-my-opinion:

 

1.Ric-Flair

2.Ricky-Steamboat

3.Bret-Hart

4.Steve-Austin

5.Mick-Foley

6.The-Rock

7.Chris-Beniot

8.Rey-Mysterio-Jr.

9.Lance-Storm(My-opinion.Don't-like-it?Fuck-you)

10.Chris-Jericho

[Guest TheHulkster]

No particular order:

 

Jumbo Tsuruta

Kurt Angle

Toshiaki Kawada

Ultimo Dragon

Terry Funk

Steve Austin

Bret Hart

Bruiser Brody

Jushin Liger

Eddie Guerrero

Rey Misterio Jr

Big Van Vader

Ric Flair

Chris Benoit

Hulk Hogan (J/K)

 

My basis is if they were in at least 3 matches, that I have seen, that have made me say "Wow, now that was a great fucking match!"

[Guest AM The Kid]

First off, a big FU to anyone who has a problem with my list.

 

1. Owen Hart

2. Bret Hart

3. Dynamite Kid

4. Shawn Micheals

5. Chris Benoit

6. Roddy Piper

7. Ric Flair

8. Steve Austin

9. Lance Storm

10. Davey Boy Smith