In response to: 10 Greatest wrestlers of all time



mothersquatch

Hmmm...ntb, but as much as I hate the man...you gotta have Terry on the list, between him & Vinny Mac in the 80's revolutionized wrestling & while Don Muraco was a great heel (and mebbe would make the top 10 heels) he wouldn't make most top 10 overall lists (that run he did with Superstar BG was great & his battles as a WWF mid-carder were pdg)

  I've been watchin wrestling since I was a toddler and have seen sooo many matches over the years either on TV, Video, or (now finally) live that I've got my own top 10 list of wrestlers.....

 

10)  Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat, he was involved in 3 of my top 10 matches all-time...WM3 vs Macho Man prob the greatest match all-time!!! His work in the AWA vs Ric Flair, WOW!

  9)  Kurt Angle...'96 Gold Medallist...multiple WWE champ, TNA champ...great on the mic...neck broken twice & he's still doin the top rope moonsult...

  8)  Bret Hart....he woulda been higher, but thanks to Goldberg it got cut short (& Vinny Mac bein cheap too)

  7)  Roddy Roddy Piper...one of the greatest heels ever, shame he never got to hold the Big Belt, but even till today he's able to entertain...

  6)  Chris Benoit...never had a bad match, held every major belt in his carreer (WCW, WWE, ECW, New Japan...)

  5)  Randy "MachoMan" savage...OOOOHHHYAAA!! If it weren't for #4 he'd been even higher... his battles though his career with HH, Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, too bad he couldn't let it go...

  4)  Hulk Hogan....oh this hurts to write, but he & Vinny Mac did make Wrestling what it is today, but when that music comes on it feels like nails on a chalkboard!!! Only thing I liked was his run as a heel in WCW..

  3)  Stone Cold Steve Austin...As Hogan was in the 80's, SC was to the 90's. He was the greatest Anti-hero ever!!! His mic work was #2 to only #1 on this list, His matches were great...ever see him with Flyin Brian in the WCW?

  2)  Lou Thezs...while most have never seen any of his matches, anyone who wrestles in 7 decades, holds the real World title for as long as he did has to be near (if not at) the top of any list

  1)  The Nature Boy Ric Flair...16 time world champ (possibly more depending on sources), the 60 min man (1992 Royal Rumble), I've watch his matches though-out his career (early AWA with Ricky Steamboat & Roddy Roddy, NWA against Harley Race & Dusty Rhodes, WCW vs Sting, The Four Horseman) ..his mic work was just the greatest!!!

 

 Honourable mentions (in no particular order)...

 The Undertaker

 Rey Mysterio

 Chris Jericho

 Kerry Von Erich

 HHH (another one I can't really stand, but you can't argue with his accomplishments)

 Samoa Joe (it's early in his career, but he'll make it in time, as the same with the next...)

 AJ Styles

 Bruiser Brody.....there are soo many more that should be mentioned....

 

I'll be back next week & we can post our top 10 tag teams...gee I wonder who'll be Jeff's #1???

 

 

Last updated: 05/25/2009 11:13AM
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Posted by mothersquatch on 05/31/2009 9:01AM

Oh I forgot another honourable mention...HBK...who'd thought when he started as a Rocker, he'd still be at near the top 20+ years later...