GDS Top 50 of All Time

BHK1978 · November 15, 2010

I am going with people that I like for the most part (well I was never a fan of Hogan but he made the business what it was in the 1980's). I would put more of the older guys on the list like Buddy Rogers. However, I never really got a chance to see them.

01. Hulk Hogan

02. Ric Flair

03. Steve Austin

04. Sting

05. Bruno Sammartino

06. Randy Savage

07. Andre the Giant

08. The Rock

09. Dusty Rhodes

10. Chris Jericho

11. Ricky Steamboat

12. Magnum T.A.

13. Muta

14. Jushin Liger

15. Arn Anderson

16. Kurt Angle

17. Bret Hart

18. Jake Roberts

19. John Cena

20. George the Animal Steele

Wrestling Century · November 15, 2010

1. Eddie Guerrero

2. Andre The Giant

3. Hulk Hogan

4. Kurt Angle

5. Shawn Michaels

6. Stone Cold Steve Austin

7. The Rock

8. The Undertaker

9. Sting

10. Vader

11. Mick Foley

12. Jushin Thunder Liger

13. AJ Styles

14. Petey Williams

15. Samoa Joe

16. Christopher Daniels

17. John Cena

18. Brock Lesnar

19. Goldberg

20. Bryan Danielson aka Daniel Bryan

Charasmatic Enigma · November 15, 2010

1. Hulk Hogan

2. The Rock

3. Steve Austin

4. Ric Flair

5. Sting

6. Kurt Angle

7. Undertaker

8. Shawn Michaels

9. Chris Jericho

10. Jeff Hardy

11. Bret Hart

12. Triple H

13. Rey Mysterio Jr

14. Ricky Steamboat

15. Goldberg

16. Mick Foley

17. Jushin Liger

18. Andre The Giant

19. Brock Lesnar

20. AJ Styles

The Final Countdown · November 15, 2010

I originally thought about focusing on guys who were "draws", but that seemed boring and impersonal. So, I'm going to base my list purely on guys who have entertained me. I'm going to leave out the Japanese guys who might have made the list, simply because I don't feel like figuring out where they'd rank in relation to the others.

1. Chris Jericho--Loved him as a heel in WCW. His time as Cruiserweight champion, where he collected "trophies" from all of the opponents he defeated, was classic. He was a very good face after jumping to WWF, but he's always been at his best as a heel. Perfect combination of skills and charisma.

2. Bret Hart--In the post-Hogan era, it was The Hitman who kept me interested in wrestling. I loved him during his run as a top face in the WWF, though looking back, his brief time as a heel before going to WCW might have been the most interesting period of his career. WCW criminally misused him, especially with all the interest surrounding him after the screwjob. But that doesn't take away from my appreciation of what he did for the rest of the decade leading up to that ill-fated move.

3. Hulk Hogan--These days, I avoid the Hulkster at all costs. He's worn out his welcome in my eyes. But still, the fact is that I would probably not be visiting this forum had he not come along. Hogan is the one who drew me into wrestling as a kid, and he deserves this spot for that alone.

4. The Rock--Arguably the most charismatic man in wrestling history. His heel run in early 2003 might have been the most entertaining thing I've ever seen as a wrestling fan. I found myself wishing they would spend the entire 2 hours of Raw letting him do random backstage segments and play his guitar. Just awesome.

5. Kurt Angle--Tremendous combination of skills and charisma. His matches with Benoit (who would have been on this list, and high, pre-2007) were unforgettable.

6. Bryan Danielson--Without AmDrag's ROH matches, I might have given up on wrestling a few years ago. But, with him at the forefront, ROH was able to keep my interest going. I absolutely love watching him wrestle, and I hope he continues to rise in WWE.

7. CM Punk--Reminds me of Jericho in the sense that he is a true total package; in the ring, on the mic, Punker can do it all.

8. Steve Austin--I liked "Stone Cold" more pre-face turn, as I thought he had a more ruthless, bad ass feel to him. But he was great regardless.

9. Shawn Michaels--Was a huge fan of his in the mid-90's, and was in awe of the fact that he actually seemed to be better after he came back in 2002. He would've been higher on this list, but the DX revival in 2006 drove me away from WWE for like 2 years, and even now I'm still not as interested in it as I was before.

10. Nigel McGuinness--Loved watching him in ROH; his matches with Danielson were classic. Watching him get beat up by Abyss, not quite as fun.

11. Vader--He was an ENORMOUS bad ass in WCW in the early-mid 90's. I was always disappointed that he didn't get the same treatment in the WWF.

12. Samoa Joe--Based much more in his time in ROH than his time in TNA.

13. Rey Mysterio Jr--Strictly WCW-era Mysterio; none of the 619 garbage.

14. Ric Flair--Honestly, his current run in TNA knocks him way down my own personal list. He's just embarrassing himself. Still, he USED to be great.

15. Ricky Steamboat--One of the best technical wrestlers ever.

16. Rick Rude--Awesome, awesome heel. I liked his character so much that I used him in a wrestling e-fed like 12 years ago.

17. Mr. Perfect--How awesome were his vignettes? Also, loved the Perfect Plex.

18. Owen Hart--His feud with Bret was fantastic.

19. Randy Savage--I'm still not sure what to make of his promos, but I DID spend most of my time from ages 6-12 speaking in a pretty damn good impression of his voice, so obviously something stuck.

20. Sting--His later character might have been a pretty blatant Crow rip-off, but it was pure awesomeness every single time he came down from the rafters. I don't think I would have found the nWo nearly as interesting without Sting occasionally popping up out of nowhere and demolishing them. Shame they screwed up so badly at Starrcade.

Hyde Hill · November 15, 2010

Hmm very hard one.

1. Hogan

2. Austin

3. Rock

4. Andre

5. Taker

6. Angle

7. Flair

8. B Hart

9. Savage

10. Foley

11. Sting

12. Jericho

13. Jake Roberts

14. Mysterio Jr.

15. Jushin Lyger

16. Lesnar

17. Ultimate Warrior

18. Eddie Guerrero

19. Raven

20. AJ Styles

mike b · November 15, 2010

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Pampero Firpo" data-cite="Pampero Firpo" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="29511" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>1. Ric Flair 2. Hulk Hogan 3. Andre the Giant 4. The Rock 5. Steve Austin 6. Shawn Michaels 7. Rick Rude 8. Jake Roberts 9. Randy Savage 10. The Undertaker 11. Sting 12. Vader 13. Bret Hart 14. Mick Foley 15. Triple H 16. Raven 17. Kurt Angle 18. John Cena 19. Roddy Piper 20. Pampero Firpo</div></blockquote> I met Pampero Firpo AKA the missing link while he wrestled in Hawaii.<img alt=":)" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> Now im having flash backs

Comradebot · November 15, 2010

1. Viscera

2. Big Daddy V

3. King V

4. Mabel

5. Nelson Fraiser, Jr.

6. Nelson Knight

7. Big Daddy Voodoo

8. King Mabel

9. King Kong Bundy

10. PJ Black

11. Justin Gabriel

12. Ken Shamrock

13. Mr. Kennedy...

14. ... Kennedy...

15. Mr. Anderson...

16. ... Anderson...

17. Vladimir Kozlov

18. Jason Steele

19. "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase

20. Triple H

Okay, there's actually only 10 people there. But this was fun.

BHK1978 · November 15, 2010

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Comradebot" data-cite="Comradebot" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="29511" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>1. Viscera 2. Big Daddy V 3. King V 4. Mabel 5. Nelson Fraiser, Jr. 6. Nelson Knight 7. Big Daddy Voodoo 8. King Mabel 9. King Kong Bundy 10. PJ Black 11. Justin Gabriel 12. Ken Shamrock 13. Mr. Kennedy... 14. ... Kennedy... 15. Mr. Anderson... 16. ... Anderson... 17. Vladimir Kozlov 18. Jason Steele 19. "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase 20. Triple H Okay, there's actually only 10 people there. But this was fun.</div></blockquote> Were is PN News?<img alt=":eek:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/eek.png.0e09df00fa222c85760b9bc1700b5405.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

March · November 16, 2010

1. Chris Jericho

2. Bret Hart

3. Jushin "Thunder" Liger

4. Ric Flair

5. Steve Austin

6. Kenta Kobashi

7. Kurt Angle

8. Jake Roberts

9. Owen Hart

10. Randy Savage

11. Toshiaki Kawada

12. Curt Hennig

13. Ricky Steamboat

14. Psicosis

15. Raven

16. Roddy Piper

17. Dean Malenko

18. Ultimo Dragon

19. Vader

20. The Rock

Johnny Fenoli · November 16, 2010

1. Hulk Hogan

2. Ric Flair

3. Shawn Michaels

4. The Undertaker

5. Dusty Rhodes

6. Steve Austin

7. The Rock

8. Andre The Giant

9. Sting

10. Randy Savage

11. Roddy Piper

12. Bret Hart

13. Triple H

14. Kurt Angle

15. Chris Jericho

16. Eddy Guerrero

17. Ricky Steamboat

18. Jerry Lawler

19. Curt Hennig

20. John Cena

BurningHamster · November 16, 2010

Cool, a list!

1. Ric Flair - The Best combination of in ring work, drawing power, titles, memorable matches and longevity in the business.

2. Atsushi Onita - Went from being a washout junior heavyweight with a shot knee who did prison time to pretty much setting the stage for wrestling throughout the 90s both as a promoter and wrestler, nearly killing himself in the process. I think an Onita biography would be about the most interesting thing ever.

3. Andre the Giant - Huge star, set the stage for Hogan and Hulkamania and had pretty decent mainstream appeal. Everybody knew who Andre the Giant was.

4. Hulk Hogan - Probably deserves to be higher on the list. Pretty much the guy who brought wrestling into the mainstream and the modern era. Much like Onita's legacy, not entirely sure the results of his work have been entirely positive but it was fun while he was at the top.

5. Steve Austin - The face, voice and attitude of the attitude era. Great talker, great brawler and above average technical wrestler and a huge draw.

6. Terry Funk - Universally respected, great wrestler who was a bridge between traditional NWA style wrestling and the modern era through his work in Japanese garbage promotions and ECW.

7. Shinya Hashimoto - I knew I had to include a real puro guy in the top 10 and Shinya is someone who I think is largely overlooked because he isn't Kawada or Misawa but personally I think he's better than both. Maybe people just don't like fatties but nobody had more fire than Hashimoto. I really wish everyone would watch him before every match they ever have so we don't get any of these lame, half-hearted going through the motions and doing moves without any sense of hatred, anger or homicidal intent.

8. Ricky Steamboat - Best babyface ever.

9. Brazo De Plata - Yeah, this is more just a personal choice. Entertaining comedy worker but also had some memorable matches. Could move for a fatty, could brawl and could cry on command.

10. Mick Foley - Awesome talker, awesome brawler who unfortunately became more annoying and egotistical in his old age.

11. La Parka - A skeleton who dances and hits people with chairs. What's not to love?

12. Eddie Guerrero - So good in the ring, kept getting better with age and was always amusing.

13. Chris Jericho - One of the most funny and creative guys in the business and also very decent in the ring.

14. Shawn Michaels - Another guy who probably deserves to be higher on the list but yeah, he's awesome and now I am realizing how over-represented Texas is on my list.

15. Terry Gordy - A freaking wrestling prodigy. Gordy is pretty much an example of everything I love about 1980s southern wrestling.

16. Owen Hart - I always liked Owen more than Bret. Bret looked kind of uncomfortable and grumpy, Owen looked like he was having fun. Awesome in the ring, great talker, never failed to entertain me.

17. Dick Togo - The underrated asskicking fatboy punk rudo workhorse of lucharesu, was the backbone of Kaientai DX in their awesome mid 90s run and is still solid in the ring. I don't think I have ever seen him put in a bad performance in nearly two decades of wrestling.

18. The Destroyer - Going old school now, I am not a huge fan of wrestling from before my time which is why you won't see guys on my list included because of their reputation (Rikidozan/El Santo etc) but what I have seen of The Destroyer I loved.

19. Randy Savage - I never really liked Savage that much as a kid but he is one of those guys who grew on me. Very entertaining, great in the ring, colourful and absolutely nuts. Everything a wrestler should be in my opinion.

20. Chris Benoit - Eeeesh, yeah. I don't want to debate or get anything started on this but from a purely wrestling standpoint he deserves to be on the list.

moon_lit_tears · November 16, 2010

1: Bret Hart

2: Randy savage

3: Diamond Dallas Page

4: Hulk Hogan

5: Owen hart

6: Steve Austin

7: Undertaker

8: Rick Flair

9: Triple H

10: Kevin Nash

11: Shawn Michaels

12: George the animal (he ate turnbuckles. Who can't love this guy!)

13: Sting

14: Lex Luger

15: John Cena

16: Raven

17: Tesst

18: Jeff Hardy

19: Booker T

20: Scott Hall

GruntMark · November 16, 2010

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Comradebot" data-cite="Comradebot" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="29511" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Okay, there's actually only 10 people there. But this was fun.</div></blockquote> My list would be Triple H and Cena, alternating, all the way down. Just to mess with people. Also Jericho at the very bottom. Cause no list should be without Jericho.

Genadi · November 16, 2010

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="PeterHilton" data-cite="PeterHilton" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="29511" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div> Genoli..... </div></blockquote> Lol, the Fenoli & Genadi love child has been discovered <img alt=":eek:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/eek.png.0e09df00fa222c85760b9bc1700b5405.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt=":o" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/redface.png.900245280682ef18c5d82399a93c5827.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g55/Costnaza9/ugly-kid-with-funny-mullet.jpg My top 20, off the top of my head mine are roughly.... 1. Steve Austin 2. The Rock 3. Hulk Hogan 4. Kenta Kobashi 5. Ric Flair 6. Bret Hart 7. Shawn Michaels 8. Ricky Steamboat 9. The Undertaker 10. Chris Benoit 11. Eddie Guerrero 12. Chris Jericho 13. Sting 14. Randy savage 15. Andre The Giant 16. Dynamite Kid 17. Jushin Liger 18. Kurt Angle 19. Mick Foley 20. JYD

Robtallica · November 16, 2010

1. Steve Austin

2. The Rock

3. Chris Jericho

4. Goldberg

5. Eddie Guerrero

6. Raven

7. Curt Hennig

8. Shawn Micheals

9. Triple H

10. Randy Savage

11. Brock Lesnar

12. The Undertaker

13. Chris Benoit

14. Bret Hart

15. Taz

16. Rob Van Dam

17. The Band/The Wolfpac (Nash, Hall, Waltmen)

18. DDP

19. CM Punk

20. The Road Warriors

MrCanada · November 16, 2010

1. Hulk Hogan

2. Steve Austin

3. The Rock

4. Ric Flair

5. The Undertaker

6. Shawn Michaels (I really think he is often overrated. Maybe the best peformer of the bunch, but wrestling isnt just about that)

7. Chris Jericho

8. Harley Race

9. Andre The Giant

10. Randy Savage

11. Triple H

12. Goldberg

13. Kurt Angle

14. Eddie Guerrero

15. Ricky Steamboat

16. Bret Hart

17. Dusty Rhodes

18. Brock Lesnar (would be higher, but not in the biz long enough)

19. Kevin Nash

20. Bruno Sammartino

Not going all the way to 50, so...

Honorable Mentions: Jerry Lawler, Lou Thesz, Buddy Rogers, Jimmy Snuka, Edge, Gorgeous George, Terry Funk, Mick Foley, Jake Roberts, Big Show, Chris Benoit

Guys Who May Be There One Day: CM Punk, Randy Orton, John Cena, Edge, & Rey Mysterio

sure I forgot some like many others. Also this list is North American-inclusive. Japan could easily have its own top 50.

Johnny Fenoli · November 16, 2010

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Genadi" data-cite="Genadi" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="29511" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Lol, the Fenoli & Genadi love child has been discovered <img alt=":eek:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/eek.png.0e09df00fa222c85760b9bc1700b5405.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /><img alt=":o" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/redface.png.900245280682ef18c5d82399a93c5827.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g55/Costnaza9/ugly-kid-with-funny-mullet.jpg </div></blockquote> Dont try and hijack my thread with your nonsense, Wallaby....

Genadi · November 16, 2010

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Johnny Fenoli" data-cite="Johnny Fenoli" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="29511" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Dont try and hijack my thread with your nonsense, Wallaby....</div></blockquote> Sorry. Now.... http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g55/Costnaza9/hijack2.gif

pate · November 16, 2010

My list is a mix of personal preference, importance to the industry, mic skills, and some other things. Workrate isn't extremely important to me, as evident by my top 4, but I like my wrestlers to be better than The Ultimate Warrior.

My time in wrestling was early 1998 through about 2002, and early 2009 through the present, and my list (mostly) reflects that.

1. Stone Cold Steve Austin

2. Sting

3. The Undertaker

4. The Rock

5. Kurt Angle

6. Ric Flair

7. Hulk Hogan

8. Chris Jericho

9. Shawn Michaels

10. Bret Hart

11. Rob Van Dam

12. AJ Styles

13. Mick Foley

14. Nigel McGuinness/Desmond Wolfe

15. Triple H

16. Taz

17. Kane

18. Raven

19. CM Punk

20. Christopher Daniels

justtxyank · November 16, 2010

OK, my list will be different than what I usually restrict myself to. I will make my list based on the worker's ability to keep my interested and willing to watch a show with them on it.

1. Sting

2. Shawn Michaels

3. Ricky Steamboat

4. Randy Savage

5. Ric Flair

6. Hulk Hogan

7. Vader

8. Bret Hart

9. Terry Funk

10. Scott Hall

11. Curt Hennig

12. Taz

13. Dr. Death Steve Williams

14. Terry Gordy

15. Bill Goldberg

16. Dean Malenko

17. Chris Jericho

18. Shane Douglas

19. Kurt Angle

20. Ted DiBiase (Million Dollar Man)

Edit: Incredibly hard list for me to put together. Left off Liger, Sabu, Jerry Lawler, Dusty Rhodes, Booker T, Mike Awesome...

Stennick · November 16, 2010

OK, my list will be different than what I usually restrict myself to. I will make my list based on the worker's ability to keep my interested and willing to watch a show with them on it.

1. Sting
2. Shawn Michaels
3. Ricky Steamboat
4. Randy Savage
5. Ric Flair
6. Hulk Hogan
7. Vader
8. Bret Hart
9. Terry Funk
10. Scott Hall
11. Curt Hennig
12. Taz
13. Dr. Death Steve Williams
14. Terry Gordy
15. Bill Goldberg
16. Dean Malenko
17. Chris Jericho
18. Shane Douglas
19. Kurt Angle
20. Ted DiBiase (Million Dollar Man)

Edit: Incredibly hard list for me to put together. Left off Liger, Sabu, Jerry Lawler, Dusty Rhodes, Booker T, Mike Awesome...

I might be the biggest Mike Awesome mark on the planet

jbergey_2005 · November 16, 2010

1. Ricky Steamboat

2. Randy Savage

3. Hulk Hogan

4. John Cena

5. Kurt Angle

6. Dynamite Kid

7. The Rock

8. Ric Flair

9. Davey Boy Smith

10. Steve Austin

11. The Undertaker

12. Shawn Michaels

13. Jimmy Snuka

14. Roddy Piper

15. Bam Bam Bigelow

16. Bret Hart

17. Jake Roberts

18. Ted DiBiase

19. Sting

20. Triple H

jbergey_2005 · November 16, 2010

I feel bad for those of you that never got to see Ricky Steamboat perform in his prime. He wasnt great on the mic but he could tell a story in the ring. His matches with Flair/Savage pretty much raised the bar to new levels at the time.

Wrestling Century · November 16, 2010

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="Wrestling Century" data-cite="Wrestling Century" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="29511" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>1. Eddie Guerrero 2. Andre The Giant 3. Hulk Hogan 4. Kurt Angle 5. Shawn Michaels 6. Stone Cold Steve Austin 7. The Rock 8. The Undertaker 9. Sting 10. Vader 11. Mick Foley 12. Jushin Thunder Liger 13. AJ Styles 14. Petey Williams 15. Samoa Joe 16. Christopher Daniels 17. John Cena 18. Brock Lesnar 19. Goldberg 20. Bryan Danielson aka Daniel Bryan</div></blockquote> Let me say why I picked some of these guys to be on my list. Remember that this is all IMO, so nobody should start any arguments about this! <img alt=":cool:" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/cool.png.f00d2562b2c1d873a09323753efdb041.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> 1. Eddie Guerrero: He is my all time favorite wrestler. He pulled out fantastic matches almost every single night. He was the reason for me watching WCW, and for me watching WWE in 2004 and 2005. 2. Andre The Giant: He is the first ever "giant" pro wrestler who could actually put on a good match. Sure, towards the end of his career he was limited with what he could do in the ring, but during the first half of his career he was an amazing wrestler who could put even most of today's wrestlers to shame. Plus, he had an amazing undefeated streak, as he wasn't defeated until WrestleMania III. 3. Hulk Hogan: If Hulk Hogan never became a wrestler, then I wouldn't have become a wrestling fan. The reason that he isn't number 1 on my list is because he wasn't even the best wrestler in my eyes, he just used to be one of my favorites as a child. I saw him cutting a promo one day when I walked into the room, and I became enthralled in pro wrestling. 4. Kurt Angle: He is the technical wrestler to end all technical wrestlers. He was charismatic, he could talk on the mic, and not once in his career has he put on a bad match. He makes everything that he does in the ring look not only realistic and tough, but just awesome. 5. Shawn Michaels: He is the first ever cruiserweight to become an absolute superstar in pro wrestling in America. He paved the way for all other cruiserweights. 6. Stone Cold Steve Austin: He was part of the immortal "Stone Cold vs. Vince McMahon" fued, which ranks up there in my top 3 favorite fueds of all time (the other two being Hulk Hogan vs. Andre The Giant and Eddie Guerrero vs. JBL). He was the one who made the attitude era what it was. 7. The Rock: He might just be the most charismatic superstar to ever be a pro wrestler. Every single last one of his promos and one liners were classics, but the reason that he is number 7 and not ranked higher is because of how soon he left the business. 8. The Undertaker: The Undertaker is the most dedicated person to the wrestling business. He is somebody all the rookies look up to. He was given what was essientially a horrible gimmick, and turned it into one of the best gimmicks of all time. Not to mention the fact that he is still a very good in ring worker even though he might be getting close to retirement. Plus, he has had more memorable WrestleMania moments than Hulk Hogan! 9. Sting: He has always played his gimmick to perfection, and honestly his character reminds me of a superhero. He has had so many different version of himself (the original Sting, Wolfpac Sting, Crow Sting ect.), yet each version is still the same character but with a slightly different style, just like many comic book or tv show super heroes. 10. Vader: Vader could brawl with anybody and yet could make his opponents look good, even when they were the ones getting defeated. Plus, he was/is really agile for such a big wrestler. 11. Mick Foley He is one of the most entertaining oddball characters of pro wrestling, in and out of the ring. He is also a fantastic writer, and he is one of the reasons that I am a smark, because after reading his book I wanted to know more about what happens backstage. As a matter of fact, you could say that without him, I wouldn't have even found out about Mr. Ryland's great TEW game series or these forums. 12. Jushin Thunder Liger: He might just be the best super junior style wrestler to ever live. Enough said. 13. AJ Styles: He is the name and face of TNA. Without his wrestling ability and dedication to pro wrestling, TNA probably never would've gotten to where they are today. 14. Petey Williams: I've always been a mark for Petey Williams. He is an excellent cruiserweight style competitor, and cruiserweight wrestling is my favorite style of wrestling. Plus the Canadian Destroyer is IMO the best finisher in pro wrestling ever. 15. Samoa Joe: While in my eyes his current TNA run has been way less than stellar, when he was in ROH he would put on classic matches almost every night, regardless of who his competitor was. He also hit almost every single one of his moves with an intense rage. 16. Christopher Daniels: He is one of the people who have made TNA what they are today IMO. It is a shame that he was released. 17. John Cena: I don't really understand why anybody online hates him. He is a solid in ring worker, is entertaining and is the current name and face of the WWE and will almost certainly be a legend. I'm not exactly a fan of him, but I don't hate him either. No matter what John Cena was destined to be a superstar, and I could tell that from the first day that I saw him in the WWE. 18. Brock Lesnar: I always marked out when he hit the F-5, as I think that that is the 2nd best finisher ever, but he didn't really stay in the business long enough to become a true legend. I'm sure that he would've had he stayed longer. Plus, he was a heavyweight who had excellent in ring ability and actually decent technical skills! 19. Goldberg: He simply demolished his opponents in the ring while he was in WCW. While he didn't really have the skills to put on a wrestling classic, he could convince you that he really was injuring and demolishing his opponents. 20. Bryan Danielson/Daniel Bryan: He had an excellent run in ROH, putting on great matches, but he still has a long way to go to be ranked up higher on my list. I'm almost certain that in a few years he will be in my top 5.

moon_lit_tears · November 17, 2010

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-username="jbergey_2005" data-cite="jbergey_2005" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="29511" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>I feel bad for those of you that never got to see Ricky Steamboat perform in his prime. He wasnt great on the mic but he could tell a story in the ring. His matches with Flair/Savage pretty much raised the bar to new levels at the time.</div></blockquote> He was awesome. I personally didn't care much for him, but that didn't take away from his awesomeness. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /> I also enjoyed JOhnny B Badd. <img alt=":D" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

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