Post by Steveweiser on Apr 30, 2016 17:42:36 GMT -5
The fine people at the Pro Wrestling Only forum have spent the last couple of years researching and compiling a list of the 100 greatest wrestlers ever, following on from a more condensed version of the list in 2006 (Jumbo Tsuruta was #1 on that list) - they had to provide three examples of each wrestler's work (IIRC) and give an argument to why they should be considered, so there had to be solid claims. There were even very lengthy podcasts done on the list ahead of its release on the PWO-PTBN Network, with some very convincing cases (Dylan Hales stirring some interest for claiming that John Cena was a better ace than all of the All Japan Pillars) - the full forum has the info you need on how the list was compiled, but here's the link to the Top 100. There'll likely be another version of the list that will be compiled for release in 2026.
prowrestlingonly.com/index.php?/topic/33910-greatest-wrestler-ever-the-list
1: Ric Flair
2: Terry Funk
3: Stan Hansen
4: Mitsuharu Misawa
5: Daniel Bryan
6: Jushin Liger
7: Rey Mysterio Jr.
8: Kenta Kobashi
9: Toshiaki Kawada
10: Jerry Lawler
11: Jumbo Tsuruta
12: Eddie Guerrero
13: Genichiro Tenryu
14: Vader
15: Ricky Steamboat
16: Nick Bockwinkel
17: Bret Hart
18: Randy Savage
19: Arn Anderson
20: Tatsumi Fujinami
21: William Regal
22: Negro Casas
23: Shinya Hashimoto
24: Steve Austin
25: Barry Windham
26: Akira Taue
27: Jun Akiyama
28: Bobby Eaton
29: El Hijo del Santo
30: John Cena
31: Shawn Michaels
32: Dustin Rhodes
33: Ricky Morton
34: Chris Benoit
35: El Dandy
36: Buddy Rose
37: El Satanico
38: Mick Foley
39: AJ Styles
40: Yoshiaki Fujiwara
41: Riki Choshu
42: Ted DiBiase
43: Rick Martel
44: Tully Blanchard
45: Harley Race
46: CM Punk
47: Brock Lesnar
48: Fit Finlay
49: Aja Kong
50: Billy Robinson
51: Andre The Giant
52: Akira Hokuto
53: Dick Murdoch
54: Greg Valentine
55: Curt Hennig
56: Jim Breaks
57: Bill Dundee
58: Owen Hart
59: Samoa Joe
60: Volk Han
61: Bull Nakano
62: Kiyoshi Tamura
63: Giant Baba
64: Sgt. Slaughter
65: Shinjiro Ohtani
66: Keiji Mutoh
67: Jack Brisco
68: Kurt Angle
69: Blue Panther
70: Yuki Ishikawa
71: Dick Togo
72: Brian Pillman
73: Chris Jericho
74: Atlantis
75: Hulk Hogan
76: Hiroshi Hase
77: Rick Rude
78: Dynamite Kid
79: Terry Gordy
80: Tito Santana
81: Yoshihiro Tajiri
82: Steve Williams
83: Roddy Piper
84: The Undertaker
85: Manami Toyota
86: Hiroshi Tanahashi
87: Cesaro
88: Sami Zayn
89: Atsushi Onita
90: Ron Garvin
91: Too Cold Scorpio
92: Dusty Rhodes
93: Bob Backlund
94: Shinsuke Nakamura
95: Sangre Chicana
96: L.A. Park
97: The Destroyer
98: Kerry Von Erich
99: Virus
100: Daisuke Ikeda
prowrestlingonly.com/index.php?/topic/33910-greatest-wrestler-ever-the-list
1: Ric Flair
2: Terry Funk
3: Stan Hansen
4: Mitsuharu Misawa
5: Daniel Bryan
6: Jushin Liger
7: Rey Mysterio Jr.
8: Kenta Kobashi
9: Toshiaki Kawada
10: Jerry Lawler
11: Jumbo Tsuruta
12: Eddie Guerrero
13: Genichiro Tenryu
14: Vader
15: Ricky Steamboat
16: Nick Bockwinkel
17: Bret Hart
18: Randy Savage
19: Arn Anderson
20: Tatsumi Fujinami
21: William Regal
22: Negro Casas
23: Shinya Hashimoto
24: Steve Austin
25: Barry Windham
26: Akira Taue
27: Jun Akiyama
28: Bobby Eaton
29: El Hijo del Santo
30: John Cena
31: Shawn Michaels
32: Dustin Rhodes
33: Ricky Morton
34: Chris Benoit
35: El Dandy
36: Buddy Rose
37: El Satanico
38: Mick Foley
39: AJ Styles
40: Yoshiaki Fujiwara
41: Riki Choshu
42: Ted DiBiase
43: Rick Martel
44: Tully Blanchard
45: Harley Race
46: CM Punk
47: Brock Lesnar
48: Fit Finlay
49: Aja Kong
50: Billy Robinson
51: Andre The Giant
52: Akira Hokuto
53: Dick Murdoch
54: Greg Valentine
55: Curt Hennig
56: Jim Breaks
57: Bill Dundee
58: Owen Hart
59: Samoa Joe
60: Volk Han
61: Bull Nakano
62: Kiyoshi Tamura
63: Giant Baba
64: Sgt. Slaughter
65: Shinjiro Ohtani
66: Keiji Mutoh
67: Jack Brisco
68: Kurt Angle
69: Blue Panther
70: Yuki Ishikawa
71: Dick Togo
72: Brian Pillman
73: Chris Jericho
74: Atlantis
75: Hulk Hogan
76: Hiroshi Hase
77: Rick Rude
78: Dynamite Kid
79: Terry Gordy
80: Tito Santana
81: Yoshihiro Tajiri
82: Steve Williams
83: Roddy Piper
84: The Undertaker
85: Manami Toyota
86: Hiroshi Tanahashi
87: Cesaro
88: Sami Zayn
89: Atsushi Onita
90: Ron Garvin
91: Too Cold Scorpio
92: Dusty Rhodes
93: Bob Backlund
94: Shinsuke Nakamura
95: Sangre Chicana
96: L.A. Park
97: The Destroyer
98: Kerry Von Erich
99: Virus
100: Daisuke Ikeda