Your dream ten.

[TheKillShot]

and the 11th


GLAMAZON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Drillbit Taylor]

HHH
Owen Hart
HBK
Kerry Von Erich
Michael Hayes
Perfect
Edge
Taker
Flair
Punk

[bigrick0016]

Flair
Hulk Hogan
Sting (Surfer Sting)
Bret Hart
The Rock
Stone Cold
Razor Ramon
Undertaker (old school style with Paul Bearer, The Urn, stuffing jobbers in body bags)
RVD
The Road Warriors (if tags don't count as 1, take off RVD)

Honorable Mentions: The Million Dollar Man, Macho Man, Mr. Perfect, HBK, Chris Jericho, Andre the Giant, Arn Anderson, Ultimo Dragon, Raven, The Franchise

[Mozenrath]

For a Women's promotion:

Current Sunny as the MILFy GM
Molly Holly as champ
Beth Phoenix
Mickie James
Lita
Amazing Kong
Gail Kim
Megumi Kudo
Daffney as both manager and wrestler
Cheerleader MElissa

[Samoa Kenny]

HBK, Bret, Austin, Punk, Samoa Joe, Foley, Rock, Sting, Undertaker, Macho

[kitsunestar]

HBK
Great Muta
Undertaker
Flair
Antonio Inoki
Eddie Guerrero
Satoshi Kojima
Booker T
Samoa Joe
Elijah Burke

....Well damn, I'm just a Chief Jay Strongbow and a Big Bossman away from having made the wrestling version of the Village People...

[I'm The Cool One]

Pillman
Low Ki
CM Punk
Eddie Guerrero
Benoit
Kobashi
Kane
Samoa Joe
Steamboat
RVD

[batistabomber]

Ultra-Realistic Fed:

Angle
Benoit
Lesnar
Shamrock
Helms
MVP
Punk
Mutoh
Misawa
Melenko

[Red 'n' Black Reggie]

CM Punk
kurt angle
alex shelley
chris benoit
steve austin
ricky steamboat
shawn michaels
bryan danielson
undertaker
samoa joe

[Deleted]

1. Bret Hart
2. Chris Jericho
3. Ric Flair
4. Sting
5. Hulk Hogan
6. AJ Styles
7. Owen Hart
8. Shawn Michaels
9. Mr. Perfect
10. Steve Austin

[The OP]

Kurt Angle
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
Mr. Perfect
Bret Hart
William Regal
Bad News Allen
Sgt. Slaughter
Bob Backlund
Jesse Ventura
Ric Flair

[Dr. Marzvon Zombie M.D.]

Hulk Hogan
Brusier Brody
Ric Flair
Tully Blanchard
The road warriors
The midnight express
The Undertaker
Andre the Giant

[Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby]

Just to make this thread more interesting, I decided to post the reasoning behind my list. I'd love to read the reasoning other people are using, as that would be a lot more fun to read than straight lists.

Eddie Guerrero - a hell of a wrestler and very charismatic, Eddie is an easy choice for a top babyface; plus, he would be pretty essential for appealing to the all-important Hispanic demographic.

Ric Flair - Eddie would be an easy pick for a top face, but as far as top heels, it's gotta be Ric Flair. The guy has carried a promotion and could make any challenger look like a million bucks. Great matches and great promos would combine to make him a perfect multiple-time world champion.

Bryan Danielson - this guy's just too good to pass up. A fantastic heel capable of awesome matches and funny promos, Danielson could get it done in any role. I'd probably team him up with Ric Flair for a top-card heel alliance.

Mitsuharu Misawa - the least charismatic wrestler on the list, but holy crap he makes up for it in the ring. Misawa would be a perennial world title contender, sure - but his main focus would be in the tag division, where he could have even more amazing matches. And that brings me to...

Kenta Kobashi - an amazing underdog and Misawa's partner in tag action. Like Misawa, he'd always be good for a main event singles program, but he and Misawa would shine as a major tag team.

Edge - singles, tag, doesn't matter; Edge is a top heel either way. While he'd get his major singles runs, Edge would mostly be a top-card tag champ alongside...

Christian - just as good as Edge in every way, from awesome heel character to solid ringwork. Edge and Christian would rule the tag division, reeking of awesomeness as they do.

Samoa Joe - I needed a biggish badass to round out the list. Joe barely makes this list; he had tough competition from Vader, Stan Hansen, Terry Gordy, and Giant Bernard for this spot, but I ultimately went with the wrestler I'm most familiar with. He also beat out Takeshi Morishima due to English promo skills. His laid-back asskicker dynamic always clicked with me, so I'd use him as a big, tough babyface as contrast with underdog babyfaces like Kobashi, Misawa, and Eddie Guerrero. Still, it might actually be a better choice to use the larger Takeshi Morishima alongside the managerial skills of Larry Sweeney, Bobby Heenan, or Jim Cornette...but since the list is limited to wrestlers, it's gotta be Joe.

Steve Austin - the question isn't whether Austin makes the list; it's how the hell to use him once he's in, because the possibilities are limitless. A friction-filled tag run alongside fellow badass Samoa Joe...World title runs...a hugely marketable badass babyface act...capable heel work that could transition into effective tweener-dom...and since this is Austin in his prime, awesome matches no matter what.

Cactus Jack - like Joe, he edged out a ton of guys that I'm not so familiar with to take this slot. Cactus Jack would bring something completely different to the ring, the resident hardcore master; damn near nobody would be able to beat him in Falls Count Anywhere matches, and he'd engage in awe-inspiring hate-filled feuds. The brawls with Samoa Joe alone would be worth using him...and I'd adore seeing what Cactus Jack and Kenta Kobashi could do together in a hardcore match.

So there's my list, the ten wrestlers that I would most readily snap up for a main-event tier. All chosen because they're all charismatic, awesome in the ring, and capable of making others look great. The list is limited, however, by the absence of wrestlers I'm not so familiar with; as stated, Samoa Joe could probably be replaced by a larger worker like Bernard, Vader, Gordy, or Morishima. And really, it'd be fun to make an even bigger list with card assignments all over the place, but these would be the top ten, at any rate.

[HMARK Center]

I'm gonna pretend I'm running a North American promotion, so I'll focus on "domestic" wrestlers for this. In no particular order:

Bryan Danielson - It's scary, and I mean SCARY, just how good he is at basically ever facet of wrestling. He's not just athletic, he's not just a good submission wrestler, he's also incredibly intelligent, constantly working on his style to keep it fresh, and thinks on his feet almost better than anyone. That intelligence means he can tell a great in-ring story no matter what style you want him wrestling.

Big Van Vader - Everyone needs a monster, right? Vader has always been the man.

Bret Hart - The classic fighting champion/hero, and another very sharp wrestling mind.

Eddie Guerrero - Vintage high-flying Eddie, brings the speed and enough technical prowess, along with charisma, to fit almost any role needed.

Samoa Joe - Young, well-rounded (hold the jokes) and exemplifies the style that's become so popular in recent years. And who wouldn't want to see Joe vs. Vader?

Randy Savage - Vintage late 80's Savage. That, and I always wanted to see a Bret vs. Savage title feud while they were in their primes.

Jake Roberts - Whereas Vader would be the "dominant champion monster heel", Jake would be the company's diabolic, cunning, evil heel.

Cactus Jack - WCW era Jack, with dangerous tweener tendencies and a willingness to fight any and everybody.

Curt Hennig - Full-on Mr. Perfect mode, the arrogant, "I can beat you with a hand tied behind my back" heel. If he comes with Bobby Heenan, all the better.

Ted DiBiase - Arguably the best chicken-@#$% heel of all time.

Initial champion: Randy Savage, who starts out feuding with Jake, eventually gets a story line injury, and is then murdered by Vader.

So yeah, that's an attempt at 10 guys who can all fill different roles to help launch a company. May not lead to standout stars from the very start, but I think that'd make a very solid foundation.

[YouStayClassy]

Geez, I hate these because I always forget someone that I can't believe I would ever forget.

Alright, let's go with...

1. Bret Hart (early to mid 90s era)
2. Mr. Perfect (1990-1993 era)
3. The Rock (2003 era)
4. Bryan Danielson (bald/bearded era)
5. Chris Jericho (2001-2002 era)
6. Kurt Angle (The Three I's era)
7. Eddie Guerrero (WWE Champion era)
8. Rob Van Dam (mid to late 90s ECW era)
9. Owen Hart (1997-1999 era)
10. Brian Pillman (mid 90s ECW/WWF era with no motorcycle accident)

EDIT.... grrbah! I forgot Shawn Michaels (I'm too sexy era) and CM Punk (I'm better than you because I'm straigth edge era)!! I hate top 10 lists....

[Mr.K-itty]

kane
buff bagwell
hall
nash
rvd
booker t
jake roberts
aj styles
raven
ultimate warrior

[Sajoa Moe]

Chris Benoit
Kurt Angle
William Regal
Mitsuharu Misawa
Abyss
Cactus Jack
Samoa Joe
Vader
Kenta Kobashi
Brock Lesnar

[Jazzman]

Well.. I like guys who entertain and can wrestle for days... so he is the list.

Bret Hart
Bryan Danielson
Ric Flair
Ricky Steamboat
CM Punk
Mr. Perfect
Chris Benoit
Christian
Chris Jericho
Edge

[Tim]

Ric Flair
Chris Jericho
Shawn Michaels
Mick Foley
Bret Hart
Randy Savage
Chris Benoit
Scott Hall
Mr. Perfect
Triple H

[HMARK Center]

Yeah, remember, this isn't necessarily "Who are your favorite ten?", it's guys you'd build a promotion with.