The GOAT results! Top 97 Wrestlers countdown

[strykerdarksilence]

#4


"Stone Cold" Steve Austin

217 points
Highest ranking 1

6'2" - 255 lbs.

Trained by Chris Adams, Bronko Lubich & Skandor Akbar

Debut: 1990 vs Frogman LeBlanc

Previous Gimmicks: "Stunning" Steve Austin (WCW), "Superstar" Steve Austin (ECW), "Ringmaster" Steve Austin (WWF)

Signature moves: Million dollar dream (Sleeperhold), Stone Cold Stunner (Seated three-quarter facelock jawbreaker)

Titles
WCW World Television Title defeating Bobby Eaton (June 3, 1991)
WCW World Television Title defeating Barry Windham (May 23, 1992)
WCW World Tag Team Title w/Brian Pillman defeating Ricky Steamboat & Shane Douglas (March 2, 1993)
WCW United States Heavyweight Title defeating Dustin Rhodes (December 27, 1993)
WCW United States Heavyweight Title defeating Ricky Steamboat by forfiet (September 18, 1994)
WWF King of the Ring defeating Marc Mero & Jake Roberts (June 23, 1996)
WWF Royal Rumble tossing Bret Hart (January 19, 1997)
WWF Tag Team Title w/Shawn Michaels Owen Hart/British Bulldog defeating (May 26, 1997)
WWF Tag Team Title w/Dude Love defeating Owen Hart/British Bulldog (July 14, 1997)
WWF Intercontinetial Title defeated Owen Hart (August 3, 1997 - Summerslam)
WWF Intercontinetial Title defeated Owen Hart (November 9, 1997 - Survivor Series)
WWF Royal Rumble tossing The Rock (January 1998)
WWF Federation Title defeating Shawn Michaels (March 29, 1998 - Wrestlemania 14)
WWF Federation Title defeating Kane (June 29, 1998)
WWF Tag Team Title w/Undertaker Mankind/Kane defeating (July 26, 1998)
WWF Federation Title defeating The Rock (March 28, 1999 - Wrestlemania 15)
WWF Federation Title defeating The Undertaker (June 28, 1999)
WWF Royal Rumble tossing Kane (January 21, 2001)
WWF Federation Title defeating The Rock (April 1, 2001 - Wrestlemania 17)
WWF Tag Team Title w/Triple H defeating Undertaker/Kane (April 30, 2001)
WWF Federation Title defeating Kurt Angle (October 8, 2001)

[strykerdarksilence]

Apr 10, 2008 3:58:11 GMT -5 BxB said:

I'm predicting Bret will be at #4. Austin, Hogan and Flair will be the top 3. Too hard to predict there.

Ooooh not quite ;D

[strykerdarksilence]

#3


Bret "The Hitman" Hart

223 points
Highest ranking 1

6'0" - 234 lbs

Trained by Mr. Hito, Mr. Sakurada, Stu Hart & Harley Race

Debut: 1976

Previous Gimmicks: Buddy "The Hearthrob" Hart, "The Cowboy" Bret Hart (UK)

Signature moves: Piledriver, Hart Attack (w/ Jim Neidhart. Bearhug/Lariat combo), Sharpshooter

Titles
Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Keith Hart defeating Raul Castillo & Fidel Castillo (November 12, 1978);
(Calgary) Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title defeating Norman Frederich Charles III (November 1978);
Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Keith Hart defeating Dynamite Kid & Sekigawa (January 26, 1979);
(Calgary) Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight title defeating Dynamite Kid (June 1, 1979);
Stampede North American Heavyweight title defeating Leo Burke (1980);
Stampede North American Heavyweight title defeating Leo Burke (May 1980);
Stampede North American Heavyweight title defeating Duke Myers (1980);
Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Keith Hart defeating Dynamite Kid & Loch Ness Monster (1980);
Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Keith Hart defeating Dynamite Kid & Kasavudu (June 3, 1980);
Stampede North American Heavyweight title defeating Leo Burke (June 26, 1982);
Stampede International Tag Team titles w/Leo Burke defeating Dynamite Kid & Duke Myres (June 29, 1982);
Stampede North American Heavyweight title defeating Bad News Allen (October 17, 1982);
Stampede North American Heavyweight title defeating Leo Burke (May 3, 1983);
WWF Tag Team titles w/Jim Neidhart defeating the British Bulldogs (January 26, 1987);
WWF Tag Team titles w/Jim Neidhart defeating Demolition -Smash & Crush- (August 27, 1990 - Summerslam);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Mr. Perfect (August 26, 1991 - Summerslam);
WWF King of the Ring (September 7, 1991);
WWF Intercontinental title defeating Roddy Piper (April 5, 1992 = Wrestlemania 8);
WWF Heavyweight title defeating Ric Flair (October 12, 1992);
WWF King of the Ring (June 13, 1993);
WWF Royal Rumble Co-winner w/Lex Luger (January 22, 1994);
WWF Heavyweight title defeating Yokozuna (March 20, 1994 - Wrestlemania 10);
WWF Heavyweight title defeating Diesel (November 19, 1995 - Survivor Series);
WWF Heavyweight title defeating Steve Austin & Undertaker & Vader (February 16, 1997 - In Your House);
WWF Heavyweight title defeating The Undertaker (August 3, 1997 - Summerslam);
WCW United States Heavyweight title defeating Diamond Dallas Page to win vacant title (July 20, 1998);
WCW United States Heavyweight title defeating Lex Luger (September 13, 1998);
WCW United States Heavyweight title defeating Diamond Dallas Page (November 30, 1998);
WCW United States Heavyweight title defeating Bill Goldberg (October 25, 1999);
WCW World Tag Team titles w/Bill Goldberg defeating Ron & Don Harris (December 9, 1999);
WCW World Heavyweight title defeating Chris Benoit in a Tournament (November 21, 1999);
WCW World Heavyweight title defeating Bill Goldberg (December 20, 1999);
WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) Hall of Fame Inductee (2006);
OnlineWorldofWrestling.com Hall of Fame Inductee (2007);

[BxB]

Oh snap. Bret made the top 3.

[Joker]

So who's it going to be?

Woooo or Brother?

[strykerdarksilence]

#2


Hulk Hogan

231 points
Highest ranking 1

6'7" - 302 lbs (prime)

Trained by Hiro Matsuda

Debut: 1977

Previous Gimmicks: Super Destroyer (masked), Sterling Golden, Terry "The Hulk" Boulder, Mr America

Signature moves: Axe bomber (Lariatoooooooo), Big boot and Atomic legdrop (of dooooooom)

Titles
NWA South Eastern Heavyweight title defeating Dick Slater;
AWA World Heavyweight title defeating Nick Bockwinkel now recognized (1982);
IWPG Heavyweight Tournament Winner defeating Antonio Inoki by mistake (June 2, 1983);
WWF Federation title defeating The Iron Sheik (January 23, 1984);
WWF Federation title defeating Randy "Macho Man" Savage (April 2, 1989);
WWF Federation title defeating Sgt. Slaughter (March 24, 1991);
WWF Federation title defeating The Undertaker (December 3, 1991);
WWF Federation title defeating Yokozuna (April 4, 1993);
WWF Royal Rumble 1990 (January 21, 1990);
WWF Royal Rumble 1991 (January 19, 1991);
WCW World title defeating Ric Flair (July 17, 1994);
WCW World title defeating The Giant (August 10, 1996);
WCW World title defeating Lex Luger (August 9, 1997);
WCW World title defeating Randy Savage (April 20, 1998);
WCW World title defeating Kevin Nash (January 4, 1999);
WCW World title defeating Randy Savage (July 12, 1999);
WWE Undisputed Heavyweight title defeating Triple H (April 21, 2002);
WWE Tag Team titles w/Edge defeating Billy & Chuck (July 4, 2002);
OnlineWorldofWrestling.com Hall of Fame Inductee (2005);

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Apr 10, 2008 4:15:23 GMT -5 BxB said:

Oh snap. Bret made the top 3.

He was way out in front for a time, and then clear second for a short period. Hogan and the #1 pulled it back in though

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Apr 10, 2008 4:15:30 GMT -5 Joker said:

So who's it going to be?

Woooo or Brother?

Woooooo

But first, as requested by another poster, the full list;

97 Jeff Jarrett
96 Mark Rocco
95 Eric Bischoff
94 Raven
93 JBL
91 Hawk & Animal
88 Dynamite Kid, Stevie Richards & Antonio Inoki
87 George Steele
86 Christian Cage
83 Rikidozan, Sabu & Akira Taue
82 Vince McMahon
81 Big John Studd
80 Mike Rotunda
78 El Santo & Kenta Kobashi
77 Iron Sheik
75 Earthquake & Arn Anderson
74 Brian Pillman
73 Bobby Heenan
72 Jerry Lawler
70 Gorgeous George Wagner & Bruiser Brody
69 Rick Rude
68 Nick Bockwinkel
67 Rick Martel
66 Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
65 Toshiaki Kawada
64 Paul Orndorff
63 Stan Hansen
62 Tito Santana
61 Bob Backlund
60 Brutus Beefcake
59 Big Bossman
58 Mitsuharu Misawa
57 Greg Valentine
56 Booker T
55 Abdullah the Butcher
54 The Barbarian
53 Lou Thesz
52 Sgt Slaughter
51 Giant Haystacks
50 Scott Hall
49 Big Show
48 Rob Van Dam
47 King Kong Bundy
46 Rey Mysterio
45 Kane
44 Harley Race
43 The Great Muta
42 Kevin Nash
41 Batista
40 Vader
39 Yokozuna
38 John Cena
37 Sid
36 Terry Funk
35 Brock Lesnar
34 Dusty Rhodes
33 Randy Orton
32 Pedro Morales
31 Edge
30 Junkyard Dog
29 Buddy Rogers
28 Ultimate Warrior
27 Ricky Steamboat
26 Jimmy Snuka
25 Triple H
24 Billy Graham
23 Davey Boy Smith
22 Antonio Rocca
21 Eddie Guerrero
20 Owen Hart
19 Chris Benoit
18 Ted DiBiasie
17 Bruno Sammartino
16 Sting
15 Jake Roberts
14 Roddy Piper
13 Chris Jericho
12 Curt Hennig
11 Kurt Angle
10 Mick Foley
9 Andre the Giant
8 Randy Savage
7 The Undertaker
6 The Rock
5 Shawn Michaels
4 Stone Cold
3 Bret Hart
2 Hulk Hogan

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#1


Ric Flair

262 points
Highest ranking 1

6'1" - 243 lbs

Trained by Verne Gagne

Debut: 1972 (AWA)

Previous Gimmicks: "Ramblin" Ricky Rhodes, Black Scorpion (masked)

Signature moves: Top rope knee drop, Figure four leg lock

Titles
Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles w/Rip Hawk defeating Paul Jones & Bob Bruggers (July 4, 1974);
Mid-Atlantic Television title defeating Paul Jones (1975);
NWA World Tag Team titles w/Greg Valentine defeating Gene & Ole Anderson (December 26, 1976);
Mid-Atlantic Television title defeating Rufus R. Jones (1977);
Mid-Atlantic Tag Team titles w/Greg Valentine defeating Dino Bravo & Tiger Conway Jr (June 30, 1977);
NWA United States title defeating Bobo Brazil (September 1977);
NWA World Tag Team titles w/Greg Valentine defeating Gene & Ole Anderson (October 30, 1977);
NWA United States title defeating Mr. Wrestling (May 1978);
NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Tag Team titles w/John Studd defeating ? & ? (June 30, 1978);
NWA (Mid-Atlantic) Tag Team titles w/John Studd defeating Paul Jones & Ricky Steamboat (October 30, 1978);
NWA United States title defeating Ricky Steamboat (April 1, 1979);
NWA World Tag Team titles w/Blackjack Mulligan defeating Baron Von Raschke & Paul Jones (August 8, 1979);
NWA United States title defeating Greg Valentine (November 24, 1980);
NWA United States title defeating Jimmy Snuka (April 19, 1981);
NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Dusty Rhodes (September 17, 1981);
Missouri Heavyweight title defeating David von Erich (July 15, 1983)
NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Harley Race (November 24, 1983);
NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Harly Race (March 24, 1984);
NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Kerry von Erich (May 24, 1984 in Japan);
NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Dusty Rhodes (August 7, 1986);
NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Ron Garvin (November 26, 1987);
NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Ricky Steamboat (May 7, 1989);
NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Sting (January 11, 1991);
NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Tatsumi Fujinami (May 19, 1991);
WWF Royal Rumble Winner (January 19, 1992);
WWF Heavyweight title by winning the Royal Rumble (January 19, 1992);
WWF Heavyweight title defeating Randy Savage (September 1, 1992);
NWA World Heavyweight title defeating Barry Windham (July 18, 1993);
WCW World Heavyweight title defeating Vader (December 27, 1993);
WCW World Heavyweight title defeating Ricky Steamboat (March 24, 1994);
WCW World Heavyweight title defeating Sting (June 23, 1994);
WCW World Heavyweight title defeating Randy Savage (December 25, 1995);
WCW World Heavyweight title defeating Randy Savage (February 11, 1996);
WCW United States title defeating Konnan (July 7, 1996);
WCW World Heavyweight title defeating Hulk Hogan (March 14, 1999);
WCW World Heavyweight title defeating Jeff Jarrett (May 15, 2000);
WCW World Heavyweight title defeating Kevin Nash (May 29, 2000);
OnlineWorldofWrestling.com Hall of Fame Inductee (2003);
(WWE) World Tag Team titles w/Batista defeating The Dudley Boyz in a Tag Team Turmoil match (Armageddon 2003);
(WWE) World Tag Team titles w/Batista defeating Booker T & Rob Van Dam (March 22, 2004 - RAW);
WWE Intercontinental title defeating Carlito Cool (September 18, 2005 - Unforgiven);
(WWE) World Tag Team titles w/Roddy Piper defeating The Spirit Squad (November 5, 2006);

[strykerdarksilence]

So there we have it guys. The greatest of all time. The GOAT.

Ric Flair.

I had a blast doing this list guys, I`m really looking forward to seeing all of Ssnakebite`s videos too.

What do you think of the rankings overall?

And seeing as I had such fun, any suggestions as to another list I could do in this style?

[comahan]

Woo!

[BxB]

It was a nice list. I agreed with a lot of it. Good job, I say.

[The Heff]

Enjoyed the list man. It was really annoying waiting around for it though! Really wanted to see the top 10! And, The Rock not being in the top 5: What's up with that?!

[strykerdarksilence]

Apr 10, 2008 4:28:31 GMT -5 comahan said:

Woo!

Woo indeed!

[strykerdarksilence]

Apr 10, 2008 4:45:52 GMT -5 BxB said:

It was a nice list. I agreed with a lot of it. Good job, I say.

Thanks bro

[strykerdarksilence]

Apr 10, 2008 4:54:56 GMT -5 The Heff said:

Enjoyed the list man. It was really annoying waiting around for it though! Really wanted to see the top 10! And, The Rock not being in the top 5: What's up with that?!

I`m such a tease

The Rock barely missed out on the top 5, it was rediculously close in the top 6, changing with virtually every entry.

[Joker]

I liked the daily update of ten, gave people a chance to talk about the entries.

Good list with a fair few surprises ... not one women wrestler, so maybe that could be your next list.

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Apr 10, 2008 5:13:31 GMT -5 Joker said:

I liked the daily update of ten, gave people a chance to talk about the entries.

Good list with a fair few surprises ... not one women wrestler, so maybe that could be your next list.

Good thinking. I know this one was stretching "WWE Current" a bit with the amount of older and foreign guys on it, but as a mod, do you think I could keep this kind of thread on this board? It gets the best number of responses and that is essential to getting a list that reflects opinions.

I`m glad I did it day by day too, added to the suspense at the end

[The Heff]

Apr 10, 2008 5:21:13 GMT -5 @strykerdarksilence said:

Apr 10, 2008 5:13:31 GMT -5 Joker said:

I liked the daily update of ten, gave people a chance to talk about the entries.

Good list with a fair few surprises ... not one women wrestler, so maybe that could be your next list.

Good thinking. I know this one was stretching "WWE Current" a bit with the amount of older and foreign guys on it, but as a mod, do you think I could keep this kind of thread on this board? It gets the best number of responses and that is essential to getting a list that reflects opinions.

I`m glad I did it day by day too, added to the suspense at the end

The suspense drove me insane! I can imagine how close the top 6 was in all fairness, there are a lot of wrestlers that people hold in high regard, and everyone's opinion will differ of course.

[J is Justice]

I'm suprised Hulk was so high with all the hate he gets on here.