The 50 Greatest Stars of WCW

[andrew8798]

Another list from the WWE Site

www.wwe.com/classics/wcw/50-greatest-wcw-stars

Eligibility begins with Ted Turner’s purchase of WCW in 1988. Anything from Jim Crockett Promotions and NWA predating this is ineligible. We think Magnum T.A. is a boss, but he was never part of WCW from 1988-2001.

2. Competitors were rated only on their accomplishments while in WCW, so the achievements of Bret “Hit Man” Hart in WWE, for example, had no bearing on his placement.

3. Rankings were based on everything from longevity to cultural impact. Personal biases may have also crept in, as witnessed by a heated discussion over the significance of Glacier.

[mizerable]

#50. Jeff Jarrett

And right there...is where I stopped. I'm not a fan of the guy and his peak was in the dying days of the company, but he should be in the top 20.

[DragonMasterP]

If Sting or Flair is not number one, then this list will automatically be rendered null and void.

Oh, and I just noticed they said Magnum T.A. was "A boss". That's awesome.

[kidglov3s]

I was hoping this would be an upcoming documentary DVD set.

[Andrew is Good]

Just went through the list. It's actually pretty good. I think Steve Austin is a bit high though, but he was there for like, 5 or 6 years straight and won a number of titles.

[DragonMasterP]

Alright, Sting and Flair were #1 and #2. This list is worth it.

[psychokiller]

How the hell is Jeff Jarrett at #50? This is why these lists are annoying. They are always biased towards guys they have problems with. Jarrett should be in the top 30 easily.

[Crappler El 0 M]

Not a bad choice of 50 names, though the ranking of them is questionable. If I recall, there was no Stevie Ray, Piper, Nikita Koloff, Hawk, Animal, and obviously there was no Benoit.

[Apricots And A Pear Tree]

For the lazy
#50 Jeff Jarrett
#49 Juventud Guerrera
#48 Dennis Rodman
#47 Meng
#46 Larry Zbyszko
#45 Kanyon
#44 Bobby Eaton
#43 Saturn
#42 Dustin Rhodes
#41 Bret "Hit Man" Hart
#40 Kevin Sullivan
#39 Curt Hennig
#38 Michael "P.S." Hayes
#37 Cactus Jack
#36 Ultimo Dragon
#35 Lord Steven Regal
#34 Konnan
#33 Terry Funk
#32 Lance Storm
#31 The Great Muta
#30 Raven
#29 Kidman
#28 Buff Bagwell
#27 Chris Jericho
#26 Rick Rude
#25 Eric Bischoff
#24 Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
#23 Barry Windham
#22 Rey Mysterio
#21 Rick Steiner
#20 Brian Pillman
#19 The Giant
#18 Eddie Guerrero
#17 Arn Anderson
#16 Ron Simmons
#15 "Stunning" Steve Austin
#14 Sid
#13 Dean Malenko
#12 Scott Hall
#11 Big Van Vader
#10 Scott Steiner
#9 "Macho Man" Randy Savage
#8 Booker T
#7 Lex Luger
#6 Diamond Dallas Page
#5 Kevin Nash
#4 Goldberg
#3 "Hollywood" Hogan
#2 Ric Flair
#1 Sting

[Todd's crazy , Man.]

Meh it's good but highly debatable.

Imo , Vader should've been in the top ten and Nash should've been maybe in the top twenty.


It's solid just not something I would agree with necessarily.

[Krimzon]

48. DENNIS RODMAN!?!?! (List officially becomes invalid here)
45. Kanyon (Apparently, there's 44 people better)

1. Sting (And with this, all is right in the world)

[mizerable]

Yeah, I know that Flair "felt" like more of a WCW guy, but I almost want to say the #2 spot should be a tie between him and Hogan.

[Deleted]

Sting is kind of a weird choice for the top one. He should definitely be way up there, but I'd have given it to Flair. Though then again, he was more of an NWA guy - the two do kind of bleed together even with Turner buying the company but still.

The rest of the list is all kinds of screwed up, though. Stunning Steve Austin's a reach for the top fifty, much less fifteen.

[psychokiller]

Jarrett at #50 is a joke.
Rodman shouldn't be on this list at all.
Kidman over Raven is ridiculous.
Piper & LOD should be on here as well
The top 10 is actually pretty accurate for the most part in my opinion though. I would probably put Vader in the top 10 though, and take one of them off.

This kind of makes me want to do my own list which I may.

[Krimzon]

May 21, 2012 15:01:47 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Sting is kind of a weird choice for the top one. He should definitely be way up there, but I'd have given it to Flair. Though then again, he was more of an NWA guy - the two do kind of bleed together even with Turner buying the company but still.

The rest of the list is all kinds of screwed up, though. Stunning Steve Austin's a reach for the top fifty, much less fifteen.

I don't know. Stunning Steve was awesome when they gave him a chance to shine. His match with Muta alone gets him in the Top 25.

[babyfootball]

I'm impressed that they called Regal "Lord Steven" and didn't try to pretend that he has always just been William.

[Spearmint*]

May 21, 2012 14:52:59 GMT -5 Apricots And A Pear Tree said:

For the lazy
#50 Jeff Jarrett
#49 Juventud Guerrera
#48 Dennis Rodman
#47 Meng
#46 Larry Zbyszko
#45 Kanyon
#44 Bobby Eaton
#43 Saturn
#42 Dustin Rhodes
#41 Bret "Hit Man" Hart
#40 Kevin Sullivan
#39 Curt Hennig
#38 Michael "P.S." Hayes
#37 Cactus Jack
#36 Ultimo Dragon
#35 Lord Steven Regal
#34 Konnan
#33 Terry Funk
#32 Lance Storm
#31 The Great Muta
#30 Raven
#29 Kidman
#28 Buff Bagwell
#27 Chris Jericho
#26 Rick Rude
#25 Eric Bischoff
#24 Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat
#23 Barry Windham
#22 Rey Mysterio
#21 Rick Steiner
#20 Brian Pillman
#19 The Giant
#18 Eddie Guerrero
#17 Arn Anderson
#16 Ron Simmons
#15 "Stunning" Steve Austin
#14 Sid
#13 Dean Malenko
#12 Scott Hall
#11 Big Van Vader
#10 Scott Steiner
#9 "Macho Man" Randy Savage
#8 Booker T
#7 Lex Luger
#6 Diamond Dallas Page
#5 Kevin Nash
#4 Goldberg
#3 "Hollywood" Hogan
#2 Ric Flair
#1 Sting

Many thanks dude!

Agree completely with 5-1, in the correct order as well so well done there WWE.com.

[Bone Daddy]

I'm going to get crushed for this, but should flair really be #2, or even in the top 5? His run in WCW, NOT NWA, was

Great matches with big names for about 3 years
Followed by 2 years in the other company
followed by 3 years of whatever stuff while the company was absolutely in the crapper
A year of playing second fiddle to Hogan
Years of mediocrity in the midcard while the NWO dominated
Stupid stuff with his kid
Done!

I know you can't say WCW without mentioning flair, but I think that Hogan, DDP, Nash and maybe even Goldberg could have been #2 ahead of flair


(Disclaimer: I'm not talking about wrestling ability or talent in anyway, just the impact they had on/in wcw overall)

[mizerable]

May 21, 2012 15:19:58 GMT -5 Bone Daddy said:

I'm going to get crushed for this, but should flair really be #2, or even in the top 5?

That was my thing as well. During Hogan's time there, Ric wasn't exactly high priority. Yeah, if you want to base it on longevity, he has practically everyone beat, but accomplishments during WCW's biggest boom period, he was pretty high, but not near Sting, Goldberg, DDP, Hogan or even Nash. The only reason to me that he even beats Nash, Goldberg and DDP is because the longevity does edge them out slightly, but it doesn't match Hogan's WCW success during '96-'99.

[cherry coloured funk]

May 21, 2012 15:04:10 GMT -5 psychokiller said:

Rodman shouldn't be on this list at all.

Since one of the criteria was cultural impact, I think he deserves a spot.