Has anyone ever made an official "TPWW 100 Greatest Wrestlers of All-Time" list?

[#1-norm-fan]

I got this idea while watching the Comedy Central top 100 comedians of all time. I don't ever remember seeing a TPWW's 100 Greatest Wrestlers Of All Time list. So I'm gonna make one by having everyone vote...

I'll leave voting open for a week or maybe 2 if I get alot of votes. Just post your Greatest Wrestlers Ever list or PM it to me (PM might be better actually). The list can be as long as you want up to 100. I'll give points out based on where they are in your lists (#100 = 1 point, #1 = 100 points).

I won't put any kind of restrictions on who can vote or anything. I just won't count any votes that are obviously lame (Ex. Lists with the Brooklyn Brawler at #1)

[Rob]

I got this idea while watching the Comedy Central top 100 comedians of all time. I don't ever remember seeing a TPWW's 100 Greatest Wrestlers Of All Time list. So I'm gonna make one by having everyone vote...

I'll leave voting open for a week or maybe 2 if I get alot of votes. Just post your Greatest Wrestlers Ever list or PM it to me (PM might be better actually). The list can be as long as you want up to 100. I'll give points out based on where they are in your lists (#100 = 1 point, #1 = 100 points).

I won't put any kind of restrictions on who can vote or anything. I just won't count any votes that are obviously lame (Ex. Lists with the Brooklyn Brawler at #1)

Trust me dude, it doesn't work. You are gonna get a whole list of names who you think are absurd choices for top wrestlers but people really do believe them.

[#1-norm-fan]

I'm gonna be really picky. Pretty much anything that is just TOO crazy. A top 10 with The Goon, The Gobbeldy Gooker, etc. I'll ignore those. Basically anything that is an obvious joke. I'll post the list for others to comment on if I decide one shouldn't be counted though.

[Rob]

Some people will put in A-Train and Virgil and mean it.

[Dave Youell]

Some people will put in A-Train and Virgil and mean it.
But he beat the Million dollar man, He more than anyone deserves to be in that list after all the abuse he suffered from the hands of Ted Dibaise

[Kapoutman]

As long as Bret Hart ends up first, put Benoit, Jericho, Owen and Foley somewhere near that, and then put Virgil in 5th that I wouldn't care. :D

[Stickman]

I think there would be a lack of interest.

[Rock Bottom]

Some people will put in A-Train and Virgil and mean it.

Rob, I don't understand why you can't accept the fact that these two have revolutionized wrestling. They also each drew about 72 billion dollars for the company, and A-Train makes Rey Mysterio look like the Big Show as far as mat skills.

:shifty:

[#1-norm-fan]

I think I would allow Virgil and A-Train to some extent. But if theyend up as #1 and #2, I may have to do some investigating into whether this guys list is legit.

[Loose Cannon]

Yeah, I should really be doing some homework right now, but whatever. Here is my list for the 50, not 100, Greatest Wrestlers of all-time.

50) Chris Jericho: I don't really know what to say about the guy. Sometimes he's champion and then he's back down in the midcards. He starts to get hot and he moves up the card and then he cools off and moves back down again. Why does this happen, I don't know. But Jericho will always be remembered for jobbing his Title to HHH at Wrestlemania.


49) Nathan Jones: The Collosas from some name I can't spell was his shtick. He was a great in ring master and he really knew where he was in the ring at all times. Jones looked real scary and loked like someone straight out of the movie "13 Ghosts." Where Jones really succedded in terrifying the audience was in the ring. He had the ability to make people tremble in thier seats as they watched Jones excecute dropkicks in the ring. Now that's what's called Working the Crowd.


48) Max Moon: Revolutionized the business with entrances and broke the galactic barriers for all spacemen to come work for the WWF. The jetpack he flew to the moon and into the ring with was just a glimpse into mystique that Max Moon possessed.


47) Bastion Booger: One of the all-time great big men to grace our sport. His theme music really told the story of what he was all about. Booger loved his food and I guess he just thought of his opponents as nothing more than some delicious grub. Psycology at it's best? You bet your bottom dollar it was.


46) Shawn Michaels: He was a pretty decent entertainer, I guess. But he did master the art of forfeiting Championship Titles.


45) Skinner: Oh yeah, the alligator man. This guy knew his surroundings better then anyone in the history of the business. I swear, you could turn all the lights in the arena off and Skinner would always be exactly aware of where he was in the ring and where his opponent was at all times. Gotta love that crap he spit out of his mouth too. Nicely played Skinner.


44) Max Mini: First and foremost, let me just tip my hat to this guy. He was a survivor and a fighter. Max Mini captured the hearts of the entire wrestling industry, much like another little guy that will come later. Max was a muchkin, but he fought with the best of them with a heart as big as those meatballs in the spaghettios cans. Long Live the dedication of the Mini.


43) Hulk Hogan: He beat a lot of people. Oh and he was a great backstage politician too.


42) The Goon: The Goon's crossover from the sport of hockey to the wrestling worlsd was nothing short of remarkable. Some people have a hard time crossing over to a different proffessional sport, but the Goon wasn't one of those people. You could really tell he had a passion for the business when he dropped his hockey gloves and went at it with his opponent. When watching his matches I couldn't help but notice how elegantly he carried his punches in the ring. He was definatelly cut out for the sport. So, as the hockey season rolls around every year, I only think of one guy, a guy who inspired me to try a number of sports, a guy names The Goon.


41) Kwang: Kwang was a cool cat. He came out with a mask and looked like someone who could really kick your ass. I wouldn't want to be left alone with this guy in a dark ally somewhere because who knows what could set him off. One wrong move and BAM, Kwang rips your head off. Kwang had a thing for spitting green, or maybe it was red, mist into his opponents faces. Some Japanese Buzzsaw guy does the same shtick today. But yeah, Kwang was also a great high flyer and put on some great ***** matches on Raw back in the day.



40) The Booty Man: haha, what a guy. Seriously, who didn't love the Booty Man? I for one used to cut my jeans in the back, just like Booty Man, and run around my house shaking my rump all day. Man he really played his character to perfection and inspired milions of fans to do the "Booty." I always wondered why he didn't last that long though.


39) Giant Golga: This guy was a class act, but I think he was a little retarted. But that's okay because it's alright to be a wrestling retart. Golga touched the hearts of many South Park fans as he always carried around his Eric Cartman doll everywhere he went. Hell, he even took the thing as his guest to Great Adventure when it was a buy one get one free ticket day. But lets not consentrate on Golga's personnal life because he was one hel of a wrestler. I used to sit there and go, "Wow," everytime GOLGA stepped into the ring. I've never seen some of there moves he excecuted in the ring. I mean, the guy did some move called a ****in armbar for christs sake. WOW.


38) Ricky Flare: He was called the Nature Boy I think. Well he was pretty good and revolutionized the business by doing chops to his opponents chest while screaming, "WHOOOOOO." He also had a great match with Jim Neidhart once.


37) Nailz: Woah, someone get the decaff, cause this guy was was a lunatic. You ever hear his voice. Holy shit, he sounded like he smoked about 3000 cigarettes every 5 minutes. But all that aside, Nailz was just a convict trying to make a lliving and he did with the sport of wrestling. Nailz was very good at beating the crap out of his oppenents right from the get go. He mastered the chokehold and the art of scaring litle kids to death. Just a great human being.


36) Akeem: You see, Akeem was white, but he reformed back to his African roots. Can you say Groundbreaking? I sure can. Akeem teamed with the Big Boss Man, who comes later, and fromed the unstoppable force known as the Twin Towers. Akeem liked to dance a lot in the ring and he was an admirable dancer to say the least. Akeem will be most rememebred for his dangerous "Air of Africa" Finishing Move where he would seemingly sufficate his opponents with a Big Splash.


35) Brooklyn Brawler: Being from New York, I've always had a soft spot for the Brawler. He came from the streets of Brooklyn and dressed as if he had just come back from running from some of New York City's finest. The Brawler was another great grappler and took his oppoenents down quicker then an elevador ride to the top of the Empire State Buliding.


34) Barry Horowitz: The Upset Kid. Who didn't mark out for his win over skip? Barry was an inspiration to all those people around the world who were considered LOSERS. He paved the way for these people to work hard and keep trying because it only takes one to become a WINNER. Horowitz was an admirable mat technitian and really stepped up his game even more after his victory over Skip.


33) Damian Demento: I don't really remember him that much, but what I do remember was his dertermination to excell at wrestling. He also wore a mask like Kwang and I think it was quite scary. He had some great dark matches back in the day as well. If someone has any more info on Damien, please feel free to post.


32) Crush, Hawiian_Style: This Crush was from Hawaii and he enjoyed crushing his pineapples. He would enter wearing a custome which consisted of colors that were taken off of a Tropicanna juice sip. But that did't stop Crush from destroying his opponents. He used the mighty "Cranium Crush" to squeeze the life out of his opponents scull. I could of used this guy to make me some homeade lemonade or something. Crush had a breif feud with Evil Doink and then went back to the islands to crush some more pineapples.


31) Johnny B Badd: Yeah he was a little gay, but whatever. He liked to do the "Tutti Fruitti" all around the arena and all over his opponents I suppose, as well. Johnny came equppied with the "Badd Blaster," which was a device used to......well I'm not sure, but it looked cool. Badd had some nice high flying attacks, but most of all, he had the fans in the palm of his hand all throughout his matches. I think Badd could go down as one of the great Crowd entertainers of all-time IMO. They must of really digged the pink lip gloss I guess.


30) Terra Ryzing: Get it? That's hillarious. Yes this guy was always on his GAME. You could tell that this young rookie was heading for bigger and better things in the wrestling world. Maybe a Politician? Maybe a 200+ day reign as World Champion? Maybe having sex with a promoters daughter? Time could only tell for Terra.


29) Ice Train: This guy really was built like a train and he even moved like a train in the ring. He had some quick moves in the ring, but he also had an aray of powerful moves. The Train would later team with Scott Norton to form a team which paid tribute to elements known as, FIRE AND ICE.


28) BretT Heart: He claimed to be the best, but I guess he got a little carried away. BretT was good however, well good enough to place 80th. Heart had a great finisher called the Sharpshooter in which he would break his opponents back with. The only problem with BretT, was that he always was trying to take the easy way out and trying to screw somebody over. That hurt him in the long run.


27) Repo Man: This guy was a perfectionist at sneaking around. It's like, WTF, where the hell did he come from. Repo was very sly and if you weren't careful, he would pick up the victory in no time. After he would win a match, Repo would hang his opponents with a rope thing. (I had the name in my head, but it just slipped out) Anyway, Repo Man will go down as the greatest theif in wrestling history.


26) Man Mountain Rock: Oh yeah, Rock and Roll Man. MMR was a guitar player turned rock and roll icon turned wrestling superstar. That's quite a resume. I won't lie to you, he wasn't great in the ring, but he had the ability to caryy such a haunting tune in the ring, that his opponent was literally hypnotized as soon as he hit that first chord. This allowed MMR to pick up some key wins along the way. Rock and Roll sure had a role model in the wrestling ring.


25) Giant Gonzoles: If someone asked you a question and said, "Who was the most agile 'big man' wrestler in the history of wrestling," what would you respond. You better say Giant Gonzoles or you'll be laughed at. GG was a fricken cheeta/ flying suirrel when preformed his moves in the ring. While watching a Giant Gonzolez match, you were probably saying to yourself, "Did I just see that." Well you probably did. While his moves were nothing short of greatness, he also sold every move like he was wrestling his last match. When an opponent hit him with something, GG went into an all out "sell fest." You gotta admire that in a day and age where guys like Eddie Gueerero, Christian and Chris Jericho clearely have no idea what the term "selling" means.

[Loose Cannon]

24) Dink: See, I told you another little guy was coming. If you read some of my other posts about Dink, you know he is one of my favorites. I truely admire the Dinkster and appreciate all that he has done for the sport. You could tell he wreslted every match as best as little people can and he never backed down from a challenege. Like I have mentioned before, Dink had the ability to make his opponent believe he would do one thing and then Dink would do something totally different. Like in WM 10, when Dink went to punch Luna and Luna got scared. But he didn't really punch her, instead he smacked her on her ass. Can you say PSYCHOLOGY AT IT'S BEST? Sadly, Dink didn't last long as he was called back to his regular job as a circus clown in Munchkin Land.


23) Koko B Ware: The Bird Man was a class act back in the 80's. I always used to stand up and wave my arms back and forth like a bird whenever he came down the isle. And those glasses he wore. Woah, those definatelly defined the term "HIP." Koko brang his freind Franky, a parrot, to the ring with him all the time. Sadly, Franky never really got invloved in any of Koko's matches as he just sort of sat outside the ring. I always waited for a time where Koko would just snap and tell Franky to "Sick," but I was denied. Can you picture that heel turn in your head?" Koko is fighting Hogan in a babyface matchup, Hogan beats him, then all of a sudden Koko gets pissed and unleahses Franky on the Hulkster. Well we were all denied not to see that happen. Wow, I just got a little off topic. Anyway, Koko was a really good high flyer in the ring and soured with the best of them.


22) Tugboat: Tugbaot was a sailor from....well I only think he practiced sailing from his pool at home. But anyways, he was a pretty dam good wrestler for a big man. I always liked the bearhugs he preformed in the ring. I've never really seen so much passion for that move as Tugboat had for it. Tugboat was a freind of Hulk Hogan when he started off because I guess Hogan needed some tips on how to stay a flaot in the World Title picture or something.


21) Berzerker: Yeah, this guy had one or two strings loose, but hey, can you deny the guys enthusiasm for the sport. Berzerker was a viking that carried a sword into the ring with him. He almost killed Undertaker one times by almost stabbing him with the sword. Sadly, he missed and we've had to sit through Taker matches for about 9 yrs since then.


20) Buff Bagwell: Charisma, Wrestling ability, Devotion to the art of selling, the Blockbuster. Yeah, Buff really did have all the Stuff. Bagwell was a decent tag wrestler in WCW, but when he joined the NWO, he carreer took off. Bagwell was the flagship of that group. He came to the ring wearing a Mad Hatter type of hat and jumped around waving his arms a lot. I think his strongest part was selling moves though. He was great at taking armbars and headlocks. Bagwell worked out of the rinf as well as he can be seen in such Hit Movies as, "Lethal Ladies of Savage Beach." A Cult Classic I might add.


19) David Arquette: The greatest WCW Champion of all-time. Did anybody see that coming? WCW must of been planning that for years because that was just a "HOLY SHIT." moment. And I say that in a good way. I think the bookers must have been taking there brain vitamins in order for them to come up with somethinf so well perfected as that World Title Win was. Arquette was very good in the ring and knew exactly how to play the crwod. Well he is a world renound actor, what did you expect? I mean, did you guys see Scream 2? Watch and Learn baby...Watch and Learn. Arquette was not only a great babyface, but a steller heel as well. The only reason he's not higher on my list is because he only wrestled for a limited amount of time. DAM


18) Bob Holly: Big Bad Bob "Sparkplug" Holly was and still is a talented performer. He first drove his way right into Titan Towers as a professional racecar driver. He left that job at home and soon showed off his skills in wrestling. You have to admire the guys will to compete, but it was/is his actions behind the scenes that really makes him the loving human being that he is. Bob works day in and day out helping "rookie" talent get over in the WWE. Bob lets these kids "bump" him for hours a day until he sun goes down. Not only that, but Bob is always pushing Vince to let these young kids get some TV Time once in a while. Bob loves the rookies of the WWE and has dedicated almost his whole professional wrestling career for fighting to give these kids a chance. Thankyou for your dedication Mr. Holly.


17) George Steel: This guy was an Animal, pun intended. George had a passion for ripping apart turnbuckles and then shaking them until all that white padding was removed from them. He was advid in the ring and I bet was an inspiration for a young A-Train at the time. But George had some classic battles with then I.C. Champion Randy Savage. The matches were nothing short of glamorous and George did his best to beat Randy, but he never did. At least he had four turnbuckles to destroy each week though.


16) Paul Roma: OH you bet he's on the list. Pretty Paul will probably be remembered for carrying the Four Horsemen to greatness back in the early 90's. When he held up the four fingers, you just knew you were witnessing something special. I usually hit that record button every time Roma came out for some TV time. Roma was also a part of one of the greatest teams ever in Power and Glory. Roma played the part of an arrogant heel to perfection and fans really hated the guy. I rememebr they used to flock to the arenas and pay there last dollar just to watch Roma get his assed kicked.


15) Hacksaw Jim Duggan: HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. You know you stood up and chanted that as a kid everytime he entered. Duggan came to the ring with confidence and always seemed o have a plan in that great big brain of his. I always envisioned Duggan as a Stocktrader on Wallstreet outside the ring because he just seemed like a brite person. I wonder what he is doing for cash these days? But in the ring, Duggan was an accomplished technical wrestler. He hit you with an array of stunning moves like bodyslam, closeline, closeline, closeline, closeline, closeline, closeline, closeline, closeline, closeline and a closeline. Wow, that's really something. I wonder how long it took him to plan out jis matches?



14) Bad News Brown: Before Rodney Mack, there was Tazz, and before Tazz there was Bad News Brown. The original thug from the streets. Did Bad News get announced as hailing from the sewers of New York City once? If so, then that's some crazy shit he had to deal with. Bad News brought the Ghetto to the ring and took care of his opponents like there was no tommorrow. He used the infamous Ghetto Blaster as his Finisher which was a cool way of saying "Dropkick to the back of the head." But what made Bad News most famous was that he could never be trusted. He walked out on his teams twice in Survivor Series and double-crossed BretT Heart at WM 4. You have to admire the guys ability to have no friends during his time in the WWF. Hey, it got him a huge trophy at WM 4.


13) Ahmed Johnson: This guy had World Title written all over him and I never understood why he never got the title. He had some excellent mic skills as he had the ability to say words that weren't even part of the English language and force people and his oponents to accept them as if they were. I wish I had that kind of power. He was really strong in the ring as well and never really botched moves more then four times a match. Ahmed had a heated battle with The Nation back in his WWF days and he even joined them breifly later on. Shocking Huh.


12) Mable: This guy was a King for god sakes. Mabel started off in a tag team known as Men on a Mission. What was there Mission you ask? Well that's simple: To go out and put on ***** star matches for the fans each and every night. Well who ever said missions were never suppossed to fail? But yeah, Mabel broke away from that team and became a King where his career started to skyrocket. Mabel was a pleasure to watch in the ring and reminded me of a young Lou Thez. Whenever he needed to hit a big move, he did and he did this night in and night out. He also never seemed to get tired and had some classic 5 minute Iron Man Matches on some weekly tapings.


11) Ludvig Borga. The Badass MoFO from Finland. Borga hated the U.S. because there was a lot of pollution in it. That's a pretty dam good reason to hate a country if you ask me. Borga complained each week about the filth in this country and said he would make some changes. Well he sure did. He kiled Marty Jannetty a match at Summerslam and later ended Tataka's undefeated streak. Now that's really something to add to your resume. Borga used to Toture Rack as his finisher and you could tell he was pissed off at something by the way he applied the thing. Sadly, Borga hurt in ankle before he could get the World Title and never returned to the WWF again.


10) Mongo McMichael: I know I said Paul Roma was the greatest Horsemen ever, but I forgot about this guy. I don't know, it's kind of a toss of beteween the two. Mongo was an ex NFL player turned announcer turned wrestler. In the ring he was something else. He had some great football tackle moves and always knew what he was doing in the ring. McMichael must of studied thousands of wrestling tapes before he stepped foot into the sqaured circle. You could just tell.


9) Zodiac: Dungeon of Doom Alert. Zodiac was one of the better workers of the Dungeon of Doom and that's saying a lot. Zodiac was all about the Ying and the Yang. He came down the ring pysching out his opponents by procaliming YES NO YES NO YES NO. That was a great strategy as he really caught his opponents off guard with these chants.


8) Papa Shango: You didn't think I'd leave the vodoo master out did you? the chracter of Papa Shango was WAY WAY beyond its time. Shango was an evil vodoo shaman who put spells on his opponents. He once made the Ultimate Warrior throwup by placing a spell on one of his wristbands. Now if that's not taking things into your own hands, then I don't know what is. Shango had a cool entrance too as it was very dark and scary and very smokey I might add. Shango reminded me of that character in the Video Game, Banjo Kazooie." You know that skeleton guy.


7) Kurrgan: Yet another big man who could move around with the best of them. Kurrgan had a pretty interesting career in the WWF. He went from being a kickass monster in the Truth Comission into a hippieass pansy in The Oddities. Well, people just need to change there lifestyle sometines.

6) Meat: Yeah, I loved the name too. Meat was the project or the slave or whatever of Pretty Mean Sisters. PMS. lol get it? Anyway, Meat did as PMS asked him to do and always seemed to succeed. But the problem was that PMS never really seemed to care about Meat. He was just a piece of meat to them. OH lol, get it? The guy gave he blood, sweat, and tears for PMS and the poor guy was just treated like dirt. I think he finally snapped one night and got rid of PMS for good.


5) Brakus: Brakus is coming.....Brakus is coming.....Brakus is coming.....I don't think Brakus ever came did he?


4) Shockmaster: Shockmaster had something special inside of him that few wrestlers ever achieve in there lifetimes. This guy had the ability of never ever ****ing anything up whether it be moves, promos, or even grand entrances. Shockmaster should of been given the nickname of Mr. Perfect, but that was already taken by some other guy who was never as big as THE SHOCK. Shockmaster was from another planet I think and wore a big helmet which made him look badass. Nobody should of ever messed with the Shockmaster because he was basically unbeatable and even went on to be undefeated during his days of wrestling.


3) Kevin Sullivan: Okay, look up the word "Leader" in the dictinary and I'm sure Kevin's picture in right next to the word somewhere. Sullivan's leadership skills would of won him some great awards in some countries, but I guess America overlooked him. Kevin led such great forces as "The Army of Darkness," "The Varsity Club," and the infamous, "Dungeon of Doom" towards nothing short of greatness. Sullivan always played the part of an evil leader to perfection. I think he really was the DEVIL. That's pretty scary is you ask me. In the ring, Kevin's tecnical wrestling skills made up for his troll-like size. Kevin used various chops and rakes to the back in his quality matches. I think he actually made his opponents better after the match. I know for a fact that Arn Anderson learned a ton of wrestling techniques from Sullivan. To bad he never won the WCW Title.

2) The Yeti: WOW WOW WOW WOW. It breaks my heart when people don't seem to realize how special the Yeti was. He was a once in a lifetime wrestler folks. Why some of you won't accept this is beyond my knowlege. The Yeti appeared at Hallowween Havoc 95 attacking Hulk Hogan. His attack you ask? Well it was a double bearhug which was aided by the Giant. The Yeti preformed this move with grace and you could just see the stunned faces of the audience as they knew they were watching something they would never see again. If you pause your Halloween Havoc tape you can see the expression on Section A's faces which looks as though they were witnessing Jesus perform one of his miracles. That's the expression people usually had when witnessing The Yeti in action.

1) Virgil: Yes the man known as Virgil. This guy has been a cult favorite for so many WWF fans throughout the years. One superfan of Virgil in particular posts on this message board. His name is Rob Harvey of course. Rob PM's me all the time discussing Virgil's career in the WWF/WCW and he also PM's me behind the scenes stories of the guy as well.. I like to read these things but over 1000 PM's about Virgil is getting a little out of hand. So please keep the PM's about Virgil down to at least 4 times a month okay buddy. Anyway, Virgil is truely an inspiration to underdogs all around the world. He came in as Million Dollar Man's servant and then realized he couldn't live his life that way and stood up against his oppressor. Virgil will always be remembered as a Million Dollar Champion to most fans, but to his Cult of true loyal fans, like Rob, he will be remembered as a guy who kept on going even when the journey was considered impossible.


Well thank you for reading my list of the 50 Greatest Wrestlers of all-time. I hope you will respect these fine wrestlers after reading my list and maybe I have changed some of your opinions about these guys.

[Rock Bottom]

Put Rico in, because he is great for captions. :p

[Ferocious]

Although that is a great list I can't Believe you forgot the Mountie :eek:

[KillerWolf]

But he beat the Million dollar man, He more than anyone deserves to be in that list after all the abuse he suffered from the hands of Ted Dibaise
:"BY GOD, IT'S VIRGIL!!!!!! VIRGIL COULD VERY WELL WIN THIS ROYAL RUMBLE......." :nono:

[loopydate]

I'll see if I can find my old top ten list and expand it out...

[loopydate]

Bumping a three-day-old thread? How unlike me!

Restrict the list to 50, and I'll post mine. I think it's a good one.