Schlomeys Top 130 Performers Of All Time (now including other lists!)

[Schlomey]

Ok not of all time...But out of everything I have seen in MY time as a fan from 83 to current. I have followed WCW, WWE/F, TNA and some ECW so here are my top 130 performers of all time.

Here you will find a good wrestlers, bad wrestlers with great gimmicks, great talkers, managers, mat wrestlers, promoters...basically EVERYTHING...top 130 people who I have enjoyed over the course of my lifetime...and in some kind of order that will make no sense to anyone probably.


130. Faces of Fear
129. Barry Darsow
128. 3 Count
127. Kevin Sullivan
126. Mike Knox
125. The Mountie
124. Twin Towers
123. Gangrel
122. Jim The Anvil Neidhart
121. Jushin Thunder Liger
120. The Steiner Brothers
119. John Morrison
118. Jack Swagger
117. Greg The Hammer Valentine
116. The Bushwackers
115. Jay Lethal
114. Perry Saturn
113. Sandman
112. Tatanka
111. Armando Estrada
110. Brutus Beefcake
109. Shane Douglas
108. Headshrinkers
107. Earthquake
106. Chavo Guerrero
105. Great Muta
104. Lance Storm
103. Masahiro Chono
102. Rob Van Dam
101. Paul London
100. Brian Pillman
99. Cody Rhodes
98. Juventud Guerrera
97. Ken Anderson
96. Daffney
95. Hacksaw Jim Duggan
94. Scott Hall
93. Ricky Steamboat
92. Tajiri
91. Booker T
90. Andre The Giant
89. Eddie Guerrero
88. Luna Vachon
87. Ralphus
86. Tommy Dreamer
85. Ron Simmons
84. Sheamus
83. Rey Mysterio
82. Low-Ki
81. Cactus Jack
80. Sean Morley
79. Tazz
78. Norman Smiley
77. Psicosis
76. King Kong Bundy
75. Spirit Squad
74. La Parka
73. Brian Kendrick
72. Kevin Nash
71. Honky Tonk Man
70. Sgt. Slaughter
69. Irwin R. Schyster
68. Motor City Machine Guns
67. Brock Lesnar
66. Santino Marella
65. Dudley Boyz
64. Vickie Guerrero
63. Rick Rude
62. Brittish Bulldog
61. Demolition
60. Sting
59. AJ Styles
58. Harley Race
57. Randy Orton
56. Bam Bam Bigelow
55. Iron Sheik
54. Evan Bourne
53. Raven
52. Shane McMahon
51. The Rockers
50. Michael Cole
49. Goldust
48. Big Daddy V / Vicera / Mabel
47. Daniel Bryan
46. Matt Hardy
45. Jerry Lawler
44. Umaga
43. Kane
42. Vader
41. Bill Goldberg
40. Diamond Dallas Page
39. Jim Cornette
38. Mean Gene Okerland
37. YokoZuna
36. Big Show
35. Eric Bischoff
34. Gorilla Monsoon
33. Ted DiBiase
32. The Miz
31. Kurt Angle
30.Trish Stratus
29. Chris Benoit
28. Mankind
27. Paul Heyman
26. Roddy Piper
25. Hulk Hogan
24. Dusty Rhodes
23. Jeff Hardy
22. Edge
21. Ultimate Warrior
20. Christian
19. Sunny
18. HHH
17. Dean Malenko
16. Owen Hart
15. Randy Savage
14. Mr. Perfect
13. Jim Ross
12. Ric Flair
11. The Rock
10. Stone Cold Steve Austin
9. CM Punk
8. Vince McMahon
7. Bobby Heenan
6. William Regal
5. Bret Hart
4. Jake The Snake Roberts
3. Shawn Michaels
2. Undertaker
1. Chris Jericho.

[Tazz Dan]

Now we know who does the PWI top 500 each year :y:

[Hanso Amore]

Fuck off with Trish at 30. No one ver bought a ticket for her. She was the bonus

[Lock Jaw]

Don't necessarily agree with all of your choices, but I appreciate the effort. Schlomey is an underrated poster.

[Schlomey]

I spent a good 2 hours honestly :P

[Swiss Ultimate]

I have to believe you didn't mean this to be in order from least to greatest except with Jericho as #1.

[Schlomey]

no not least to best wrestlers ...mostly least to greatest significance to my love of wrestling. Like the impact they made on me or sumpin I guess...I'm going to make more lists I think.....


hmmmm


tag teams
heels
faces
mat wrestlers
big men

[glanville6]

Christian #20!!!!!!

Wow...don't think I'd ever do a list this long

[The Naitch]

heels
faces
big men

do those

[ooTin]

So how did Mike Knox make this list?

[Johnny Vegas]

Where is Ernest "The Cat" Miller, surely he impacted your life in SOME way..

[bigslimjj]

Warrior at 21? You must have really liked WM6 schlomorito. I also disagree with RVD in the 100's,but I'm a pothead too so my view may be skewed.lol

[SOCCER LEGS]

how exactly is vince mcmahon rated higher than the rock? he can't wrestle, and the rock is the best mic worker in history.


awful list.

[Razzamajazz]

barry darsow

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Now we know who does the PWI top 500 each year :y:

Fuck off with Trish at 30. No one ver bought a ticket for her. She was the bonus

I have to believe you didn't mean this to be in order from least to greatest except with Jericho as #1.

So how did Mike Knox make this list?


Warrior at 21? You must have really liked WM6 schlomorito. I also disagree with RVD in the 100's,but I'm a pothead too so my view may be skewed.lol

how exactly is vince mcmahon rated higher than the rock? he can't wrestle, and the rock is the best mic worker in history.


awful list.

Dear you all,

It's his opinion, you idiots.

Sincerely,
Me

[Supreme Olajuwon]

nah jk, terrible list lol

[Schlomey]

So how did Mike Knox make this list?

I was a huge mark for the weird beard. I spent months obsessing over "fear the beard" and hoping for a huge push.

Where is Ernest "The Cat" Miller, surely he impacted your life in SOME way..

Never was a big fan. Maybe for a short period.

Warrior at 21? You must have really liked WM6 schlomorito. I also disagree with RVD in the 100's,but I'm a pothead too so my view may be skewed.lol

Huge fan of the WM6. RVD has never been my cup of tea. His personality and cocky attitude has gone between boring and annoying. Not to say I haven't enjoyed the majority of his work but I found over 100 better.

how exactly is vince mcmahon rated higher than the rock? he can't wrestle, and the rock is the best mic worker in history.


McMahon created The Rock. McMahon created the entire wrestling universe that I have known. Also, the height of my wrestling life was spent around the Attitude Era in which he was the main player. So all those things together should have made him number 1 but for the reason you mentioned he didn't make it. That and I was never that huge on Rocky. I think he's overrated for his ring work but his mic skills really are better than most.

barry darsow

Yes. Barry Darsow. Demolition Smash and Repo Man were 2 of my favorite characters as a child.

[Schlomey]

TOP 20 BIG MEN OF ALL TIME

20. Hillbilly Jim
19. Kamala
18. Mike Knox
17. One Man Gang
16. Akeem The Dream
15. Psycho Sid
14. Andre The Giant
13. Big Boss Man
12. Big Daddy V / Mabel / Vicera
11. King Kong Bundy
10. Earthquake
9. Rikishi
8. Umaga
7. Yokozuna
6. Vader
5. Kevin Nash
4. Bam Bam Bigelow
3. Big Show
2. Kane
1. Undertaker

[Attitude99]

pretty nice list man

[XL]

God there are some morons arond here.

Nice list though Schlo.

[Schlomey]

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. However, since I did create a thread about MY personal opinion it is only expected on the internetz for it to be bombarded with potshots and countering opinions....i have come to embrace that about this place :D

[Eklipse]

Good top 20...all I read honestly. Haha.

You should do a top 10 of the most significant matches for you.

[Schlomey]

Good top 20...all I read honestly. Haha.

You should do a top 10 of the most significant matches for you.



good idea...i'll get crack-a-lackin'

[Schlomey]

TOP 30 WRESTLEMANIA MATCHES OF ALL TIME (in no order)

Hogan vs Savage WWF Title – WM 5
Hogan vs Warrior IC vs WWF Ttile– WM 6
Warrior vs Savage Retirement Match – WM 7
Undertaker vs Jake Roberts – WM 8
Bret Hart vs Roddy Piper – IC Title – WM 8
Owen vs Bret – WM 10
Razor vs HBK Ladder Match – WM 10
HBK vs Hart Iron Man Match – WM 12
Undertaker vs Diesel – WM 12
Ultimate Warrior vs HHH – WM 12
Hart vs Austin Submission Match – WM 13
Austin vs HBK – WM 14
Austin vs Rock – WM 15
Benoit vs Angle vs Jericho – WM2000
Edge/Christian vs Dudleyz vs Hardyz TLC – WM 17
Rock vs Austin – WM 17
Rock vs Hogan – WM 18
HHH vs Jericho – WM 18
HBK vs Jericho – WM 19
Hogan vs McMahon Street fight – WM 19
Benoit vs HHH vs HBK – WM 20
Edge vs Foley Hardcore Match – WM 22
Undertaker vs Batista – WM 23
Cena vs HBK – WM 23
HBK vs Flair – WM 24
Money In The Band – WM 24
Jericho vs Legends - WM 25
Taker vs Michaels – WM 25
Taker vs Michaels – WM 26
Savage vs Steamboat - IC title

[XL]

Schlo, how would you feel about eleborating on why you chose the top 10 as you did? For wrestlers I mean.

[Schlomey]

I feel fine about it. I'll get to work.

[Schlomey]

WHY I CHOSE WHO I DID FOR MY TOP 10 WRESTLERS OF ALL TIME:



10. Stone Cold Steve Austin - I liked wrestling as a kid/young teen. The Ringmaster character bored the shit out of me but I watched the King of the Ring PPV where Austin 3:16 was born (after beating my all time favorite legend). Quickly he replaced his gimmick and became an all around bad ass. The feud against McMahon is the feud I judge all others...Possibly (besides the initial NWO invasion) the best feud of all time. Then after WCW sold to Vince I got burned out on SCSA and wrestling in general. His matches and feuds don't hold up against time like certain others...to me..it was a "live in the moment" type thing where it was at it's best happening on live TV.

9. CM Punk - I'm not an indy wrestling mark like a lot of you. I wish I had the time to discover the young great indy workers making a small name in the business. I never heard of Punk until he arrived on ECW and I instantly loved and connected with him. However, at the time I was afraid he would not go anywhere in the WWE as the "Vince is high on the big men" mindset was still in full force. When he won the ECW title I marked out. Even then I never expected him to become a world champion. Then he came to RAW and was allowed to talk. Scared for his job as RAW is known as the place where good wrestlers go to die sometimes. Then he won MITB...TWICE. By this time he was already one of my favorite guys in the company but the Hardy feud where he slow burned into a heel turn was the moment where he became an all time favorite. His mic skills and ring skills are quite impressive but I truly think he has the best facials in the business. He tells so many stories without lifting a finger. Basically a guy I liked from the minute I saw him which turned in to a full blown success story instead of another "hit and miss".

8. Vince McMahon - No need to explain here. He created the universe we love. He isn't perfect and sometimes does things that completely sucks but as an on screen character and as a business man he deserves a spot in the top 10....his mic skills during the Attitude Era/ Austin feud helped make it the best.

7. Bobby Heenan - Best manager of all time. He managed some of the best wrestlers of all time...sometimes working 3/4 matches back to back with different Heenan Family wrestlers. Nobody can say a bad word about him and his name is synonymous with wrestling...He was the Hulk Hogan of managers/announcers.

6. William Regal - I first saw Regal when I was about 11 or 12 years old. He scrunched his nose up at me in the front row....even though I was a cocky arrogant fan who cheered him on. His style is so unique for major TV promotions it's a success story that he created for himself. Above that he is one of the all time great talkers in the business. I find myself drawn in to everything he does and says. It pains me to see him being destroyed in his careers twilight.

5. Bret Hart - I didn't know or like Bret Hart as a young child. I think the first time I gave a shit about him was at or around WM10 where he the feud with his brother Owen first became relevant. I was behind Bret 100%. He has been a part of some of my favorite all time matches (including a few in the list above) and my favorite wrestling memory of all time (WM12). Now I can go back to his early WWF days and relive and enjoy the stuff i totally ignored. Never a great talker but his role was ring general and there is very few that are better.

4. Jake The Snake Roberts - The master deceiver. The Snake Man. The cold and calculating sneers. NOBODY was a better heel than Jake Roberts. He was poetic on the microphone and, as a child, not only thrilled me but also chilled me when delivering some of his chaotic promos. He had some awesome feuds in WWF including Ted DiBiase and Undertaker..which i still think was one of the best feuds in wrestling history. As a kid, NOBODY was cooler...NOBODY was more mysterious. NOBODY else carried snakes to the ring....He and his Snake could clear a ring and thrill the fans better than damn near anybody. He would be number 1 if he didn't make such a mess of himself.

3. Shawn Michaels - Mr. Wrestlemania indeed. As an unsophisticated child wrestling fan there was nobody cooler and cockier. I loved him. I hated him. However, he missed the Attitude Era which was the biggest part of my wrestling fandome until I became a smarky adult. He can thrill an audience like no other and i cried when he left.

2. Undertaker - As a kid i believed things to be real. Nobody scared me and confused me as the Undertaker. I recall the Undertaker vs Undertaker feud being the most awesome and confusing thing ever. Or Yokozuna vs Taker Casket Match where Taker rose to the rafters.....NOBODY else did shit like that. I HATED Biker Taker/ Big Evil --I understand why he did it but I didn't like that period of his career. When I see matches from that time period I get all excited to think that wow Undertaker fought against so and so...then I remember its not the Undertaker...it's just that dude on the bike. Glad that didn't last forever and very happy with the entire body of his career otherwise. As a child, he was a part of my favorite feuds of all time.


1. Chris Jericho - I liked young babyface Lionhart but I quickly got bored with him. Even during the height of the NWO I still watched WCW for the Cruiserweight matches especially to see Dean Malenko and Jericho. When Jericho turned heel and started acting like a dick I instantly loved it. His feud with Malenko is one of the all time greats...Especially the time Malenko dressed as Ciclope to win a battle royal...One of the best bait and switches of all time. He is my favorite voice. He is my favorite personality. If I was still a kid I would say Undertaker/Michaels ect... would be my favorite...but as an adult who can appreciate full bodies of work...nobody has entertained me as consistently as Y2J.