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I would say Bret'll make the top ten, but I think the #3 slot will go to Rock before Hart. I know Bret Hart has done a lot, and he is a great wrestler, but in terms of character and business, Rock just beats Hart, IMO. If Rock announced he was going to leave the movie industry to return to wrestling, it would pick up a lot, IMO. Bret Hart, even wrestling in his prime, probably would only bring back old cult fans of wrestling, and I'm not sure if there would be those few new legions of fans that would watch.
But anyway, if Bret's career wasn't cut short, and he was still wrestling in his prime in the WWE, I'd think he would be getting close to, if not already, beating The Rock. This is just my opinion, but Hogan, Austin, Rock, Bret, Flair will be the top five. Although Flair is in iminent danger of losing his 5th place. I wouldn't be surprised to see a new guy take that slot, or maybe even Triple H, The Undertaker, Kane, Kurt Angle, Chris Benoit or Eddie Guerrero. It is a longshot, but if they market Chris Jericho more, he's had enough ups and downs in his career to really make the top five.
BTW, in my opinion, to really become a legend, you need either change the face of the business and bring in a legion of new fans (Hogan/Austin) or have ups and downs in the business, working all over, putting on constantly good matches and being entertaining. That's why I hate to say it, but if RVD really gained some credibility in the WWE, he could really make it as a legend one day (even though some people already consider him one).
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