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Old 02-03-2010, 11:20 AM   #1
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The most important question......
Who is the best pro professional wrestler ever?

I'm sure this thread has been done before, but I personally feel the answer is quite clear.

I'm not talking about the most charismatic, most technically-sound, best high-flyer, most entertaining, best promo cutter, best big money draw, best heel or face, or whatever.

I'm saying if you were to rate every wrestler in every possibe catoegory that you could judge them on (which I'm not asking you to do), who would come out on top?

Hulk Hogan? "Stone Cold" Steve Austin? Shawn Michaels? Ric Flair? The Rock? Bret Hart? Someone else?

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Old 02-03-2010, 11:22 AM   #2
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For me, without question, The Best Wrestler Ever is Shawn Michaels
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Old 02-03-2010, 11:24 AM   #3
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For me, it comes down to Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock or Shawn Michaels. But I feel that each sort of falters in some areas. Honestly, though, I have to say that HBK excels in the most areas. The one I would most question is his ability to draw. Sadly, when I think talking about the "greatest ever," this is a pretty big point. If I was going to talk about the greatest movie ever, I probably wouldn't hold how well it did at the box office against it. But if I was going to talk about the greatest actor ever, I probably would take into consideration how much money their films made...

But I'd have to nominate Shawn Michaels, which surprises me. Austin would be my second pick.
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Old 02-03-2010, 11:32 AM   #5
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But I'd have to nominate Shawn Michaels, which surprises me. Austin would be my second pick.
I completely agree with this..... only HBK coming on top doesn't really surprise me a great deal
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Old 02-03-2010, 11:36 AM   #7
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I think Kurt Angle is probably the most well-rounded wrestler of all time. If WWE would have continued pushing him like they did out the gate, he'd really be something special by now.
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I think Kurt Angle is probably the most well-rounded wrestler of all time. If WWE would have continued pushing him like they did out the gate, he'd really be something special by now.
I don't know why I eliminated Kurt Angle from the list. I think it was probably the drawing aspect. He would have probably drawn less than Shawn Michaels, wouldn't he? But other than that, I think Kurt Angle might be greater than Shawn Michaels, yes. He definitely deserves a right to be mentioned. In fact, I'd probably change my answer to him.
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Old 02-03-2010, 12:44 PM   #9
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Old 02-03-2010, 12:46 PM   #10
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Old 02-03-2010, 11:39 AM   #12
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Now, that's not to say that WWE 'used him poorly' or anything. I just think he could have been so much more. He can do heel. He can do face. He can do comedy. He can do serious. His in-ring skills are pretty much second to none. The crowd gets into him. He's got a legitimate background. Pretty much the total package (sorry Lex).

I'd place him just above Shawn Michaels. Bret Hart's probably my personal favorite of all time, but I think Kurt's the best all-around ever.
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Old 02-03-2010, 11:51 AM   #13
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Now, that's not to say that WWE 'used him poorly' or anything. I just think he could have been so much more. He can do heel. He can do face. He can do comedy. He can do serious. His in-ring skills are pretty much second to none. The crowd gets into him. He's got a legitimate background. Pretty much the total package (sorry Lex).

I'd place him just above Shawn Michaels. Bret Hart's probably my personal favorite of all time, but I think Kurt's the best all-around ever.
you make solid points..... can't argue with that......
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Old 02-03-2010, 11:56 AM   #14
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Old 02-03-2010, 12:22 PM   #16
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Kurt Angle.

Whether you mark on entertainment, technical skill, work-rate or any other possible marking mechanism, that guy is one of the top of all time. The complete package.

Stone Cold or the Rock were both great with entertainment and hard workers, but neither were fantastic wrestlers. Their matches were great, but from entertainment rather than technical skill. I mean the Rock oversold fucking everything for crying out loud.

Flair would be a great contender, with the skill and entertainment, but he wrestled way past his own years and tarnished his own legacy.

The only others I can think of who are that complete package are maybe HBK or Jericho.
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Old 02-03-2010, 12:32 PM   #17
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I really hope Angle finishes up his career in WWE. I miss him sorely. I don't really feel like watching TNA, though.
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I would have to go with either HBK or Ric Flair. It is close in my book between the two. Both are great on a mic and can get whatever response they want from a crowd. I would have the give Shawn the edge because he is a better wrestler than Flair. All things considered...HBK. The man could feud with a broom and make it look good.
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I feel that Undertaker never gets the respect he deserves...... but he without question has the most successful gimmick of all-time.... tbh, I rate Undertaker above Savage, above Flair, and just below Hogan
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Who is the best pro professional wrestler ever?

I'm sure this thread has been done before, but I personally feel the answer is quite clear.

I'm not talking about the most charismatic, most technically-sound, best high-flyer, most entertaining, best promo cutter, best big money draw, best heel or face, or whatever.

I'm saying if you were to rate every wrestler in every possibe catoegory that you could judge them on (which I'm not asking you to do), who would come out on top?

Hulk Hogan? "Stone Cold" Steve Austin? Shawn Michaels? Ric Flair? The Rock? Bret Hart? Someone else?

Explain.....
I'll take a quasi-scientific approach... I'll make a top 5 list in each of the qualaties that I think make a pro-wrestler the best... Then I'll give points to each position 5 points to #1, 4 points to #2... and so on and so forth...

The qualaties are...

Most Charismatic
Best In-Ring Performer (from a Technical Stand Pouint)
Best In-Ring Performer (from a Story Telling Stand Point)
Best Mic-Worker
Biggest Draw
Willingness/Capability to Play Heel or Face

Most Charismatic
1. The Rock (5 pts.)
2. Ric Flair (4 pts.)
3. Steve Austin (3 pts.)
4. Shawn Michaels (2 pts.)
5. Hulk Hogan (1 pt.)

Best In-Ring Performer (from a Technical Stand Point)
1. Kurt Angle (5)
2. Bret Hart (4)
3. Shawn Michaels (3)
4. Ric Flair (2)
5. Ricky Steamboat (1)

Best In-Ring Performer (from a Story Telling Stand Point)
1. Steve Austin (5)
2. Ric Flair (4)
3. Jake Roberts (3)
4. Mick Foley (2)
5. Triple H (1)

Best Mic Worker
1. Mick Foley (5)
2. Roddy Piper (4)
3. Ric Flair (3)
4. The Rock (2)
5. Chris Jericho (1)

Biggest Draw
1. Hulk Hogan (5)
2. Steve Austin (4)
3. Bruno Sammartino (3)
4. The Rock (2)
5. Andre the Giant (1)

Willingness/Capacity to Play Heel or Face
1. Ric Flair (5)
2. Triple H (4)
3. Kurt Angle (3)
4. Chris Jericho (2)
5. The Rock (1)

Overall (with points)
1. Ric Flair (18 points)
2. Steve Austin (12 points)
3. The Rock (10 points)
4. Kurt Angle (8 points)
5. Mick Foley (7 points)

6. Hulk Hogan (6 points)
7t. Shawn Michaels (5 points)
7t. Triple H (5 points)
9t. Bret Hart (4 points)
9t. Roddy Piper (4 points)
11t. Bruno Sammartino (3 points)
11t. Chris Jericho (3 points)
11t. Jake Roberts (3 points)
14t. Andre the Giant (1 point)
14t. Ricky Steamboat (1 point)

So to answer your question... Ric Flair.
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The qualaties are...

Most Charismatic
Best In-Ring Performer (from a Technical Stand Pouint)
Best In-Ring Performer (from a Story Telling Stand Point)
Best Mic-Worker
Biggest Draw
Willingness/Capability to Play Heel or Face

Most Charismatic
1. The Rock (5 pts.)
2. Ric Flair (4 pts.)
3. Steve Austin (3 pts.)
4. Shawn Michaels (2 pts.)
5. Hulk Hogan (1 pt.)

Best In-Ring Performer (from a Technical Stand Point)
1. Kurt Angle (5)
2. Bret Hart (4)
3. Shawn Michaels (3)
4. Ric Flair (2)
5. Ricky Steamboat (1)

Best In-Ring Performer (from a Story Telling Stand Point)
1. Steve Austin (5)
2. Ric Flair (4)
3. Jake Roberts (3)
4. Mick Foley (2)
5. Triple H (1)

Best Mic Worker
1. Mick Foley (5)
2. Roddy Piper (4)
3. Ric Flair (3)
4. The Rock (2)
5. Chris Jericho (1)

Biggest Draw
1. Hulk Hogan (5)
2. Steve Austin (4)
3. Bruno Sammartino (3)
4. The Rock (2)
5. Andre the Giant (1)

Willingness/Capacity to Play Heel or Face
1. Ric Flair (5)
2. Triple H (4)
3. Kurt Angle (3)
4. Chris Jericho (2)
5. The Rock (1)

Overall (with points)
1. Ric Flair (18 points)
2. Steve Austin (12 points)
3. The Rock (10 points)
4. Kurt Angle (8 points)
5. Mick Foley (7 points)

6. Hulk Hogan (6 points)
7t. Shawn Michaels (5 points)
7t. Triple H (5 points)
9t. Bret Hart (4 points)
9t. Roddy Piper (4 points)
11t. Bruno Sammartino (3 points)
11t. Chris Jericho (3 points)
11t. Jake Roberts (3 points)
14t. Andre the Giant (1 point)
14t. Ricky Steamboat (1 point)

So to answer your question... Ric Flair.
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Why isn't Austin on this list? Surely 2001 showed he can and will play both heel and face?

I know it's all relative but I always thought that one of Austin's biggest strengths
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Why isn't Austin on this list? Surely 2001 showed he can and will play both heel and face?

I know it's all relative but I always thought that one of Austin's biggest strengths
Not nearly as good as the other five men on the list...
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Not nearly as good as the other five men on the list...
Being a huge mark of Canadian workers, SCSA is still > Jericho
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Not in the ability and willingness to swich from heel to face or visa versa. Which is what I was refering to.
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Not nearly as good as the other five men on the list...
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The Undertaker has been in a lot of crappy matches with a lot of crappy people. A lot of crappy high profile matches, at that. His mic skills are seriously lacking, and his work rate is pretty awful these days at least. I can understand enjoying the Undertaker, but metioning him as the greatest of all time is certainly laughable.
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Show Off, I feel your lists are flawed. Mick Foley shouldn't be on any in-ring list of any kind (besides most willing to do ridiculous bumps)...Hulk Hogan is more charismatic than Shawn Michaels, and probably the rest of that list too...Ric Flair should not be toping the heel/face list, he's a heel at heart....I DUNNO BRO.
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Show Off, I feel your lists are flawed. Mick Foley shouldn't be on any in-ring list of any kind (besides most willing to do ridiculous bumps)...Hulk Hogan is more charismatic than Shawn Michaels, and probably the rest of that list too...Ric Flair should not be toping the heel/face list, he's a heel at heart....I DUNNO BRO.
Obviously these are just opinions, so you are entitled to your own...

However, I think the 4 above Hogan are more charismatic then him, Hogan was charismatic as hell but not more than any of the men above him...

Foley was great at telling a story in the ring. He wasn't good technically, hence why I didn't put him on the technical list. The reason foley seperated himself from The Sandman or Sabu (also guys willing to do bumps) was his ability to tell a story. Look at his matches with The Rock and all of them have clearly defined storys going on. Nuanced stories that very few people could pull off...

Flair has switched from heel to face and was willing to swich from heel to face more than any other wrestler in the history of wrestling. From 1983 to 1991 Flair was the #1 heel or #1 face in the NWA for his entire run. His ability to swich roles was better than anyone in history.
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Foley was great at telling a story in the ring. He wasn't good technically, hence why I didn't put him on the technical list. The reason foley seperated himself from The Sandman or Sabu (also guys willing to do bumps) was his ability to tell a story. Look at his matches with The Rock and all of them have clearly defined storys going on. Nuanced stories that very few people could pull off...
This may be true, but could Foley pull of the great matches with Rock or Triple H without the chairs? the thumtacks? or barbed wire baseball bats? and just based solely on in-ring ability? I don't think he can.....well.... at least not as well as HBK, Flair, Austin, hell even Hogan
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This may be true, but could Foley pull of the great matches with Rock or Triple H without the chairs? the thumtacks? or barbed wire baseball bats? and just based solely on in-ring ability? I don't think he can.....well.... at least not as well as HBK, Flair, Austin, hell even Hogan
vs. Shawn Micheals at Mind Games

Foley carried the weight of the story of that match...
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Well.....I think we all have our own opinions about who is the best, but if we are talking about whom you think people in general would say is the best, they would probably stick within Hogan, Austin, or The Rock. These three guys were staples in the wrestling industry and you can't just say 'well they didn't do so good in this category or that'. They were the three most successful in the business without question.

If I had to choose, I would be forced to choose Hogan, simply because he was it in the 80's, and then once again in the 90's, and is still hanging around trying to do it again. Both Austin and Rock bailed on the business, so that leaves them in second place to me.
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Look at that match with The Rock where Foley was handcuffed and took 22 unprotected head shots. Great story from Foley there.
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Look at that match with The Rock where Foley was handcuffed and took 22 unprotected head shots. Great story from Foley there.
You mean at Royal Rumble 1999 where he pulled off a story where he and The Rock had an I Quit match which Foley was telling the story that he wanted the fans to get so upset with him getting hurt that they would beg for Foley to quit despite the title being on the line?

That was a well told story. A very well told story.

Foley's "hardcore" wrestling was just his way of telling stories.
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Even when Ric Flair was a face, he was still "The Dirtiest Player in the Game". Not a "proper" face, if you ask me.

Also, I probably would have put Hogan at number 2 on your charisma list.
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Foley's promos told great stories. I'll give him that.
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Foley was the face in that match. Why would he want to upset the fans on purpose?
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