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Austin should get the vote based on impact alone.
But I can't do it. I love Austin. Specifically, I love pre-neck injury Austin. Stunning Steve, even better. Post neck problems though, while he was amazing on the mic, he was lacking in the ring IMO. Yeah, he's a great brawler, but to be honest, he bored the hell out of me in the ring. I just wasn't into the style. Hell, to this day I'm not into that style, and whenever I see a wrestler who fights with that same style, I'm usually bored by it.
Eddie, while he didn't have even close to the same impact (except in his death), represented everything I love about wrestling. He was great out of the ring, but in the ring, he was superb. Austin represents the the entertainment side of wrestling, as does Eddie. However, I think Eddie represents the actual art of wrestling better than Austin ever could.
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