IWF's top 50 Wrestling Superstars of All Time

[pumpt73]

Glad to see I wasn't the only one to give Danny Hodge a nod.

 

[He who knows more than Nation]

I can't disagree with the top 5, despite my strong feelings of Bret not deserving of being mentioned with those same guys, but that 5th slot will always be debatable in something as subjective as wrestling opinions. The other four are totally on the money with the two biggest draws and the two greatest workers of the modern era on the list. Good job thus far, Veritas.

 

[PeepShow]

Didn't Axis do this like 6 months ago?

 

[Veritas]

The List

The highest possible total was 450.

1. "Nature Boy" Ric Flair - 426
2. "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels - 406
3. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin - 369
4. "The Immortal" Hulk Hogan - 360
5. Bret "The Hitman" Hart - 314
6. "Macho Man" Randy Savage - 308
7. The Undertaker - 304
8. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat - 287
9. The Rock - 277
10. Andre the Giant - 269
11. Kurt Angle - 245 (T)
11. "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig - 245 (T)
13. "Latino Heat" Eddie Guerrero - 242
14. Bruno Sammartino - 221
15. Terry Funk - 206
16. "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase - 198
17. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper - 197
18. "Y2J" Chris Jericho - 194
19. Triple H - 186
20. Nick Bockwinkel - 180
21. Lou Thesz - 175
22. Harley Race - 171
23. Kenta Kobashi - 170
24. Mitsuharu Misawa/Tiger Mask II - 168
25. Jake "The Snake" Roberts - 166
26. Big Van Vader - 163
27. Keiji Muto/The Great Muta - 157 (T)
27. Sting - 157 (T)
29. Owen Hart - 152
30. Dynamite Kid - 149
31. Rey Mysterio - 143
32. "Crippler" Chris Benoit - 139
33. Antonio Inoki - 136
34. "The Enforcer" Arn Anderson - 133
35. The Road Warriors/Legion of Doom - 127
36. Shohei "Giant" Baba - 126
37. Dusty Rhodes - 125
38. Verne Gagne - 116
39. Jerry "The King" Lawler - 108
40. Mick Foley - 107
41. John Cena - 101
42. Stan "The Lariat" Hansen - 99
43. Jushin "Thunder" Liger - 95
44. Gorgeous George - 93
45. Scott Hall - 89
46. Dory Funk Jr - 84
47. Bruiser Brody - 75
48. Bob Backlund - 74
49. Mil Mascaras - 69
50. "Nature Boy" Buddy Rodgers - 68

 

[Veritas]

So on another board a little over a year ago we took a list of 16 names and held a single elimination tournament through a series of polls to determine who was the Greatest Professional Wrestler of All Time. The tournament was a huge success, generating lots of discussions through each round and finishing with a down to the wire split decision win for the victor. We even tried a number of spinoff tournaments after that one based on Tag Teams, International Wrestlers, etc. My question is, do you want to try that here? We'll take the Top 16 of this list and use them for the tournament. What say ye?

 

[McFly...]

I know what you are talking about man. I would be all for it.

 

[straight_edge76]

I would be all for it also, I actually ran one of those at another forum I post on.. It was pretty fun and a good way to start more one on one wrestler debates.

On the top 50, good overall, I honestly feel that Dynamite and Muta are a few slots lower that I expected, but all in a great list. Nice work man.

 

[Hometown Kid]

This actually turned out a lot better than I thought it would. There's a few things that are a little weird, but nothing totally agregious for my style. Good job Veritas for bringing this to the forum. ;D