Good list here, but I would have Flair #1 and Hogan#2. Also, Bill Goldberg should have been much higher. At his peak he was the top star in wrestling. Also, I felt the Fabulous Freebirds should have been higher. Nobody wanted to walk down BADSTREET USA.
The Road Warriors were #6, and Harlem Heat #7. The Steiners would probably be higher if they wrestled more in the US, since Japan was not counted in my rankings. BTW, I'm working on a PPV-based rating system for this era, but it will only include WCW & WWF ppvs. The results should be different.
Its all opinion, and believe me I respect the hell out of the time & effort you put into this...but Val Venis getting ranked ahead of Nick Bockwinkel? Nick main evented as AWA Champ for years. When did Val main event anything but Sunday Night Heat? (I actually appreciate Val's ringwork alot, so I'm not bashing Val)
Bockwinkel was a 60s, 70s and early 80s guy. 1985 was when he was on his way out. No doubt he was one of the greatest legends of wrestling; he just didn't wrestle enough in the Mania era to get a high score. The same went for Lou Thesz in the 70s-90s list.
Good list here, but I would have Flair #1 and Hogan#2. Also, Bill Goldberg should have been much higher. At his peak he was the top star in wrestling. Also, I felt the Fabulous Freebirds should have been higher. Nobody wanted to walk down BADSTREET USA.
kc5krp 1 month ago
I grew up with Memphis wrestling-
1. Bill 'SuperStar' Dundee
2. Jerry ' The King' Lawler
3. 'HotStuff' Eddie Gilbert
4. 'WildFire' Tommy Rich
5. 'Dirty' Dutch Mantell
MarkBrandon 10 months ago
my personal best are:
5.The Rock
4.Stone Cold
3.Kurt Angle
2.Bret Hart
1.Undertake
and cena,hhh, and batista are on thier way
joeygoalyslayer 1 year ago
harlem heat #1 tag team... no way
roediger32 2 years ago
The Road Warriors were #6, and Harlem Heat #7. The Steiners would probably be higher if they wrestled more in the US, since Japan was not counted in my rankings. BTW, I'm working on a PPV-based rating system for this era, but it will only include WCW & WWF ppvs. The results should be different.
Gamebox27 2 years ago
Its all opinion, and believe me I respect the hell out of the time & effort you put into this...but Val Venis getting ranked ahead of Nick Bockwinkel? Nick main evented as AWA Champ for years. When did Val main event anything but Sunday Night Heat? (I actually appreciate Val's ringwork alot, so I'm not bashing Val)
DaveInOCNJ 2 years ago
Bockwinkel was a 60s, 70s and early 80s guy. 1985 was when he was on his way out. No doubt he was one of the greatest legends of wrestling; he just didn't wrestle enough in the Mania era to get a high score. The same went for Lou Thesz in the 70s-90s list.
Gamebox27 2 years ago
dude hulk hogan in way way in hell the best ric flair is
top 5 should b
#5 Stone Cold
#4 Kurt Angle
#3 Undertaker
#2 Bret Hart
#1 Ric Flair
DanielRokkz08 2 years ago