PWBoards top 100 wrestlers

gnfnrhead · 29-05-2012 2:30am

ricero wrote: »

I always thought he was a great in ring worker for such a big man. I think he's one of the top 5 best all round wrestlers ever

For most of his first ten years in WWF he was pretty poor in the ring. His character saved him imo. Wasn't really until around the time of the ABA gimmick that he started to improve in the ring and now he has hardly wrestled in the last five years. He had a period of only five or six years where he did it on a consistent basis. Even then, I still wasn't a huge fan of him.

Also notice, no Rock or Austin either

ricero · 29-05-2012 2:34am

gnfnrhead wrote: »

ricero wrote: »

I always thought he was a great in ring worker for such a big man. I think he's one of the top 5 best all round wrestlers ever

For most of his first ten years in WWF he was pretty poor in the ring. His character saved him imo. Wasn't really until around the time of the ABA gimmick that he started to improve in the ring and now he has hardly wrestled in the last five years. He had a period of only five or six years where he did it on a consistent basis. Even then, I still wasn't a huge fan of him.

Also notice, no Rock or Austin either

Yup and no Jericho either. For a man who enjoys in ring workers I'm shocked you did not put jericho on your list

gnfnrhead · 29-05-2012 2:43am

ricero wrote: »

Yup and no Jericho either. For a man who enjoys in ring workers I'm shocked you did not put jericho on your list

Jericho's last few runs have counted against him for me. He was on my not so short list but didn't make it in the end. Ten years (maybe even five years) ago he'd have been pushing for a top five spot, but he's done very little since then and his dull as dull can be character doesn't help him any. I've even become less of a fan of his in recent years.

A Primal Nut · 29-05-2012 11:02am

But how do you judge in-ring ability? In my opinion there are three things - moveset, match psychology and bump-taking ability!! There are some wrestlers with plenty of moves but can be quite boring to watch and take very few risks in the ring. Others have a limited moveset but have a great understanding of how to build a match, get the crowd involved and keep people guessing as to who will win. Others make up for their lack of skill by putting their body on the line night after night. Edge and Shawn Michaels for example are two guys who I think combine all three. Undertaker might not have as diverse a moveset as others but he always understood how to put on great matches and was entertaining to watch.

Of course, my 20 was more than about in-ring ability - I wouldn't put Undertaker no.1 if it was, although he'd still be up there.

Cactus Colm · 05-06-2012 12:52pm

Well, I've tabulated all the votes, and we're just one short of having 100 wrestlers ... not too shabby. I'm going to show the results in reverse order, starting from 99 down to 1, with the total number of points each wrestler got to the right.

Rank Wrestler Totals
99 Alex Shelly 1
99 Conor Hurley 1
99 Crash Holly 1
99 Gail Kim 1
99 Road Dog Jesse James 1
99 The Sandman 1
99 Yokozuna 1
92 Eric young 2
92 Raven 2
92 Shingo 2
92 Steve Blackman 2
88 Al Snow 4
88 Dory Funk Jr 4
88 Petey Williams 4
88 Shelton Benjamin 4
88 Umaga 4
83 Booker T 5
83 Bully Ray / Bubba Ray Dudley 5
83 John Morrison 5
83 The Great Muta 5
83 The Iron Sheik 5
78 Brian Pillman 6
78 Robert Roode 6
78 Rick Rude 6
75 Scott Steiner 7
75 Sean Waltman (X pac) 7
73 Naomichi Marufuji 8
72 Batista 9
72 Bobby The Brain Heenan 9
72 KENTA 9
72 Lita 9
68 Chris Sabin 11
68 Davey Boy Smith 11
66 Harley Race 12
66 James Storm 12
66 Mohammad Hassan 12
63 Kevin Nash 13
63 The Miz 13
62 Abyss 14
62 Big Boss Man 14
62 Jerry Lawlor 14
62 Ted DiBiasi 14
57 Big Show 15
57 Dean Malenko 15
57 Dolph Ziggler 15
57 Honky Tonk Man 15
57 Ken Shamrock 15
57 Kenta Kobashi 15
51 Diamond Dallas Page 16
51 Jeff Jarrett 16
49 Austin Aries 19
49 Jake Roberts 19
49 Sabu 19
49 Vince McMhaon 19
45 Terry Funk 22
44 Road Warriors 24
43 John Bradshaw Layfield 30
43 Mitsuhara Misawa 30
43 Randy Orton 30
40 Christopher Daniels 31
39 Shane McMahon 33
38 Dynamite Kid 34
37 Goldberg 37
37 Scot Hall 37
35 Andre The Giant 38
35 Rey Mysterio Jr 38
33 Ultimate Warrior 41
32 Vader 42
31 Rob Van Dam 43
30 Owen Hart 47
29 Sheamus 51
28 Christian 53
28 Samoa Joe 53
26 Jeff Hardy 57
25 Kane 59
24 Brock Lesnar 62
23 Ricky Seamboat 70
23 Roddy Piper 70
21 Sting 71
20 John Cena 81
19 Curt Hennig 85
18 Hulk Hogan 111
17 CM Punk 117
16 AJ Styles 120
15 Eddie Guerrero 125
14 Edge 131
13 Bryan Danielson 134
12 Chris Jericho 151
11 Triple H 158
10 Ric Flair 165
9 Chris Benoit 167
8 Mick Foley 197
7 Randy Savage 213
6 Bret Hart 257
5 Undertaker 269
4 Kurt Angle 276
3 The Rock 350
2 Steve Austin 368
1 Shawn Michaels 396

JP Liz V1 · 05-06-2012 1:06pm

Mega thanks Cactus Colm

Charisteas · 05-06-2012 1:22pm

Totally forgot about this, probably too late now but -

1. Hulk Hogan
2. Stone Cold Steve Austin
3. The Rock
4. Triple H
5. Brock Lesnar
6. The Undertaker
7. Vince McMahon
8. Mr Perfect
9. The Macho Man Randy Savage
10. Shawn Michaels
11. Rob Van Dam
12. Jeff Hardy
13. William Regal
14. Kane
15. Shane McMahon
16. Rey Mysterio
17. Sabu
18. Essa Rios
19. X-Pac
20. Val Venis

Stereomaniac · 05-06-2012 2:29pm

LMFAO

thebostoncrab · 05-06-2012 2:35pm

Excellent list I must say! Cannot flaw the top ten, even if Dynamite Kid isn in it

, and I'm delighted Benoit made the top ten.

Well done Cactus, great job!

CMpunked · 05-06-2012 4:00pm

Any top 100 that doesnt have Hogan in the top 10 is a good list by my standards. :pac:

Fair play, cactus.

Fenian Army · 05-06-2012 4:40pm

Well done, shocked at Flair only barely making the top ten and the Hulkster not!

thebostoncrab · 05-06-2012 6:13pm

You know what's surprising? AJ ranking higher than CM Punk, did not see that coming

Bandana boy · 05-06-2012 11:34pm

Fair play CC
Gotta say I like the look of that list a few surprises though
The charisma black hole Ben oit in the top 10 boo!
And Danielson (who i really really like )rating so high already
I fully expect him to be worth that spot or higher in a few years but not sure he has earned it yet
That I was the only vote for the Road Dog !
And how the hell did Kevin Nash make it into the top 65!

Bounty Hunter · 06-06-2012 12:06pm

added to PW forum hot thread links thread. Really happy with how that list looks. Hope something similar is done again

Charisteas · 06-06-2012 1:14pm

We could always do a worst 100 list, that could be fun

JP Liz V1 · 06-06-2012 1:52pm

What about doing top 30 tag teams?

CMpunked · 06-06-2012 2:57pm

How about doing a top whatever of non wrestling personalities? Those who have appeared on shows but weren't considered wrestlers like managers, commentators, announcers, interviewers, valets and then oddities such as gillberg, hornswoggle etc.

Captain Morgan Freeman · 06-06-2012 7:54pm

I can't wait to use the LOD rule to include Sting in the list of the greatest tag teams due to his success as a singles competitor.

paddyismaddy · 08-06-2012 4:07pm

top 20 divas/knockouts was going say top 50 female wrestlers

gnfnrhead · 08-06-2012 4:32pm

I think we're missing the obvious one here. Best match.

Hashtag_HEEL · 08-06-2012 4:40pm

paddyismaddy wrote: »

top 20 divas/knockouts was going say top 50 female wrestlers

I Like This Idea!

Charisteas · 08-06-2012 4:49pm

Best promo is also a good option.

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