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The greatest wrestlers of all time

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Who are the best wrestlers of all time? You can do a classific of the best wrestlers. You have to considered these parameters: the wrestler’s drawing power, in ring performance, charisma, innovations that led to long term changes in the game, range of territory where he performed, and longevity.
 
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Remember, all this can only be subjective and none of us can say who is the greatest of all time unless we have seen every single wrestler at their peak and with enough knowledge of their work, as well as again it being subjective to the person too, however from what I know I would go with :

Bret Hart
Mr Perfect
Rick Martel
Tito Santana
Shawn Michaels
Million Dollar Man Ted Dibiase
Randy Savage

Throw in Stone Cold and The Rock both here also due to their huge charisma too, I'd say they were better in ring workers than Hogan, those are just what come off the top of my head, I like too many talents for different reasons though, such as Road Dogg for example, but wouldn't really put him in there, Dean Ambrose but he'd probably need a longer career as would most of the roster right now to be considered this, I'd also throw Flair in too of course, the list is endless.

Although I don't mark out for him or anything, I think Daniel Bryan will be in these conversations in years to come and possibly Seth Rollins if he keeps his momentum going, you can also throw in Punk, HHH and Brock etc.. too, we could go on and on lol
 
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Drawing Power: Hulk Hogan. Hate to say it but this guy would be the top draw in most places in the world

In-Ring Performance: Antonio Inoki for me. All of his matches speak to me in a certain way. I can just watch any Inoki match and be invested every time.

Charisma: The Rock is the most charismatic wrestler ever. In his mic work and his wrestling, he injects his own special kind of charisma like nobody else can.

Innovation: Not a wrestler, but Vince McMahon changed wrestling into his own product. It's shit but that is now the dominant product, his sports entertainment is on top so he changed the game completely.

Range Of Territory: Probably Ric Flair. I'm not a hundred percent sure on this one but I bet Flair has competed in more places than most wrestlers.

Longevity: Lou Thesz. The guy wrestled his first match in the 50's and his last match in the 90's and he's still revered as a legend today. One of the most consistently popular guys in the business.
 
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I've thought often about this and it's just so hard to rank properly. Do you rank a wrestler who had a longer prime over a wrestler whose prime was better but shorter? That's the one that always stumps me. As it is, here is how my top 15 would look (not including Japanese, European, and Mexican wrestlers):

1. Ric Flair
2. Terry Funk
3. Eddie Guerrero
4. Stan Hansen
5. Vader
6. The Undertaker
7. Chris Benoit
8. Ricky Steamboat
9. Bret Hart
10. Rey Mysterio
11. Mick Foley
12. Dave "Fit" Finlay
13. Steve Austin
14. William/Steven Regal
15. Jerry Lawler

Best Heels: Vader, Finlay, Stan Hansen
Best Babyfaces: Ricky Steamboat, Rey Mysterio

Best at Both: Funk, Guerrero, Flair. That's why they are my top 3 and no one will ever change by top 3. These 3 guys were on a level entirely their own when it comes to being able to be wildly successful as either a face or a heel.
 
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