[Bublu Bhuyan]

I've often wondered whether I've seen a better performer than Shawn Michaels. The truth is I haven't. Maybe Flair in his prime was in his league. Therefore I decided to ask you guys the same question.

Who are the guy(s) you would put above HBK as a performer?

 

[austin316 G.O.A.T]

chris benoit and kurt angle.Daniel bryan may pass him in the future

 

[TKOK]

In ring-no one
overall-Austin and Rock.

 

[Warren Zevon]

Dean Malenko
Chris Benoit
Bret Hart
Jushin Liger
Dynamite Kid
Daniel Bryan
Kurt Angle

Quite a few others too, I'd put Shawn Michaels at around #15 on my top in-ring performers.

 

[Felpent]

How the fuck is Kurt Angle better than Shawn Michaels in the ring? Michaels actually understands In-ring psychology.

Dean Malenko
Chris Benoit
Bret Hart
Jushin Liger
Dynamite Kid
Daniel Bryan
Kurt Angle

Quite a few others too, I'd put Shawn Michaels at around #15 on my top in-ring performers.

Agree with everyone in the list except for Angle. Add Ricky Steamboat, Flair and Randy savage to that list as well.

 

[wwffans123]

Randy Savage
The Rock
Stone Cold

 

[apokalypse]

if you talking about Package or any other than In Ring than there's alot of guys better than Shawn.

In Ring? i could say Bret Hart who able to put over and make them look good. xpac is prime example who still thanks bret for one match that have made him. even Bret win in a match but other guy able to get over... so many guys who wrestled bret have nothing but positive to say.

stop mention Rock in every thread..it make you look dumb and stupid more than trolls and give Rock fans a bad name.

 

[Choke2Death]

Chris Benoit is the first that comes to mind for me.

 

[DOPA]

Only people that challenge HBK is Angle and Hart in my mind. Bryan might in the future, but HBK is simply the best in ring performer the WWE or any organisation has ever seen in my opinion.

 

[Headliner]

There is a difference between technical wrestler and performer. The only person I would even think about putting ahead of HBK is Ric Flair.

 

[samizayn]

As an in ring performer? No one.

 

[Teh_TaKeR]

Overall performer, The Rock. No question. Charisma, mic work, decent ring work. But just GOAT.

 

[HorsemenTerritory]

Prime Ric Flair, Ricky Steamboat, and maaaybe Randy Savage and Chris Benoit. It's a short list.

 

[Flux]

The Undertaker and Ric Flair

 

[Horselover Fat]

undertaker did you see that hiac match guys

 

[asdf0501]

American wrestlers:

Lawler
Terry Funk
Ric Flair
Rey Mysterio
Eddie Guerrero
Finlay
Austin
Steamboat
Savage
Bret
Benoit
Cena
Undertaker
Backlund
Danielson
Vader
Arn Anderson


To name a few, probably forgot someone

In Puroresu:

Hansen
Tenryu
Kawada
Misawa
Liger
Volk Han
Togo
Fujinami
Fujiwara
Hashimoto
Jumbo
Kanemoto
Taue
Kobashi
Tamura
Ishikawa
Detroyer
Baba

In lucha:

Solar
Satanico
Huracan Ramirez
***** Navarro
Casas
Blue Panther
El Hijo Del Santo
Pirata Morgan
La Park
El Dandy
Black Terry
Wagner Jr

Blah Blah.

 

[Coffey]

To go along with asdf0501 I would probably also add Dr. Death, Gordy, Rude, Regal, Morton, Eaton & Hennig. I would exclude Danielson, Cena & 'Taker though.

 

[asdf0501]

Williams, Regal and especially Gordy are great calls, i knew i will forgot someone.

Even when i probably agree with Morton and Eaton, is more difficult to make a comparison thinking that they were mostly tag wrestlers and Michaels is probably a top 10 tag guy, at least for me.

 

[Kabraxal]

As an in ring performer, meaning you put ability with an understanding in ring pyschology AND versatility... there is no one that comes close to HBK. I think there are some guys now that show sparks of it, but HBK is one of the one in a lifetime people that defines his profession. The man just understood wrestling in that ring. No one can touch him.

 

[Freeloader]

Undertaker
Mr Perfect
Ricky Steamboat
Randy Savage
Chris Benoit
Bret Hart
Arn Anderson

I liked these guys in ring better personally. HBK sells well, but his chops on offense (like Flair) are dumb; not a fan of excessive chops at all. Flair was nothing but chops, rolling over the turnbuckle, and the figure four.