Never cared that much for Bret Hart. I respect his skill and his father's training, but the true G.O.A.T. is none other than...
Who's the Greatest Wrestler of All Time????
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This cat here, the greatest & still at it today.
Bret Hart would be 2nd on my list.
Bret Hart would be 2nd on my list.
I actually own that dvd, he was by far the best entertaining wrestler of my childhood, i loved that guy...
Dean Malenko...yep, you're damn sure right he was one of the top in his era. Dude had some serious technical skills, but when he left WCW for WWE he never got to showcase that shit again.The most technical ever!
People often say his match with Hogan at WM6 was his best match, but I thought the one at WM7 with Macho Man was his best match. They banged the hell out of each other in that one.
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I've seen the dvd as well as a buddy of mine from college lent it to me. That bit on the interviews was by far my favorite part of the dvd.
Screamin' NormanNorman Smiley
Surprised there wasn't any love for Ernest "The Cat" Miller since he always used to talk about how great he was.
"Arn and Tully laugh at all the names posted so far."
Arn and Tully are some of the best technical wrestlers of all time followed by best team tag.
Honorable Mention:
- Mr. Perfect (damn, I'm the first to mention him)
- Barry Windham (one of the best big man wrestlers)
- Bert Hart (He should have started out as a single wrestler, didn't need to be in a tag team)
- Dynamite Kid(British Bulldogs)
Sorry, I love the Horsemen but never liked the way Ric Flair wrestled. How the hell dude held the belt so long with Arn and Tully in the same group, they could have held the belt as good as Flair.
Those guys were deadly as a tag team. The "gourd buster" alone was deadly!
y'all remember rick the dragon steamboat?
Dude had some of the most epic fights with rick flair
And he is somewhere in my top 10 for those great matches.
Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard were fucking technicians..man I used to love the Horsemen as a kid.
Mr perfect was a great technician and entertainer. Malenko and Benoit were some great technician in the 90's.
The best Mic Skills/entertainer of all time---The Rock
Best in ring skills:Steiner,Rob Van Dam
Best All around combination of both mic skills and ring skills--Shawn Michaels..I can't even front, I used to hate the dude as a kid but he had the ability to be a great heel and his matches were always entertaining...I've got him slightly above Flair and The Hitman
I agree with most of that 'cept the mic skills going to the Rock. He's at least second to Flair or Dusty Rhodes. He's up there though for originality and trademark catch phrases, though Flair could just get on the mic and say one word (well....not so much a word as an exclamation...) WOOOOOO!
Thank u
like him or not if u grew up in the 80's u know this guy was the biggest thing around
Flair hands down. Best on the mic and one of the best in the ring.
As far as the person I thought was the best in the ring I would have to say Dean Malenko. Most wrestlers have a couple moves they do every match, but Malenko had a crazy amount of moves.
Big man wrestler has to be Big Van Vader. The mf'r was a beast.
Tag team is L.O.D. no explanation needed.
As far as the person I thought was the best in the ring I would have to say Dean Malenko. Most wrestlers have a couple moves they do every match, but Malenko had a crazy amount of moves.
Big man wrestler has to be Big Van Vader. The mf'r was a beast.
Tag team is L.O.D. no explanation needed.
Either you're being sarcastic, or this is your favorite because you can't possibly believe that this guy is the greatest in ring competitor.
I was waiting for someone to name the second cat. I didn't even think anyone remembered the Great Munta.
When I first read the thread title, and when I was little I could not STAND him, I thought "Ric Flair".
And this was my second guy, if the thread was about wrestling.
There are 2 matches all true wrestling fans should watch if u wanna determine best wrestler. Wrestlemania 21 Eddie guerrero vs. Rey mysterio and the 2003 royal rumble Chris Benoit vs Kurt angle. As far as technical wrestling goes these matches were on some other shit. Benoit lost his match but he was so impressive in his loss that after angle left the ring the crowd gave Benoit a standing ovation. And for you bulldog fans, watch the first 20 minutes of the 92 royal rumble. Bulldog was the first entry and showed his technical skills in how he was eliminating people until he got thrown out.
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This shit got to 3 pages in less than 24 hours. Impressive.
It's Flair. If you make a list of the things a top wrestler has to be good at, he's in the top 3 to top 5 in every category and no one else can say that.
He's one of the best talkers ever. He's one of the best in-ring performers ever. He's was on top, working at a high level longer than just about everybody. He spans several different eras, having good to great matches (just this year he had a good match with Jay Lethal and a great one with Mick Foley). He's built up more guys than anyone (from Rick Steamboat in 77 to Lethal in 2010). He drew money as a face and as a heel and had fans hittng the ring to attack him and save him.
You name someone and I can tell you two categories they can't hang with Flair in.
It's Flair. If you make a list of the things a top wrestler has to be good at, he's in the top 3 to top 5 in every category and no one else can say that.
He's one of the best talkers ever. He's one of the best in-ring performers ever. He's was on top, working at a high level longer than just about everybody. He spans several different eras, having good to great matches (just this year he had a good match with Jay Lethal and a great one with Mick Foley). He's built up more guys than anyone (from Rick Steamboat in 77 to Lethal in 2010). He drew money as a face and as a heel and had fans hittng the ring to attack him and save him.
You name someone and I can tell you two categories they can't hang with Flair in.
probably the best heal ever and he was dope wrestler....
Muta was nice.
He was but I'm surprised to see him mentioned as a great technical wrestler. He became one but during his WCW run, he was more about acrobatics and showmanship than technical wrestling.
He ushered in the MODERN era of energetic and charismatic wrestling champions. All of those younger guys listed in this thread can thank him for changing how wrestling and wrestlers were viewed.
Uh, no. If anyone can get that credit, it goes to Superstar Billy Graham, not Bruno. Bruno belongs in the era of Dory Funk Jr and Jack Brisco, which isn't exactly considered the "modern" era. Graham is still cited by guys today as an influence.
"Arn and Tully laugh at all the names posted so far."
Arn and Tully are some of the best technical wrestlers of all time followed by best team tag.
Honorable Mention:
- Mr. Perfect (damn, I'm the first to mention him)
- Barry Windham (one of the best big man wrestlers)
- Bert Hart (He should have started out as a single wrestler, didn't need to be in a tag team)
- Dynamite Kid(British Bulldogs)
Sorry, I love the Horsemen but never liked the way Ric Flair wrestled. How the hell dude held the belt so long with Arn and Tully in the same group, they could have held the belt as good as Flair.
It's either Arn and Tully or Bobby Eaton (who deserved to be mentioned before now) and Stan Lane as the best tag team I've ever seen. But neither of them could be Flair. Arn was still a young guy coming up and Tully, while close, was considered way too small to be World champion material.
Glad to see Barry Windham get some love. Probably the best natural athlete to ever be a pro wrestler. That guy just seemed to have "it" as soon as he got in the ring. Injuries and politics are the only reason he wasn't a consistent main event guy for years.
God Almighty. It's been over 20 years and I still have a feeling of
when I see this. Damn Dibiase was good. That guy could also work face and heel effectively.
I was waiting for one of the established wrestle heads to confirm this. I can pretty much only comment on wrestling from right around the beginning of the Wrestlemania era on forward.
I'll 2nd that
Agreed. My favorite wrestler of all time who has clearly influenced lots of wrestlers. VERY underrated mic work too (especially during the last Hart Foundation). Although there are some wrestlers that come close to him, when I consider all factors, Bret Hart is the best ever in my view.
I wouldn't fault someone if they picked Misawa, Flair, The Rock Liger or Michaels however.
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