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  • Kashanova
    Hall Of Fame
    • Aug 2003
    • 12695

    #31
    Re: Who do you think is the best wrestler of all time?

    i can't pick one

    HHH
    Sting
    SCSA
    Rock
    Flair
    Hart
    Jericho

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    • Acid
      Mr. Brightside
      • May 2003
      • 16954

      #32
      Re: Who do you think is the best wrestler of all time?

      Of the wrestlers I have seen:

      Bret Hart
      HHH
      Shawn Michaels
      Chris Benoit
      Chris Jericho
      Owen Hart
      Ric Flair
      The Rock
      Kurt Angle
      Edge
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      • DXZeke
        Straight Edge
        • Feb 2003
        • 2538

        #33
        Re: Who do you think is the best wrestler of all time?

        Hulk Hogan was the guy that got me as a kid to start watching... but after a while it was the same thing with him match after match.... then this young guy came up the tag team ranks with his partner Janetty... from that point on it's been HBK (From the Rockers all the way up) that's kept me a fan.

        From a politics standpiont he's been no worse or better than any of the top dogs during their reigns.

        From pure talent and mic skills. HBK all the way.

        HHH, Flair, Bret Hart, and the Undertaker are VERY CLOSE 2nds for me though.
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        • EWRMETS
          All Star
          • Jul 2002
          • 7491

          #34
          Re: Who do you think is the best wrestler of all time?

          I'd say the bitter rivals, Bret Hart and HBK, are the two best ever if wrestling ability is taken into account.

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          • bullcats
            Pro
            • Jan 2003
            • 597

            #35
            Re: Who do you think is the best wrestler of all time?

            Shawn Michaels
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            • Brian Gee
              MVP
              • Mar 2004
              • 1938

              #36
              Re: Who do you think is the best wrestler of all time?

              BTW, I think we have to change the title of this thread to best "AMERICAN" wrestler of all time.

              You can't have a top five list without including the stars from overseas. And if you do that, three of them are probably foreigners...
              The line must be drawn HERE! This far, no further!

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              • JiggidyJames
                All Star
                • Apr 2005
                • 5267

                #37
                Re: Who do you think is the best wrestler of all time?

                Originally posted by briangauler
                BTW, I think we have to change the title of this thread to best "AMERICAN" wrestler of all time.

                You can't have a top five list without including the stars from overseas. And if you do that, three of them are probably foreigners...
                Yeah, but good wrestlers have to sell. hehe.
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                • CWood2
                  TNA & WWE thanks you
                  • May 2004
                  • 4356

                  #38
                  Re: Who do you think is the best wrestler of all time?

                  Originally posted by JiggidyJames
                  Yeah, but good wrestlers have to sell. hehe.
                  So they get dropped on their heads with back drop drivers and tiger drivers and pop right up to deliver a lariet while screaming... ... good point.

                  ... (still fun to see though )

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                  • Brian Gee
                    MVP
                    • Mar 2004
                    • 1938

                    #39
                    Re: Who do you think is the best wrestler of all time?

                    True. I can't count how many times I've seen Kobashi get hit with a move that would end the life of an American wrestler (in the ring...sellwise) that he immediately springs back up from and begins to furiously deliver chops.

                    If he were a salesmen, he'd have made about one big sell during the course of his career.
                    The line must be drawn HERE! This far, no further!

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                    • motorcrossman1
                      Banned
                      • Oct 2005
                      • 1976

                      #40
                      Re: Who do you think is the best wrestler of all time?

                      The Rock and Stone Cold

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                      • HMcCoy
                        All Star
                        • Jan 2003
                        • 8212

                        #41
                        Re: Who do you think is the best wrestler of all time?

                        Originally posted by CWood2
                        Unfortunately, no one's revolutionized the sport more than Hulk Hogan... but the man couldn't wrestle for horse crap!! IMO, Flair had just as much charisma and a better character without the tanned Venice Beach body. His matches with Funk, Steamboat, Rhodes, Race, Sting, and many many others are among the greatest title bouts ever. My vote goes for the nature boy for all the marathon matches, title reings, and "Whooo's" that carried the industries best ever stable...the Four Horsemen.

                        Second, goes to the guy who IMO is the best technical wrestler... Chris Benoit. For those who haven't seen some of his top matches in Japan, especially the '94 J Cup, the guy could absolutely do it all. His matches with Liger, the 2/3 falls vs. Malenko in ECW, and his time as world champ in both WCW (short, and later disowned) and WWE give him a pretty well rounded resume. I think Kurt Angle, who had more charisma and a more traditional background that is pretty much unparelleled, would be right behind Benoit if injuries didn't slow him down. Honorable mention to Shawn Michaels for his total package, Sting for being the top baby face (and my favorite wrestler) of his time, and Bret Hart for being right up there with Benoit.
                        Other than swapping The excellence with Benoit, I agree with this verbatim.

                        I used to love Japanese wrstling. I liked how sometimes the top guys get into REAL matches. And who wouldn't love a fat guy who looks like Elvis delivering 20+ HARD kicks to an opponent...
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                        • JiggidyJames
                          All Star
                          • Apr 2005
                          • 5267

                          #42
                          Re: Who do you think is the best wrestler of all time?

                          Originally posted by HMcCoy
                          I used to love Japanese wrstling. I liked how sometimes the top guys get into REAL matches. And who wouldn't love a fat guy who looks like Elvis delivering 20+ HARD kicks to an opponent...
                          Me!

                          You know what it is with me and puro, I get burnt out. To see one match, fine. But when the entire tape/show/DVD is filled with "fighting spirit", it loses it's...luster. The moves just doesn't seem important.

                          I mean a guy keeps getting dropped on his head, but doesn't get pinned. But a "LARIATOOOOO" knocks him out. Um, yeah.

                          Ah, to each his own.
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                          • KJistheman
                            Rookie
                            • Feb 2003
                            • 24

                            #43
                            Re: Who do you think is the best wrestler of all time?

                            HBK

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                            • DaveDQ
                              13
                              • Sep 2003
                              • 7664

                              #44
                              Re: Who do you think is the best wrestler of all time?

                              So hard to decide...

                              Bob Backlund
                              Jimmy Snuka
                              Kerry Von Erich
                              Hulk Hogan
                              Ultimate Warrior
                              Roddy Piper
                              The Rock

                              I might have to go with The Rock, simply because he really ignited wrestling and gave it a second wind when it needed it. When you look at wrestling right now, you tell yourself, "Man, they just need something here..it's just not working right now."

                              When a guy like The Rock comes along and does what he did, it works for the fans and the coorporation.
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                              • GAMEC0CK2002
                                Stayin Alive
                                • Aug 2002
                                • 10384

                                #45
                                Re: Who do you think is the best wrestler of all time?

                                Of all time: Ric Flair (never had to change is gimmick ala Hulk hogan)
                                Recent memory: The Rock/Stone Cold (nuff said)

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