This is THE WHOLE EFFING LIST of the Top 100 Greatest Wrestlers RE-RANKED Countdown! Featuring ALL of the ranks 100 to 1 compiled into one huge blog post! I'm going to be ranking the wrestlers with the following criteria: *Wrestling Skills/Abilities - This is a huge part of the judging here, of course it's just common sense really. A wrestler must do his job well at wrestling in his appropriate/preferred style or role. Whether as a technician,brawler,highflyer,etc. *Accolades/Accomplishments - The more prestige championship belts they have won, the better! We're also taking a look on other accomplishments such as yearly awards from PWI,inductions in Hall of Fames,and the like. *Charisma - Whether as a babyface or a heel, the wrestler should be able to get the crowd riled up and get them to watch in the match. I included "mic skills" under this category. *Drawing Ability - One of the biggest jobs of a pro wrestler is filling up the seats and have as much as eyeballs to watch your show on TV. Selling out arenas & PPV's,drawing thousands of people to tune in, it's all part of the judging! *Longevity - As long as a wrestler had a career for over at least 10 years will be included here. *Overall Impact - These includes their legacy in the business and impact as a whole to their countries or even to the entire world! Becoming a "household name" if you will. Also please take note that I'm solely judging them as WRESTLERS and not as members of our society. Hope that is well and clear. Another thing I wanna point is that this list is 100% MY OWN OPINION, I know a lot of you will disagree with the rankings but hey, we all got our own opinions on who's who should be in a certain spot so if you like, then tell me in the comments below about your own thoughts & opinions! Without further ado, let's now re-rank the 100 Greatest Wrestlers that ever stepped foot in the Squared Circle! 100.) Johnny Saint -Held the World Lightweight Championship for 20 years. -The Original Master of a Thousand Holds. -Dubbed as "The Lou Thesz of the UK." 99.) Manami Toyota -Greatest Women's Wrestler of All Time in my opinion. -Held titles in AJW,JWP,OZ Academy,and many more Joshi promotions. -Ongoing 29 year in-ring career. 98.) Ricky Morton -1/2 of one of the best tag-teams: Rock N'Roll Express. -Held 79 different championships in his ongoing 4 decade career. -7x NWA World Tag-Team Champion. 97.) Akira Taue -Record combined reign of 905 Days as AJPW World Tag-Team Champion. -Former AJPW Triple Crown & GHC Heavyweight Champion. -25 Year Career in Wrestling. 96.) Davey Boy Smith -Longest reigning WWE European Champion. -Also held the IC & Tag-Team titles in the WWE. -One of the most well known British wrestlers ever. 95.) Atsushi Onita -Help popularized hardcore & death matches in Japan. -Founder and biggest star of FMW. -He's been wrestling for 42 years and still ongoing. 94.) The Iron Sheik -The best "Foreign Heel" in wrestling history. -Former WWE Champion. -His defeat to Hogan erupted the birth of Hulkamania. 93.) Tully Blanchard -1/4 of the original Four Horsemen. -Record 10x Southeast Heavyweight Champion. -His rivalry with Magnum T.A. is one of the all time best. 92.) Perro Aguayo Sr. -One of the most popular luchadors in his prime. -The final rival of El Santo. -Held multiple championships in AAA,CMLL,UWA,WWF,and WWC. 91.) Larry Zbyszko -The most hated heel in his era due to his high profile feud with his mentor: Bruno Sammartino. -Final AWA World Heavyweight Champion. -Good all-around worker and decent on the mic. 90.) Bobby Eaton -Held 10 major tag-team titles as 1/2 of The Midnight Express. -Former CWA World Heavyweight Champion. -Universally respected legend, noted as one of the nicest guys in the business. 89.) Antonino Rocca -Invented highflying style of wrestling. -Main evented MSG shows for seven years. -The only wrestler to fight Superman in the comics. 88.) William Regal -Great all-around worker, criminally underrated. -4x WCW Television,4x WWE World Tag-Team,and 4x WWE European Champion. -One of the best wrestlers to never win a World Title. 87.) Kerry Von Erich -Most successful member of The Von Erich family. -Former NWA World Heavyweight Champion. -Former WWE Intercontinental Champion. 86.) Gene Kiniski -Held the NWA World Title for 1,131 days. -One of the best heels of the 60's. -Dubbed as "Canada's Greatest Athlete." 85.) Wahoo McDaniel -Most influential Native American wrestler. -Innovated the "Tomahawk Chop." -Held a plethora of NWA Titles but never the World Title. 84.) El Canek -Record 15x UWA World Heavyweight Champion. -Biggest draw of the now defunct UWA. -Ongoing 5 decade career. 83.) Terry Gordy -Popularized stables as 1/3 of The Fabulous Freebirds. -2x AJPW Triple Crown Champion,UWF & SMW Heavyweight Champion. -7x AJPW World Tag-Team Champions with Dr. Death & Stan Hansen. 82.) Riki Choshu -3x IWGP Heavyweight & 3x IWGP Tag-Team Champion. -Had a 42 year in-ring career. -One of the most successful wrestlers in NJPW history. 81.) Ivan Koloff -Greatest wrestler to portray a Russian character. -Ended Bruno Sammartino's 2,803 day reign as WWWF Champion. -Successful tag-team and stable run as "The Russians" with Nikita & Krushev. 80.) Booker T -The best African-American wrestler in my opinion. -6x World Champion. -Most decorated champion in WCW history. 79.) Sabu -The best wrestler in ECW history. -2x ECW World Heavyweight Champion & 1x NWA World Heavyweight Champion. -Helped in the innovation of hardcore wrestling. 78.) Chris Benoit -One of the all time best technicians. -2x World Champion. -Also held multiple belts in WWE,WCW,and other promotions. 77.) "Ravishing" Rick Rude -One of the all time best to never held a World Title. -Held multiple titles on different promotions in his 13 year career such as the WWE Intercontinental Title. -The only man to appear in both RAW & Nitro at the same day! 76.) Great Sasuke -Held 8 different championships all at once. -The first ever winner of the J-Crown. -Founder of Michinoku Pro. 75.) Jim Londos -The best Greek wrestler of all time. -Held the original World Heavyweight Championship for 9 years. -Would usually draw at least 100,000 fans in his matches on Greece! 74.) Negro Casas -The most successful member of the Casas wrestling family. -2x CMLL World Middleweight & 6x CMLL World Tag-Team Champion. -His feud with El Hijo del Santo is one of the most successful in Lucha Libre history. 73.) Carlos Colon -Founding father of wrestling in Puerto Rico. -Record 26x WWC Universal Heavyweight Champion. -Had a successful 2 decade feud with Abdullah the Butcher. 72.) Arn Anderson -One of the best to never win a World Title. -1/4 of the original Four Horsemen. -Multi-time World Tag-Team Champion in WCW,NWA,and WWE. 71.) Abdullah the Butcher -Had a half a century career in pro wrestling. -Popularized hardcore wrestling around the world. -Held titles in US,Japan,Canada,and Puerto Rico. 70.) Rey Mysterio Jr. -The most popular luchador of the modern era. -3x World Champion & held other titles in his ongoing 27 year career. -One of the all time best highflyers in wrestling history. 69.) Jake "The Snake" Roberts -Never held a single belt in WWE but still an iconic name in the company. -Had a 41 year career and still occasionally wrestles. -Held the SMW & EWA Heavyweight Titles, among others. 68.) Bobo Brazil -Paved the way for all African-American wrestlers. -The first African-American World Champion, although his reign is unrecognized. -Had a successful singles & tag-team run in his 4 decade career. 67.) Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka -Popularized the modern style of highflying wrestling. -First ever ECW World Heavyweight Champion. -One of the biggest names in wrestling during the 70's & 80's. 66.) Masahiro Chono -IWGP & NWA World Heavyweight Champion. -7x IWGP Tag-Team Champion. -One of the founders of nWo Japan. 65.) Killer Kowalski -The best heel of his era. -Successful in both singles & tag-team competition. -Trained many wrestlers most notably Triple H. 64.) "Dr. Death" Steve Williams -One of the legit toughest wrestlers ever. -7x AJPW World Tag-Team Champion. -Triple Crown Champion & UWF Heavyweight Champion. 63.) "Tiger Mask" Satoru Sayama -Paved the way for Cruiserweights in Japan. -3x WWF Junior Heavyweight Champion. -His feud with Dynamite Kid is one of the best ever. 62.) Bruiser Brody -One of the best hardcore icons ever. -Top draw wherever he wrestles (US,Japan,Puerto Rico,etc.) -Unstoppable tag-team with Stan Hansen. 61.) Genichiro Tenryu -3x AJPW Triple Crown Champion & 1x IWGP Heavyweight Champion. -5x AJPW World Tag-Team Champion. -Dubbed as "Mr. Pro Wrestling" and "Living Legend" in Japan. 60.) Daniel Bryan -The best technical wrestler and one of the best of this generation. -26th Triple Crown & 15th Grand Slam Champion in WWE history. -5x World Champion. 59.) "Superstar" Billy Graham -Wrestling's true greatest Superstar. -Former WWE Champion, held it for 296 days. -Inspiration to many wrestlers most notably Hulk Hogan. 58.) Dynamite Kid -One of the best Cruiserweights of all time. -Held titles in the US,UK,Japan,and Canada. -1/2 of The British Bulldogs, one of the best tag-teams of all time. 57.) Barry Windham -One of the best wrestlers in NWA's history. -Former NWA World Heavyweight Champion. -The best non-original member of The Four Horsemen. 56.) "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase -The greatest heel of the 80's. -3x World Tag-Team Champion with IRS as Money Inc. -2nd Generation Wrestler, son of "Iron" Mike DiBiase. 55.) Ultimo Dragon -Held 10 different championships all at once. -One of the best cruiserweights of all time. -Student of the legendary Bruce Lee. 54.) Pedro Morales -The first ever Triple Crown Champion in WWE's history. -Also the first and only Puerto Rican WWE Champion. -2x WWE Intercontinental Champion. 53.) Jack Brisco -2x NWA World Heavyweight Champion. -Also held a plethora of other NWA Championships. -1/2 of The Brisco Brothers with Gerry, one of the best tag-teams ever. 52.) Blue Demon -Him & El Santo's rivalry is the best rivalry in Lucha history. -One of the "Big Three" in Lucha Libre. -2x NWA World Welterweight & 3x Mexican National Welterweight Champion. 51.) The Original Sheik -The Father of Hardcore Wrestling. -Had a career for almost 6 decades. -Trained Sabu & Rob Van Dam. 50.) Ed "Strangler" Lewis -4x World Champion. -Mentored Lou Thesz & Verne Gagne. -1/3 of the legendary "Gold Dust Trio" of wrestling. 49.) Shinya Hashimoto -One of the only 3 to held the NWA,IWGP, and AJPW Triple Crown Championships. -Longest reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion: 489 days. -Very agile and great all-arounder for a near 300-pounder. 48.) Dory Funk Jr. -5th Longest Reigning NWA World Champion: 1,563 days. -Held a plethora of other championships in the NWA & other promotions. -Trained many wrestlers in his school most notably The Hardys. 47.) Tatsumi Fujinami -6x IWGP Heavyweight & NWA World Champion. -The first and only wrestler to held both mentioned belts at the same time. -Innovated the "Dragon Sleeper" and "Dragon Suplex." 46.) Karl Gotch -Dubbed as "The God of Wrestling" in Japan. -Greatest German Wrestler. -Innovated the "German Suplex." 45.) "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig -The best seller in wrestling history in my opinion. -One of the best to never held the WWE Championship. -Former AWA World Heavyweight Champion. 44.) Toshiaki Kawada -Has the most deadliest kicks in wrestling. -5x AJPW Triple Crown Champion -Record 9x AJPW World Tag-Team Champion. 43.) Stan Hansen -One of the best "gaijins" in Puroresu. -Multi-time World Champion including the AJPW Triple Crown & AWA Championships. -8x AJPW World Tag-Team Champion. 42.) Giant Baba -Founder of AJPW. -First Japanese to become NWA World Champion (held it 3 times.) -Record 12x NWA International Tag-Team Champion. 41.) Nick Bockwinkel -The 2nd biggest star of AWA, only behind Verne Gagne in my opinion. -4x AWA World Heavyweight Champion. -Successful 4 decade career all over the world. 40.) Bob Backlund -Second longest WWE Champion in history: 2,135 days. -One of the best technical wrestlers of all time. -Always had a healthy lifestyle to this day. Never took steroids or drugs of any kind. 39.) Jushin "Thunder" Liger -The greatest Cruiserweight wrestler of all time. -Record 11x IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion. -Held 7 championships all at once (the J-Crown.) 38.) Mick Foley -One of the greatest hardcore legends of all time. -3x WWE Champion & 1x TNA Champion. -The inaugural WWE Hardcore Champion. 37.) Rikidozan -The God of Puroresu. -Longest reigning All Asia & Japanese Heavyweight Champion. -Trained many future legends most notably Antonio Inoki & Giant Baba. 36.) Mil Mascaras -Made Lucha Libre known worldwide. -Held the IWA World Heavyweight Champion since 1975 (still intact.) -The most successful luchador in Japan. 35.) CM Punk -Longest reigning WWE Champion in the modern era: 434 days. -Paved the way for indie wrestlers in the WWE. -7x World Champion. 34.) Jumbo Tsuruta -The inaugural AJPW Triple Crown Champion. -First Japanese AWA World Heavyweight Champion. -One of the top stars in Japan during his prime. 33.) Ricky Steamboat -One of the best to never held the WWE Championship. -Former NWA World Champion & WWE Intercontinental Champion. -One of the greatest babyfaces in wrestling history. 32.) Verne Gagne -Founder and biggest star of the AWA. -Record 10x AWA World Heavyweight Champion. -Longest combined reign of a World Title: 4,677 days as AWA Champion. 31.) Gorgeous George -Invented "gimmicks" in wrestling. -The greatest heel of his era. -Inspired many icons through the years such as Muhammad Ali & James Brown. 30.) Triple H -14x World Champion. -Headlined WrestleMania a record 7 times. -Co-founder of D-Generation X, the hottest stable in WWE history. 29.) "Rowdy" Roddy Piper -One of the best to never held a World Title. -The greatest heel in WWE history in my opinion. -Former WWE Intercontinental Champion. 28.) El Santo -Father of Lucha Libre. -The biggest icon in Lucha Libre history. -Record 5x Mexican National Middleweight Champion. 27.) Buddy Rogers -The Original Nature Boy. -Inaugural WWE Champion. -Former NWA World Heavyweight Champion. 26.) Antonio Inoki -Founder of NJPW. -Inaugural IWGP Heavyweight Champion. -Headlined both the highest attended wrestling event in history drawing 150K and 190K fans respectively. 25.) Big Van Vader -Greatest "gaijin" in Puroresu history. -First "gaijin" IWGP Heavyweight Champion, held it 3 times. -2x AJPW Triple Crown Champion & 3x WCW World Heavyweight Champion. 24.) AJ Styles -The best wrestler in the world today in my opinion. -WWE,2x IWGP,3x NWA,and 2x TNA World Champion. -Often dubbed as "Mr. TNA." 23.) Harley Race -8x NWA World Heavyweight Champion. -One of the legit badasses in wrestling. -Held a plethora of other titles in the NWA. 22.) John Cena -The biggest draw in the modern era of the WWE. -15x World Champion. -4th highest combined reign as WWE Champion. 21.) "Great Muta" Keiji Mutoh -The only wrestler to held the IWGP,NWA,WRESTLE-1,& AJPW Triple Crown Champion. -One of the all time greats in Japan history. -Greatest wrestler to never compete in the WWE. 20.) Bruno Sammartino -Longest reigning World Champion in history: 2,803 days as WWE Champion. -Headlined Madison Square Garden more than anybody ever. -Never took steroids or any kind of drugs in his career. Maintains a healthy lifestyle to this day. 19.) Kenta Kobashi -Man with the deadliest chops in wrestling. -Longest reigning GHC Heavyweight Champion: 735 days. -3x AJPW Triple Crown Champion. 18.) Eddie Guerrero -Most successful Mexican wrestler in history. -Held 23 different titles all over the world including the WWE Championship. -2nd Generation Wrestler, son of Gory Guerrero. 17.) Chris Jericho -Record 9x WWE Intercontinental Champion. -7x World Champion. -One of the best promo artists in wrestling. 16.) Mitsuharu Misawa -The best Japanese wrestler in my opinion. -3x GHC Heavyweight & 5x AJPW Triple Crown Champion. -Holds record for most 5-Star matches: 25 rated by Dave Melzter. 15.) Dusty Rhodes -3x NWA World Heavyweight Champion. -One of the best to never held a belt in the WWE. -One of the most charismatic wrestlers ever. 14.) Andre the Giant -The biggest attraction in wrestling history. -Huge draw in the US,Japan,Canada,and many other places. -Inaugural inductee to the WWE Hall of Fame. 13.) Terry Funk -The greatest hardcore legend of all time in my opinion. -Had a 51 year career in wrestling. -2x ECW World Champion and NWA World Champion, among many other belts. 12.) Jerry "The King" Lawler -Held championships 110 times! -Greatest wrestler from Memphis and one of the biggest names in the territory days. -Ongoing 5 decade career. 11.) The Rock -One of the biggest household names in the history of pro wrestling. -10x World Champion. -The first and only African-American WWE Champion. 10.) Lou Thesz -6x World Champion. -Longest Reigning NWA World Champion. -Greatest Wrestler of his Era. 9.) Sting -12x World Champion -The Face of WCW. -Great all-around worker and mic skills. 8.) Kurt Angle -Best Pure Athelte in all of Wrestling. -13x World Champion. -Only Olympic Gold Medalist to compete in Pro Wrestling. 7.) "Macho Man" Randy Savage -A household name in wrestling. -Greatest Intercontinental Champion according to WWE themselves. -6x World Champion. 6.) Bret Hart -7x World Champion -Greatest 2nd Gen Wrestler of All Time in my opinion. -Best Canadian Wrestler. 5.) Hulk Hogan -Biggest Name in all of Wrestling. -Third Longest Combined Reign of WWE Champion: 2,185 Days. -12x World Champion 4.) "Stone Cold" Steve Austin -Biggest Name in wrestling of The 90's. -Best Selling Shirt in all of Wrestling. -6x World Champion 3.) The Undertaker -Most Iconic Character in Wrestling -Cornerstone of Every Major Era in the WWE, post 70's. -7x World Champion. 2.) Shawn Michaels -Best Performer in WWE History. -Inaugural Grand Slam Champion in WWE History. -Helped in the training of multiple wrestlers. 1.) Ric Flair -25x World Champion. -Record 9 Time "Wrestler of the Year" by WON. -GREATEST WRESTLER OF ALL TIME! ![]() For a much more in depth look at each wrestler/ranking, check out the links below: 20-1 29-21 39-30 49-40 59-50 69-60 79-70 89-80 100-90 I've said it before, I'll say it again, please remember that this list is just 100% based on MY OWN OPINION! Opinions are like butts, everyone has one! If you don't agree with any of my rankings then tell me down below how would YOU rank them on your own. Also if you're just going to leave a comment like "this list is bullshit" then don't even bother commenting because it's just a waste of my and your time. If you're gonna disagree with my rankings then at least do it in a constructive manner. Anyways this will probably be my last "Top 100" countdown here at MWC unless I just really feel like doing another one. 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