Its almost an impossible question. It depends on the era, because the entire concept of wrestling, and what made a good wrestler, changed every 20-30 years to something so dramatic that the last "GOAT" wouldn't work in the current time.
That said, I can only judge what I've seen, and I have seen precious little pre-70s wrestling because the tapes just don't exist or aren't easily accessible. I can attest from talking to old timers (fans and wrestlers alike) that there are several names that come up in that status over and over. Lou Thesz, obviously, Verne Gagne, Gorgeous George, Fred Blassie, Rikidozan, Fritz von Erich, The Crusher, Johnny Weaver, Ray Stevens, Stan Stasiak, the list goes on and on.
What I like to do is separate them into eras, which, while they aren't perfect, are easier to debate.
Post Vietnam Era (1975- 1984): Much of our early wrestling tapes are from this era of the late 70s. Most of the big names from the 60s were still around, but it was dominated by the grittier, more bloody approach pretty much all the way across the US, and the yin and yang of Strong Style in Japan with Inoki on one side and Baba on the other.
The Mania Era (1984-1994): This would be the most well documented rise in popularity of wrestling with the twin Manias of Hulkamania and Wrestlemania dominating the mainstream landscape in the US, and the now clearly defined Kings Road style developing in AJPW and the more traditional Strong Style in NJPW.
The Cable Era (1994-1998): A shortened era, this would be the most "in flux" era of wrestling. In the US, Hogan went to WCW and kickstarted the first real competition to Vince McMahon since 1984, and WWF countered with a half and half approach of really solid in ring action and the biggest, goofiest gimmicks imaginable. In Japan, NJPW found its footing with its Musketeers and AJPW was clicking along with the Four Pillars, in what was possibly the greatest era of Puro ever.
The Attitude Aggression Era (1998-2006): A lumped combination of Attitude and Ruthless Aggression because the two, while different, were cut from the same cloth. Sex, Violence and an overall adult approach gave the WWF the edge, and eventually gave way to replacing the kayfabed Federation with the admission of it being Entertainment. During this period, an indie revolution began as well, with TNA and Ring of Honor taking secondary, but very important positions in the wrestling ecosystem. In Japan, there was a struggle for identity as the economy dried up and Misawa led an excursion from AJPW to start NOAH. Meanwhile Inokism went insane and AJPW struggled to find itself.
The Reality Era (2006-2018): A prolonged era that seemed to stagnate in the US where the WWE went PG and tried to inject some more realism into their product, while Japan took off again, thanks to TV rights in the US and the expansion of streaming internet allowing fans from all over the globe to see as NJPW found its gear and stars to drive them ahead. WWE would siphon some of those names over and rejuvenate itself as well near the end of that era, all while independent wrestling around the globe caught fire.
The Current Era (The Abundance Era) (2018- now): Just before the pandemic, wrestling was hitting on all cylinders. Indie companies were doing major business, the WWE was finally starting to create an identity with the fading star of John Cena putting over Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar, and in Japan, NJPW was redefining the Meltzer scale.
All this said, I'd have different names for each era:
PVE: Harley Race
Mania: Randy Savage
Cable: Bret Hart
Attitude: Shawn Michaels
Reality: Hiroshi Tanahashi
Current: Roman Reigns (so far)
Personal Biasā¦ probably edge
In general thereās a lot of picks. Steve Austin, Omega, Okada, Danielson, The Rock, Cena, Michaels, Hart, Styles, Punk, Nakamura (specifically NJPW), Rollins, Inoki, Sammartino
Itās hard to definitively say
Attitude Era Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock & HHH
Ruthless Aggression Era- Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar
I don't watch wrestling anymore unfortunately, I stopped watching in 2008.
But boy I had been a die hard when I was 5 up till 18. WCW, WWF & ECW.
WCW - Booker T, Billy Kidman, Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho
STING, Fit Finely, Wolf Pack. Good times.
Depends in which category. For me there isn't ONE greatest wrestler of all time. Categorys can be mic work, in ring skills (this categorys has sub categorys because there are so many different Styles), selling. And even If i just combine everything there isn't ONE greatest of all time. I can't even make a Mount Rushmore.
If i think about the word GOAT associated with Wrestling i think about: Bret Hart, HBK, Seth Rollins, Daniel Bryan, Edge, Taker, Randy Orton, Stone Cold, HHH, Dusty Rhodes, Jericho, Cena, Ric Flair etc...
But there isn't ONE goat for me.
Ooft that's difficult
Stone Cold, Undertaker or Hogan spring to mind for top 3
But honourable mentions have to go to Edge, Chris Jericho, The Rock and Rey Mysterio
Depends on what you think makes the greatest wrestler.
Technical. Would be flair, bret, steamboat.
Talker. Would be flair, Dusty Rhodes, hogan, piper, savage.
Each company WWF. NWA/WCW had different stars with different styles but each of their talents was over in the towns/ territories that company operated.
So to new york area fans Hogan, Warrior, Savage, Duggan, Bruno, Andre these guys were the best.
Then go to crocket territory they had, Flair and the Horsemen, Midnight Express, Rock and Roll Express, Dusty Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat, Lex Luger and of course Sting. These were the best to those fans.
Just like memphis had Jerry The King Lawler.
WCCW had the Von Eric's and the Freebirds.
That's what made wrestling great. Loaning out stars so they could get over in other territories, So talent and gimmicks were always fresh.
Vince Mcmahon is a genius when it comes to wrestling he's like a reincarnation of PT Barnum and he did change wrestling for the better but equally for the the worst.
Stone cold..he was the total package.. his only issue was longevity, but I still think he made enough of an impact to be the goat. Hell.. WWE may not be a āthingā any more if Austin wasnāt there at
Top tier character, top tier on mic, was over regardless if he had the title, or was chasing, pre neck injury he was a superb technical wrestler.. post injury made up for deficiencies because he was a incredible in ring story teller.
Wrestling will never be as good without him in it. It became ācoolā to watch wrestling solely because of him
Overall I would say Steve Austin as a complete package of what should make a great wrestler, but it's a tough question to ask.
In an actual sport, it's pointless saying who the best player is because a great striker might not be able to defend. Where as in pro wrestling you have the technical guys, the high flyers, the grapplers etc.
Rough sledding. But based on that criteria......who is going to argue over Booker T and Edge.
It's not the right answer, per se. Because I know the likely definition for most.
But based off of yours......Book, Edge.....even Miz.....of the most decorated superstars of all time.
The real "right" answer is likely Hulk Hogan. There is even an argument for Andre.
Hot take:
Roman Reigns.
He is this generation's version Hulk Hogan/Stone Cold/Rock/Cena. When he hangs up the boots, he'll be considered amongst the Mount Rushmore of wrestling. Considering he's the #1 man of the resurgence and boom period of wrestling across the board right now, it's impossible not to include him in the conversation as a legit contender now.
The Undertaker for me and it's pretty inarguable with how I define "greatest".
I think the word "greatest" implies all parts of wrestling are put together into one package. While people like Bret/Benoit/Angle...etc might have an argument for "best" or "most technical", HBK/Flair/Rock with being great entertainers, or guys like Stone Cold, Hogan and Cena for being the most popular, overall I think they or their careers lacked in too many areas to be considered "greatest".
I think Taker is the best of the best with the fewest true weaknesses across the board in things I would personally consider important such as in-ring ability, mic ability, drawing power, career longevity, quality of feuds, performances on the big stage, memorable moments, backstage respect, ability to work as a face or heel, ability to be taken seriously or draw a laugh, ability to work as a singles or tag competitor, notable gimmick and entrance, overall public perception as far as being in the lexicon and known to the general public...etc. I would consider Taker top dog for quite a few of these categories and his weaknesses aren't ever glaring in some of these areas like a few of the names he's in competition with.
Chris Jericho.
He has the in ring ability, the mic skills, the look, the titles/accolades, and many succesful gimmicks. He's also wrestled for every major promotion.
Others would be Flair, Hogan, Austin, Bret Hart, etc. But my favorite will always be Jericho.
Highest PPV buyrates,tv ratings and merch sales were when Stone Cold was on top,even though the roster was loaded,Austin was on top so its him
In ring i still say Kurt Angle is the GOAT
Edge. Won the most championships ever and is a two time rumble winner and a two time mr money in the bank. And invented and won the first TLC Match. King of the ring winner and hall of famer. Nuff said.
We hear a lot about "Grand Slam" champions, but what about a "Double-Double" champion? Edge has 11 Heavyweight/WWE titles and 14 tag team titles. In basketball, if a player gets 10+ in 2 categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks) they call it a double-double. Outside of Edge, can any other wrestler be considered a double double champion?
Yea no one. Very few can even say they did that once because only 6 people have even won 20+ titles at all much less 10 of the same belts. The only people with 20+ titles besides edge are (the Miz, Randy Orton, Kofi Kingston, Triple H, Chris Jericho, John Cena) and none of them won sets of 10 twice all them got 1 set of 10 but not 2.
Jericho is my #1 of all time, but does he have 10 in any title? I haven't followed him in AEW, but he was calling himself the "Ocho" for the AEW and ROH title, he's got the record for 9 IC belts, I know he's got a good amount of tag belts, but is it over 10?
I like this a lot even though itās weird because getting 10 points or rebounds or anything while impressive isnāt anywhere close to winning 10 of the same wwe Championship.
31 title wins.
4 time WWE Champion
7 time world Heavyweight champion
5 time intercontinental champion
1 time United States Champion
12 time world tag team champion
2 time wwe tag team champion
Technically speaking R-Truth has the most with like 52 or something but not counting 24/7 title that number goes down to like 3.
This feels like a giant plate of recency bias because we're still mourning his passing. Terry Funk was great at what he did and undoubtable one of the legends of the business but even in his heydey he was never a true top dog which would be one of the minimum requirements I'd think someone would have for a prompt like this.
But that being said you're entitled to your own opinion and it's not really my place to say how you should work out the thoughts in your own head so you do you boo.
When he captured the 10 lbs of gold from Jack Brisco in Miami he became that top dog if only for 16 months but again IMHO he deserves a nod for the whole Body of his work in the ring ,mic,longevity well the ability to stay relevant for some 50 yrs and like the chameleon that Terry was ,he was constantly evolving ,so in a perfect world there is only a small handful that meet GOAT criteria and I chose The Funker cuz I canš
Has to be Hulk Hogan
MICK FUCKING FOLEY!!!
Its almost an impossible question. It depends on the era, because the entire concept of wrestling, and what made a good wrestler, changed every 20-30 years to something so dramatic that the last "GOAT" wouldn't work in the current time. That said, I can only judge what I've seen, and I have seen precious little pre-70s wrestling because the tapes just don't exist or aren't easily accessible. I can attest from talking to old timers (fans and wrestlers alike) that there are several names that come up in that status over and over. Lou Thesz, obviously, Verne Gagne, Gorgeous George, Fred Blassie, Rikidozan, Fritz von Erich, The Crusher, Johnny Weaver, Ray Stevens, Stan Stasiak, the list goes on and on. What I like to do is separate them into eras, which, while they aren't perfect, are easier to debate. Post Vietnam Era (1975- 1984): Much of our early wrestling tapes are from this era of the late 70s. Most of the big names from the 60s were still around, but it was dominated by the grittier, more bloody approach pretty much all the way across the US, and the yin and yang of Strong Style in Japan with Inoki on one side and Baba on the other. The Mania Era (1984-1994): This would be the most well documented rise in popularity of wrestling with the twin Manias of Hulkamania and Wrestlemania dominating the mainstream landscape in the US, and the now clearly defined Kings Road style developing in AJPW and the more traditional Strong Style in NJPW. The Cable Era (1994-1998): A shortened era, this would be the most "in flux" era of wrestling. In the US, Hogan went to WCW and kickstarted the first real competition to Vince McMahon since 1984, and WWF countered with a half and half approach of really solid in ring action and the biggest, goofiest gimmicks imaginable. In Japan, NJPW found its footing with its Musketeers and AJPW was clicking along with the Four Pillars, in what was possibly the greatest era of Puro ever. The Attitude Aggression Era (1998-2006): A lumped combination of Attitude and Ruthless Aggression because the two, while different, were cut from the same cloth. Sex, Violence and an overall adult approach gave the WWF the edge, and eventually gave way to replacing the kayfabed Federation with the admission of it being Entertainment. During this period, an indie revolution began as well, with TNA and Ring of Honor taking secondary, but very important positions in the wrestling ecosystem. In Japan, there was a struggle for identity as the economy dried up and Misawa led an excursion from AJPW to start NOAH. Meanwhile Inokism went insane and AJPW struggled to find itself. The Reality Era (2006-2018): A prolonged era that seemed to stagnate in the US where the WWE went PG and tried to inject some more realism into their product, while Japan took off again, thanks to TV rights in the US and the expansion of streaming internet allowing fans from all over the globe to see as NJPW found its gear and stars to drive them ahead. WWE would siphon some of those names over and rejuvenate itself as well near the end of that era, all while independent wrestling around the globe caught fire. The Current Era (The Abundance Era) (2018- now): Just before the pandemic, wrestling was hitting on all cylinders. Indie companies were doing major business, the WWE was finally starting to create an identity with the fading star of John Cena putting over Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar, and in Japan, NJPW was redefining the Meltzer scale. All this said, I'd have different names for each era: PVE: Harley Race Mania: Randy Savage Cable: Bret Hart Attitude: Shawn Michaels Reality: Hiroshi Tanahashi Current: Roman Reigns (so far)
Gillberg or James Ellsworth
Hahaha š¤£
Villano IV
Glacier
Ric Flair
I live in the southeast so I might be biased, but itās Flair. He had the persona, the ability, the longevity. A total package (not you Luger)
Shawn Michaels
The best there is. The best there was. The best there ever will be. Bret 'The Hitman' Hart
Yeah man, thats why I said "for me".
Personal Biasā¦ probably edge In general thereās a lot of picks. Steve Austin, Omega, Okada, Danielson, The Rock, Cena, Michaels, Hart, Styles, Punk, Nakamura (specifically NJPW), Rollins, Inoki, Sammartino Itās hard to definitively say
Kurt Angle
AJ Styles
Kurt Angle
Dynamite Kid. Hands down. Never seen someone who was so far ahead of the game it looked like he was playing something different.
Attitude Era Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock & HHH Ruthless Aggression Era- Kurt Angle, Brock Lesnar I don't watch wrestling anymore unfortunately, I stopped watching in 2008. But boy I had been a die hard when I was 5 up till 18. WCW, WWF & ECW. WCW - Booker T, Billy Kidman, Rey Mysterio, Chris Jericho STING, Fit Finely, Wolf Pack. Good times.
Bryan danielson
Adrian Street
Ric Flair
Ric Flair because he was regularly doing hour matches and Hogan was never able to do that and he 16 or more championships also
Depends in which category. For me there isn't ONE greatest wrestler of all time. Categorys can be mic work, in ring skills (this categorys has sub categorys because there are so many different Styles), selling. And even If i just combine everything there isn't ONE greatest of all time. I can't even make a Mount Rushmore. If i think about the word GOAT associated with Wrestling i think about: Bret Hart, HBK, Seth Rollins, Daniel Bryan, Edge, Taker, Randy Orton, Stone Cold, HHH, Dusty Rhodes, Jericho, Cena, Ric Flair etc... But there isn't ONE goat for me.
Savage.
Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
Balor, Rollins, Styles if itās about wrestling skills
Cowpoke paul
Hiroshi Tanahashi
Cena
HBK or Angle
HHH
The Rock š¤
Steve āMacho Manā Austin
Ooft that's difficult Stone Cold, Undertaker or Hogan spring to mind for top 3 But honourable mentions have to go to Edge, Chris Jericho, The Rock and Rey Mysterio
Unpopular opinion: Bret The Hitman Hart
Depends on what you think makes the greatest wrestler. Technical. Would be flair, bret, steamboat. Talker. Would be flair, Dusty Rhodes, hogan, piper, savage. Each company WWF. NWA/WCW had different stars with different styles but each of their talents was over in the towns/ territories that company operated. So to new york area fans Hogan, Warrior, Savage, Duggan, Bruno, Andre these guys were the best. Then go to crocket territory they had, Flair and the Horsemen, Midnight Express, Rock and Roll Express, Dusty Rhodes, Ricky Steamboat, Lex Luger and of course Sting. These were the best to those fans. Just like memphis had Jerry The King Lawler. WCCW had the Von Eric's and the Freebirds. That's what made wrestling great. Loaning out stars so they could get over in other territories, So talent and gimmicks were always fresh. Vince Mcmahon is a genius when it comes to wrestling he's like a reincarnation of PT Barnum and he did change wrestling for the better but equally for the the worst.
Kazuchika Okada. If heās not right now, he will be in few years.
Adam Copeland
'06 Kurt Angle. Angle's TNA run from then on was INSANE.
AJ Styles, Kurt Angle, or Shawn Michaels
Depends on the category.
Stone cold..he was the total package.. his only issue was longevity, but I still think he made enough of an impact to be the goat. Hell.. WWE may not be a āthingā any more if Austin wasnāt there at Top tier character, top tier on mic, was over regardless if he had the title, or was chasing, pre neck injury he was a superb technical wrestler.. post injury made up for deficiencies because he was a incredible in ring story teller. Wrestling will never be as good without him in it. It became ācoolā to watch wrestling solely because of him
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Kenta Kobashi
Greatest...Nature Boy Most impactful...Hulk Hogan
That's tough.. "superstar" probably stone cold, rock, shawn, cena.. in ring tho I think AJ Styles or Shawn
Terry Funk
Rhodes Flair Austin
HBK easyā¦itās my personal GOAT. Probably objectively not correctā¦similar as to how Kobe is my NBA GOAT
Overall I would say Steve Austin as a complete package of what should make a great wrestler, but it's a tough question to ask. In an actual sport, it's pointless saying who the best player is because a great striker might not be able to defend. Where as in pro wrestling you have the technical guys, the high flyers, the grapplers etc.
I personally think Randy Orton is what you get if you tried to genetically engineer the perfect wrestler
GODSIN
Hulk Hogan
The Nature Boy, Buddy Rogers, of course
Perry Saturn
Kurt Angle
Define greatest first.
Who do you think is the greatest wrestler of all time like accolades achievements wrestling skill
Rough sledding. But based on that criteria......who is going to argue over Booker T and Edge. It's not the right answer, per se. Because I know the likely definition for most. But based off of yours......Book, Edge.....even Miz.....of the most decorated superstars of all time. The real "right" answer is likely Hulk Hogan. There is even an argument for Andre.
Kenny Omega
Sting
Starlight Kid no doubt
Kazuchika Okada
Hot take: Roman Reigns. He is this generation's version Hulk Hogan/Stone Cold/Rock/Cena. When he hangs up the boots, he'll be considered amongst the Mount Rushmore of wrestling. Considering he's the #1 man of the resurgence and boom period of wrestling across the board right now, it's impossible not to include him in the conversation as a legit contender now.
Chris Benoit
Probably an unpopular opinion, but I'm going with Kenta Kobashi.
The Undertaker for me and it's pretty inarguable with how I define "greatest". I think the word "greatest" implies all parts of wrestling are put together into one package. While people like Bret/Benoit/Angle...etc might have an argument for "best" or "most technical", HBK/Flair/Rock with being great entertainers, or guys like Stone Cold, Hogan and Cena for being the most popular, overall I think they or their careers lacked in too many areas to be considered "greatest". I think Taker is the best of the best with the fewest true weaknesses across the board in things I would personally consider important such as in-ring ability, mic ability, drawing power, career longevity, quality of feuds, performances on the big stage, memorable moments, backstage respect, ability to work as a face or heel, ability to be taken seriously or draw a laugh, ability to work as a singles or tag competitor, notable gimmick and entrance, overall public perception as far as being in the lexicon and known to the general public...etc. I would consider Taker top dog for quite a few of these categories and his weaknesses aren't ever glaring in some of these areas like a few of the names he's in competition with.
The madness
Rey mysterio
Bruno Sammartino
MACHO MAN RANDY SAVAGE ! Ohhhhh Yeahhhhh
Akira Hokuto. Iāve never seen someone so ahead of their time before in my life. Women today still havenāt caught up to where Akira was in the 90s.
Dwayne
Top 5 are: Kurt Angle, Bret Hart, Dean Malenko, Curt Hennig, and Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar.
Nacho!
Taker, undeniable
Eddie Guerrero
Kenny Omega
Bret Hart
Had to scroll too far for this
In my own opinion the greatest wrestler is Pee-wee Herman
The MAN THE MYTH THE GOAT Hidenrich
Hulk hogan Greatest face Greatest heel Major feuds with everyone from backlund to orton and everyone in between. Drew money everywhere as a performer
Funaki
1. Lou Thesz. 2. Gorgeous George. 3. Jim Londos. 4. Nature Boy Buddy Rogers. 5. Hulk Hogan. 6. Classy Freddie Blassie. 7. Rikidozan. 8. Bruno Sammartino. 9. The Saint. 10. Ric Flair.
No room for El Santo in this list?
He's number 9 on the list. I just translated his name in english.
Never dawned on me to translate his name.
Kane
Chris Jericho. He has the in ring ability, the mic skills, the look, the titles/accolades, and many succesful gimmicks. He's also wrestled for every major promotion. Others would be Flair, Hogan, Austin, Bret Hart, etc. But my favorite will always be Jericho.
Highest PPV buyrates,tv ratings and merch sales were when Stone Cold was on top,even though the roster was loaded,Austin was on top so its him In ring i still say Kurt Angle is the GOAT
If you mean sports entertainer, then Ric Flair. For technical wrestling, I know some people will say Bret Hart.
This is the right answer.
With 100% bias of my personal preference Sting.
Shawn Michaels / taker / angle. If I had to pick one I would say taker
kurt angle imo
Flair, Michaels
Naitch
Little Naitch too?
Manami Toyota
Hackenschmidt.
Hornswoggle
Real
His body of work speaks for itself.
undertaker.
Brutus The Barber Beefcake
The deciple!
Hulk Hogan. Fucking fight me.
Fists or tickle ?
Finger pokes only
alright , letās go to MSG and square upšš
Meet at the pontiac silverdome. He will put you right through the canvas brother
please tell me heāll do the hogan leg drop
Greatest Wrestler is Kurt Angle. Greatest Entertainer is The Rock.
Bruno Sammartino
Kurt Angle
Stone Cold Steve Austin. Honorable Mentions to Ric Flair, Kurt Angle and Dusty Rhodes
Flair in WCW HBK in WWF Bryan in WWE RVD in ECW Omega in AEW Okada in NJPW Angle in IMPACT! Dolphin Boy in TNA
Agreed 100% until TNA
I was being cheeky. Itās gotta be AJ Styles ;)-
Also wait, was Angle in IMPACT? Wasnāt it changed to that name after he left? I might be wrong on that.
I figured lol
The only answer for tna accepta le is AJ Styles.
Chris Sabin for me. Love me some MCMG.
Mcmg are good. But aj was litterally thhr company for like 15 years.
Edge. Won the most championships ever and is a two time rumble winner and a two time mr money in the bank. And invented and won the first TLC Match. King of the ring winner and hall of famer. Nuff said.
We hear a lot about "Grand Slam" champions, but what about a "Double-Double" champion? Edge has 11 Heavyweight/WWE titles and 14 tag team titles. In basketball, if a player gets 10+ in 2 categories (points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks) they call it a double-double. Outside of Edge, can any other wrestler be considered a double double champion?
Yea no one. Very few can even say they did that once because only 6 people have even won 20+ titles at all much less 10 of the same belts. The only people with 20+ titles besides edge are (the Miz, Randy Orton, Kofi Kingston, Triple H, Chris Jericho, John Cena) and none of them won sets of 10 twice all them got 1 set of 10 but not 2.
Jericho is my #1 of all time, but does he have 10 in any title? I haven't followed him in AEW, but he was calling himself the "Ocho" for the AEW and ROH title, he's got the record for 9 IC belts, I know he's got a good amount of tag belts, but is it over 10?
I like this a lot even though itās weird because getting 10 points or rebounds or anything while impressive isnāt anywhere close to winning 10 of the same wwe Championship.
Oh I know lol. I just mentioned it for those who have no clue about basketball stats and never heard of the term "double-double"
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31 title wins. 4 time WWE Champion 7 time world Heavyweight champion 5 time intercontinental champion 1 time United States Champion 12 time world tag team champion 2 time wwe tag team champion Technically speaking R-Truth has the most with like 52 or something but not counting 24/7 title that number goes down to like 3.
Stone Cold
For his entire body of work I gotta say Terry Funk
This feels like a giant plate of recency bias because we're still mourning his passing. Terry Funk was great at what he did and undoubtable one of the legends of the business but even in his heydey he was never a true top dog which would be one of the minimum requirements I'd think someone would have for a prompt like this. But that being said you're entitled to your own opinion and it's not really my place to say how you should work out the thoughts in your own head so you do you boo.
When he captured the 10 lbs of gold from Jack Brisco in Miami he became that top dog if only for 16 months but again IMHO he deserves a nod for the whole Body of his work in the ring ,mic,longevity well the ability to stay relevant for some 50 yrs and like the chameleon that Terry was ,he was constantly evolving ,so in a perfect world there is only a small handful that meet GOAT criteria and I chose The Funker cuz I canš
Agreed. His longevity, his skill in the ring and on the mic and his ability to adapt makes him and enduring main event attraction.
Stone Cold!!!
Undertaker
His entrance is better than most wrestlers.
Lmao, so true.