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Seven years have passed since the last time I ranked my favorite wrestlers of all-time ... but some of my opinions have changed since then! Time to shake up the rankings a bit and give you my new list of faves!
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surely Kurt Angle is in everyone's top 8.
Heel, Face, Technical, Brawl, Beleivability, Look, Gimmick, Seller, Comedian, Entertaining, Nasty, Good on the Mic.
Had.it.All.
He's the total package and the goat its true its damn true.
True he's definitely in mine. U just can't ignore what an amazing wrestler, entertainer, and performer this guy is.
What gimmick did Kurt have besides the arrogant nice guy when he first debuted and the intense wrestling machine during 2006? Between that time he really didn’t have a standout non generic heel or face character
@@Theodiorr oh shut up
@@Theodiorr the "gimmick" of being the only Olympic Gold Medalist in Wrestling...
Jericho is no longer the man of 1,004 holds. He told Malenko on AEW that he forgot some
That made me spit up my drinking, laughing at the reference LOL!! Continuity...boom
I think in an interview with WWE Magazine, Dean Malenko said he was no longer the Man of 1000 Holds. He was more 993
I just hope he didn't forget the arm barr
He's the man of 1004 chins now
@@ohadi1177 still bitter about Moxly?
Christian and Chris Jericho have been perpetually in my top 10 as long as I've been watching wrestling. Those two and AJ Styles, but man, it's so hard making an honest top 10!
Jericho has fallen out of my top 10 since AEW. Not because he's gotten silly, but because he's gotten sloppy. It was a slow descent down from the top 3, but I had to let it go when he gave MJF the signal for the low blow on the leg that was towards the camera at Blood and Guts. It's like he doesn't even care anymore. If he doesn't, why should I?
me to Colin Barry
Honest top 10? You mean 8 😆
@@emfs9522 Top 8, Top 10...what does it matter? 😅
I don't even watch wrestling anymore but I watch all Brian's videos on w3. He does some good stuff on here!
ditto !! i live for classic PPV reviews... because once in a while im like "hey! i saw that!"
Glad to know i'm not the only one! WWE as a whole, and aew's/indie wrestlers arrogance to a lesser extent, has killed my enjoyment of most wrestling!
yup thats me exactly dnt watch it at all anymore but watch his videos here and there and pretty much all the classic ppv reviews to bring me back a little
Facts
I'm with you. Haven't seen an episode in the past 15 years. But Brian is an awesome content creator. And all of his stuff is just tooooo sweeeet.
Does that mean we’ll see the Rubber Band again!?
One can only hope
EeheeheeheehEEHeeheeh... Eeeeeh
I met Dustin Rhodes in 1998. He is one of my role models especially in his Goldust gimmick. A legend. @Wrestling With Wregret
Kane and Stone Cold are tied for my favorite. Just pure childhood nostalgia. And I agree 100% about how Kane's character perfectly walked the tightrope between being a monster and being a sympathetic character. It gave his character a lot of complexity. Seemingly cursed from birth to be evil, yet showing himself, through many different saves and rescues, to be a loyal friend and protector of the weak.
I dressed up as Jericho during the list gimmick a few years ago, and he actually responded. That was pretty awesome.
Jericho is a cool dude, I've been lucky to run into him in Tampa 4 times.
So you made The List, according to the Demo-God??
@@victoryusmc I said it once and I’ll say it over and over and over again, Chris Jericho is The David Bowie of Professional Wrestling!
@@markhaddox7220 as a hardcore bowie fan, I concur.
@@rokaanalzeer7148 You said it, David Bowie is one of my top ten favorite artists all time.
Chris Jericho is the David Bowie of my generation.
Last time Brian had a "Top 8 Wrestlers" list, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose, Bray Wyatt, and Daniel Bryan were hot in the WWE. Wonder where they are now?
I'm glad Seth Rollins is off the list. I honestly do not see the mass appeal of Rollins. He's talented in the ring, sure, but his characters are terrible.
Well Roman and Seth are still on top, Bray Wyatt recently used a Max Revive on himself to come back from a fiery death, Dean's literally trying to off himself in front of tens of fans with Nick Gage (home from prison) and DB has hopefully went home to bang Brie, relax his neck and live happily ever after
Never heard of them. Must be some jobbers in an indie outlaw mudshow now or something.
Your Top 8 Wrestlers can’t even tell promos right
They're probably working some bingo halls around the USA or something. No way they would have all won World Titles since the creation of the last list.
My list
8. AJ Styles
7. Edge
6. Kurt Angle
5. Shawn Michaels
4. Chris Jericho
3. Daniel Bryan
2. Undertaker
1. BROCK LESNAR
Dustin Rhodes should have been a much bigger star than he was. He's one of those second generation guys whose name actually worked against him I think because Dusty's shadow was far too long.
Wide*
The problem was that at his peak he switched the promotion more often than his gimmick, everytime he was climbing up the card. The was multi US champ, then left for WWF. He became multi IC champ, then left for WCW again that went out of business. Then had a good run with Booker but before their feud started he left for TNA ...
I'm so sad at how you just glossed over Wrestling Machine Kurt Angle 😢 the way he won the World Title in the battle royal on smackdown is classic. What a pop
Wrestling Machine Kurt Angle will always be my favorite version. He was genuinely unnerving and intimidating.
I feel he's too focused on the WWE/WWF side on things. Most if not all of his favorites are staples in WWE. But WCW/TNA had tons of talent i feel he overlooks.
@@ghostfac3182 that's just what he was a fan of, though. If I was to make a list, it would probably be the same for me. It was just easier to consume without making you scratch your head (as much)
@@ghostfac3182 I think you're failing to understand , what the concept of someone making a list of their favorites is supposed to be. It's his favorites, meaning that he is talking about the wrestlers that HE loves the most.
I always loved Gangrel too. The Brood always caught my attention back in the day.
next to Undertaker I’d say The Brood is up there as the best entrance
He was truly fully dedicated to his character, still is today.
I saw him at an independent show a year or so ago he was great in and out of the ring
being a kid at that time, the brood were so awesome. bad ass theme song, look etc.
The thing I always say about Dustin Rhodes is that he's got something that's all too rare and that's consistency. Most of what he does is fairly standard stuff, but he does it perfectly damn near every time.
Kane is one of the wrestlers that got me into pro wrestling along with The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels and Triple H.
Oh boy do I have a match for you!!! Have you ever heard of little show called crown jewel?
Stone Cold
The Rock
Kane
The Undertaker
Triple - H
The Big Five for me..
Kane and RVD were the guys who got me into wrestling.
I pretend Crown Jewel is not canon.
Jericho having his some of his best years between 2016 - 2021 when he's been a wrestler since 1990 is very impressive
As I said, Chris Jericho is The David Bowie of my generation!
David Bowie is one of my top ten favorite artists of all time.
@@markhaddox7220 I like that analogy a lot. Never thought of that
For a VERY long time, my top five has been Sting, Bret Hart, Steve Austin, Dustin Rhodes and Mick Foley. That list used to include another name, but I had to remove a certain Canadian wrestler for that thing we all know he did in 2007. If I had to expand the list from five to eight I'd include CM Punk, Eddie Guerrero and MJF.
Why do I feel like this is a list that should be updated every year or every other year? Either way, good list this time like 7 years ago
Well it is an of all-time list...one or two years seems a little short...
A top 8 wrestlers of the year would be cool though
Nice list, Brian! I must say that I definitely find myself agreeing more with this list than your one previous. I think my top 8 would shake out as follows:
1.) Batista
2.) Edge
3.) Randy Orton
4.) M.V.P.
5.) Matt Hardy
6.) Miz
7.) Chris Jericho
8.) John Morrison
My top 8 as of May 2021 (It's gonna skew towards late Ruthless Agression-early PG eras)
8. Becky Lynch
7. Chris Jericho
6. Edge
5. Keith Lee
4. Cesaro/Claudio Castagnolli
3. CM Punk
2. Eddie Guerrero
1. Batista
Honorable mention to Randy Orton and William Regal as great heels that people should talk about more, but just got bumped out of the list by the addition of Keith Lee and Cesaro.
Claudio Castagnoli is so talented
I cant disagree with this list b/c everyone has favorite wrestlers for different reasons. Jericho has always been one of my favorites too.
I thought for sure him wearing the Maccabiah Mania t-shirt in the slideshow was foreshadowing
That’s a good update of the list! My four (not in order) favorite wrestlers are Terry Funk, Bret Hart, Eddie Guerrero, and Mitsuharu Misawa.
For me, my top Four are: Shinsuke Nakamura, Pentagon Jr., Samoa Joe, and Ernie Ladd
@@ricardonb6375 mine are Kurt angle, Eddie Guerrero, Ric Flair, and Bret Hart
@@ricardonb6375 my 8-5 are Shawn Michaels, Undertaker, Lou Thesz, Steve Austin
I want to see other people's lists!
1.) The Great Muta
2.) Kurt Angle
3.) Stan Hanson
4.) Macho Man
5. RVD
6.) Shawn Michaels
7.) Tajiri
8.) Rick Rude
Dont like stan hanson as a wrestler. But besides that ot is awesome list.
Good choices!
For me:
1 - Eddie Guerrero
2 - Kurt Angle
3 - Christian
4 - Chris Jericho
5 - AJ Styles
6 - WALTER
7 - Bret Hart
8 - Tyler Bate/Trent Seven (I'm using Brian's tag team cheat)
@@Braddicusfinch Also a great list. I can't believe I forgot Jerico! I'd have to slid him up there!
@@ZekeThePlumber86 Had to be done haha, his 2008 heel run may be my favourite heel character of all time
My top 8 in alphabetical order: Kurt Angle, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Sasha Banks, Eddie Guerrero, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, CM Punk & The Rock.
My parents named me after The macho man Randy Savage! He’s my all time favorite and when he passed away I was so down. He’s one of the greats!
Dig it!
Goldust and Gangrel got some great underrated themes
That “Brian Zane thinking” triptych is absolute gold.
Anyone that doubts Buddy Rose's skills needs to go watch late 1970's to early 1980's Portland territory. Fantastic heel! To me, one of the best heels of the 1970's based on his work in that era.
Please Brian, NEVER accept the inevitable sponsorship offer by Raycon. Their earphones blow harder than the explosion at the end of Revolution. Well... Not that it'd be hard anyways...
Yeah they got one over on me as well. I prefer the $9 pair I got from Wish.
@@TheMaskedheel Honestly, probably were the same headphones just different case...It's kinda crazy how much money they've made reselling re-branded cheap Chinese knock-off headphones. Gotta appreciate the grind, in a way.
Then again, with the amount of marketing and advertising they do, it'd be crazy if they didn't sell as good they do. Hell, with that level of advertising you could probably sell re-branded horse manure as anti-aging creme and still make a killing! LMAO!
I was a total E&C mark back in the day; they were the reason why I got into watching wrestling in the first place! I’m so glad that both of them are getting a chance to finish out their careers on their own terms. And I’m happy to see that they made your Top 8!
My top 8 in no particular order are RVD, Booker T, Jeff Hardy, Gail Kim, Shelton Benjamin, Edge, Undertaker and Beth Phoenix
My Top 8 (In no particular order)
Rosemary
Kurt Angle
Jeff Hardy
Abyss
Christian
AJ Lee
Taya Valkyrie
Austin Aries
When you said about Kane’s second World title win being a great but too late moment, I agree but I still marked out. I remember saying to him (the marking out part) at Axxess and he was very humble about it.
My top 8
1. Steve Austin
2. Randy Savage
3. Mick Foley
4. Kurt Angle
5. Curt Hennig
6. Vader
7. The Road Warriors
8. Hulk Hogan
I just had to wait nearly 7 years for the sequel
Suggestion for a future WWW video: the history of vampires in pro wrestling.
My favorites are: Stone Cold, The Rock, The Undertaker, Kane, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, RVD, Eddie Guerrero, Kurt Angle, Ric Flair, Sting & Mick Foley.
No Bret Hart? I'm shocked
I don't think his knowledge of the period is big enough to have included him
Awesome list. My favorite top 8 has to be in no particular order: Randy Orton, Stone Cold, CM Punk, Undertaker, Kane, Eddie Guerrero, Aleister Black, and The Rock.
Looking at Kane, it’s a good success story. From debuting in Memphis as a crappy Christmas Heel Gimmick to becoming a Big Red Hall of Famer and Mayor.
My 8 Favorites in no particular order: Mr. Perfect, Chris Jericho, CM Punk, The Rock, Goldust, Shawn Michaels, Becky Lynch, & Ric Flair.
Considering you said you loved that singing dinner comedy segment & called him an uncle figure I’m not surprised
I can feel the amount of regret you have in placing Jim Cornette in your last list. I guess you’ve learned a valuable lesson to never meet your heroes because they can disappoint. The moment he argued, blocked you on Twitter, and threw you under the bus like everyone Jim has ever associated with, I empathize.
Seeing Kane, this giant, masked, demon from hell who sat up whenever you thought he was down was like a religious experience as a kid. Along with RVD he got me into wrestling and remained a favourite throughout.
The “sitting down and thinking” visuals were WAY funnier then they needed to be. Bless you, Brian.
That intro never gets old
Zane's old list just canceled Hogan too 🤣
Saw your old list and came straight to this one. Thx for the update
I think people shit on Jerichi for his political affiliation and podcast guests, less so about his AEW storylines
They just made the list!
Yeah, as great as he is and has always been in the ring, I just can't admire someone who is supporting conspiracies that legit kill people.
It's not his fault that the world is blind to the truth , and is content obeying whatever their government Masters tell them...
TBH if we canceled every wrestler who has conservative or right wing political views, we’d be canceling, like, 3 out of every 4 wrestlers. That’s the main reason why I don’t really let their views on issues outside the ring affect what I think of them inside the ring.
With that said, I’m pretty happy with Brian picking Jericho as his number one. In over twenty years of watching him as a fan, he has never failed to be entertaining and unlike other wrestlers doesn’t rely on age-old gimmicks and catchphrases to get over. He’s evolved with the times and there aren’t a whole lot of wrestlers out there who are so great all-around, both in-ring and on the mic. If meme culture was around in the Attitude Era, he would have had so many memeable moments, and even now he is still making memeable moments. Man of 1004 Holds, Y2J, The List, The Pain Maker, Le Champion/Demo God…he’s still getting over after all these years.
ARMBAAAAARRRRRRRR!
@@TheBoricuaKnife Holy shit, I never knew I watched CNN! Thanks for letting me know that that's where this channel is hosted!
That's certainly a heck of a list, and all guys that at one point or another would have likely made my list (other than Rose, but that's more just me not seeing enough of his best runs). As of right now though, I think my top eight would be:
Randy Savage
Ricky Steamboat
Ric Flair
The Undertaker
Bret Hart
Sting
CM Punk
Jushin Liger
Ever thought about doing analysis videos on specific wrestlers, grading them on things like promo work, wrestling ability and how many 4 or 5 star matches they had?
Good pick with Buddy Rose. He was so underrated as a wrestler. My list would have been from the past but my top favorites are Slaughter, Dibiase, Steamboat & Windham. For tag teams, Condrey & Eaton, R&R Express, Slaughter & Kernodle & Road Warriors.
Steamboat is in my list and for tag teams is the midnight express, R&R express, The miracle violence connection, and the Steiner brothers
Great list. Kane and Jericho are probably top 2 as well, just swapped around
the only easy list to make for me is my top 3 being The Rock, Jeff Hardy and Rey Mysterio
Here's my eight 1. Eddie Guerrero 2. A J Styles 3. Ric Flair 4. Kurt Angle 5. Ricky Steamboat 6. Okada 7. Kenny Omega 8. The Young Bucks
Looking back at Kurt Angke's career, it's amazing to see how quickly he became a ring general. How many guys become reliable performers capable of popping out 5-star matches with anyone within their first two years in the business?
MY personal top 8 in no particular order:
Scott Steiner: the promos. Not just the funny ones but the serious too. He made you believe on the mic and in the ring
Kurt Angle: One of the best ever in the ring and absolutely hilarious when need be
The Rock: I'm a child of the Attitude Era. Great athlete. Best ever on the mic
Austin: not gonna "outsmark" myself
Charlotte: Best female of all-time at this pace if not already. Exceptional in ring and on the mic
Goldberg: This is my subjective favorites. I still remember EXACTLY where I was sitting at 5 years old watching him beat Hogan on Nitro
Brock Lesnar: There's no one more believable than Brock. He's an attraction that you tune in for. They've helped that by keeping him distant and not around every week, like it or not
Vince Mcmahon: my most controversial but hear me out. Go watch the Michaels match. The selling, the facials, willingness to take big bumps. Rewatch the Hogan match. The scene of his blood covered shit eating grin face peaking up over the apron tells you everything you need to know about him as an in ring performer. Not to mention God tier mic work
Pre-Genetic Freak Steiner was also one hell of a performer. The Steiners were miles ahead in the early 90s.
My top 8
8. MJF - my current favorite heel in all of wrestling
7. Goldust - his tag team with booker t was comedy gold and my favorite "odd couple" tag team of all time. Plus his movement is fuckin sick.
6. Brock Lesnar - legitimately pants-shittingly terrifying in 2002/2003. Guy seemed so real, so legit. I remember feeling actual pity for his opponents before I found out wrestling is a work.
5. Eddie Guerrero - seeing him beat Lesnar was biblical. The best David vs Goliath angle of all time. Eddie made me cry with his promos leading up to that match about his addiction.
4. Edge - the heel of my teenage years, he was the asshole I loved to hate. Fucked over Matt Hardy, fucked over KANE. Do you have any idea how much of a piece of shit you have to be to make rapist impregnator Kane a sympathetic babyface?
3. Daniel Bryan - his feud with the Authority was my favorite storyline in years. I kept watching every week to see him finally get his win. I haven't watched every week in years.
2. Chris Jericho - if you looked up "consistency" in the dictionary you'd see a picture of Chris Jericho. Y2J can be in any position on the card and he's always entertaining. His work with CM Punk, Dean Ambrose and later Kevin Owens in WWE was some of the strongest stuff going on in the midcard to main event during that run. His stuff since leaving WWE has been a total Bowie-like reinvention. When he fought Omega at Wrestle Kingdom it was the most interesting thing in the world outside of WWE for me. And his joining AEW made me give that promotion a shot I might not have otherwise. And thanks to Jericho I've discovered so many other wrestlers in AEW that I wouldn't know otherwise.
1. CM Punk - I was watching Raw during the new nexus storyline and I hated that punk was the leader of the new nexus. I felt it was beneath him and that it didn't make sense from a kayfabe perspective. Nexus was supposed to be all rookies fighting the system. They should attack an established superstar like Punk. I previously loved Punks feuds on smackdown with Rey Mysterio and Jeff Hardy and I wanted Punk to stay on smackdown as top heel. So when they paired him with the new nexus it felt like the Straight Edge Society pt. 2 electric Boogaloo.
Then came the pipe bomb. By that point I was a smart mark, and I followed the IWC. So I knew Punks contract was expiring and it was easy to predict where this was going. Punk was leaving to go back to ROH or go to Japan and he'd go out in his hometown staring at the lights. This had happened before with other people who were leaving. What was strange was WWE acknowledging that on TV. But whatever, probably throwing a bone to Punk since he was going to job at MITB. Then he cuts the pipe bomb and I'm stunned. He breaks every rule of kayfabe on live TV and then he goes over at the ppv!?!
By then I realized it was a worked shoot, but I was hooked. It got me back into wrestling in a big way and Punks 434 day reign was legendary. Since then I've lost a lot of respect for Punk as a person for his saltiness and bitterness, but that Summer of Punk was amazing and will always be amazing to me
83% off? is that a wcw reference? 🤔
Definitely
Here's my top eight.
1) Edge. A man who has been able to do comedy, serious, face or heel. Been the daredevil in TLC and technical wrestling with so many. Edge was the first guy in wrestling I gravitated to who wasn't Rock or Steve Austin and I've always been a fan of his.
2) Daniel Bryan. Basically a modern day Kurt Angle in a lot of ways that Brian said about Angle. He can do comedy. He can wrestle. He can be serious. He can play face and heel. Mania 30 will always be my favourite Mania moment of all time.
3) Shawn Michaels. I missed Shawn's initial run but when he came back, he was the first real legend to come back who was a big deal and he was incredible. The man who only held one major world title the entire time I started being a wrestling fan? That's damn impressive. The man is tremendous and again can basically do it all. Who's your daddy Montreal!?
4) The Miz. I respect Miz a lot. He's a gut who I hated at first but has become a major player in the WWE and goddamn it, I respect his work ethic. He's a natural heel but he does everything he's asked to do. Next to Cena, you could call Miz to do anything and he's do it.
5) AJ Styles. For his back catalogue of Wrestling matches alone, AJ is in this list. The simple fact he did it in multiple companies for as long as he has is also a major accomplishment. The fact that he walked into 2 companies, knocked off their biggest stars in his first year and held their major titles? Says something for his talent.
6) Alex Shelley. Shelley is such an underrated wrestler and while I love Chris Sabin as well. Shelley just has something else in his locker and that's his character. Paperazzi Productions with Kevin Nash? His stuff with Goldeylocks? Dude is funny and can work with the best of them.
7) William Regal. Same as many people. The guy is as adaptable as they come. Heel? Done. Face? Done. Talker? Done. Wrestler? Done. He has an air of authority and respect to him but there is also a darkness there as well.
8) Paul Heyman. Best manager of all time. At least in my time as a fan. Everyone he's with feels important because he's there.
Absolutely agree with Jerico.
My top 8:
1 - Kurt Angle
2 - Chris Benoit
3 - Goldberg
4 - CM Punk
5 - Brock Lesnar
6 - Chris Jericho
7 - Samoa Joe
8 - Daniel Bryan
Great list that speaks just for you... now I’m interested to see ur favorite managers... I’m Assuming Cornette would be number 1 or maybe not ... mine would be Bobby the Brain or maybe now Heyman
Mine in any order, and the iteration:
Steve Austin (98/99)
The Rock (99/00)
Triple H (00)
Mankind (98/99)
Taker (97/98)
Kane (97/98)
Angle (00)
Eddie (02/03/04)
8 - Ricky Steamboat Just so smooth in the ring. 7 - Ric Flair - In his prime, the best wrestler on the planet 6 - William Regal Entertaining out of the ring, a beast inside. The best wrestler to never hold a world title. 5 - Mick Foley - Could do it all. Great wrestler, stellar on promo and willing to kill himself for your entertainment 4 - Undertaker - Best big man of all time. 3 - AJ Syles an ungodly talent for wrestling. 2 - Vader (WCW) I still maintain he was the reason lots of folk still thought wrasslin was real. 1 - Kurt Angle The total package. Happy to play the Goof or the B'stard and, IMO the greatest wrestler of all time that didn't kill his family. Benoit & Thornton would have made the list but, well, we all know the stories.
"Goofball with a hero complex." Heh. I like that. Watching Kurt Angle was something special, and he's one of those guys that makes me prefer the "Ruthless Aggression" Era over the Attitude Era. As do Eddie Guererro, Brock Lesnar, Edge and Jericho, among others.
But on the Jericho front, he has dropped quite a bit with me because of some of his political antics I'm hearing about. Not cool.
I always struggle every time I make a list, but my favorite of all time is unquestionably Edge. When I got back into wrestling at the age of 12 it was the year after he first won the WWE Championship, so I got to see his absolute best years. I of course hated him as he was a heel, but was glued to the television any and every time he was on.
If I have to give a top 5, it’s Edge, Bret Hart, Stone Cold, Cody & Dustin Rhodes, and either Chris Jericho or Bryan Danielson.
My Top 8
1. Cm Punk, 2012 was my first year as a wrestling fan. I went along with the story of Punk. He was right to turn heel he was the WWE Champion and yet constantly got sidelined to Cena and Dwayne. His match with Cena on Raw for the Mania shot is my favorite TV Match. His feud with Paul Heyman was great and got even better when Lesnar showed up. Best vs the Beast is my favorite Summerslam Match ever. Him vs the Shield, Him vs the Wyatts both were solid. Him and Taker had the Deadman’s last solid Mania match. He was the best in the world for a reason and I respect that he walked when he felt the company didn’t respect him.
2. Daniel Bryan, the Yes Heel Run, Team Hell No, Road to Yeslmania, His Comeback and later Heel Title Run. His eternal feud with Miz is great the two truly are polar opposites. Also The Dazzler and B. Dazzle.
3. AJ Styles, he was the guy in TNA. He was the top performer in the company. Even though it was a carbon copy of Sting I loved Styles’ heel loner run before finally going back to the old Aj. I was shocked when he turned up in the Rumble and I’m still shocked that WWE put the title on him within that same year. His feud with Cena, Ambrose, and Joe were awesome even his feud with Nakamura was great even if it was too one sided and featured way to many nut shots. He is phenomenal.
4. Edge, he was the top heel in the ruthless aggression era. Between the Matt Hardy stuff, smacking Cena’s dad, and using Vicky Guerrero he was an asshole that you wanted to see get his ass kicked. But then the bell rang and he’s give you match of the night no question. TLC with Cena, Mania match with Taker, the Chamber Match he wasn’t even suppose to be in. He had the most emotional comeback in wrestling and I love his feud with Roman and his “heel” turn on Daniel for interfering with his last shot.
5. Cody Rhodes, the Rhodes vs Authority angle was great. I respect that the man went out there and made a name for himself on the Indies and NJPW and is now one of the leaders of AEW. His undeniable promo got me in tears. I like his TNT Title Run and his feud with Brody Lee. Cody and Dustin did the old man proud.
6. Eddie Guerrero, looking back on his work he is awesome. His redemption story against Lesnar was emotional. Him and Benoit hugging it out will always be a top tier Mania moment.
7. Usos, They are the best tag team of the modern era. Their heel turn was awesome. And their current storyline with Roman is amazing.
8. Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt, Two Words. CHARACTER WORK.
Gangrel was one of my favorites too back in the day. The brood, and the blood baths were awesome!
Dustin Rhodes in amazing! I think he is even better now in AEW, he is still so great.
Kane was and still is one of my top favorites!
Jericho as well, he is still so awesome!
I got into wrestling watching WCW during its prime so my list of favorite wrestlers is certainly impacted by that. My all time favorite is Kevin Nash. I loved him in WCW and have been a huge fan ever since. My entire top eight would probably be;
1: Kevin Nash
2: Scott Hall
3: Sting
4: DDP
5: The Undertaker
6: Hulk Hogan
7: Eddie Guerrero
8: Raven
My all-time favorite wrestler is Edge. I am the world's biggest WCW fan, and yet Edge made me tune into WWE more often back in 1998 as his "Tortured Soul" gimmick was so cool to me. Silent, coming through the crowd, and his look.
When March 26, 2001 happened, I came SO close to stopping watching wrestling completely. But I loved Edge so much, I kept watching to see him.
While I stopped watching religiously in June 2008, I still watch every PPV, and sometimes weekly if the storyline is captivating enough (Summer of Punk 2011 anyone?).
Thanks Edge!!! Oh and most importantly of all.... WCW for Life!!!
My Top 8:
1. Edge
2-8 (in no particular order):
Bobby Eaton
Sting
Bret Hart
Chris Benoit
Chris Jericho
Christian
Shelton Benjamin
Honorable Mentions:
Brad Armstrong
Dean Malenko
Eddie Guerrero
Alex Wright
Triple H
02-03 Goldust is god tier. Shows you can be a wild character and make it work. He was like Christopher Lloyd's version of Uncle Fester but the pg13 version
Nice to see Kane get some love, he’ll always be my all time favourite.
Nice list bud! I can agree with most of them, even if I didn't start watching wrestling until late 2007. Maybe the next updated list should be the best promo people from 2010's to now. But, that is up to you :)
My top 8 in no particular order:
CM Punk, Edge, Triple H, Kofi Kingston, Raven, Shelton Benjamin, Daniel Bryan and MVP.
Not in particular order:
1. Chris Jericho - 100% agreed
2. Macho Man Randy Savage - one of embodiments of pro wrestling. So much better in that role then Hulkster in my opinion.
3. Stone Cold Steve Austin - can't denied the impact he brought in WWE and the whole industry.
4. Christopher Daniels - easly the most underrated worker in the business. For me he's one of the aces of 2005-2008 TNA. Also his last run in ROH was very strong.
5. the Undertaker - Been loyal to this character for so long it's just amazing.
6. Sting - The man who inspired me to watch wrestling as a kid. Simply.
7. Shawn Michaels - He just so good. Maybe not the greatest man in a personal sence, but definitely one of the greatest performer ever.
8. Cesaro - he just awesome.
You should do your top 8 favorite matches of all time 👍👍
I swear I love the Z man's intro. It's so awesome and shows how cool he really is !
My Top 8 favourite wrestlers would be..
1. Jeff Hardy
2. Bret Hart
3. The Undertaker
4. Edge
5. CM Punk
6. “Stone Cold” Steve Austin
7. Shawn Michaels
8. John Cena
1. Savage
2. Austin
3.DDP
4. Kurt Angle
5. Midnight Express (Eaton and Lane)
6. Road Warriors
7. Ric Flair
8. Jay Lethal
That was way harder than I thought...
Honorable mentions, Rey Mysterio, Kane, Tully and Arn
Kurt Angle is my #1. He Just "Got It" and i mean Immediately. He had the athletic talent coming in, so he 100% embraces Character work out of the gate. Brilliant. The Only guy in my top 8 that is just as good serious or comedy, sometimes at the same time. I Love Kane for many the same reasons (He's my #2) I have genuine Love for Dusty my childhood favorite and I also have loved his Sons. Dustin has had every bit the in-ring career of his father. maybe even better. Great List Zane, but i'll take Kurt Angle. He's the Best For Me, It's Damn True
Thanks for the link, Brian! You're a great common man's man. Sorry, I couldn't remember what Dusty was called so I winged it.
Stone Cold, The Rock, Undertaker, Kurt Angle, Mick Foley, DDP, Sting. That is just a handful of wrestlers I like. Don't watch it anymore but do enjoy watching your videos. I enjoy the insightful point of view.
I think my top 8 would be Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio, Shelton Benjamin, Brock Lesner circa '02-'04, Owen Hart, AJ Styes and CM Punk. Bam Bam Bigelow, Paul London, Eddie Guerrero, Lance Storm, Shawn Michaels, RVD, Beth Phoenix, Gail Kim and Victoria are honourable mentions too.
If you’ve been a wrestling fan for the majority of the last 20 years, then you will know no one has given us more classic, unforgettable, great and funny moments than Chris Jericho. I appreciate that he has been consistently in the highlights of my weekly television viewing for 20 years, therefore he is my GOAT
I guess my top 10 would be
Honorable Mentions: Walter
10. Dean Malenko
9. Daniel Bryan
8. Big Van Vader
7. Tazz
6. Kenny Omega/ Jay Lethal
5. Stone Cold Steve Austin
4. The Rock/ Chris Jericho
3. Bret Hart
2.Kurt Angle
1. Rick Flair
To be honest I would probably need a top 20. Cause I didn't put Samoa Joe or A.j. styles and honestly they are some of my favorites. But the rest came to my mind first. But both of them could easily be in my top 10. I just didnt think of them first
My favourite 8 (in no particular order):
1. Shawn Michaels
2. Kurt Angle
3. AJ Styles
4. Al Snow
5. Rob Van Dam
6. Chris Jericho
7. Ric Flair
8. Randy Savage
I'm not saying these guys objectively are the best workers, or have the best characters. And I'll admit there are countless Puroresu and Lucha Libre matches that have amazed me over the years-both styles I should really watch a LOT more of.
These are just the 8 most special in my memories from watching (mostly American) pro-wrestling for the past 30+ years.😊
Macho Man, Sting, Jeff Hardy, Kurt Angle, Sgt Slaughter, Ultimo Dragon, Kane, Blood Hunter
Dustin Runnels has been a big draw, to going through hell with his personal life, and emerging back from it even better than he was. He may not be a SCSA or Flair, but he damn sure earned the respect of being a Rhodes.
Scsa???
@@acidkyledaLSDj Stone Cold Steve Austin
@@acidkyledaLSDj Stone Cold Steve Austin
And for someone who's in his early 50s, he's been in the best shape of his life and his in ring work is much better now than it ever was before imho.
@@kingslowbrafas292 he rarely main evented but definitely helped sell ppvs.
#s 1A & 1B: Kenta Kobashi and Keiji Mutoh.
#2: Randy Savage
#3: Sting
#4: AJ Styles
#5: Kurt Angle
#6: Rick Rude
#7: Chris Jericho
#8: Mick Foley
My favorites would have to be (in no particular order):
1. Ric Flair
2. Ravishing Rick Rude
3. The Miz
4. Owen Hart
5. Mr. Perfect Curt Hennig
6. The Undertaker
7. Demolition (Ax & Smash)
8. Macho Man Randy Savage
Honorable Mentions: Big Boss Man, Bad News Brown, Rick Martel (especially The Model), Kurt Angle, The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers, & Jay Lethal.
Thing I do recommend is look at Steve Austin prior to WWE and remember him as Stone Cold. Not to mention the Undertaker, both have had careers that overshadow wrestlers’ dream.
Hulk Hogan’s 2nd WWE Run. Or his Third. Or both. Do iiiiiiiiiit
My favorites Hulk Hogan Ric Flair Randy Savage The Undertaker Stone Cold Steve Austin The Rock Triple H Goldberg Randy Orton
My top 8: Dean Malenko, Ultimo Dragon, AJ Styles, Daniel Bryan, Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, Stone Cold, Goldberg
Crazy I’ve been hoping you’d do these again
I love the authenticity of this list and how it truly is your favorite and not just a "best" list trying to be objective. Wrestling is totally subjective and with that being said I'd like to give my top 8 list here now
8. Raven
7. Daniel Bryan
6. Mark Henry
5. Finlay
4. Kurt Angle
3. Chris Jericho
2. Kenny Omega
1. The Undertaker
I love seeing people in the comments talking about their favourite wrestling, so much love and passion for people who they find so much enjoyment for. I got back into wrestling because of Okada and because of his work I’m grateful that I’m a wrestling fan again. :)
I definitely have Kurt on my list of favourite wrestlers. I've never sat down to rank them, but others include Big Show, Raven, DDP, Booker T, Nick Aldis, Trevor Murdoch, Batista, and Eddie Edwards.
Solid list. I def got Kurt up there and booker T. Also AJ Styles. Helped me fall in love with wrestling even more when I found TNA as a 10 year old