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Top 10 Favorite Wrestlers of All Time

Written by Jonathan Jacobs

The following is the list of my top ten favorite wrestlers of all time; please note, this list is not who were the top 10 wrestlers of all time, just my personal top ten list. This list is in a particular order. Let me know if you agree/disagree with the picks/placements. Enjoy!

10 - Ric Flair – Even though I think Flair is somewhat overrated, I immediately loved him when he appeared on WWF TV in 1991 as "The Real Worlds Champion." Flair feuded with everyone in the business, from Piper, Steamboat and Sting to Hogan, Bret Hart, HBK and HHH. Flair’s promos were almost as memorable as his in-ring work (however, I still think Piper was the greatest talker of all time). The fact that Flair’s legacy is being flushed down the toilet, along with Hogan’s, doesn’t take away from his overall greatness in the squared circle.

Favorite Match – Thunderdome Cage Match between the teams of Ric Flair & Sting w/Ole Anderson vs. Terry Funk & Great Muta w/Gary Hart. This was my first Thunderdome match (a cage with an "electrified" ceiling). I loved seeing Flair in a "hardcore" match like this, and watching Flair put the figure four leglock on Funk, while Sting continually splashes Funk from the top rope was a definite mark-out moment.

9 - Mr. Perfect Curt Henning – Watching the Mr. Perfect vignettes prior to Curt’s arrival in the WWF was refreshingly unique (I mean, the guy caught his own football pass – how cool was that?!). Curt’s cocky attitude and real life athleticism made his character come to life. Perfect was another wrestler who had great matches with just about everyone, from Hogan to the Ultimate Warrior to The Texas Tornado (Kerry Von Erich) to the Big Bossman. Perfect’s Intercontinental Title reign helped bring scientific wrestling back to the belt-holder, and his inspiring loss to Bret Hart at Summerslam 1991 (while his back was badly injured) helped propel Bret to the next level.

Favorite Match – The aforementioned Mr. Perfect vs. Bret Hart match from Summerslam 1991. Move after countermove led to Bret locking in the Sharpshooter from the ground, after catching a not-so-perfect legdrop from Henning, to pick up the submission victory).

8 - Kurt Angle – There’s never been a wrestler who "got it" as quickly as Angle. Kurt’s one of my favorites, partially because I can identify with what it’s like to have an amateur wrestling background (I had the sixth most wins in New Milford, CT High School history when I graduated in 1995 – can you see my Barry Horowitz pat-myself-on-the-back impression?).

Kurt transformed himself from the goofy, nerdy espouser of the Three I’s (Intensity, Integrity and Intelligence) to an aggressive, ruthless competitor. Kurt essentially became Chris Benoit, but with better mike skills (witness the number of moves he used that Benoit also used, like the multiple german suplexes). Kurt’s move to TNA, while great for his personal life (with the relaxed schedule), has hurt him on my list, as his TNA feuds have not been nearly as memorable as his feuds in the WWE.

Favorite Match – Angle vs. Chris Benoit – RAW, June 2001. This cage match was one of the best matches I’ve ever seen on RAW, with both men pulling out all the stops, including a missed Angle moonsault from the top of the cage and a Benoit diving headbutt from the top of the cage.

7 - Chris Jericho – The Ayatollah of Rock n’ Rolla created Monday Night Jericho, and has been entertaining ever since. Jericho is one of the few wrestlers who has the complete package of in-ring greatness, smoothness on the mike, and has the intelligence to constantly reinvent his character and expand his wrestling moveset, so he doesn’t become "stale" (I’m looking right at you HHH and John Cena). Jericho was great as a face (I still remember when he called Stephanie McMahon a "bargain basement trash bag hoe") and is one of the few highlights as a self-righteous heel of the currently stagnant WWE.

Favorite Match – Jericho & Chris Benoit vs. HHH and Stone Cold Steve Austin - RAW - May 2001 – Not only was this a phenomenal match, but it changed the WWF landscape at the time, as HHH’s steroid-injected quad tore off the bone and rolled up his leg. Jericho, likely pissed at how he had been held down in the WWF due to politics, put the Walls of Jericho on HHH on top of the announcer’s table, making HHH tap like the bitch that he is (I’m not bitter about Jericho never having a decent run with the belt, really!).

6 - The Rock/Stone Cold Steve Austin – I know I’m cheating here, but it’s my list! Anyway, it makes sense to lump The Rock and Stone Cold together, as their histories really are intertwined with each other. It was great watching Stone Cold in the mid-to-late 1990’s rise to the top of the wrestling world, as the badass heel that created Austin 3:16. From his WrestleMania 13 classic with Bret Hart to his three WrestleMania matches with The Rock, Austin ruled the Attitude era. Similarly, The Rock took a giant dump on his Rocky Maivia character and became the cocky, self-assured "Great One," who would go on to have audiences chant his catchphrases from the palm of his hand. If I was forced to choose which one was my favorite between the two, I’d have to pick Austin, based on his longevity and better wrestling ability (which sadly devolved as he became more of a brawler in the late 1990’s/early 2000’s).

Favorite Match – Austin vs. Bret Hart at WrestleMania 13. You can read my review of this match here Bret V. Austin.

Favorite Match – The Rock vs. Austin at WrestleMania 17. The greatest WrestleMania, top to bottom, hosted one of the best main events, as Austin turned on the fans and sided with Vince McMahon to defeat The Rock for the World Championship (after a gazillion chairshots on The Rock finally led to the three count).

5 - Rowdy Roddy Piper – I agree with Piper at one of his WrestleMania Piper’s Pits, when he said to Stone Cold Steve Austin that he (Piper) was the original Stone Cold. Nobody was as controversial and outspoken as The Rowdy One, and Piper had a big hand in helping make Hogan and the WWF as big as they became in the Rock ‘n Wrestling 1980’s. If you’re a wrestling fan, you owe it to yourself to watch the classic Piper’s Pits (including Piper smashing a coconut over Jimmy Snuka’s head after offering him some bananas, threatening Andre the Giant ("big body, little brain") and cutting a midget’s hair).

Favorite Match – Piper vs. Bret Hart at WrestleMania 8. After being known primarily as a brawler, I loved seeing Piper wrestle a technical match against The Hitman. Per his autobiography, Bret violated the WWF’s "no blood" edict at the time, in order to add drama to the match (Bret convinced Vince that it was an accidental punch that caused the cut; Vince was convinced that’s how Bret was cut, given the aggressive physicality of the match). The match ended when Piper, deciding not to hit Bret with the timekeeper’s bell, locked in a sleeper, from which Bret kicked off the corner turnbuckle, rolling over Piper for the three count.

4 - Hulk Hogan – I know I’m gonna get a lot of heat for this one, but I was a Hulkamaniac growing up (as most kids were). The impact that Hogan had on the sport was undeniable, and every time he got the crap kicked out of him, I was legitimately concerned (i.e. – The Big Bossman attacking Hogan with the nightstick on the Brother Love Show, Savage attacking Hogan in the back with the belt after their falling out at Saturday Night’s Main Event, etc.). Hogan’s best work in the WWF was between 1985-1990. The Hogan/Andree match at WrestleMania 3 was the definition of a WrestleMania moment, and the matches Hogan had with The Macho Man Randy Savage at WrestleMania 5 and The Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania 6 were the highlights of both shows.

The fact that Hogan was able to reinvent himself with the New World Order (NWO), and help launch one of the biggest angles in wrestling history speaks to Hogan’s undeniable charisma. Yes, Hogan basically wrestled the same match in the WWF and WCW for years; but did that really matter? The fans were always interested to see who turn on Hogan next, and to see how Hulk would get his revenge. It’s why I own all 3 of Hogan’s WWE DVD’s, and why I still consider myself a Hulkamaniac (even if he is destroying TNA).

Favorite Match – Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania 6. It was between this match, Hogan vs. Savage at WrestleMania 5 and Hogan vs. The Rock at WrestleMania 17. Ultimately, this was my favorite Hogan match because of the magnitude of the match, the pacing of the match and the excellent ending (even though I was very upset at the time that the Warrior won the match – at the time, it was the right decision). Hogan’s hulk-up/legdrop misses, followed by a Warrior splash for the three count.

3 - The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels – I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Shawn, as his refusal to drop titles in the ring and his real-life feud with Bret Hart made me hate him for a significant period of time. Even when I didn’t like Shawn, there was no way for me to deny his tremendous in-ring ability and his colorful promos. Who can forget when Shawn threw Marty through the barbershop window, or his gutsy WrestleMania 14 performance against Stone Cold (even if the rumor that the Undertaker had to threaten an injured Shawn to wrestle or he’d kick Shawn’s ass), or the recent pair of matches with the Undertaker at WrestleMania 25 & 26? Shawn really did change his backstage reputation, and eventually became a locker room leaser. Shawn had a tremendous career, and he truly was one of the greats!

Favorite Match – HBK vs. HHH vs. Chris Benoit at WrestleMania 20. I think this was the greatest main event match at WrestleMania (notice that I said main event match, which is why Hart vs. Austin doesn’t qualify). While I was initially pissed that Shawn interjected himself into this match between HHH and Benoit, the match only benefitted from Michaels’ inclusion. The bladejobs that Shawn (and HHH) sustained in this match were phenomenal, and the chemistry that Shawn had with HHH and Benoit made this match unforgettable.

2 - Macho Man Randy Savage – Savage’s peak as the WWF champion was when I was first regularly watching wrestling in 1988 (my first memory was of seeing Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake cut Jimmy Hart’s hair at WrestleMania 4). Savage brought a frenzied style to the ring, from his nonsensical interviews ("Freak out...Freak out") to his creation of unique moves (I LOVED when Savage would jump over the top rope to the outside of the ring and closeline his opponent on the top rope).

Looking back now, I love the slow turn that destroyed the Mega Powers; at the time, when I was 11 (1989), I hated Savage to the point that I spit on my Macho Man bandana and tried to rip it apart after the Saturday Night’s Main Event episode where Savage turned on Hogan (a review of which can be read here.

Savage pulled great matches out of a number of muscleheads, from Hogan to The Ultimate Warrior to even Crush! The fact that Savage’s exciting style was likely the result of him being legitimately nuts only makes me like him even more.

Favorite Match – Savage vs. The Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania 7. Back when retirement matches actually meant something, this match actually lived up to the hype! From the catch and slap that the Warrior gives Savage, to the five flying elbows that Savage gave to the Warrior (only for Warrior to kick out), to Savage’s kick out after the Warrior’s press slam/splash, this match was something special! The "end of Savage’s career, coinciding with his reunion with Miss Elizabeth was a stroke of genius!

1 – Bret The Hitman Hart – Watching "the Excellence of Execution" develop from a tag team wrestler to an Intercontinental Champion to a Seven Time World Champion (WWF and WCW) coincided with my growth as a wrestling fan. The peak of Bret’s career was in 1997, and was also my favorite time as a wrestling fan. The NWO was still relatively fresh, but in the WWF, the battle between the USA and Canada, via the newly reformed Hart Foundation was the most entertaining and unique wrestling angle of all time. From his WrestleMania 13 Submission match with Stone Cold Steve Austin (my favorite match of all time) to the Canadian Stampede Match (Bret, Owen, Davey Boy Smith, Brian Pillman and Jim The Anvil Neidhart vs. Stone Cold, The Legion of Doom, Golddust and Ken Shamrock), Bret consistently had excellent matches and promos during this time frame. 1997 cemented Bret’s legacy as the Best There Is, The Best There Was and the Best There Ever Will Be. Bret’s versatility as a legitimate brawler against big men like Diesel and The Undertaker contrasted with his scientific "Excellence of Execution" against Stone Cold Steve Austin, HBK and Chris Benoit. Bret’s realistic wrestling style and intense promos were fantastic, and that’s why he’s my favorite wrestler of all time!

Favorite Match – Hart vs. Austin at WrestleMania 13 - (you can read my review of this match at here: