Sports Illustrated's Top 101 Wrestlers of All-Time

jono

101. THE MIZ
100. FRANK GOTCH
99. WILD BILL LONGSON
98. CHRISTOPHER DANIELS
97. JBL
96. BIG SHOW
95. RON SIMMONS
94. CHRISTIAN
93. LITA
92. BATISTA
91. KEVIN NASH
90. SHINSUKE NAKAMURA
89. JOHNNY VALENTINE
88. MICHAEL HAYES
87. PEDRO MORALES
86. THE IRON SHEIK
85. DAVEY BOY SMITH
84. BLUE DEMON
83. JIMMY SNUKA
82. ED LEWIS
81. KANE
80. SETH ROLLINS
79. CHYNA
78. MIKE QUACKENBUSH
77. AKIRA MAEDA
76. RICK STEINER
75. SCOTT STEINER
74. EL HIJO DEL SANTO
73. KEVIN VON ERICH
72. ABDULLAH THE BUTCHER
71. GENE KINISKI
70. WILLIAM REGAL
69. FABULOUS MOOLAH
68. ULTIMATE WARRIOR
67. DEAN MALENKO
66. TRISH STRATUS
65. SCOTT HALL
64. ULTIMO DRAGON
63. LARRY ZBYSZKO
62. CHRIS BENOIT
61. IVAN KOLOFF
60. GOLDBERG
59. JEFF HARDY
58. OWEN HART
57. "RAVISHING" RICK RUDE
56. TATSUMI FUJINAMI
55. ROB VAN DAM
54. NICK BOCKWINKEL
53. MIL MASCARAS
52. VERNE GAGNE
51. TERRY FUNK
50. SAMOA JOE
49. GOLDUST
48. GORGEOUS GEORGE
47. THE GREAT MUTA
46. A.J. STYLES
45. THE SHEIK
44. ARN ANDERSON
43. JAKE "THE SNAKE" ROBERTS
42. RIKIDOZAN
41. LOU THESZ
40. EDDIE GUERRERO
39. MR. PERFECT
38. DORY FUNK JR.
37. EL SANTO
36. BIG VAN VADER
35. REY MYSTERIO
34. KENTA/HIDEO ITAMI
33. BRUISER BRODY
32. "MILLION DOLLAR MAN" TED DIBIASE
31. CM PUNK
30. BRUNO SAMMARTINO
29. MITSUHARU MISAWA
28. STAN "THE LARIAT" HANSEN
27. BROCK LESNAR
26. JUSHIN “THUNDER” LIGER
25. BOB BACKLUND
24. EDGE
23. BUDDY ROGERS
22. TRIPLE H
21. DANIEL BRYAN
20. RICKY “THE DRAGON” STEAMBOAT
19. ANTONIO INOKI
18. KURT ANGLE
17. RANDY ORTON
16. BRET "HITMAN" HART
15. ? FOLEY
14. HARLEY RACE
13. CHRIS JERICHO
12. "ROWDY" RODDY PIPER
11. "MACHO MAN" RANDY SAVAGE
10. ANDRE THE GIANT
9. STING
8. HULK HOGAN
7. JOHN CENA
6. DUSTY RHODES
5. THE UNDERTAKER
4. THE ROCK
3. "STONE COLD" STEVE AUSTIN
2. SHAWN MICHAELS
1. RIC FLAIR


https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2016/07/26/wwe-wcw-ecw-100-best-wrestlers-all-time

OGDirtyDee

Bret 16 lol

uncle gunnysack

I don't see booker t's name on the list

jono

uncle gunnysack wrote: »

I don't see booker t's name on the list

A huge omission

its....JOHN B

Look who they got Chyna above

jono

its....JOHN B wrote: »

Look who they got Chyna above

Smh. Shouldn't even be on the list.

playboy buddy rose

Kurt angle should easily be in tha top 5

Trollio

Christian over ron simmons


Scust

playboy buddy rose

Piper should be out tha top 25.... he Neva won a world title

MillzOG

Smh, no Booker T...Kurt, Bret not top 10? That's crazy

TheBoyRo

Cena over hogan? Well damn

dalyricalbandit

16. BRET "HITMAN" HART

Angeles1son85

Crude_

Guys like Scott Steiner and Ron Simmons should be ranked higher.

No Booker T on the list at all, Bret not in the top 10 is a headscratcher, a guy like Edge is ranked to high imo.

A guy like Daniel Bryan was a ROH legend before he even set foot in the E but he wasnt around long enough imo to be ranked ahead of some of the other guys.

Lol at Warrior being 68. He couldn't wrestle for ? but he was arguably the second biggest star in the E behind Hogan from '87 to' 91 which was wrestlings golden era imo.

playboy buddy rose

I see there are a few women on tha list... but I don't see Ms. Jacqueline ... it was bad enough you left tha black man's name off (booker t)but jacqueline getting denied as well???

OGDirtyDee

Jaqueline was cool but bruh there is 100 others who deserve this list more

playboy buddy rose

OGDirtyDee wrote: »

Jaqueline was cool but bruh there is 100 others who deserve this list more

I'm speakin about tha female wrestlers on tha list ... trish,lita,&Chyna above jacqueline??? She was wrestlin men way before anybody heard of chyna.. im jus sayin

uncle gunnysack

playboy buddy rose wrote: »

OGDirtyDee wrote: »

Jaqueline was cool but bruh there is 100 others who deserve this list more

I'm speakin about tha female wrestlers on tha list ... trish,lita,&Chyna above jacqueline??? She was wrestlin men way before anybody heard of chyna.. im jus sayin

I always believed that sherri Martell & ms jacqueline never got the true recognition as modern day pioneers of women's wrestling.

uncle gunnysack

I think that sid vicious & Tully blanchard should be on the list

uncle gunnysack

No Lex luger or Chris benoit?

playboy buddy rose

uncle gunnysack wrote: »

playboy buddy rose wrote: »

OGDirtyDee wrote: »

Jaqueline was cool but bruh there is 100 others who deserve this list more

I'm speakin about tha female wrestlers on tha list ... trish,lita,&Chyna above jacqueline??? She was wrestlin men way before anybody heard of chyna.. im jus sayin

I always believed that sherri Martell & ms jacqueline never got the true recognition as modern day pioneers of women's wrestling.

Preach

playboy buddy rose

Didn't see jerry Lawler on that list

illestni99ainne

Eddie Guerrero #40?

kingofbama205

? this list..

willhustle

I ain't trying to be funny and even though he's a POS ? , Hogan imo should be at least in the top 5 of that list.

Hogan laid the start of the foundation of what WWE is today. His run from '84-91 is nothing to overlook. If Vince's gamble on Hogan didn't pan out in the 80's would there even been a Bret Hart, HBK, Rock, Stone Cold, or Undertaker? Would WWE even exist if WrestleMania flopped in '85?

Dude's career almost went into the toilet during the mid 90's until he was apart of one of the greatest heel turns in wrestling history.

playboy buddy rose

willhustle wrote: »

I ain't trying to be funny and even though he's a POS ? , Hogan imo should be at least in the top 5 of that list.

Hogan laid the start of the foundation of what WWE is today. His run from '84-91 is nothing to overlook. If Vince's gamble on Hogan didn't pan out in the 80's would there even been a Bret Hart, HBK, Rock, Stone Cold, or Undertaker? Would WWE even exist if WrestleMania flopped in '85?

Dude's career almost went into the toilet during the mid 90's until he was apart of one of the greatest heel turns in wrestling history.

Hogan truth told could easily have tha top spot