I thought it might be fun to have everyone list some of their favorite wrestlers. Just copy and paste the list below. I put my list up too, but looking at it again, I could easily change it around. I also didn’t put mine in any particular order either, but feel free to rank them if you like.
Singles:
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Ladies:
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Tag:
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4-
5-
Light Heavyweight/Cruiserweights:
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4-
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Managers:
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Factions:
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Underated:
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4-
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Singles:
1-Sting
2-Bret Hart
3-Davey Boy Smith
4-Jeff Hardy
5-RVD
Ladies:
1-Lita
2-Sarah Stock
3-Medusa
4-Maryse
5-Cheerleader Melissa
Tag:
1-British Bulldogs
2-Road Warriors
3-Tully and Arn
4-Arn and Ole
5-Hardy Boyz
Light Heavyweight/Cruiserweights:
1- Rey Rey
2-AJ Styles
3-Kaz
4-Jay Lethal
5-Kid Kash
Managers:
1- Jim Cornette
2-James Dillion
3-Bobby Heenan
4-The Genius
5- Paul Heyman
Factions:
1- DX
2-Four Horsemen
3-Dangerous Alliance
4-nWo (first year)
5- ecw Dudleys
Underated:
1-Jeff Hardy
2-Matt Hardy
3-Kaz
4-AJ Styles
5-Tomko
Keep in mind, I haven’t watched wrestling for at least four years, so most of my answers are probably retired/dead/inapplicable now.
Singles:
1- Sting
2- Bret Hart
3- Mick Foley
4- Yoshihiro Tajiri
5- Steve Corino
Ladies:
1- Beulah McGilicutty
2- Lita
3- Chastity
4- Dawn Marie
5- Ms. Hancock/Stacy Keibler
Tag:
1- Harlem Heat
2- The Dudley Boys (ECW)
3- Hayabusa/Jinsei Shinzaki
4- Sabu/Rob Van Dam
5- Chris Candido/Lance Storm
Light Heavyweight/Cruiserweights:
1- Shawn Michaels
2- Yoshihiro Tajiri
3- Billy Kidman
4- Hayabusa
5- Sabu
Managers:
1- Jim Cornette
2- Cyrus The Virus
3- The Sinister Minister
4- Paul E. Dangerously
5- Bobby Heenan
Factions:
1- The Triple Threat
2- The Four Horsemen
3- The Dudley Boys (ECW)
4- The Filthy Animals
5- The Flock
Underated:
1- Justin Credible
2- Shane Douglas
3- Steve Corino
4- Dean Malenko
5- Lance Storm
Yeah, that’s a good list there. I can’t believe I forgot about the Filthy Animals! Really, I could’ve redid my list a few times over, adding popular stars like Stone Cold, HBK and the Rock or some other underrated talent like Dreamer, or tag teams like Tajiri and Mikey Whipwreck. Yeah, Cyrus the Virus! Don Callis was great, especially on the mic.
Singles:
1- Steve Austin
2- The Rock
3- The Undertaker
4- John Cena
5- CM Punk
Ladies:
1- Trish Stratus
2- Lita
3- Ivory
4- Stacy Keibler
5- Mickie James
Tag:
1- The Hardys
2- Dudley Boys/Team 3D
3- Edge & Christian
4- Paul London & Brian Kendrick
5- AJ Styles & Christopher Daniels
Light Heavyweight/Cruiserweights:
1- Rey Mysterio
2- Evan Bourne
3- AJ Styles
4- The Hurricane
5- Jamie Noble
Managers:
1- Paul Heyman
2- Paul Bearer
3- Jimmy Hart
4- Armando Estrada
5- James Mitchell
Factions:
1- Evolution
2- nWo
3- ECW New Breed
4- McMahon – Helmsley Faction
5- Nation of Domination
Underated:
1- CM Punk
2- Matt Hardy
3- MVP
4- Mr. Kennedy
5- Kaz
Singles:
1-Mick Foley
2-Shawn Michaels
3-Tommy Dreamer
4-Ric Flair
5-Mr Perfect
Ladies:
1-Mickie JamesÂ
2-Victoria
3-Trish Stratus
4-Lita
5-Melina
Tag:
1-The Rockers
2-The Hardys
3-Edge And Christian
4-Hart Foundation
5-The Wild Samoans
Light Heavyweight/Cruiserweights:
1-Rey Mysterio
2-Dean Malenko
3-The Huricane
4-Paul London
5-Billy Kidman
Managers:
1-Paul Heyman
2-Paul Barear
3-Jimmy Heart
4-Jim Cornette
5-Miss Elizibeth
Factions:
1-DXÂ Â
2-Evolution
3-The Four Housemen
4-ECW Originals
5-Nation Of Domination
Underated:
1-Al Snow
2-Billy Kidman
3-Colin DeLaney
4-The Highlanders
5-Snitsky
Single
1. Randy Orton
2. Chris Jericho
3. Triple H
4. Edge
5. Batista
Ladies
1. Mickie James
2. Beth Phoenix
3. Madusa
4. Katie Lea
5. Melina
Tag Team
1. Rated R.K.O.
2. A.P.A. (Acolyte Protection Agency)
3. Batista/ Ric Flair (Evolution)
4.  Edge and Christian
5. CHris Jericho and Chris Benoit
Light heavyweight
1.Rey Mysterio
2. Santino Marella
3. Tajiri
4. Funaki
5. Taka Michinoku
Managers
1. Million Dollar Man
2. Jim Cornette
3. Johnny Polo
4. Paul Heyman
5. Jose Lothario
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Faction
1. N.W.O.
2. D-Generation X
3. N.O.D. (Nation of Dominiation)
4. Evolution
5. Kyo Dai
Underated
1. Chris Masters
2. The Highlanders
3. Kevin Thorn
4. Kenny Dykstra
5. Funaki
4. Dave Taylor
5. Paul Birchill
Singles:
1- Bret Hart
2- Triple H
3- Mr. Perfect
4- Benoit
5- Macho Man
Ladies:
1- Mighty Molly
2- Stacy Keibler/Ms Hancock
3- Gail Kim
4- The Kat
5- Sunny
Tag:
1- Hart Foundation
2- Bulldogs
3- E & C
4- Killer Bees
5- 2-Man Power Trip (HHH & Stone Cold)
Light Heavyweight/Cruiserweights:
1- Malenko
2- Christian
3- Jamie Noble
4- Hurricane
5- Bob Backlund (that crazy li’l mo fo)
Managers:
1- Heenan
2- Mouth of the South
3- Mr. Perfect
4- Blassie
5- Honky Tonk Man (he managed Billy Gunn when he was RockaBilly)
Factions:
1- Hart Foundation (Hitman, Anvil, Owen, Bulldog)
2- D-X/Evolution
3- Team Angle
4- Brood
5- Ministry
Underated:
1- Christian
2- Jericho
3- Owen Hart (so under used!)
4- Lance Storm
5- Taz
This is going to take some thought… still, here goes. Please note: I’m going to maybe go back a ways myself for a few of these, and to Mexican wrestling as well. I loved watching AAA and CMLL, even with not knowing what the refs were saying.
Singles:
1-Magnum TA
2-Kerry Von Erec
3-AJ Styles
4-Arn Anderson
5-Charly Manson
Ladies:
1-Lita
2-Bull Nakano
3-Lady Apache
4-Medusa Michellie (not sure of spelling)
5-Natalya
Tag:
1-Minnesota Wrecking Crew
2-Midnight Rockers
3-Fabulous Freebirds
4-Hardy Boys
5-Midnight Express
Light Heavyweight/Cruiserweights:
1-Tarzan Boy
2-Petey Williams
3-‘Fallen Angel’ Christopher Daniels
4-Mister Agula
5-Juventu Gurrera
Managers:
1-Paul Ellering -LoD
2-Jimmy ‘Mouth of the south’ Hart
3-Jim Cornette
4-James J Dillon -The Four Horsemen
5-General Adnon Al Kacey (angain, not sure of spelling)
Factions:
1-Four Horsemen – Flair,Ole and Arn Anderson and anyone. Later versions, not so much.
2-Blue World Order
3-Los Guapos
4-The Black Family
5-Team Canada
Underated:
1-CM Punk – Let him do the Pepsi Plunge! Fans will explode.
2-Chris Daniels – Get that mask off him!
3-Charly Manson -Yeah, he does less now but he nearly died in a ladder bump.
4-Michelle McCool -She’s more than ‘Taker’s girlfriend.
5-Marty Janetty – He -taught- HBK in the early days of that team.
Honorable mentions:
There were a few that needed more than 5 spots. Most importantly…
Tag Teams:
LoD – Hawk and Animal belong on those lists.
Rock and Roll Express – They defined tag team action for a generation.
Oh man, some really great stuff there. Glad to see Flair, Henning, The Wild Samoans, Jericho, Johnny Polo (!), Mighty Molly, the Killer Bees, the Brood (I gave Brood zippo lighters to the Best Men in my wedding party), Freebirds (!), Bull Nakano, and The Express tag teams! Ah great stuff. Oooooo, Adnon Al Kacey (however you spell it), that’s taking it old school. Back to the WCCW and USWA right? He was a heel manager and managed quite a few guys if I’m not mistaken. Ha ha awesome!
Yes indeed. Then again, I mentioned the Von Erecs and the Freebirds too so you kinda had to expect some WCCW action right? The old school action is some of the best.
Remember the Russians? Boris Zukov and Nikita Koloff when when he was a monster heel? Kane could take a lesson from Nikita. That man could make a clothline look like a finisher. JBL -wishes- his clothline was as good as the Russian Syckle. When he hit that, his opponent’s head landed in the nosebleed seats and their boots went for the parking lot.
I started to add Johnny Polo. He rocks too. Hard to believe he became Raven isn’t it?
Mr. Perfect. He’s another that should have found a place in my list. Loved when he beat Nick Bockwinkle for the AWA title and took the name Mr. Perfect for the first time. Especially when Larry Zabysko joined into the taunting fun. After all, Larry slipped Curt a roll of dimes to win the match with. Led to a GREAT feud.
Singles:
1- Ric Flair
2- Also Ric Flair
3- Still Ric Flair
What?
Fine.
2- Bret Hart
3- Mitsuharu Misawa
4- Kenta Kobashi
5- Kurt Angle
Ladies:
1- Fabulous Moolah
2- Trish Stratus
3- Madusa
4- Sensational Sherri
5- Aja Kong
Tag:
1-Fabulous Freebirds
2- Harlem Heat
3- British Bulldogs
4- Midnight Express
5- Dudley Boyz
Light Heavyweight/Cruiserweights:
1- Brian Pillman*
2- Ultimo Dragon
3- Jyushin Lyger
4- Dean Malenko
5- Sean “ringname” Waltman
Managers:
1- Bobby Heenan
2- Skandor Akbar
3- Sensational Sherri
4- Jimmy Hart
5- Ted DiBiase
Factions:
1- IV Horsemen
2- nWo
3- DX
4- Detestation, Inc.
5- Dangerous Alliance
Underated:
1- Owen Hart
2- Stevie Richards
3- The Pitbulls
4- The Eliminators
5- El Dandy (Who are you to doubt him?)
*Yes, this is me sneaking him on to the list anywhere he will fit
Singles:
1-Kerry Von Erich
2-Stone Cold
3-Terry Funk
4-Ric Flair
5-Eddy Guerrero
Ladies:
1-Faby Apache
2-Ayako Hamada
3-Lady Apache
4-Gail Kim
5-Mickie James
Tag:
1-Kerry and Bruiser Brody
2-Road Warriors
3-Steiner Brothers
4-Hart Foundation
5-Sheepherders
Light Heavyweight/Cruiserweights (let’s call this the Mexico division):
1-original La Parka
2-original Psicosis
3-Rey Misterio
4-Perro Aguayo
5-original Chavo Guerrero
Managers:
1-Bobby Heenan
2-Paul Bearer
3-Jim Cornette
4-JJ Dillon
5-Miss Elizabeth
Factions:
1-Freebirds
2-NWO
3-BWO
4-JOB Squad
5-3 Minute Warning
Underated:
1-Dr. Death
2-Bam Bam Bigelow
3-King Haku
4-Konnan
5-Hugh Morris
Clearly some Ric Flair love here, which is cool. Man, the Sheepherders! They were the Bushwackers in WWF, right? also glad to see King Haku and Konnan get some props. bd, I think I like everyone of your lightweights, all greats, though X-pac I so begrudingly. XD
X-Pac could have done great things if he hadn’t been such a self saboaging jackass.
Singles:
1-Stone Cold Steve Austin-favourite wrestler of all-time
2-Rey Mysterio
3-Shark Boy
4-Harry Smith
5-Davey Boy Smith
Ladies:
1-Sarah Stock-my favourite female wrestler, so much into her.
2-Daizee Haze
3-Serena Deeb
4-Shantelle Taylor/Taylor Wilde
5-Mischef
Tag:
1-British Bulldog
2-Undertaker/Kane
3-Hurrciane/Rose
4-Hardy Boyz
5-Legion of Doom
Light Heavyweight/Cruiserweights:
1-Rey Mysterio
2-Shark Boy (Does he count as a cruiserweight?)
3-The Hurricanie
4-Curry man (Does he count as a cruserweight?)
5-Eric Young/Super Eric (Like the Super Eric)
Managers:
1-Paul Bearer
2-Daffney
3-Jimmy Hart
4-Sunny
5-Jim Cornette
Factions:
1-The Prince Justice Brotherhood (Shark Boy, Super Eric & Curry Man, don’t know if it count as faction or tag. I like them)
2-NWO
3-Ministery
4-BWO
5-Right to Censoer (I know it werid, but me, it what i love to hate & they are great)
Underated:
1-Triple H (can’t stand him)
2-Konnan
3-Tomko
4-Shawn Michaels (also can’t stand him)
5-Chavo G.
 Did my best. Not good with these top five (specialy with managers and faction ones but good with Singles and ladies ones), I love wrestling but don’t watch so many, kind of new still. Â
 Also forget to say, I’m not sure of what underated mean, does it mean your dislike?
Underrated means they were better than they’re billed, pushed, allowed to be.
That said, dude! Pilman! I can’t believe I forgot him as often as I’ve mentioned his moves in some of the matches here! Singles. Tag Team with the Hollywood Blondes. Cruiserweight. Flying Brian Pilman and Stunning Steve Austin were a great tag team. Then they both got hurt and their flying was more limited. Austin shaved his head and became a waste of space… er… a brawler without the power and size I mean. Austin was an amazing flyer before he blew his knees. After, he screwed up the Thezz Press sometimes. It was sad. I think he hurt as many people as RVD.
Can I add..
Overrated:
1. Undertaker
2. Undertaker
3. Undertaker
4. John Cena..
Worst Gimmick
1. Undertaker
2Â The Brian Kendrick.
Cool Gimmick
1. KENNEDY!….KENNEDY!
2. Santino Marella.. (Air Trombone)
The Brian Kendrick is a great gimmick, and Undertaker is one of the most over, longest lasting gimmicks in the history of wrestling.
Now, what, exactly, is Kennedy’s gimmick? He says his name twice and gets hurt, that’s about it.
OK, so here’s my list. I’ve been out of the Wrestling circus for nearly ten years and only started watching agaion a couple of months ago, so my pickings probably suffer tremendously from “recentism”…
Singles (faces):
1- Jeff Hardy
2- Finlay
3- Triple H
4- John Cena
5- Batista
Singles (heels):
1- Randy Orton
2- Vladimir Kozlov
3- Santino Marella
4- MVP
5- The Brian Kendrik
Ladies:
1- Mickie James
2- Natalia
3- Maryse
4- Melina
5- Maria
Tag:
1- John Morrison & The Miz
2- Rey Mysterio & Even Bourne (have these two actually had an official Tag mach together yet???)
3- Cena & Batista
4- Primo & Carlito
5- Brie Bella (you know what I mean… 😉 )
Salazen, I think the Hollywood Blonds were the first batch of heels that I started to like, before then I was pretty young and I only liked faces and booed heels. I still remember when Pillman got hurt and they subbed in Steve (William) Regal and lost the belts. I was so happy when Pillman and Austin faced off in WWF for the first time, though that ‘gun’ incident was pretty wild.
JackAce, you got some good ones there. I think Kozlov might be developing into something great and I love Brie Bella (and her sister). Finley is mad solid and I love Maryse and make no apologies for it. 😛
Wow that was grate i can’t wayt to see more.
Fall con was the best for my first big con.
I cant wayt for volume 2 of RA to come out
This is gonna be a long one…
Singles:
1- Bret Hart
2- Christian
3- Davey Boy Smith
4- Eddie Guerrero
5- Stone Cold Steve Austin
Ladies:
1- Trish Stratus
2- Gail Kim
3- Lita
4- Melina (Damn splits entrance…)
5- Mickie James
Tag:
1- Edge&Christian
2- Team Extreme
3- Motor City Machine Guns
4- Dudley boyz
5- John Morrison & the Miz
Light Heavyweight/Cruiserweights:
1- AJ Styles
2- Matt Hardy (if he counts)
3- Rey Mysterio
4- Christopher Daniels/Curry Man
5- Gregory Helms/Hurricane
Managers:
1- Bobby “The Brain” Heenan
2- Jimmy Hart
3- Jim Cornette
4- Paul Bearer
5- Sunny
Factions:
1- BWO
2- Corprate Ministary
3- NWO
4- Canadian Pride Hart Foundation
5- DX
Underated:
1- Santino Marella
2- Carlito
3- The Miz
4- Tomko
5- Matt Hardy
Yeah! Davey Boy, Melina, Sunny, the Corporate Ministry and Tomko are definite good entries. I think Tomko could’ve been awesome in TNA, things just didn’t work out. Mores the pity!
I’m surprised hardly anyone else put down the corprate ministary as a favourite faction, they weren’t that long ago. Tomko was a lot better in TNA than in WWE, but he’s back wrestling in japan now.
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