They feuded with The Midnight Express, the Andersons, and the Road Warriors. Inoki has some of the most impressive fight stats in mat history. He is to wrestling in Puerto Rico as Celine Dion is to Canada. Von Erich was tall, strong and could hold his own in the ring with anyone. Her garish fashion statements have since inspired a new generation of sartorial outsiders. He also recently spent time hospitalized with organ failure and will have to have a pacemaker inserted through surgery. The Midnight Express 11 of 50 Whether it was Bobby Eaton an. For a time, Hart was considered the most famous person in Canada and is quite often regarded as the greatest wrestler of all time. Lost to Time: Demolition (Ax and Smash), 8. A movie star, a pop hero, and a gentle soul Andres kindness is often remembered as fondly as his physical domination. He was trained by the Original Sheik, Ed Farhat, who was one of pro-wrestling's classic and greatest bad guys. He was great for a number of reasons. He is the son of Ata Johnson (born Feagaimaleata Fitisemanu Maivia) and professional wrestler Rocky Johnson (born Wayde Douglas Bowles). At his age of 68, he still resembles his iconic character and, despite the rough life of pro wrestling, his boot camp training appears to have kept him in good shape. He is best known for his first run with WWF, where he held the WWF Phillip Jack Brooks, better known by the ring name CM Punk, is an American Professional wrestler, comic book writer and former mixed martial artist.Punk began his professional wrestling career on the American independent circuit, primarily with Ring of Honor (ROH) until 2005, when he signed with CM Punk, would be way higher than Cena but this is a continuation of a list I started awhile ago and I only remembered to add Punk in the end. Helped tear up the Florida territory and fought overseas in Japan and the Orient. Known for his slow movement outside the ring, he walked to the beat of his own drum. Her appearance as a heart-hardened sensei in the 2000 documentary Gaea Girls showed how she viewed wrestling not as an art form or a sport but as a kind of sacred pursuit. Bertha Faye - Dead at 40. However, other wrestlers, while not at their peak physical shape, still look to be in good health. Even though their styles are quite different (Sheik being a wild hardcore-style brawler, known for throwing fire, cutting his opponent's forehead's up with foreign objects like a pencil, Keiji Mut was born on December 23, 1962 in Yamanashi, Japan. He has been married to Jana Perry since April 24, 2005. Starting out as a manager, Page managed multiple tag teams and superstars. Gilbert could play face or heel and was pretty good at either of them. The Greatest Pro Wrestlers of All Time. This is a list of masked wrestlers.The earliest known masked wrestler in the United States was The Masked Marvel who famously "crashed" the international tournament, which featured many of the top stars of the "Farmer" Burns-Frank Gotch era, held at the Manhattan Opera House in 1915. Its almost impossible to overstate the precision and crispness of Harts technical abilities and his resilience in the face of some very real tragedies is beyond admirable. I stand by that statement. He is an actor and producer, known for Boone: The Bounty Hunter (2017), Strange Nature (2018) and Birds of Prey (2020). Bockwinkel wrestled for several years in various regions, but gained his greatest fame in the now-defunct American Wrestling Association (AWA). While Ventura remains busy with non-wrestling projects, his long, stringy, gray hair makes him look more like a crazy hermit than a former pro wrestler turned governor. One of the first great wrestlers to compete in "real" fights. He previously wrestled for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). He signed with WWE in 2003 fulfilling two life long goals of wrestling at Madison Square Garden and WrestleMania. Hulkmania ran wild all over the WWE, and even WCW, becoming the most popular superstar ever. (1999), WCW Monday Nitro (1995) and WCW Saturday Night (1985). He died too soon and his talents are missed. Ronald Simmons is an American retired professional wrestler and football player. A great technician in the ring, he also struck tag team gold. To this day, there is still no wrestler more popular than Hulk Hogan. He moved to the Carolinas and feuded with Flair, Valentine and Jack Brisco. He is partially responsible for ushering in Hulkamania. I'm not a Cena "you can't see me zombie", so you won't see him high on my list. Retired American professional wrestler of Japanese descent as Ricky Steamboat. However, he was one of the greatest heels of all time. He is an actor, known for TNA iMPACT! A car accident nearly killed him and the dream he would be the hero everyone wanted to be champion. Wrestling (2004) and ECW: Hardcore Revolution (2000). He teamed early in his career with fellow Texan, the late Dick Murdoch, and, for more than 20 All Japan Pro Wrestling 2002 Real World Tag League Gaora TV Special, The Testament of Sister New Devil: Departures, New Japan Pro-Wrestling 30th Anniversary 1997-1999, Daikaij Batoru: Urutora Ginga Densetsu - The Movie, Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends - The Movie, WWE: OMG! Lost to Time: "Mr. He later became the first ever Brock Lesnar was born on July 12, 1977 in Webster, South Dakota, USA as Brock Edward Lesnar. He is of Italian (father) and French-Canadian and English (mother) descent, and is the grandson of baseball player Tony Lupien. A great mat wrestler and high-flyer with a flying elbow that was lethal. He has been married to Meredith Whitney since February 11, 2005. Flair had nothing but praise for Race upon his death in 2019: Without Harley Race, there was no Ric Flair. Standing out than the rest, Ultimate Warrior became one of the most popular wrestlers in the WWE (back then in the WWF). Years later The Dragon has aged but aged well. They have two children. Eventually, the character morphed into a deranged barber who cut the hair of his opponents following his decisive victories. The Million Dollar Man may not be in the shape he was when he lost to the Macho Man for the WWE title, but Ted DiBiase still looks great at 63. He was also an NWA performer who won regional titles in Florida and other promotions. He is an actor, known for WCW Monday Nitro (1995), TNA iMPACT! At age 67, Mr. It makes us pause in anticipation for the . He even bought the WWF world title and caused a stir when Andre The Giant turned heel. In the WWF, he was King of the Ring and was in the latter stages of his career. Entering the ring to Queens infectious anthem, Another One Bites The Dust, Junkyard Dog was a paradigm of pure power. Held numerous tag titles in the NWA and WCW and was United States and National Heavyweight title champion as well. At 58, Sting still looks totally capable of donning the paint for one more match. Gorgeous George gained epic mainstream popularity, followed in the Second Golden Age in the 1980's and 1990's by the likes of Ric Flair, Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Sting, The Undertaker, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Kurt Angle, and Triple H. Ric Flair Saturday Night was all about the WWF Main Event! Actually he was a mid-carder before coming to the NWA and struck gold. Madonna. Some of these wrestlers have lost all of their superhuman size from time away from the gym, while others have aged poorly due to health issues. Santana was an Intercontinental Champion and was a crowd favorite the entire time he wrestled for the McMahon dynasty. Big Dick Dudley - Dead at 34. In high school, he played football. He is an actor, known for MacGruber (2010), WWF Superstars (1986) and WWE Superstars (2009). Jannetty in particular was rocking a style that would break Billy Ray Cyrus' "achy breaky heart" on the spot. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a manager. Richard Morgan Fliehr isn't what you'd expect from a professional wrestler. He died on August 4, 2021 in the USA. However, for some of these legends, that has not been the case. While you're at it, go ahead and vote for the top WWE wrestlers currently in the ring. After wrestling for decades and battling a heart attack, The King is making time his peasant and looks to be on the winning side of age 67. He owns a junior hockey team named after him and has his own column in the Calgary Sun. The leader of the Hart Foundation, as of now, is cancer free but the toll of treatments and stroke has left him looking more like time's marked man than a Hitman himself. WATCH: Scott Dawson (then known as K.C. Although the conceit might seem silly, Sayama had the skill to back up the story: his match at NJPW Sumo Hall Show in 1983 (against Dynamite Kid Thomas Billington) was the first fight Meltzer ever granted a 5 Star rating. Wrestler Deaths. All the personal troubles and wheelin and dealin" seem to have taken its toll on the "Nature Boy" who, at 68, looks almost unrecognizable compared to his pretty boy good looks of his youth. The Greatest Pro Wrestling Champions, Ranked, WWE's Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century, Professional Wrestlers with the Best Stage Names, The Best Wrestling Announcers Of All Time, Famous Men You'd Want To Have A Beer With, Ranking The Greatest WWE Hall of Fame Inductees, The Greatest Pro Wrestling Catchphrases of the '90s, 14 Heartwarming Stories About Andre The Giant From The People Who Knew Him. He presently works for Impact Wrestling. He dropped out of school to become a pro wrestler in Mexico. Hes still capable of walking down the aisle and putting a maggot in his place. He and tag-team One of the great Hispanic wrestlers, Eddie Guerrero grew up part of the famous wrestling family: The Guerreros. Ricky Steamboat worked as an agent, a trainer and currently as an ambassador for the WWE. Hogan made wrestling a national phenomenon in the mid-1980s. Anyway, I'm lookin' at you, Rankers. score: 23 of 126 (18%) required scores: 1, 2, 3, 4, 51 list stats leaders vote print comments WWE's Greatest Superstars of the 21st Century. Hayes was the showman, Gordy the muscle and Roberts the sidekick. #29 of 448. Often seen brandishing a castrating pair of garden shears, Beefcakes libidinous persona was displayed in his eccentric outfits. Although the world of 80s pro-wrestling was filled with neon tiger stripes and cocaine dreams that decade was also a time of immense athleticism, over-the-top characters, and intrepid innovation in the art of combat sports. He was huge and intimidated wrestlers with his presence. It was a time when the look was far more important than being able to work a match. When he came to the NWA, he was destined for stardom. Frank Goodish was a wild man who was a lone wolf. Slaughter. Of course, this shaved, corpulent, and effeminate fighter in a nude diaper was a villain, but his bizarre characterizations made him quite unique in a sea of hyper-machismo. That is high praise from anyone. I want it to. Terry Eugene Bollea, better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler and television personality. Sting shocked the world and showed up in WWE, taking on Triple H and The Authority, even challenging then WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Seth Rollins. Hi there and welcome to Nostalgia Hit. A year later, after sending tapes of his matches to the major wrestling companies at the time, he was contacted by the AWA, who proposed that he team Christopher Daniels is a professional wrestler who has competed all over the globe. Probably because of these WWE (then WWF) Superstars. Beefcake held nine titles throughout his career and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2019. - The Top 50 Incidents in WWE History. Follow Jesse on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JessePRodriguez to get his latest articles. Came to WCW from ECW In 1996 after he debuted Leon Allen White (May 14, 1955 - June 18, 2018), better known by his ring names Big Van Vader or simply Vader, was an American professional wrestler and professional football player. He will always be known as the guy who helped set up Hulkamania. In fact, he was so known to the British public that the Queen and former Prime Minister Margret Thatcher were said to be fans! This site uses third party cookies for analytics and advertising. He was so white and pale and hairless, he was referred to as the Michelin Man. He was the best conditioned wrestler in the states until Luger came along and held many regional titles in Texas, Missouri and Louisiana. Rhodes went to the WWF and was summarily used as a mid card wrestler. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. Randy Savage Actor | Spider-Man We look back at the biggest stars of . Hogan began his professional wrestling career in . Bret has held the One of the most colorful wrestlers in and out of the ring, Randy "Macho Man" Savage became a larger-than-life pop icon along with other wrestling superstars, such as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Hulk Hogan, Jimmy Snuka (aka "Superfly Jimmy Snuka"), Jesse Ventura and Dwayne Johnson (aka "The Rock").When Born as Steve Borden, Sting has held the WCW World Title 10 times and multiple other titles. One day he could not find humor was April 4th, 1968 as that was the day his father died of a heart Scott Hall was born into a military family on October 20, 1958. They have two children. The son of a professional wrestler (Warren Bockwinkel), it was only natural for Nick Bockwinkel to follow in his father's profession. Unless you aren't a fan of wrestling. Because it is worth talking about the greatest WWE Superstars of the 80s forever. His parents and four siblings were all of normal size, but Andr suffered from acromegaly, a hormonal disorder that results when the pituitary gland produces excess growth hormone. He wrestled Harley Race to time-limit draws in Missouri and was popular in the Orient. And although his identity is now known worldwide, hes one of the few masked wrestlers to have never revealed his face to the public. Monsoon weighed more than 400 lbs, but that didn't stop him pointing out the size of many other large wrestlers of his day. Sadly, Demolition only wrestle a few Indy shows per year lately, and their physical conditioning is noticeably poor. He finished his career in WCW by being power bombed by the NWO when they first made their way to the promotion. He is an actor, known for Stampede Wrestling (1957), WCW Monday Nitro (1995) and WCW Saturday Night (1985). (1999), WWE Saturday Night's Main Event (2006) and ECW One Night Stand (2005). He had great looks and a great technique. He is an actor, known for Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends - The Movie (2009), Glory to the Filmmaker! And most of all, he was well spoken and was an instant fan favorite. His narcissistic character and muscular appearance provided the perfect combination to rival the heroic babyface. When he started out in the business, he was a singles wrestler, wrestling in some smaller federations before coming to the NWA (WCW) to team with his older brother, Rick. [16] Ivan Koloff. His insane, charismatic promos and trademark Woo are etched into professional wrestling forever. Whatever you do, leave the hairbrush at home - the more disheveled the better. Names like Bockwinkle and Martel and the Road Warriors were cool and hip. Booker has John Hennigan was born on October 3, 1979 in Los Angeles, California, USA. William Jason Reso (born November 30, 1973) is a Canadian actor and retired professional wrestler. Wrestled against Jerry Lawler in the Mid-South area and then took his act to WWF where he teamed with Miss Elizabeth and found gold. This will spark a debate. As much a wrestler as a cultural ambassador, Mscaras starred in over 20 films. Came back to the NWA and beat The Great Muta for the title. He was not much of a wrestler in WWF as much as he was an entertainer. Meltzer has previously described her as the most popular womens wrestler of all time.. Although wrestling back then was strictly segregated by gender, Yokotas unquestioned skill level was often thought of as far surpassing that of her male counterparts. Even worse, Flair lost his son, Reid, to an accidental overdose. He is an actor, known for WWE: OMG! He battled alcoholism throughout his career and suffered through financial and marital problems. Then, in 2002, he was diagnosed with throat cancer. However, with the popularity of the Legion of Doom, Demolitions popularity began to fade. (Like Wrestlers of the 80s? He started the decade as a heel, but in 1974 he turned babyface and shot to the top. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. Even today, McMahon absolutely crushes the weights at the gym and still looks superhuman at 71. He is widely regarded as the most recognized wrestling star worldwide and the most popular wrestler of the 1980s.Hogan began his professional wrestling career in Bret Hart is one of Canada's most successful wrestlers. One of wrestlings breakout stars, Roddy Piper became a bonafide pop-cultural icon with numerous appearances on television sitcoms and cartoons. Hulkamania is the greatest concept ever created in wrestling. Slaughter is one of the few superstars that can easily transition from patriotic face, to traitor heel and back to face again. He battled Bob Backlund and won the WWF world title before Hulk Hogan came to save the day at Madison Square Garden and Hulkamania was born. He is now working in WWE behind the scenes but also was in TNA for a while as booker and script writer. Terry Eugene Bollea, better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American retired professional wrestler and television personality. And having Missy Hyatt at his side was not a bad idea, either. "DDP" captivated Sound_department | The flashy, charismatic and smooth talking Million Dollar Man didnt possess the hulking mass of many of the more popular superstars like Paul Orndorff or Ultimate Warrior, but Ted DiBiase was still in tremendous, athletic shape. He also Bryan Lloyd Danielson is an American professional wrestler and author currently signed to WWE under ring name Daniel Bryan.In WWE, Bryan held the WWE Championship three times and WWE's World Heavyweight Championship once, in addition to being a one-time United States Champion, a one-time Actor | He is an actor, known for WrestleMania XIX (2003), Summerslam (2002) and WWE Unforgiven (2002). Brother-in-law of former tag team partner Barry Windham. Fought with Verne Gagne, Hulk Hogan and Billy Robinson. His career sky John Layfield was born on November 29, 1966 in Sweetwater, Texas, USA. Although in the year 2020 fans are more likely familiar with Machu Picchu, the GLOW character she inspired, Mountain Fiji was widely considered the heart and soul of the imminently campy Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling TV series that went on to garner a cult following. Eddie's brothers, Hector, Amadno and Chavo, Sr. also became wrestlers. They were southern cool and feuded in World Class Championship Wrestling with the Von Erichs. All comments are welcome. Nicknamed Mick by his father, a lifelong Yankees and Mickey Mantle fan, he attended college in upstate New York, he hitchiked to New York City to see a wrestling match between Jimmy Snuka (Jimmy Snuka) and Don Muraco that Rey Mysterio was a professional wrestler for WCW who made his wrestling debut in Mexico. Wrestled in the NWA and left to claim the Intercontinental title from Randy Savage. Tell us what you think about this feature. He came to Jim Crockett Promotions and lit up the area. They often provided an excellent foil to the overpowered Crush Gals throughout their influential run. Starting off in the AWA - Curt began his career as a tag team wrestler. He had a great run in the WWF and became an even bigger star when he left and went to the NWA. One cant think of great Hogan rivalries without thinking of Sgt. When he got to the WWF, he created a buzz with feuds against Big John Studd and Hulk Hogan. It's like Hulkamania, YOU CAN'T STOP IT, BROTHER! Gary Hart brought him over from the Orient to feud with Dusty Rhodes in Florida. The son of a professional wrestler, Ted DiBiase had started his pro wrestling career as a fan favorite, but soon "changed sides" and became a heel throughout the rest of his career. 8. Between those Owen Hart was one of twelve children from a legendary Canadian wrestling family. Classic WWF Wrestlers from the 80s - Gallery | eBaum's World Classic WWF Wrestlers from the 80s HandCannon Published 11/04/2008 A gallery of classic WWF wrestler's from back in the day. Traveled to the NWA and Ric Flair taught him to make money and made him a star. He began training to become an in-ring performer at the age of 35, the oldest rookie in Pro Wrestling history. Throughout his career, he performed for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), World Championship Wrestling (WCW), the Bruno Leopoldo Francesco Sammartino was an Italian-born American professional wrestler, best known for his work with the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF, now WWE). Hulk Hogan was the biggest star in wrestling in the 1980s. THE SPIRIT OF THE WARRIOR WILL RUN FOREVER!!! It's the greatest WWE Superstars of the '80s! The "Golden Era" of wrestling. Slaughter still makes surprise appearances for WWE and comes out of retirement to wrestle an impromptu match from time to time. I will stand by that. Her matches with her aforementioned nemeses were attended by sold-out crowds in Japan and bolstered the reputation of Japanese womens wrestling worldwide. Among the many virtues of The Rockers were their hairstyles, which were vibrant enough to be the envy of any hairspray-encrusted guitar hero of the '80s. He was held down by the emergence of Hulk Hogan. He has just as much to do with the success of Ric Flair as anyone else. He won the WCW world title against Hulk Hogan but did not carry the title well. Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson were two undersized wrestlers that made it work. (1999). oakhurst wine crawl 2022. mercoled, Aprile 27, 2022 . Michael Francis Foley was born on June 7th, 1965, in Long Island, New York. Asai now works for CMLL in Mexico City and also Luis Ignacio Urive Alvirde was born on December 22, 1982 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. Dig it?! But he was one of the few bigger men that could move well and also spent time in the NWA wrestling in Georgia. 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