[Shane]

Persona: Austin. A true defining character, past the simple heel/face formula of decades past. An inspiration to everyone who wants to beat the crap out of their boss. Chump Hogan in his time was for kids, and a few patriotic Raygunites of adult age but infantile mind. Austin is for today's man who sees life for the cesspool that it is.

In ring: Natch. More years of entertainment than anyone else I'm aware of. The dirtiest player in the game, still most respected. In a way a early Austin--beyond the simple illusion that is good and evil.

[Y2J The King Of The World]

Damn, this is a tough one. I have a few that I can't choose between:

[b:post_uid0]Ric Flair[/b:post_uid0]: 16 time World Champion, the biggest name in NWA history, and one of the greatest performers in and out of the ring ever. The fact that he is in his 28th year as a professional wrestler is an accomplishment in itself.

[b:post_uid0]Hulk Hogan[/b:post_uid0]: Personal preferences aside, Hulk Hogan made wrestling big. He made the WWF/E, he made the WCW, he made the entire industry.

[b:post_uid0]Mick Foley[/b:post_uid0]: The essence of what a professional wrestler should be. Innovative. Daring. Crowd-friendly. Ballsy. Dedicated. Mick went from a midcard guy in the NWA and became one of WWF/E's biggest draws. He, moreso than the Rock, is the real people's champion.

[b:post_uid0]"Stone Cold" Steve Austin[/b:post_uid0]: The man who raised the bar for every other wrestler and company. He lead the industry into what it has become today: edgier, grittier, and less cartoonish.

Honorable Mentions:
[b:post_uid0]Kurt Angle[/b:post_uid0]: He's not nearly done making his mark in history.
[b:post_uid0]Chris Jericho[/b:post_uid0]: If nothing else, he was the first Undisputed champion. Like Kurt Angle, he isn't finished yet.
[b:post_uid0]"Macho Man" Randy Savage[/b:post_uid0]: One of the greatest of the 80's faded into the background too soon. A comeback would revive his legacy.
[b:post_uid0]Shawn Michaels[/b:post_uid0]: One of few big names who stuck with WWF/E through thick-and-thin and made himself a legend in the process.
[b:post_uid0]Undertaker[/b:post_uid0]: Ditto HBK. A consistent draw and one of the most intriguing characters of all time.
[b:post_uid0]The Rock[/b:post_uid0]: I hope that he doesn't become a full-time movie star, because he could do so much more in the industry than he already has. One of the most dynamic wrestlers to ever set foot in the ring.

[Matt S.]

Congratulations to Papa Shango - this is the first official Wrestling Forum thread of the week, as judged by Drunksader. This week I'll be judging, so keep posting your great topics.

[vandread]

Hands down - It's Chris Jericho

Why?
Former WWE Undispusted Champion
Former WWE Heavyweight Champion
Former WCW World Champion
Former WWE Intercontinental Champion
Former WWE Tag Team Champion
Former WWE Hardcore Champion
Former WWE European Champion
Former WCW Cruiserweight Champion
Wrestlemania Main Event Headliner

More importantly however, he is currently the only true heel character that RAW has to offer, whenever somebody needs a program, it's almost always Jericho that can always lift them up even higher because he IS main event. He doesn't complain to the "higher-ups" like HHH, Goldberg, Nash, Shawn, or Austin does, he goes and he does his Job. He's also more charasmatic than any of them. I mean did you see how he was "Mr.Canada" on Raw in Montreal, but then just like that he turned and had the crowd booing him. That's a true performer. He's helped pushed Goldberg, Steiner, Booker T, Nash, RVD, and so on, and he's worked programs with the McMahons, Hell, he's the first guy to ever say on national TV that Vince McMahon had a small "you know what". And like it was said: "He's not done yet"

[Cowboy Bob Orton]

I'll give reasons why when I ain't lit,
but I will go with the Single greatest
wrestler of all time.

BRET HART.

VKM and HBK screwed BRET
Bottom Line.

[Anonymous]

i always enjoyed mick foley being brutally beaten. then he gets back up and applies the mandible claw. those were the days

[Papa Shango]

Are we ready to go to the next stage of this topic? or shall we get some more names?

[BackLash]

I have two One I know you will not beleve I'm saying, but Zach Gowan, while he hasn't accoplished much in way of matches as the others, but what he has accoplished he's done with one leg. Any one who can stand on one leg, let alone, kick, dropkick, moonsault, baseball slide or even move with one leg diserves my respect, but Gowan's in the WWE so he's getting it.

The other is The Fabulous Moolah: She may not have been no prize in her WWF tenure, but she is literally the first woman of wrestling. She has title reigns in every decade scince the 50s but this one, she's had longe title reigns than male champions like Hulk Hogan, Triple H, Pedro Morales, and even Bruno Sammartino. She's 80 years old and she's still in the sport she loves, and she cantake more bumps then any pansy wannbe wrestler. Finally she set the standard for woman wrestlers everywhere.

[AudioSavior]

Zach Gowan is only 19. Now in 10 years or so I say he will belong on the list but he is only starting out. Only thing he has done that fits here is get in the WWE with only one leg. If we are talking about wrestling acheivements it applies in this topic, in my opinion he doesn't belong here yet.

No one really cares about the womens wrestling even with all that she did do.The Fabulous Moolah may have done it all but she was pretty much the only big name in womens wrestling so naturally she would get all the glory.

[Narc]

Mick Foley: this is the man that won numerous WWE titles including the world belt...the reason why they beat Nitro in the ratings...he is also the reason why people used to get together in bars and watch the WWE pay-per-views...Hell in a Cell will go down as the craziest match of all times and the rock & sock days will go down as the funniest in WWE history.