Inspired by Jim Smallman’s Top 40 Wrestlers of all time on a recent episode of his Tuesday Night Jaw podcast, I decided to work out my own Top 40.
So here, without much explanation, is my Top 40. Yes there are some random names in here, and yes there are some big names nowhere near this list. This is a list of my favourites over my time watching wrestling, not necessarily the best but the ones I’ve most enjoyed watching.
And you can probably tell from my list what periods and what promotions I’ve most watched… that being late 80’s WWF, mid-90’s WCW, late-90’s WWE, noughties Ring of Honor, NOAH & Dragon Gate and current day PROGRESS.
Who makes your list?
40 | BxB Hulk |
39 | Austin Aries |
38 | Taz |
37 | Randy Savage |
36 | The Undertaker |
35 | Pete Dunne |
34 | Goldberg |
33 | Billy Kidman |
32 | David Starr |
31 | Prince Devitt |
30 | Booker T |
29 | Ultimo Dragon |
28 | Mitsuhara Misawa |
27 | Trent Seven |
26 | KENTA |
25 | Dean Malenko |
24 | El Generico |
23 | Will Ospreay |
22 | Nigel McGuinness |
21 | Chris Hero |
20 | Jushin Thunder Liger |
19 | William Regal |
18 | Great Muta |
17 | Zack Sabre Jr. |
16 | Stone Cold Steve Austin |
15 | Diamond Dallas Page |
14 | Rey Mysterio Jr. |
13 | Eddie Guerrero |
12 | Mick Foley |
11 | Colt Cabana |
10 | Marty Scurll |
9 | Kenta Kobashi |
8 | Samoa Joe |
7 | Triple H |
6 | Chris Jericho |
5 | Ric Flair |
4 | Bryan Danielson |
3 | The Rock |
2 | Sting |
1 | CM Punk |