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[Tekniqs]

Bret Hart

but fave is The Rock, dude oozed charisma

 

[brianjones]

HBK

 

[Heel]

RIC FLAIR THREAD!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ZeroRay]

hogan has like 5 moves
his "technical ability" is below average so hes disqualified

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKHYQux1LZA

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Ric Flair. We can now close the thread and never have to wonder again.

The Flair face plants are the best. THE BEST.

A new challenger has arrived. Or shall we say chairman.

 

[Chamber]

RIC FLAIR THREAD!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry OP, your thread is now hijacked by Ric Flair.

 

[strobogo]

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Flair thread declared?

 

[Kano on the Phone]

Angle objectively, but Macho is my personal favorite.

 

[bean breath]

Sheamus.

 

[Ingeniero]

Edge man, showman and kickass wrestler, GOAT.

 

[JesseEwiak]

For all the jokes, La Parka's actually a fantastic wrestler. Look up any of his recent AAA work, especially as L.A. Park against the 'other' La Parka. Great bloody lucha brawls.

 

[Loco4Coco]

Stone Cold.

 

[Mr.Swag]

EDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spoiler

personal favorite.

Always was my favorite.

 

[bernardobri]

The Best There Is, The Best There Was and The Best There Ever Will Be

My man.

 

[SystemBug]

I really liked watching Jeff Hardy back in the WWF/ early WWE era

 

[Mr.Swag]

My favorite coincidence in life is one day randomly putting on Raw after not watching for a year or two, and seeing EDGE walk in and retire.
I'm glad I got to see the legend retire live.
Also glad he didn't end up killing himself in the ring.
Dude had the best feudes, and the best matches.


Really need to finally read his book one of these days.

 

[BorkBork]

I would say the Rock.

I know his skills aren't all that great (he's had some great matches though) but his charisma and mic skills are beyond god-tier and more than make up for that deficiency.

HBK, Jericho, maybe Foley are my other favs.

 

[BIONIC-ARRRMMM!!]

How is this not a Bo Dallas thread?

 

[Serpentine]

Flair for sure

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

Overall? HBK

Putting an ASS every 18 inches? Austin/Hogan

 

[FrostuTheNinja]

Flair is a god.

 

[Riposte]

When I think about a wrestler who has a combination of in-ring ability, charisma, mic skills, and just overall flexibility as far as being to play a face or a heel at the drop of a hat over the entire span of his career, I think HBK fits all of those criteria more than anyone else.

I feel the same thing about what you said with Jericho, but I'm no wrestling expert.

 

[slightconfuse]

Kenta Kobashi

mitsuharu misawa

Jushin Liger

 

[MisterHero]

HOOOOOOOOOO KOOOOOOGAAANNNN

is what Ultimate Warrior would say.

 

[Plywood]

RIP Eddie

 

[Camp Lo]

 

[strobogo]

Some obvious joke choices, but some of the real choices are weird. There are people who think Edge is the best wrestler of all time? Edge? A guy who couldn't have a good match without it being a big gimmick match for 7 years? The guy who was he focus of arguably the worst 2-3 years of Smackdown? A guy whose way of acting was pulling his hair and looking like a cave man?

 

[smurfx]

 

[Luixfern]

Another one of my favorites.

 

[Log4Girlz]

Holy shit...people are picking wrestlers other than Macho Man? I'd accept Hogan as a possible alternative but come on.

 

[smurfx]

Holy shit...people are picking wrestlers other than hacksaw jim duggan? I'd accept Hogan as a possible alternative but come on.

 

[Data West]

All 3

Holy shit...people are picking wrestlers other than Macho Man? I'd accept Hogan as a possible alternative but come on.

The fact that you'd accept Hogan as an alternative is what's unbelievable.

 

[Anth0ny]

Hard to say. My favorites have always been Rock and Austin mainly due to their mic skills (they were pretty damn good in ring too), but best?

Probably Flair or HBK.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

Holy shit...people are picking wrestlers other than Macho Man? I'd accept Hogan as a possible alternative but come on.

Yup.

 

[MisterHero]

did batista come back yet

he's got a movie to promote

 

[Pavaloo]

Then. Now. Forever.

 

[Dr Prob]

Kool-Aid Man!

Gran Naniwa is also in my personal HoF along with the aforementioned greats. He was a wrestling crab.

 

[johnny_park]

Steamboat

 

[Jeff Albertson]

It's between Grado, Stone Cold and Freight Train

 

[Jezbollah]

 

[Rad-]

Jericho has to be up there as far as overall ability goes.

 

[Cereal KiIIer]

Shawn Michaels

.

 

[Juicy Bob]

Neo Wrestling Age Forums

 

[adj_noun]

Figured I'd throw in best manager too.

 

[Kinky John]

 

[karasu]

 

[Bran Ketra]

Ric Flair and those chest slaps are hilariously good.

Woo!

 

[speedpop]

Nature Boy Ric Flair in his prime. There is no contest. The man was the epitome of wrestling showmanship. The problem is that Ric Flair is like Elton John - he should have quit at his prime. I don't care if he had to make a paycheck, anything beyond the 80s just means embarrassment.

Check this shit.

 

[Sir_Crocodile]

Gotta be HBK. Austin comes the closest to him, but he didn't get time to showcase his technical skills at the highest level thanks to that botched tombstone. At least we got those two brilliant Austin/Hart matches.

Guys like Rude, Perfect & Jake had it all but never really got to the top & stayed there.