Top Wrestlers of Our Generation
To me, wrestling will never be the same. The best years are well behind them. The best years to be a wrestling fan was from 1990-2001. The personalities that took the stage are one that will always be loved. He are the top ten wrestlers of our generation.
Honorable Mentions
Triple H, Ultimate Warrior, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Chris Jericho, Kurt Angle, Edge, Andre the Giant,Dusty Rhodes, Mick Foley and Jake "the Snake" Roberts
10. "Macho Man" Randy Savage
City: Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Debut: 1973
Finisher: Flying Elbow Drop
Number of Titles: (32) 2X WWF World Heavyweight Championship, 4x WCW World Heavyweight Championship, one-time
Considered to be the WWE's greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time, Macho Man had a dynamic personality. He along side Hulk Hogan were the poster boy's of wrestling at the time. Known for his ruff voice, macho Man was Slim Jim's front man and appearing in the 2002 moive Spider-Man. On May 20, 2011 at the age of 58, Macho man after suffering a sudden heart attack while driving with his wife in Seminole, Florida.
9. Sting
City: Omaha, Nebraska,
Debut: 1985
Finisher. Scorpion Death Drop
Number of Titles: (25) 21 being in between WCW and TNA.
Sting was one of the most popular faces in WCW. At first, he was the friendly wrestlers that would paint his face in bright neon colors. Then in the mid 90's, Sting cam back with a more serious look. Looking like the Crow, Sting's new image was a instant fan favorite. This dark image was WCW's version of the Undertaker. After WCW was bought out by WWF in 2001, Sting went to wrestle in TNA for many years. In the 2014 Survivor Series, Sting finally made his long awaited WWE debut. Unfortunately Stings WWE career was cut short by suffering a neck injury in the 2015 Night of Champions.
8. Ric Flair
City: Memphis,Tennessee
Debut: 1972
Finisher Figure Four
Number of Titles: (16) 8X NWA World Heavyweight Champion, 6X WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and 2X WWF World Heavyweight Champion
This Nature Boy was the Stylin, profilin, limousine riding, jet flying, kiss-stealing, wheelin' n' dealin' son of a gun that everyone loved. His career had many milestones, the Nature Boy is considered to many one of the best champions of all time. Retiring in 2012, his 40 year career is one that is respected by all in the sport
7. The Undertaker
City: Houston, Texas, U.S.
Debut: 1984
Finisher: Tombstone Piledriver
Number of Titles: 7X WWE Champion
The Undertaker has main evented 69 pay-per-view events, more than anyone in WWE history and has the record of a 21 straight WrestleMania victories before it was broken by Brock Lesnar in 2014. The Undertaker is known for his morbid dark persona in the ring. After being absent for awhile, Undertaker came back in 2000 as the "American Bad Ass, a gimmick that was disliked by many. In WrestleMania XX (2004) at Madison Square Garden, Undertaker came back to the dark side and stayed that way till this day.
6. Bret "The Hit-man" Heart
City: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Debut: 1978
Finisher:Sharp Shooter
Number of Titles: (32) 5X WWF World Heavyweight Championship , 2X WCW World Heavyweight Championship H
Bret Hart held the WWF World Heavyweight Championship for a total of 654 days as champion, the most in the companies history. Hart had a great career in the WWF before the notorious Montral Screwjob in the 1997 Survivor Series. In WCW, his career was not as bright, but was known as the first WCW World Heavyweight Champion born outside the United States. The excellence of execution had some of the best matches in WWF history such as 1996's WrestleMania XII vs Shawn Michaels in a one hour Iron Man Match and WrestleMania 13 against Stone Cold Steve Austin in a bloody submission match.
5. Shawn Michaels
City: Chandler, Arizona, United States
Debut: 1984
Finisher: Sweet Chin Music
Number of Titles: 3X WWF Championship,one time WWE's World Heavyweight Championship once
The Heat Break Kid was a wrestler that had plenty of traits that other wrestlers didn't have. The pretty boy look, sex appeal and charisma. HBK was well liked by the ladies. He was one of the key member of DX and another two time Royal Rumble winner. He is known to be the show stopper due to his amazing performance when in come to the squared circle.
4. Bill Goldberg
City: Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Debut: 1997
Finisher Jackhammer
Number of Titles: WCW United States Champion, WCW World Heavyweight Champion, WCW World Tag Team Champion, WWE World Heavyweight Champion and WWE Universal Championship
Goldberg was one of the most feared men in the sport. Making his debut in 1997, Goldberg became the top wrestler in WCW within a year. After the WCW was sold in 2001, Goldberg was absent for a few years. In 2003, Goldberg made his WWE debut the night after WrestleMania. He was in the Company for only one year to recently make his return in 2016, to only leave again in 2017.
3. Hulk Hogan
City: Augusta, Georgia
Debut: 1977
Finisher: Leg Drop
Number of Titles: (14) 5X WWF World Heavyweight Champion/WWF Champion, 8X WCW World Heavyweight Champion,WWE World Tag Team Title
The first wrestler to win consecutive Royal Rumbles, in 1990 and 1991, Hogan is considered to be the face of wrestling. Making his footprint in WWF at first, Hogan went on to the WCW and turning heal as the leader of the NWO. Hogan had a long wrestling career and made few movie appearances such as Rock III (1982). Hogan had minor His legacy is one that will never be forgotten.
2.The Rock
City:Hayward, California, U.S.
Debut:1996
Finisher:Rock Bottom
Number of Titles: (17) 8XX WWF/WWE Championship, 2X WCW/World Championship. 2X WWF Intercontinental Championship and 5X WWF Tag Team Championship. The Rock is the sixth Triple Crown Champion in WWE history and won the 2000 Royal Rumble.
Known now as his real name, Dwayne Johnson is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time time. This Miami Hurricanes football player made a short stint in the Canadian Football League before making his debut in the Survivor Series 1996. Coming from a wrestling family, The Rock was disliked by many fans in 97-98. Then in 99 things started changing, he became that jabroni beating pie eating trailblazing eyebrow raising brahma bull which was the most electrifying wrestlers of all time. Now a full-time actor, Johnson makes limited appearances in the ring.
1.Stone Cold Steve Austin
City: Austin, Texas
Debut: 1989
Finisher: Stunner
Number of Titles: (19) WWF Champion 6X , WWF Intercontinental Champion 2X, WWF Tag Team Champion 4X and thus making him the fifth Triple Crown Champion in WWE history, WCW United States Heavyweight Champion 2X, a WCW World Television Champion 2X, WCW World Tag Team Champion, NWA World Tag Team Champion in WCW.
Also known as the Rattle Snake, Stone Cold was the most influential wrestlers of all time. After winning the King of the King in 1996 beating Jake "The Snake" Roberts, Austin came up with one of the best wrestling phrases of all time, Austin 3:16. This redneck bad ass put the WWF back on the map during the Monday night wars in the late 90's.