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OK, who would be in your Hall of Fame?
1. Hulk Hogan
2. Andre the Giant
3. Bret Hart
4. Gene Okerlund
5. Captain Lou Albano
6. The Iron Sheik
7. Roddy Piper
8. Jimmy Snuka
9. Paul Orndorff
10. Bob Orton, Jr.
1. Sting
2. Hulk Hogan
3. Kevin Nash
4. Ric Flair
5. Goldberg
6. Triple H
7. HBK
8. Andre the Giant
9. Kurt Angle
10. Stone Cold
11. The Rock
12. last but not least the UNDERTAKER!
1. Ric Flair "Whooo"
2. The Road Warriors, Hawk & Animal
3. Hulk Hogan
4. Dusty Rhodes
5. Bret Hart
6. Harley Race
7. Andre the Giant
8. Magnum TA
9. Sting
10. The Undertaker
1. Hulk Hogan
2. Andre the Giant
3. Ric Flair
4. The Rock
5. Roddy Piper
6. Sting
7. Triple H
8. Shawn Michaels
9. Kurt Angle
10. KoKo B. Ware
1.JERRY LAWLER
2.HULK HOGAN
3.RIC FLAIR
4.STONE COLD STEVE AUSTIN
5.DUSTY RHODES
6. JIMMY VALIANT
7.IRON SHEIK
1. Hulk Hogan
2. The Rock
3. Andre The Giant
4. Ric Flair
5. Mick Foley
6. Stone Cold Stever Austin
7. The Undertaker
8. Goldberg
9. HBK
10. Triple H
In no particular order (well, except for the first 2 entries):

Ric Flair
Hulk Hogan
The Undertaker
Dusty Rhodes
Kurt Angle
Shawn Michaels
Jerry "The King" Lawler*
Rick Rude
EDIT: Road Warriors -- the best tag team in the list
Booker T
Harlem Heat
Curt "Mr. Perfect" Henning
Stone Cold, Stunning Steve Austin
Wahoo McDaniels
Blackjack Mulligan
Ivan Koloff
Arn Anderson
Tully Blanchard
J.J. Dillon
Ole and Gene Anderson -- only as a tag team
Roddy Piper
Triple H
Jimmy "Mouth of the South" Hart
Jim Cornett
Any NWA incarnation of the Midnight Express that includes Bobby Eaton
The Rock 'N Roll Express
Harley Race
Terry Funk
Gene Okerland
Sensational Sherry
Trish Stratus
Scott Hall
Kerry Von Erich
Any incarnation of the Fabulous Freebirds that includes Michael Hayes and Terry Gordy
The Steiners, only as a tag team
Sting
Junkyard Dog
Vader
Edge
The Bushwackers
The Hart Foundation as a unit (the only way Brett Hart makes this list)
Eric Bichoff
Vincent Kennedy McMahon
Randy "Macho Man" Savage
Gordon Solie (NWA announcer)
Bob Caudle (NWA announcer)
Ernie "The Cat" Ladd
Eddie Guerero
The Rock (but only his "heel" persona)
Mick Foley and his 10,000 personalities
Gary Hart
The Great Muta
Chris Jericho
Jim Ross
Ricky Steamboat -- there are a whole lot of "heels" on this list who wouldn't be here if it weren't for Steamboat, including Flair and Savage.

* -- on reputation alone, as I never saw him during his Mid-South run.
Hmmm, Harlem Heat and The Bushwackers, but no Road Warriors?
Herd Fan 4-Life Wrote:Hmmm, Harlem Heat and The Bushwackers, but no Road Warriors?
Mmmmm... I thought I included the Road Warriors. Add them to that list.
My list grow as I continue to remember the old school wrestlers I grew up with.

Junk Yard Dog/Stagger Lee
Hacksaw Jim Duggan (Hoeeee)
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
Ted Dibiase
The Freebirds
Jimmy Cornett
The Midnight Express
The Rock N Roll Express
Cowboy Bill Watts
Hacksaw Butch Reed
Kerry Von Erich
Kevin Von Erich
Rick Ruud
Paul Orndorf
King Kong Bundy
Andre The Giant
More on to be added soon....
Magnum TA - How could I leave out the man with the 5 Arm
Iron Sheik
Nikita Koloff
Skandar Akbar
Kamala The Ugandan Giant
Nikolia Volkoff

Most of the guys on this list is pre WWE based on the wrestling I grew up with which was Mid-South and WCCW. I will start on a lassic WWE list soon.
Definitely in:
Hulk Hogan- The most recognizable wrestler
Ric Flair- Long running great
Andre the Giant
Gorgeous George Jr- Old school
Bruno Sanmartino
Bob Backlund
Bret Hart
Arn Anderson
Ole Anderson
Randy Savage
Road Warriors
Harlem Heat
Mick Foley/Cactus Jack
Dusty Rhodes
Harley Race
Chief Wahoo McDaniel
Roddy Piper
Blackjack Mulligan
Mike Awesome
Eddie Guerrero
Steve Austin
The Briscoes
Fritz von Erich
The Rock
Magnum TA
Funk Brothers
Fabulous Freebirds
Chief Jay Strongbow
Ricky Steamboat

Current wrestlers definitely to get a nod:
Shawn Michaels
Undertaker
Chris Benoit
Triple H
Sting
Kurt Angle
Chris Jericho
Rey Mysterio Jr

Very likely:
Kevin Sullivan
Christian+Edge
Scott Hall/Razor Ramon
Owen Hart
von Erichs (Kevin, Kerry)
Tajeri
Butch Reed/Ron Simmons
Mr. One-derful Paul Orndorf
Mr. Wrestling II
Bill Eadie- Superstar, Ax
Tully Blanchard
Sid Vicious

Maybe:
DDP
Nikita Koloff
Steiner Brothers
Kane
Big Show/Giant
Jake the Snake
Big Van Vader
Stan Hansen
Ivan Koloff
Brutus the barber Beefcake
Gentleman Chris Adams
Dean Malenko
Rock and Roll Express

Announcers:
Gordon Solie
Gene Okerlund
Jim Ross

Should NOT be in:
JYD
Tito Santana
Koko B. Ware
Taz
One Man Gang
Goldberg- I loved him, but too short of a career
Lesnar- Same as Goldberg. Too bad, he could have been an all-time great
Definitely in:
Hulk Hogan- The most recognizable wrestler
Ric Flair- Long running great
Andre the Giant
Gorgeous George Jr- Old school
Bruno Sanmartino
Bob Backlund
Bret Hart
Arn Anderson
Ole Anderson
Randy Savage
Road Warriors
Harlem Heat
Mick Foley/Cactus Jack
Dusty Rhodes
Harley Race
Chief Wahoo McDaniel
Roddy Piper
Blackjack Mulligan
Mike Awesome
Eddie Guerrero
Steve Austin
The Briscoes
Fritz von Erich
The Rock
Magnum TA
Funk Brothers

Current wrestlers definitely to get a nod:
Shawn Michaels
Undertaker
Chris Benoit
Triple H
Sting
Kurt Angle
Chris Jericho
Rey Mysterio Jr

Very likely:
Kevin Sullivan
Christian+Edge
Razor Ramon
Owen Hart
von Erichs (Kevin, Kerry)
Tajeri
Butch Reed/Ron Simmons
Mr. One-derful Paul Orndorf
Mr. Wrestling II
Bill Eadie- Superstar, Ax
Tully Blanchard
Sid Vicious

Maybe:
DDP
Nikita Koloff
Steiner Brothers
Jake the Snake
Big Van Vader
Stan Hansen
Ivan Koloff
Torch,

Where did you cut your wresting teeth at?

In my book there is no way you can add Hacksaw Butch Reed without having JYD. That was one of my favorite rivalries growing up?
Torch.. you and I would need a web page to display our complete list.

UH.. I was back and forth about JYD. I can see where he wouldn't make some lists. If "good rivalries" are a requirement, then Tommy Rich would get some consideration because if his rivalry with Buzz Sawyer.

But there's no way I'm adding Tommy Rich to my list. Buzz Sawyer? Maybe.
JYD was my favorite wrestler growing up, so he would have made my list without Hacksaw Butch Reed. If you only saw JYD when he was in the WWE, then I can understand why he may or may not make your list, but I grew up with him and remember when he used run things the here in Oklahoma, Louisisana and Texas. It is kind of like how all the Memphis peole love Jerry "The King" Lawler.

I understand that a lot of people's opinons on wrestlers depends on who they grew up with and how much access they had to cable. I grew up in East Texas and didn't have extended TV until 1997. I did not see much "Atlanta wrasslin" as my friends called it when I was growing up, so I missed Rick Flair, Sting, et al during their glory years.
uhmump95 Wrote:JYD was my favorite wrestler growing up, so he would have made my list without Hacksaw Butch Reed. If you only saw JYD when he was in the WWE, then I can understand why he may or may not make your list, but I grew up with him and remember when he used run things the here in Oklahoma, Louisisana and Texas. It is kind of like how all the Memphis peole love Jerry "The King" Lawler.

I would like to have seen that.

You're absolutely right, I saw JYD mostly on WWF.

I believe I saw him occasionally on Ga Championship Wrestling, but not often.
MongoSlade Wrote:Torch.. you and I would need a web page to display our complete list.

UH.. I was back and forth about JYD. I can see where he wouldn't make some lists. If "good rivalries" are a requirement, then Tommy Rich would get some consideration because if his rivalry with Buzz Sawyer.

But there's no way I'm adding Tommy Rich to my list. Buzz Sawyer? Maybe.

Tommy Rich had a good push for a young guy. There are many people who say his feud w/ Buzz Sawyer really burned him out.

I agree w/ you, I wouldn't put Rich in, and probably not Sawyer either.
uhmump95 Wrote:Torch,

Where did you cut your wresting teeth at?

Mostly Georgia Championship Wrestling. They had alot of good guys come through in the years I watched. I remember liking the Briscoes, but I think they must have left pretty early on. I saw a lot of Tommy Rich, and Superstar/Mr. Wrestling II. But, occasionally I saw Ernie "Big Cat" Ladd, Kevin von Erich (in an incredible TV match w/ Superfly Snuka!) the Crusher, Raymond Rougeau and of course Chick Donovan!

I remember being stunned by some guy named Sterling Golden, too.

One guy I would toss out for consideration would be Bob Armstrong. Don't think he held major belts, but he was on TV every week then too.

Eventually that turned into the Rock and Roll Express, the Midnight Express, and of course the Four Horsemen.

I'd also get to see some wrestling on a channel from Dayton: Chris Adams is the only memory from that one.

But in a few years, I had my own HS wrestling career, WWF started to outshine the NWA/WCW, and I generally had less time.

But, in '94 when Nitro started, in six years I probably missed less than 10 Monday night shows considering both Nitro and RAW. That doesn't count the Wed Thunder, Smackdown, and the WCW Saturday night shows!
uhmump95 Wrote:If you only saw JYD when he was in the WWE, then I can understand why he may or may not make your list, but I grew up with him and remember when he used run things the here in Oklahoma, Louisisana and Texas. It is kind of like how all the Memphis peole love Jerry "The King" Lawler.
I grew up watching Mid-Atlantic Wresting (North Carolina) back in the late '70s and JYD put in some time there, but not enough for me to embrace him as a favorite -- probably because he never went "over" on anyone for a major title.

Naturally, I was treated with doses of Ric Flair who became my favorite because not only could he wrestle, but the sumb---- could entertain (deliver promos) with the best of them.

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I never saw Jerry "the King" Lawyer in his heyday, but I respect the masses who saw him enough to put him on my HOF list.
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