Top 10 Greatest Wrestlers of All Time

The sport of wrestling is ever-evolving. It has introduced many superstars in recent years. Wrestling is a sport that has many fans around the world. From youngsters to adults to old people, everyone loves to watch the sport. The reason that the game has been becoming popular for many years is because of the unique styles of many WWE superstars, which were loved by the fans, and they loved watching them play. Wrestling is not a new sport. It has a very old history. Many great wrestlers came and went, marking their names in the history of WWE wrestling. But which are the top ten wrestlers to have ever walked into the wrestling ring? The list can be very difficult to make because many factors have to be taken into account for deciding the greatest ever wrestlers.

Wrestling is a martial arts sport. It is a form of entertainment for people. It is a combat sport in which two fighters fight with each other. They grapple. They apply many techniques and moves, such as take-downs, throws, submissions, chokes, and locks. They do all this to get an advantage over their opponent. Each fighter tries to hold the other fighter down to the ground.

Wrestling is not as simple as you may think. People often think that two fighters fighting with each other with no rules set are playing wrestling. But this is not wrestling. Wrestling has many styles and forms which are different from each other on the basis of the rule set. However, there are a lot of styles of wrestling. But there are only two styles which are most common and are featured in the Olympic games. Following are some famous and most common styles of wrestling;

This form of wrestling is featured in the Olympic games and is only one of the two forms to be played in the Olympic games. In freestyle wrestling, a fighter or a wrestler can use their legs or their opponent’s legs to attack their opponent or defend themselves against an attack by their opponent. In this style of wrestling, a wrestler can win by holding their opponent’s scapula down on the ground. A wrestler earns points on the basis of throws, holding their opponent down, amplitude, etc.

This is the second and last form of wrestling that is featured in the Olympic games. In this form of wrestling, a wrestler cannot attack their opponent below the belt. Passive use of the legs is allowed. Just like in freestyle wrestling, a player can win if they hold both their opponent’s scapula on the mat.

Submission wrestling is the same as the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It is also termed as the grappling . This form of wrestling is played in two forms: Gi and No Gi. In Gi, there is a uniform that players have to wear for playing a professional match. In No Gi, there are no uniform restrictions. Everyone can wear whatever they want. In this style of wrestling, many techniques are incorporated from various other wrestling styles.

There are various other styles of wrestling that are not very famous and not as common as the above styles. Their forms or styles of wrestling include catch wrestling, arm wrestling, judo , sumo, cornish wrestling, Scottish backhold, and Turkish wrestling.

Deciding who is the greatest wrestler ever in the history of the sport is very difficult. Being the greatest depends on many factors. Following are the top ten greatest wrestlers ever in the history of wrestling after taking into account many factors.

Steve Austin was famous for his ring name “Stone Cold.” He is widely regarded as the greatest wrestler of all time in the history of wrestling, i.e., the GOAT of wrestling. Steve Austin has made a lot of contributions to the sport. Without him, WWE, most probably, would not be popular as it is today. Steve Austin helped WWE become more popular than WCW. Due to him, WWE tops the industry today. He was part of the most popular era of the wrestling industry, the attitude era. His rivalry made WWE even more popular. Fans loved watching him play. His rivals, which was the face of WWE included Triple H, Vince McMahon, and the Rock.

Mark William Calaway is famous for his ring name, “The Undertaker.” Undertaker has ruled the industry for over three decades in a row. He is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time and second on our list. Every wrestler feared coming in front of him and fighting with him. His scary character made everyone scared of him even before the fight. He made his debut in the Survivor Series 1990. He got the recognition first when he joined WrestleMania 8 in 1992. He became the fans’s favorite by winning against his fellow 90’s. He earned the WWF title four times. He was a source of entertainment for people. Fans enjoyed his entrance, his costume, his style, and his fighting style.

Dwayne Douglas Johnson is famous for his ring name, “The Rock.” He is also known as one of the greatest wrestlers of all time and is third on our list. The Rock contributed to taking WWE to the top of the industry during the attitude era. Unlike the previous two wrestlers, Rock has not retired yet. He performs in wrestling matches partly. He is also an actor and has given many superhit movies and seasons. He is also known as “the People’s Champion.” He is the most electrifying and influential wrestler in the history of wrestling. He won the world championship a surprising ten times. He is currently on the TKO board of directors, shaping the WWE’s future into the right path. He has achieved the things in two decades the others have achieved in four decades.

John Anthony Felix Cena is famous as “John Cena.” The record for winning the most number of world championship titles goes to John Cena. He has won the wrestling world championship sixteen times. Other than John Cena, only Ric Flair managed to equal the record for winning the most number of world championships in the history of wrestling. His rivalry with many megastars of WWE is still the talk of the town. His famous rivals and widely celebrated rivals were Randy Orten, CM Punk, Edge and The Rock. He is widely known as “The Doctor of Thuganomics.” He took the WWE wrestling from the aggression era to the PG era. He has fought one of the greatest matches in the history of wrestling, which is still fans' favorite.

Paul Michael Levesque is famous for his ring name, “Triple H.” He is considered one of the most celebrated and greatest wrestlers in the history of wrestling. He first joined WCW (World Championship Wrestling. His ring was Terra Ryzing. Just after a year, he signed with the WWE (formerly WWF), and his ring name changed to Hunter Hearst Helmsley, commonly now known as HHH or Triple H. He guided the WWE from the ruthless aggression era to the PF era. He is one of the most celebrated villains in the history of wrestling. He earned the world championship title to his name fourteen times.

Shawn Michaels is famous for his many nicknames, such as the Showstopper, WrestleMania, and the Heartbreak Kid. He is well known to be one of the greatest wrestlers of all time in the history of wrestling. He has played in only WWE since his debut and has not played even a single match in another wrestling event, contributing to the success of the WWE. His achievements made him fans’s favourite which earned him many nicknames. His most common nickname was the heartbreak kid as famous as “HBK.” He got a hernia and one disc in his back crushed in 1998. Everyone thought that this was the end of HBK’s Career. But he surprised everyone and returned and faced the legendary wrestler “The Undertaker.”

Terry Gene Bollea is famous for his ring name, “Hulk Hogan.” He is undoubtedly one of the greatest wrestling superstars in the history of wrestling. Hulk started his career in wrestling in 1977. He became famous after he joined and started playing under WWE. His unique style of wearing a bandana and giant mustache made him more famous. He has a massive body, which gives him an advantage over short heighted wrestlers. He played wrestling many years before other legendary wrestling superstars but he is still famous today. He helped take the WWE to new heights and made WWE much more popular. Due to his contributions, WWE is a multi-billion business today.

Richard Morgan Fliehr is famous for his ring name, “Ric Flair.” Ric has been considered the greatest wrestler of all time by his peers and many journalists. Ric has enjoyed the longest career among all the greats of the wrestling sport. He played the wrestling sport for more than fifty years and almosta whopping six decades. Unlike other greats, Ric spent most of his career playing for WCW (World Championship Wrestling) and TNA (Total Nonstop Action Wrestling). He defeated many great wrestlers of his time, proving himself the best in wrestling history.

Bret Sergeant Hart is famous by his nick name “The Hitman.” Bret belongs to the Hart family, also known as the Hart Dynasty. Hart's family has produced many legends in the sport of wrestling. This family has a long history of producing many wrestling superstars for many decades. Bret Hart enjoyed a short career in the wrestling. He got a brain injury (concussion) in 1999, due to which he had to retire from wrestling. He has played many great matches. His wrestling match against Ric Flair, where he defeated the Flair and got the world championship title in 1992, is still considered one of the best matches the wrestling sport has produced in its history. Despite his short career, he succeeded in putting his name in the greatest-ever wrestlers in the history of the sport.

Andre Rene Roussimoff was famous for his ring name, “Andre The Giant.” He was known for his massive size and height. His height was more than seven feet making him the tallest ever wrestler in the history of wrestling. Andre ruled the game of wrestling for many years and defeated many greats of his time. His rivalry with Hulk Hogan was widely celebrated and most watched. His massive size was the result of his suffering from a disease known as gigantism. He was also famous as the eighth wonder of the world. Andre dominated many wrestlers, and he was able to defeat any wrestler of his time. His massive size was enough to scare the opponent wrestlers.

Wrestling has produced many superstars. The list can go on and can never be complete. Each year, some new emerging wrestling talents make headlines and become fans’ favorites. But there are some players who contributed to the success of wrestling. The majority of these wrestlers played under WWE. Because of these wrestling megastars, WWE is standing at the top of the wrestling industry. These are not the only superstars who have marked their names in wrestling history. There are many other wrestlers who played great matches and marked their names in the hearts of wrestling fans. Such as Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns and many others. The ultimate list can never be made because the game of wrestling is very old and new young talents make their entry into the game each year.