Here is My Real Top 50 (pt.1, 1-10)

1.      Shawn Michaels- First ever Grand-Slam Champion, which proves how versatile he truly was. Revolutionized Specialty Matches. (Ladder, Elimination Chamber, etc.)  Influenced future generations of wrestlers from Chris Jericho, Edge and John Morrison. Terrific athleticism, great durability as well as technique. Storied career with a perfect ending. 4-time World Champion (3-time WWF Champion, 1-time World Heavyweight Champion). 2-time Royal Rumble Winner (1995, 1996), 3-time Intercontinental Champion, 1-time European Champion, 5-time WWF/E World tag champion (2 w/Diesel, 1 w/Steve Austin, 1 w/John Cena, 1 w/Triple H), 1-time WWE Tag Champion (w/Triple H). 11-time Slammy Award Winner. 11-time PWI Match of the Year Award Winner. PWI Most Popular Wrestler of the Year (1995, 1996), PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2010).
 2.  The Undertaker- Career longevity is unmatched with the most enduring gimmick in wrestling history. Only Superstar in History to be Undefeated at WrestleMania (18-0). Greatest Big man in History (6’10 ½ 299) with dominating power mixed with awesome speed. 7 time World Champion (4 WWE, 3 World Heavyweight) multi-time tag champion, 2007 Royal Rumble winner, and Match of the Year back-to-back with Shawn Michaels (WM XXV, WM XXVI). Shawn is “Mr. Wrestlemania”, but Undertaker is the “Wrestlemania Phenom”.

  3.  Bret “The Hitman” Hart- Greatest Technical Wrestler in History. Greatest Submission move in Wrestling History (Sharpshooter). Brought completely new meaning to the term “Excellence of Execution” with a scientific style that was hard to counter or match, along with a decent balance of quickness to defeat larger opponents. 5 time WWF Champion with 2 of the greatest reigns ever. (1^st, 2^nd) 2 time Intercontinental Champion, 2 time Tag Team Champion, 5 time U.S. Champion, 2 time WCW Champion. Won King of the Ring twice (’91, ’93). Royal Rumble Winner (’94) and Superstar of the Year (’93, ’94).

4.      Stone Cold Steve Austin- Greatest Trashtalker in WWF/E History. Highest selling superstar in history. 6-time WWF Champion, 2 Time Intercontinental Champion. 3-time Royal Rumble Winner (1997-1998, 2001). Only wrestler in history to accomplish this feat. Multi-time Tag Champion, 1996 King of the Year. 1997 Match of the Year (w/Bret Hart- Wrestlemania 13/Submission Match). Superstar of the Year (1998). Headlined 2 out of 3 consecutive Wrestlemanias w/The Rock (WM XV, XVII). Rejuvenated company from losing Monday Night Wars w/feuds against The Rock, Vince McMahon, etc. One of the cornerstones for the Attitude Era.

5.      The Rock- 9-time World Champion (7 WWF/E, 2 WCW), 2-time Intercontinental Champion, World Tag Team Champion, 2000 Royal Rumble Winner. Headlined 5 straight Wrestle Manias (XV, XVI-2000, XVII, XVIII, XIX). Co-headlined the Greatest Rivalry in History with Stone Cold Steve Austin that helped save WWE and win the Ratings war with WCW. Along with Austin, a cornerstone for Attitude Era.

6.      Ric Flair- 16-time World Heavyweight Champion (8 NWA, 6 WCW, 2 WWF). First and only wrestler in history to win the World Title in all 3 major promotions. 6 time U.S. Champion, Intercontinental Champion, 1992 Royal Rumble Winner. Great technician, with Incredible Stamina. Matches with Harley Race, Dusty Rhodes and Sting are all NWA Classics. Top 10 in mic skills.

7.      Triple H- 13-time World Champion (8 World Heavyweight, 5 WWE), 5-time Intercontinental Champion, multi-time tag Champion, European Champion, 2002 Royal Rumble Winner 1997 King of the Ring. Perfect Combination of Ric Flair and Harley Race, with great wrestling IQ which earns him the name “Cerebral Assassin”. One-half of the Founding Fathers of D-Generation X with Shawn Michaels. Maintains high level of consistency.

8.      Hulk Hogan- 12-time World Champion (6 WWF, 6 WCW) Headlined 4 of the first 5 Wrestle Manias (WM I, WM II, WM III, WM V). One-time Tag Champion (w/Edge). Rejuvenated Career with heel turn by forming the NOW and becoming “Hollywood Hogan”. Match with Andre the Giant at WM III is his greatest trademark with his signature body slam. Involved in the greatest feuds of the Golden Age of Wrestling (vs. Roddy Piper ’84-’86, vs. Andre the Giant ’87-’88, vs. Randy Savage ’88-’89, vs. Ultimate Warrior ’90, vs. Sgt. Slaughter ’91). Brought wrestling to mainstream in the 1980s by teaming up with Cyndi Lauper and MTV to form “Rock ‘n’ Wrestling”

9.      Sting- 13-time World Champion (6 WCW Heavyweight, 2 NWA Heavyweight, 2 WCW International Heavyweight, 2 TNA Heavyweight, 1 WWA- World Wrestling All-Stars). The “Franchise” of WCW as he was their cornerstone. Most well-known star from the company to never sign with WWE. Great technique combined with speed and power. Incredibly athletic, with stellar matches against Ric Flair, Four Horsemen, Vader, Road Warriors, Rick Rude, Lex Luger, and others. Rejuvenated image in 1996 with all white face paint, black trench coat and all black outfit with baseball bat similar to the crow. This would become his signature style.

10.    Harley Race- 8-time NWA Heavyweight Champion during a time where repeats were rare. 1^st NWA U.S. Heavyweight Champion. One of six men inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, WCW Hall of Fame, Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, and Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.