I would like to dedicate this little op-ed to all the pro wrestling fans at Passaic County Community College with a list of the best professional wrestlers of all time. In a crazy business like pro wrestling, it gave us a wide variety of characters; heroes, villains, box office draws, unsung yet often underrated characters. Even though it’s predetermined and obviously scripted, there’s nothing fake about the stunts these wrestlers performed for our amusement. This is the first guidebook for anyone who wants to learn more about the best wrestlers around the world. Note: Do not get upset if your favorite wrestler is not higher or on the list and this list is a mixture of past and future stars. If you have never heard of some of the wrestlers, do your research or go to YouTube. Also, some of the names may be controversial and polarizing, but there’s no denying what they contribute behind the scenes or inside the squared roots.
425. The Fabulous Moolah
424. Magnum T.A.
423. Angelo Poffo
422. Fritz Von Erich
421. Dick The Bruiser
420. Bobo Brazil
419. Stu Hart
418. Mike and Eddie Graham
417. Mil Mascaras
416. El Santo
415. Rikidozan
414. Giant Baba
413. Antonio Inoki
412. Meng/King Haku
411. Mance Warner
410. Tama Tonga
409. Toru Yano
408. Marty Jones
407. Dominick Mysterio
406. Yota Tsuji
405. Necro Butcher
404. Alexander Hammerstone
403. Oba Femi
402. Ole Anderson
401. Yoshinari Ogawa
400. Katushiko Nakajima
399. Johnny Saint
398. Matt Taven
397. Takeshi Sugiura
396. Tito Santana
395. Nick Gage
394. Kenoh
393. Masakatsu Funaki
392. Willow Nightingale
391. Kris Statlander
390. Daffney
389. Mike Bailey
388. Trey Miguel
387. Blackjack Mulligan
386. Greg “The Hammer” Valentine
385. “Big” John Studd
384. Don Muraco
383. Konnan
382. Rush
381. Mark Briscoe
380. Little Guido/Nunzio
379. Brian Myers
378. Darby Allin
377. Sammy Guevara
376. Mistico
375. PCO
374. Mae Young
373. Nick Aldis
372. Terry Gordy
371. Megumi Kudo
370. Orange Cassidy
369. Timothy Thatcher
368. Fit Finlay
367. Bubba Ray Dudley/Bully Ray
366. Eddie Kingston
365. Tarzan Goto
364. Combat Toyota
363. Naomi
362. “Dr. D” David Schultz
361. Donald “The Spoiler” Jardine
360. Karl Gotch
359. Billy Robinson
358. Verne Gagne
357. James Storm
356. Mr. Gannosuke
355. Wes Lee
354. Shinya Hashimoto
353. Takeshi Morishima
352. Luna Vachon
351. Mr. Pogo
350. Jesse “The Body” Ventura
349. Chief Wahoo McDaniel
348. Dino Bravo
347. Larry Zbyszko
346. Tully Blanchard
345. Kevin Sullivan
344. Davey Richards
343. Liv Morgan
342. Santos Escobar
341. Noam Dar
340. Hardcore Holly
339. Crash Holly
338. Apollo Crews
337. Chris Candido
336. Shane Douglas
335. Molly Holly
334. Colt Cabana
333. Abyss
332. Michelle McCool
331. Jeff Cobb
330. Damian Priest
329. Kensuke Sasaki
328. The Great Sasuke
327. Yuji Nagata
326. Dick “The Destroyer” Beyer
325. Hiroyoshi Tenzan
324. Deonna Purrazzo
323. New Jack
322. Taya Valkyrie
321. Lyra Valkyria
320. Tiffany Stratton
319. Jay White
318. Carmelo Hayes
317. Trick Williams
316. Athena
315. Junkyard Dog
314. L.A. Park/La Parka
313. Rick Steiner
312. Justin Credible
311. Sid Vicious
310. Spike Dudley
309. Hikaru Sida
308. Mariah May
307. D’Lo Brown
306. Zelina Vega
305. Andrade
304. Super Crazy
303. Big Boss Man
302. 2 Cold Scorpio
301. Malakai Black
300. Ilja Dragunov
299. Jerry Lynn
298. Shelton Benjamin
297. Jamie Noble/James Gibson
296. Willie Mack
295. Metalik
294. Mustafa Ali
293. Meiko Satomura
292. Ayako Hamada
291. Sami Callihan
290. Claudio Castagnoli
289. Super Dragon
288. Chris Hero
287. Brian Cage
286. Perry Saturn
285. Buddy Matthews
284. John Morrison
283. Billy Kidman
282. Dragon Lee
281. Akira Tozawa
280. Kalisto
279. Dean Malenko
278. Matt Sydal
277. Chavo Guerrero
276. Takaai “EVIL” Watanabe
275. Seiya Sanada
274. Bandido
273. Taiji Ishimori
272. Luke Harper/Brodie Lee
271. Michael Elgin
270. Brian Pillman
269. Amazing Red
268. Alberto El Patron
267. Juventud Guerrera
266. Carlos Colon
265. Carlito
264. Kid Kash
263. Kyle O’Reilly
262. Shingo Takagi
261. Ace Austin
260. Lance Storm
259. Matt Riddle
258. Lio Rush
257. Tessa Blanchard
256. Xavier Woods
255. AR Fox
254. ACH
253. Sean “X-Pac” Waltman
252. Trevor Lee
251. Jazz
250. R-Truth
249. Bryan Keith
248. Mariko Yoshida
247. Elix Skipper
246. Monty Brown
245. Ultimo Dragon
244. Paul London
243. Rocky Romero
242. Mike Awesome
241. Jonathan Gresham
240. Bobby Lashley
239. Chad Gable
238. Penta El Zero Miedo
237. Rey Fenix
236. Jade Cargill
235. Chris Kanyon
234. Psicosis
233. Andrew “Test” Martin
232. Shuji Kondo
231. (Pre Lord Tensai) Albert/Giant Bernard
230. Petey Williams
229. Mikey Whipwreck
228. Matt Cardona
227. Jacob Fatu
226. Jon Moxley
225. Bron Breakker
224. Cora Jade
223. Roxanne Perez
222. Ethan Page
221. LA Knight
220. Umaga
219. Trent Seven
218. Rich Swann
217. Tom Lawlor
216. TJP
215. Tomasso Ciampa
214. Johnny Gargano
213. Angelina Love
212. Jordynne Grace
211. Ricochet
210. PAC
209. Homicide
208. Mark Henry
207. Gregory Helms/The Hurricane
206. Al Snow
205. Ken Shamrock
204. Bray Wyatt
203. “Dr. Death” Steve Williams
202. Rikishi
201. Bam Bam Bigelow
200. Eddie Edwards
199. Nia Jax
198. Madison Rayne
197. Hirooki Goto
196. Tomohiro Ishii
195. David Finlay
194. Katsuyori Shibata
193. Low Ki
192. Big E
191. Josh Alexander
190. Joe Hendry
189. Giulia
188. Eric Young
187. Yoshihiro Tajiri
186. Lita
185. AJ Lee
184. Kairi Sane
183. Austin Aries
182. Iyo Sky
181. Keith Lee
180. Rosemary
179. Alex Shelley
178. Maya Iwatani
177. Chris Sabin
176. Swerve Strickland
175. Roderick Strong
174. Nigel McGuiness
173. Carmella
172. Bobby Roode
171. Pete Dunne
170. Tyler Bate
169. Natalya
168. Jay Lethal
167. Nic Nemeth
166. Christopher Daniels
165. Adam Cole
164. Maxwell Jacob Friedman/MJF
163. Jacqueline Moore
162. The Godfather
161. Braun Strowman
160. Rhyno/Rhino
159. Dump Matsumoto
158. Mercedes Mone
157. Beth Phoenix
156. “Superstar” Billy Graham
155. Hayabusa
154. Bob Backlund
153. Sabu
152. Taz/Tazz
151. Kerry Von Erich
150. The Miz
149. Gail Kim
148. Tommy Dreamer
147. The Sandman
146. Awesome Kong
145. David Von Erich
144. Kofi Kingston
143. Asuka
142. Jerry “The King” Lawler
141. Andre The Giant
140. Victoria
139.Alexa Bliss
138. Harley Race
137. The Iron Sheik
136. Jeff Hardy
135. The Big Show
134. Jay Briscoe
133. Arn Anderson
132. “Dynamite Kid” Tom Billington
131. Ed “The Sheik” Farhat
130. Ron Simmons
129. Jeff Jarrett
128. Kevin Nash
127. Matt Hardy
126. “British Bulldog” Davey Boy Smith
125. Trish Stratus
124. Mickie James
123. Booker T
122. Atsushi Onita
121 Lou Thesz
120. Dory Funk, Jr
119. Pedro Morales
118. Will Ospreay
117. Perro Aguayo
116. Abdullah The Butcher
115. Lex Luger
114. Kenny Omega
113. Aja Kong
112. Jimmy Snuka
111. Bull Nakano
110. Rob Van Dam
109. Scott Steiner
108. Gene Kiniski
107. Jumbo Tsuruta
106. Ricky Steamboat
105. Honky Tonk Man
104. Sgt. Slaughter
103. Alundra Blayze
102. Big Van Vader
101. Mick Foley
100. Seth Rollins
99. Chyna
98. Barry Windham
97. Satoru “The Original Tiger Mask” Sayama
96. Tatsumi Fujinami
95. Scott Hall
94. El Canek
93. Christian Cage
92. Owen Hart
91. Ted DiBiase
90. Bruiser Brody
89. Batista
88. Jake “The Snake” Roberts
87. Samoa Joe
86. Paul Orndorff
85. Goldberg
84. John “Bradshaw” Layfield/JBL
83. Diamond Dallas Page/DDP
82. Riki Choshu
81. Jake Lee
80. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
79. El Desperado
78. Tiger Mask IV
77. Hulk Hogan
76. Hikuleo
75. Jack Brisco
74. “Macho Man” Randy Savage
73. El Hijo Del Santo
72. Goldust/Dustin Runnels
71. Nick Bockwinkel
70. Raven
69. Bryan Danielson
68. Jushin Thunder Liger
67. Masahiro Chono
66. Keiji Muto/The Great Muta
65. Sami Zayn
64. Cody Rhodes
63. Mitsuharu Misawa
62. Kane
61. Kenta Kobashi
60. Curt Hennig/Mr. Perfect
59. Dusty Rhodes
58. Toshiaki Kawada
57. “Ravishing” Rick Rude
56. Akira Taue
55. Kevin Owens
54. Drew McIntyre
53. Jun Akiyama
52. CM Punk
51. Hiroshi Tanahashi
50. Shinsuke Nakamura
49. Bianca Belair
48. Rhea Ripley
47. Zack Sabre Jr
46. Kota Ibushi
45. AJ Styles
44. Minoru Suzuki
43. Bayley
42. Minoru Suzuki
41. KENTA(Kobayashi)
40. Ivory
39. Charlotte Flair
38. Kazuchika Okada
37. Becky Lynch
36. Naomichi Marufuji
35. Triple H
34. Tetsuya Naito
33. Brock Lesnar
32. Toni Storm
31. Yokozuna
30. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper
29. William Regal
28. Rey Mysterio
27. Terry Funk
26. Sheamus
25. Kushida
24. Satoshi Kojima
23. Hiromu Takahashi
22. Sting
21. Finn Balor
20. Stan Hansen
19. Akira Hokuto
18. Roman Reigns
17. Gunther
16. Manami Toyota
15. Chris Benoit
14.Randy Orton
13. Chris Jericho
12. The Rock
11. Eddie Guerrero
10. Gorgeous George
9. Buddy Rogers
8. The Undertaker
7. Kurt Angle
6. John Cena
5. Bruno Sammartino
4. Bret “The Hitman” Hart
3. Shawn Michaels
2. Ric Flair
1. Stone Cold Steve Austin
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