Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame

The top 25 Pro Wrestling Superstars, Legends and Hall of Famers, as ranked by the WWE

Chris Jericho deserves to be in the pro wrestling hall of fame more than any other on this list.

Chris Jericho

24. Bruno Sammartino
Best known for being the longest-running champion of the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF), holding the title across two reigns for over 11 years in total, as well as the longest single WWE Championship reign in pro wrestling history. Sammartino created controversy when he rejected the WWE's offer to be inducted in the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame.

23. Hulk Hogan
Hogan is a twelve-time world heavyweight champion: a six-time WWF/E Champion and a six-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, as well as a former WWE World Tag Team Champion with Edge. He was also the winner of the Royal Rumble in 1990 and 1991 and the first to win two Royal Rumbles in a row. Hogan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.

Hulk Hogan

22. Terry Funk
Funk is known for his hardcore wrestling style adopted in the latter part of his career. He has has appeared in the NWA, AWA, WWF/E, WCW, ECW, USWA, ROH, and TNA. He was inducted into the WWE Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2009.

21. Lou Thesz
Thesz was a six time NWA World Heavyweight Champion. He is credited with inventing pro wrestling moves such as the belly to back waistlock suplex, the Lou Thesz press, STF and the original powerbomb.

20. Jerry Lawler
Lawler has won more than 140 championships throughout his career, including one reign as American Wrestling Association World Heavyweight Champion and more than 50 reigns as American Wrestling Association Southern Heavyweight Champion. He was inducted into the WWE Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2007.

19. Edge
Edge has won 29 Championships in the WWE, including nine World Championships, five Intercontinental Championships, one United States Championship, and 14 Tag Team Championships. He is the only wrestler who has held every currently active Championship in WWE.

Edge

18. "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes
"The American Dream" is a three-time NWA World Champion. He is one of six men inducted into WWE hall of fame, the WCW hall of fame, the professional wrestling hall of fame and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.

17. "Nature Boy" Ric Flair
Officially recognized by WWE, PWI and TNA as a 16-time World Heavyweight Champion (eight-time NWA Champion, six-time WCW Champion and two-time WWF Champion), although his actual tally of World Championships varies by source. Flair considers himself a 21-time world champion. He was inducted into the WWE pro wrestling hall of fame in 2008.

16. John Cena
Cena has fifteen championships to his credit, including nine World Titles. He has also won the WWE United States Championship three times, the World Tag Team Championship two times (once with Shawn Michaels and once with Batista), and the WWE Tag Team Championship once (with David Otunga). Cena also won the 2008 Royal Rumble match, and the 2009 Superstar of the Year Slammy Award.

15. "Mr. Perfect" Kurt Henning
He was the son of wrestler Larry "The Axe" Hennig, and father to current WWE superstar Joe Hennig. Described by WWE as "one of the best in-ring technicians of his generation"

14. "Macho Man" Randy Savage
Savage held twenty championships during his professional wrestling career and is a seven-time world heavyweight champion and a one-time WWF Intercontinental Champion. The WWE has named Savage the greatest champion of all time and credited him for bringing "a higher level of credibility to the title through his amazing in-ring performances."

13. Gorgeous George
Gorgeous wrestled during the First Golden Age of Professional Wrestling in the 1940s-1950s and gained mainstream popularity to became one of the biggest stars of this period. He was inducted into the WWE Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2010.

Gorgeous George

12. Triple H
Triple H has won 23 WWE championships including thirteen World Championships, having won the WWE Championship eight times, and the World Heavyweight Championship five times. In addition, he won the 1997 King of the Ring, the 2002 Royal Rumble, and was the second Grand Slam Championship winner.

11. Eddie Guerrero
Guerrero's gimmick was "Latino Heat", a crafty, resourceful wrestler who would do anything to win a match. His catch phrase became "I Lie! I Cheat! I Steal!," which was used in one of his entrance themes. He was inducted in the WWE Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame. in 2006.

10. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
Piper earned the nickname "Rowdy" by displaying his trademark "Scottish" rage, spontaneity and quick wit, and despite being a crowd favorite for his rockstar-like persona, often played the villain. He accumulated thirty-four championships in various promotions during his career. Piper was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.

9. Rey Mysterio
Despite weighing only 175 lb (79 kg) Mysterio has achieved success wrestling in both the heavyweight and cruiserweight weightclasses, as well as tag team competition. He is known for having a high flying style, which helped kick-start the cruiserweight wrestling revolution in the United States in the late 1990s.

8. Andre the Giant
His great size was a result of gigantism, and led to him being dubbed "The Eighth Wonder of the World". Andre the Giant is a WWF Champion. In 1993, he became the first inductee into the WWF Hall of Fame. Both figuratively and literally one of the biggest stars in sports entertainment history.

7. Ricky Steamboat
In the WWF/E, Steamboat was a one-time Intercontinental Champion and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009. In the NWA and WCW, he was a one-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion, a four-time United States Heavyweight Champion, a four-time World Television Champion, a twelve-time World Tag Team Champion. He is a member of the WWE Hall of Fame, class of 2007.

6. Harley Race
Race amassed eight National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship reigns at a time when wrestlers rarely repeated as champion, and worked for all of the major wrestling promotions, including the NWA, the American Wrestling Association (AWA), the WWF, and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). He was the first NWA United States Heavyweight Champion. Race is one of six men inducted into each of the WWE Hall of Fame, the WCW Hall of Fame, the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame.

5. The Rock
Dwayne Johnson was a nine-time world champion, having won the WWF/E Championship seven times (with his last reign being as the WWE Undisputed Champion) and the WCW/World Championship two times, WWF Intercontinental Championship two times and the WWF Tag Team Championship five times. He is also the sixth WWF/E Triple Crown champion and was the winner of the 2000 Royal Rumble.

4. Bret Hart
Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. Hart has held championships in every decade since the 1970s, with a total of thirty-two championships held throughout his career. He is a seven-time WWE world champion: a five-time WWF Champion, two-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion, and the second WWF Triple Crown Champion. Hart is also a five-time WCW/WWE United States Champion. In addition to championships, he is the 1994 Royal Rumble co-winner (with Lex Luger), and the only two-time King of the Ring in WWE history. Hart is also known for popularizing the Sharpshooter submission hold, named by WWE as the most devastating submission hold in pro wrestling history. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006 by his former rival, Stone Cold Steve Austin (who comes-in at number 3 on our list).

Bret Hart

3. Stone Cold Steve Austin
Coming in at number 3 is Stone Cold Steve Austin. The WWE has referred to Stone Clod as "The Most Popular Superstar in WWE History". He gained significant mainstream popularity during the mid-to-late 1990s and was known for giving his boss, Vince McMahon, a Stone Cold Stunner. This is one of Pro Wrestling America's favorite finishing moves! McMahon must have gotten over it - he inducted Austin into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009.

Austin held nineteen championships throughout his professional wrestling career, and is a six-time world champion, having held the WWF Championship on six occasions, and the fifth Triple Crown Champion. He was also the winner of the King of the Ring tournament, as well as the champion of three Royal Rumbles.

Stone Cold Steve Austin

2. The Undertaker
The Undertaker is undefeated at WrestleMania with an 18–0 record, which is the single longest undefeated Wrestlemania streak in WWE history. He has a larger than life presence and more global fans than any other pro wrestling personality.

'Taker is an eight-time world champion: a four-time WWF/E Champion and three-time World Heavyweight Champion. He is also a one-time WWF Hardcore champion, and has thirteen WWF/E Tag Team Championships. He has been named by WWE as the greatest big man of all time.

Follow the link to read Pro Wrestling America's Bio of The Undertaker.

The Undertaker

1. Shawn Michaels – The Heart Break Kid (HBK)
Shawn Michaels rounds out this list at number 1. Michaels is a four-time world champion: a three-time WWF Champion and a former World Heavyweight Champion, the winner of two Royal Rumbles, and was the company's first Grand Slam Champion. Michaels had deservedly been awarded with a record 10 Slammy Awards. He has been called "The Grandslam Champion" and has taken-down many of the best wrestlers in history such as Bret Hart, Davey Boy Smith, and The Undertaker.

After a back injury forced him to retire following his WWF Championship loss at WrestleMania XIV, Michaels opened a wrestling academy, called The Shawn Michaels Wrestling Academy.

On March 28, 2010, The HBK ended his career at the event that made his career - Wrestemania. He was against The Undertaker in a Streak vs Carreer match in Phoenix, Arizona. This was the end one of the most long and legendary wrestling careers history.

Shawn Michales - The Heart Break Kid

That completes the WWE's list. Think they missed someone? Let us know who you think should be in the top 50!

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