Greatest Pro Wrestlers of All Time

Professional wrestling can be a fickle field. Attitude without athleticism is all talk and never pays off. In-ring work lacking charisma is a recipe for mediocrity.

The true greats are able to harness their personality, turn it up to 11 and make you believe everything is real when it’s time to fight.

These are the wrestlers that have left the greatest legacy on the professional wrestling industry.

Born: Oct. 16, 1983, in Transcona, Winnipeg, Canada

Career: 2001-present

Finishing move: Winged Angel

Titles: All Japan world junior heavyweight champion, IWGP heavyweight champion, IWGP intercontinental champion, IWGP junior heavyweight champion (two times), IWGP junior heavyweight tag team champion, IWGP United States champion

Bottom line: Perhaps it’s a bit premature, but Kenny Omega is revolutionizing the wrestling industry with his acumen for the business, along with his role on-screen.

Omega took control of the Bullet Club in Japan, and he and his buddies, the Young Bucks, formed the Elite, gaining amazing success on YouTube.

After launching All Elite Wrestling in 2019, they have the potential to give WWE its first major challenger in nearly 20 years.

Born: Nov. 29, 1966, in Sweetwater, Texas

Career: 1992-2009

Finishing move: Clothesline from Hell

Titles: WWE champion, WWE intercontinental champion, WWE United States champion, WWE hardcore champion (18 times), WWE European champion, WWE tag team champion (three times)

Bottom line: JBL came to popularity as one half of the Acolytes Protection Agency, and was a fan favorite for his brutality and everyman persona.

After writing a book on finance, he reinvented himself into a Wall Street expert, who looked down on the less wealthy.

The transformation turned him into an all-time hateable on-screen character.

Born: Oct. 8, 1980, in Parma, Ohio

Career: 2003-present

Finishing move: Skull Crushing Finale

Titles: WWE champion, WWE United States champion (two times), WWE intercontinental champion (eight times), WWE tag team champion (seven times)

Bottom line: After starting out as a wannabe wrestler on the Real World, the Miz has won over the WWE fanbase with more than a decade of hard work and consistency.

One of the best ever on the mic, Miz has forged an unlikely bond with wrestling fans for not giving up on his dream.

Born: Nov. 30, 1973, in Kitchener, Canada

Career: 1994-2014

Finishing move: Unprettier

Titles: NWA world heavyweight champion (two times), ECW champion (two times), WWE world heavyweight champion (two times), WWE European champion, WWE hardcore champion, WWE light heavyweight champion, WWE intercontinental champion (four times), WWE world tag team champion (nine times)

Bottom line: Christian may be looked at as the Marty Jannetty to Edge’s Shawn Michaels, but he did have a strong singles career of his own and headlined TNA shows for years as its top star.

Although Vince McMahon never saw him as a main eventer, Christian continued to get over with his personality and strong work in the ring.