Squared circles, golden belts and a few legends who never needed a microphone. Territory-era icons and current headliners all get a say.
1Ric FlairSixteen-time world champion known as the Nature Boy and the face of the NWA in the 1980s.
2Hulk HoganCultural phenomenon who headlined the first WrestleMania and drove the 1980s wrestling boom.
3The UndertakerPhenom who built a 30-year gimmick and a 21-0 WrestleMania streak.
4Stone Cold Steve AustinBeer-drinking antihero who carried the Attitude Era against Mr. McMahon.
5The RockCharismatic Attitude Era champion who became Hollywood's biggest star.
6Randy SavageMacho Man, known for elbow drops off the top rope and his intense promos.
7Triple HThe Game, a 14-time world champion and architect of NXT.
8Kurt AngleOlympic gold medalist who turned amateur wrestling into a sports-entertainment career.
9Eddie GuerreroLatino Heat, beloved for his lying-cheating-stealing persona and 2004 title win.
10Rey MysterioMasked high-flyer who revolutionized the cruiserweight style.
11Mick FoleyHardcore legend who fell from Hell in a Cell in 1998.
12Dusty RhodesThe American Dream, a common-man hero and master of promos.
13Brock LesnarFormer UFC heavyweight champion who ended the Undertaker's streak.
14CM PunkStraight-edge star whose 2011 pipe bomb promo shook the industry.
15Roman ReignsTribal Chief whose long reign made him the top star of the 2020s.
16Lou TheszLegendary NWA champion and mat-wrestling pioneer.
17StingThe Icon, who spent decades as WCW's top face and ended his career in AEW.
18Jake RobertsCreator of the DDT and the snake-wielding psychological mastermind.
19Chris JerichoThe first Undisputed WWE champion and a reinvented rock-star performer.
20Becky LynchThe Man, who headlined WrestleMania in the first women's main event.
21Charlotte FlairFourteen-time women's champion and daughter of Ric Flair.
22Bianca BelairPowerhouse EST of WWE with a record-setting WrestleMania run.
Photo credits
- Ric Flair — Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0
- Stone Cold Steve Austin — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0
- The Rock — Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Triple H — Mandy Coombes, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kurt Angle — Tim Blackmon, Super Festivals from Ft, CC BY 2.0
- Eddie Guerrero — RanZag, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Rey Mysterio — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0
- Mick Foley — Super Festivals from Ft, CC BY 2.0
- Brock Lesnar — Diego Serrano, CC BY 2.0
- CM Punk — Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0
- Roman Reigns — Diego Serrano, CC BY 2.0
- Sting — Super Festivals from Ft, CC BY 2.0
- Jake Roberts — Super Festivals from Ft, CC BY 2.0
- Chris Jericho — John Manard, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Becky Lynch — PaulLim11, CC BY 4.0
- Charlotte Flair — Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0
- Bianca Belair — Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0
