Top 10 pro wrestlers of the 80s

[ttwarrior1]

will do a 70s and 90s later.
Tough list

1. Hulk hogan
2 ric flair
3 randy savage
4 jerry lawler
5 dusty rhodes
6 harley race
7 nick bockwinkle
8 roddy piper


Having trouble with 9 and 10

Contenders are andre the giant, bob backlund, barry windham, stan hansen, ted dibiase
rick martel, ric rude, curt hennig, sting, lex lugar, antonio inoki, jumbo tsuruta, bruiser brody
ricky steamboat, jake roberts, king kong bundy, kerry von erich, ultimate warrior

some didnt wrestle for all of the 80s so tough choice for 9 and 10

i don't believe any of the others should be out of the top ten but would consider moving piper out
Some might not think lawler belongs but he beat em all. Won the awa world title, the unified title
over kerry von erich and beat every wrestler on this list in the 80s

[SportsPedagogy]

Saloon this shit!

[boeing power]

Saloon this mods or delete.

[sam9ball]

Tully Blanchard

[Seaweed]

[fishmonger]

Ricky the dragon steamboat and junk yard dog.

[Joe Dogs]

What,no King Kong Bundy?

[Snowball]

The only matches Andre the Giant ever lost were ones he agreed to
throw. Even when he was older (disease and back operation)
in the late 1980s there was no opponent he couldn't have wiped the floor
with any time he wanted.

Watch this documentary.

[InTheDrink]

doesnt this nitwit complain about threads that have been done over and over?

[stealthyburrito]

let's see the 90's list.

[Swinging Johnson]

Andre the Giant and Ultimate Warrior...end of thread!

[hugh_morris]

No Bret Hart?....No Road Warriors?.....Abdullah the Butcher?....there are a shitload.....peace

[Chi_archie]

Jesse the Body Ventura

[NYSportsGuy210]

Why do you keep making the same threads?

[mcaulay777]

Magnificent Don Muraco should be on any top 10 list Rocky Johnston The Rocks Father and Jimmy Superfly Snuka would be in my top 10.

[White_Rodman]

Mr. Wrestling and another vote for Ricky Steamboat!

[Mr KLC]

Barry Windham and Ted DiBiase. Million dollar man was "the" character in WWE near the end of the decade. Barry Windham caught fire when he joined the Horsemen.

[ttwarrior1]

bret hart would be on the 90s list

so why do you believe abdullah or whoever should be at 9 or ten?

we need a reason, not a name

[downsouth]

George the animal Steele

[hugh_morris]

Steve Borden"Sting".....Arn Anderson...Magnum TA....Dutch Mantell...Kevin Sullivan...

[Popcorn Trick]

I don't love you 4-7. Maybe that was early 80's. I think I watched on the cusp of late 80's early 90's. Ultimate Warrior would definitely be up there

[JohnGalt2341]

[eidolon]

dont know who 6 or 7 are. andre the giant and ultimate warrior should easily make the list.

[Reno Paul]

Adrian Adonis

[Jericholic]

9. Steamboat - Had great matches throughout the decade including vs. Savage at WM III and against Flair in NWA in the late '80's. IC champion in WWF, World Champion in NWA.

10. Ted DiBiase - One of the best heels ever, would have been champion at WM IV if not for Honky Tonk Man holding the IC belt hostage and forcing WWF to put the belt on Savage

[JohnGalt2341]

Jake the Snake and Scott Hall were definitely 2 of my favorites. Although Scott Hall probably achieved most of his fame in the 1990's. When I was a really young kid growing up in Minnesota(home of AWA) a couple of my favorites were Mad Dog Vachon and Baron Von Rachke. Their lunacy was quite entertaining. Anyone remember these guys?

[accuscoresucks]

ko ko beware and his parrot

[ttwarrior1]

u warrior was just pretty much 88 and 89 though, is it enough

Im leaning towards windham and stan hansen actually

[greenhippo]

I trained or worked with 6 of your top 8. Most are good guys, we have a ton of memories.

[Jrod124]

If you are talking pure ability and not just "appeal". Barry Windham should be on any top 10 list

[hels]

I trained or worked with 6 of your top 8. Most are good guys, we have a ton of memories.

Only 6 brother? I worked with all of them. I've been training Hogan and Flair lately while rehabing Lawler.

[ttwarrior1]

no saloon, pro wrestling is a sport, sorry

will get moved when i request it

[lakerboy]

Jimmy snuka was badass. Also you forgot tito santana and the iron sheikh.

[ttwarrior1]

yep i would have them around 15 or 16

[greenhippo]

Only 6 brother? I worked with all of them. I've been training Hogan and Flair lately while rehabing Lawler.

It was hard back in the 80's to keep Arn Anderson and Mean Gene's cocaine addiction under control. I missed too many shows between 86 and 89 simply because of them two.