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Who’s your favorite professional wrestler from the ‘80s and ‘90s?
| Response | Percent | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I’m not a professional wresting fan | 35% | 244 | |
| Hulk Hogan | 15% | 104 | |
| Macho Man Randy Savage | 11% | 82 | |
| Stone Cold Steve Austin | 11% | 76 | |
| Other (please specify in comments) | 7% | 50 | |
| Nature Boy Ric Flair | 6% | 43 | |
| The Ultimate Warrior | 5% | 40 | |
| Hacksaw Jim Duggan | 3% | 26 | |
| Brutus the Barber Beefcake | 1% | 11 | |
| The Honky Tonk Man | 1% | 8 | |
| Total | 684 | ||
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Comments
RoeDapple 1 year, 2 months ago
All. of 'em. . . And. It's real.
thebigspoon 1 year, 2 months ago
Road Warriors !!!!!!! Hawk and Animal !!!!!!
rockchalker52 1 year, 2 months ago
Didn't watch much in the 80's or 90's. My all time fav was The Mongolian Stomper. Watching Bulldog Bob Brown & Bob Giegel was also a hoot. My dad used to tell me stories about watching Gorgeous George.
Katara 1 year, 2 months ago
Rowdy Roddy Piper!
I love the heels of wrestling.
The_Big_B 1 year, 2 months ago
Lightweights! Bulldog Bob Brown! Rufus R. Jones! The Viking! ... Watch that THUMB!!!
Real rasslin' was in the 70's.
grammaddy 1 year, 2 months ago
Amen!
gphawk89 1 year, 2 months ago
I was fortunate enough to watch Bulldog and Rufus live once. If I remember correctly it was at the Smith Center high school gym. They held the Central States Tag Team title at the time. I got to watch quite a few pro wrestling matches while working in the concession stands at Memorial Hall in KCK, but the match in S.C. was always my favorite.
beatrice 1 year, 2 months ago
Jessie Ventura was governor for heaven's sake, and he gets no love?
I smell a conspiracy theory.
labmonkey 1 year, 2 months ago
You cannot count anyone elected by Minnesota... they put Al Franken in the Senate for Pete's sake.
appleaday 1 year, 2 months ago
Don't forget Michelle Bachmann, Tim Pawlenty. . .
Aiko 1 year, 2 months ago
Wahoo McDaniel
camper 1 year, 2 months ago
Why isn't Andy Kaufman on the list?
http://youtu.be/lKqiLCtF8I8
Andini 1 year, 2 months ago
^^ YES
Andini 1 year, 2 months ago
^^ YES
Liberty275 1 year, 2 months ago
The World Intergender Champion!
catfishturkeyhunter 1 year, 2 months ago
Earthquake lol
Andini 1 year, 2 months ago
^^ YES
Andini 1 year, 2 months ago
Tank Patton
Andini 1 year, 2 months ago
or Colonel Buck Robley
skinny 1 year, 2 months ago
Bulldog Bob Brown!
blackcopter 1 year, 2 months ago
Nobody could wield a folding chair like the Bulldog!!
Daniel Speicher 1 year, 2 months ago
Brett "The Hitman" Hart
fu7il3 1 year, 2 months ago
"The Enforcer" Arn Anderson. Spectacular wrestler.
RoeDapple 1 year, 2 months ago
"Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner
http://www.potomacdist.com/images/game/infoscan/wweibbi.jpg
blindrabbit 1 year, 2 months ago
Wrong era but either Gorgeous George or Kansan Wild Red Berry; both in the 1950's. More modern: The Undertaker!
keeb1211 1 year, 2 months ago
JYD - Junkyard Dog
jajacut 1 year, 2 months ago
Mad Dog Vachan--Bobbie "the Brain" Heenan---- The Iron Shiek---- Rock N Roll Zumoff They were all earlier than that but they are good ones to mention
somedude20 1 year, 2 months ago
Bruno Sammartino
CWGOKU 1 year, 2 months ago
Babboy
beatrice 1 year, 2 months ago
Randy "The Ram" Robinson
ilovelucy 1 year, 2 months ago
George "the animal."
jamoca 1 year, 2 months ago
The weirdest one of all BY FAR!!!!
Andini 1 year, 2 months ago
Nacho Libre
Pastor_Bedtime 1 year, 2 months ago
Wasn't there a Black Angus? (That's Wichita '70s)
catfishturkeyhunter 1 year, 2 months ago
THE BUSHWACKERS
DRsmith 1 year, 2 months ago
Jimmy "Super Fly" Snuka
guavablues 1 year, 2 months ago
Dick the Bruiser.
snap_pop_no_crackle 1 year, 2 months ago
Favorite of all time is Danny Hodge.
tbaker 1 year, 2 months ago
Baron von Raschke.
The Claw!!!
bad_dog 1 year, 2 months ago
The stomach claw or the skull claw? Either way, Fritz Von Eric will take him down!
lunacydetector 1 year, 2 months ago
do you smell what the rock's been doing? dwayne johnson aka 'the rock'
lunacydetector 1 year, 2 months ago
....that's cooking
looza 1 year, 2 months ago
Joe Leduc.......The human freight train!
weiser 1 year, 2 months ago
Rufus R. Jones
sundancewierdo 1 year, 2 months ago
Where's George the Animal Steel?
camper 1 year, 2 months ago
Pro wrestling is way better than reality tv. How come it is not on tv much?
camper 1 year, 2 months ago
I always thought Larry "The Axe" Hennig was good.
gudpoynt 1 year, 2 months ago
JYD!
... another one bites the dust...
wounded_soldier 1 year, 2 months ago
I have been fortunate to not like professional wrestling. I think it is a sham, it is too loud and it is meaningless. I hope you fans will some day enjoy a real sport.
camper 1 year, 2 months ago
Flyin' Fuji Yamada must have been good. How would you prepare for that match.
tanaumaga 1 year, 2 months ago
The Birdman...Coco B. Ware, Leaping Lenny, Jake The Snake Roberts.
Celeste 1 year, 2 months ago
Rowdy Roddy Piper!!
bigdave 1 year, 2 months ago
Mad Man Pando or The Iron Shiek's son Sabu!!!
ihatelv 1 year, 2 months ago
The Revolting Blob
bad_dog 1 year, 2 months ago
I remember seeing a Texas Championship match down in Midland many years ago.
Joe Louis was the celebrity referee, so you knew somebody was gonna get laid out. Can't remember who the wrestlers were as they were regional talent at most. Sure enough, the villianous one pulled something out of his tights and jacked his opponent up while Louis was distracted by the manager. Louis counted the other guy out then noticed the bad guy's weapon. He reached over to take it away and the wrestler pulled his fist back as if to intimidate Joe. Boom goes the dynamite!
I'll always remember how caught up many of the fans were. When a couple of the guys in the ring were going at it with folding chairs, a lot of the audience stood up and grabbed their chairs as if readying to strike anyone that looked cross-ways at them. Exciting stuff for a kid!
esorrentino 1 year, 2 months ago
Has to be Triple H!
blackcopter 1 year, 2 months ago
I think Randy "The Macho Man" Savage had to have been the best personification of steroid induced self delusion and entitlement. I know he was playing a part, but he played it so well that the line between reality and fiction was blurred. I think he was the Marlon Brando of the 80's super wrestlers. He is my choice.
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