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Hmm.

Just wondering, whom would the denizens of NS consider the most famous wrestler of all human history? Any wrestlers whose actual existence is open to reasonable doubt (for example, Hercules) are excluded.


EDIT: 'is' to 'are' because I am a retard.

Hmm.

Just wondering, whom would the denizens of NS consider the most famous wrestler of all human history? Any wrestlers whose actual existence is open to reasonable doubt (for example, Hercules) is excluded.

Stone cold Steve Austin?

Hulk Hogan?

*shrug*

:p

Hulk Hogan?

It's gotta be the Hulkster.... think of all the little Hulkamaniacs...

A few of my suggestions

Hulk Hogan (Whacha gonna do brotha?)
Shawn Michaels( HBK!)
Bret Hart( The best there was, the best there is and the best there ever will be)
The Rock( If you smell what the Rock is cooking)
Mick Foley( Dude Love, Mankind, Cactus Jack)
Undertaker( Rest In Peace)
Stone Cold ( And thats the bottom line cos Stone Cold said so)

A few of my suggestions

Hulk Hogan (Whacha gonna do brotha?)
Shawn Michaels( HBK!)
Bret Hart( The best there was, the best there is and the best there ever will be)
The Rock( If you smell what the Rock is cooking)
Mick Foley( Dude Love, Mankind, Cactus Jack)
Undertaker( Rest In Peace)
Stone Cold ( And thats the bottom line cos Stone Cold said so)

I met the rock in a gym in melbourne, he's a nice guy.

Ultimate Warrior.

Just think of all the tassles. ;)

Abraham Lincoln

Rowdy Roddy Piper? He's still involved in wrestling today and he's made some movies. That would boost his popularity, no?

Probably not guys like The Polish Hammer, Ivan Putski, or Bruno Sanmartino. You've got to be a real wrestling fan to remember them.

Any of the Von Erics.

Rowdy Roddy Piper? He's still involved in wrestling today and he's made some movies. That would boost his popularity, no?

Probably not guys like The Polish Hammer, Ivan Putski, or Bruno Sammartino. You've got to be a real wrestling fan to remember them.I remember them from my childhood, though I was much more of a Mid-South fan because it was local. The Junkyard Dog. Ted DiBiase. The Samoans with Skandar Akbar. Kamala, the Ugandan Warrior. The Rock and Roll Express and The Midnight Express. The Fabulous Freebirds and the Von Erich family. Ahh, the memories.

Oh yeah, and to answer the question, it's probably Hulk Hogan, but I vote for Andre the Giant.

I remember them from my childhood, though I was much more of a Mid-South fan because it was local. The Junkyard Dog. Ted DiBiase. The Samoans with Skandar Akbar. Kamala, the Ugandan Warrior. The Rock and Roll Express and The Midnight Express. The Fabulous Freebirds and the Von Erich family. Ahh, the memories.
Those were the days. Wrestling was simple, not all sophisticated like now with their fancy angry leprchauns and coffin matches and I, as a little boy, thought it was real.

Those were the days. Wrestling was simple, not all sophisticated like now with their fancy angry leprchauns and coffin matches and I, as a little boy, thought it was real.
Yeah, it's really gone to crap ever since McMahon helped it get big back in the days of Hulkamania and the big pay-per-views like Wrestlemania. It was a lot more fun when it was mostly local, when you could run into the Junkyard Dog on the street of your town the day before a match or something.

Yeah, it's really gone to crap ever since McMahon helped it get big back in the days of Hulkamania and the big pay-per-views like Wrestlemania. It was a lot more fun when it was mostly local, when you could run into the Junkyard Dog on the street of your town the day before a match or something.

I remember Sgt. Slaughter coming to my school and talking about drugs.

My school was in a very small town with less than 300 kids.

Those guys were awesome. Today, well ... bleh.

I remember Sgt. Slaughter coming to my school and talking about drugs.

My school was in a very small town with less than 300 kids.

Those guys were awesome. Today, well ... bleh.
I saw Sgt. Slaughter at a wrestling event in a CYO gymnasium when I was a kid. Still kicking myself for not getting an autograph.

Hogan.

Abraham Lincoln

Ahhh, interesting. I was personally thinking of another shockingly famous political figure/wrestler when I started this thread, but nobody has mentioned them yet.

Suffice to say that currently Keruvalia is winning the thread.

Ahhh, interesting. I was personally thinking of another shockingly famous political figure/wrestler when I started this thread, but nobody has mentioned them yet.

Ahhh .... Jesse Ventura? Neat guy.

Ahhh .... Jesse Ventura? Neat guy.

Nah. Much more famous and much more dead than that.

Nah. Much more famous and much more dead than that.

Stanislaus Zbyszco?

Stanislaus Zbyszco?

???

???

http://www.wrestlingmuseum.com/pages/wrestlers/stanislauszbyszco.html

http://plato.lib.umn.edu/Images/plato.jpg

http://plato.lib.umn.edu/Images/plato.jpg

Oooooh .... Plato! Why the hell didn't I think of him?

I thought this was about real wrestling, and was going to say Chris Bono. But, as I can see, it is about that "Soap opera for guys" crap called "professional wrestling", which is just sad.

I thought this was about real wrestling, and was going to say Chris Bono. But, as I can see, it is about that "Soap opera for guys" crap called "professional wrestling", which is just sad.

Hey calm down, you. Plato, Stanislaus Zbyszco, and Abraham Lincoln have all been mentioned. :p

Any wrestlers whose actual existence is open to reasonable doubt (for example, Hercules) are excluded.

good thing the bible is 100% literally true - i vote for jacob

good thing the bible is 100% literally true - i vote for jacob
Nice one. *nods*

Big daddy or Giant Haystacks. Either one.

Most famous wrestler would prob have to be Hogan. The fact he even got his own 'Osbourne'-type reality programme shows just how popular he is.

As for the Biggest Wrestler, It has to be Giant Haystacks. He was 1" taller than Andre and 50lb heavier.
Shame he never made it over in the US.

Here's a pic of a very rare match between the two:
http://www.obsessedwithwrestling.com/pictures/10/haystacksvsandre.jpg
What a match that would have been to watch!
Bet the ref was more than a little scared of being accidently squashed between the two.

The most famous is definitely Hulk Hogan.

Abraham Lincoln
bah, you beat me to it! :p


I would also say Akibono, Musashimaru, and Konishki, Sure it Sumo, but it's also WRESTLING!

also to the list I would add

Chyna: she was tough enough to play with the big boys.
Mick Foley: great man, and he gave alot to his sport.
Undertaker: another who puts the sport before himself.