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Two very different batches of names today.

68: Kevin Nash / Diesel
Score: 26
# of Lists: 3

Big Sexy's run on top of WWF may have been one of their worst eras ever, but that can be forgiven to an extent when you're one half of one of the biggest angles of all time. Nash may have been lazy, injury prone, and responsible for holding back a lot of younger talent (especially once given the book) - but that's what being a Pro Wrestler was back then, would be unfair to hold that against him really. Had a good match with Michaels one time.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xlms0k; Diesel vs. Shawn Michaels, April 28 1996

66 (tie). Roddy Piper
Score: 27
# of Lists: 2

While Hogan was WWF's biggest babyface star in the 80s, the heel side was ruled in large part by Roddy Piper. One of the best at delivering a promo, even if he never made a lick of sense, and responsible for the first "talk show" segment in wrestling.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7iwcil; Roddy Piper vs. Bret Hart, April 5 1992

66 (tie). Nigel McGuinness
Score: 27
# of Lists: 2

Before the BritWres boom of the 2010s, I think Nigel had pretty firmly established himself as the best British wrestler of all time - owing entirely to his work in Ring of Honor (ok, there was good Desmond Wolfe stuff but it was so short lived). Rising to prominence as the only person to really make the Pure Title rules work, he'd establish himself as a top name in ROH in the Pure/World title unification match with Bryan Danielson in the UK, before eventually capturing the title from Takeshi Morishima and having his own excellent title reign. SIgned to WWE the same day as Bryan Danielson, and in the process revealed the medical issues which would cut short his in ring career - who knows how much higher he could have ended up.

https://www.bilibili.com/video/av45830703/; Nigel McGuinness vs. Tyler Black, March 16 2008

63 (tie). Scott Steiner
Score: 27
# of Lists: 3

While many may know Scott in 2020 for his nonsensical promos and his last 20 years or so of mailing it in, early in his career Scott and his brother Rick were one of the great tag teams of their day, working in both America and Japan, WWF and WCW. Scott in particular was a freak athlete - lending to his ability to create and perfect the Frankensteiner in a way nobody has ever come close to.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3aej73; Rick & Scott Steiner vs. Lex Luger & Sting

63 (tie). Ricky Steamboat
Score: 27
# of Lists: 3

There aren't many workers from his day who could fit in today's era of wrestling with the increased focus on workrate, but you don't even have to watch old Steamboat to figure it out - in 2009 he had 3 televised matches in WWE and was one of the best workers in the company then. A timeless babyface, Steamboat was perhaps at his best when the heel did all the talking - but with heels like Flair and Savage opposite him, there was no shortage of great programs for him in the 80s, and it led to him being part of some of the best matches of all time.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xz7ctr; Ricky Steamboat vs. Ric Flair, February 20 1989

63 (tie). Booker T
Score: 27
# of Lists: 3

One of WCW's most decorated champions, Booker was perhaps the biggest beneficiary from WWF buying WCW, as due to the nature of the contracts of all the real top stars, Booker ended up being the face of WCW through the invasion. Strangely his WWE tenure hit its greatest success working the King of the Ring gimmick - which nobody else in history has ever gotten over with.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGqx9iXvFTQ; Booker T vs. Steve Austin, December 13 2001

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