Current Events > WrestleCE - Is Randy Savage a top 10 of all time wrestler?

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To you, is he top 10 of all time?

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ya, he's up there. top 5 in mine for sure.

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Randy Savage is a top 10 personality

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Yeah, probably. Tough for me to narrow down a top five but I think he makes 10 for sure.

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Yes.

He might be the greatest all around wrestler of all time. Great in ring, great promo, iconic theme and look, endless charisma

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The cream has risen to the top, ohhh yeah.

He just barely doesn't make the cut imo but he's a very strong number 11 after Giant Gonzales, Great Khali, Giant Silva, Big Daddy V, Golga, Kurrgan, Key, Nathan Jones, Jackson Andrews, and Viscera.

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Dorfmann_ posted...

The cream has risen to the top, ohhh yeah.

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TheLiarParadox posted...

He just barely doesn't make the cut imo but he's a very strong number 11 after Giant Gonzales, Great Khali, Giant Silva, Big Daddy V, Golga, Kurrgan, Key, Nathan Jones, Jackson Andrews, and Viscera.

Found Vince McMahon's account

Absolutely. His brother however not so much.

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Yeah hes top 10 to me. hes got in ring work, charisma, character, iconic finisher, interesting and memorable, if not good, promos.

But rather than list my top 10 all time, I'm going to list my "if i was going to build a wrestling company who would my top 10 hires be"

Undertaker
Ric Flair
Booker T
Bret Hart
Randy Savage
Rick Rude
Roddy Piper
Eddie Guerrero
CM Punk
AJ Styles

All of them can work, all of them can be relevant with or without the belt, all of them can play face or heel well, all of them can tag team wrestle. And there is not a single combination of wrestlers in there I wouldn't like to see go at it.

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JustMyOpinion posted...

All of those guys are undoubtedly ahead of him.

I would argue with them, but I can't because of your username. It certainly fits.

Interesting list Smiley. No Kurt Angle?

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Not even close

Dude had to map out the entire match move to move and couldn't work on the fly and call it in the ring.

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Bad_Mojo posted...

Not even close

Dude had to map out the entire match move to move and couldn't work on the fly and call it in the ring.

Ric Flair said that Savage was always a nervous wreck before their matches they had.


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Part of what I would be looking for are wrestlers that were known to be good to work with / have work for you. Kurt had some out of the ring issues. I'd put him in my top 10 GOAT but I wouldn't have him in my league.

I know that is strange given Latino Heat is in there, but I think if he was told he didn't need to take steroids, that him at 170-200 was just fine so I think he would have kept lying, cheating, and stealing to this day.

Some honorable mentions / ones I would go after as alternatives

John Cena. As he was booked doesn't fit the style my company would have but if throughout his career he was able to do face and heel turns and work a better style of match like he showed he could in that like 2010-2016 time period where he would bring it for some big PPVs.

Owen Hart. Honestly I probably should have included him in lieu of like CM Punk. But I didn't want too many old school guys.

Ron Simmons / Harley Race / Steve Williams. All would take a similar role of the tough guy bruiser who isn't most technical.

MJF. Just too young to pick. But I can't see him not ending as a top 10 heel all time unless he turns out to be an asshole no one can work with or get injured or something. Dude is fire.

Chris Jericho. Love his in ring work. Doesn't seem loyal or necessarily like the best employee. Another one of my top 10s.

Shawn Michaels. My person GOAT. Wouldn't have him work for me.

Sting. I love the Stinger, he was my childhood favorite back when it was Jim Crocket on the Super Station. He can't play heel for shit, not necessarily the best in ring worker but I love how his matches look all the same.

The Rock. He is sports entertainment. I don't think he would get over in my league at all the same.

Stone Cold. He was close to being picked. He's a solid enough worker, obviously god tier mic skills, got over even in WCW with shit booking.

Rey Mysterio Jr. He moves merch and is over first day any company. Just not one of my top 10 I would build around.

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The fact that it took 15 posts for Kurt Angle to be mentioned as a top 10er is just.smh.

He headlined the best WM with a broken freakin neck god dammit!

Hes just a sexy Kurt!
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The guys who map out their matches ahead of time -- Bret Hart, Roddy Piper, Shawn Michaels, Randy Savage, Diamond Dallas Page, Ricky Steamboat -- tend to have better matches than most on-the-fly guys.

FortuneCookie posted...

The guys who map out their matches ahead of time -- Bret Hart, Roddy Piper, Shawn Michaels, Randy Savage, Diamond Dallas Page, Ricky Steamboat -- tend to have better matches than most on-the-fly guys.

On the fly only works when you have two wrestlers with a lot of synergy. Otherwise it turns into a slog

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