Top 5 Globally Recognised Wrestlers

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Been ages since I posted but I have read most of your posts with great interest, so thanks for the entertainment folks!

I was watching one The Rocks promo's re Wrestlemania and it got me to thinking about who would be the most generically recognised wrestlers ever.. I'm very interested to see what you guys the definitive top 5 should be. My first draft 5 is as follows though it's open to change pending views:


5. Roddy Piper
4. Stone Cold Steve Austin
3. Andre The Giant
2. The Rock
1. Hulk Hogan

I was torn between Piper and The Undertaker based Piper's impact on mainstaim media through the late 80's, his involvement with Wrestlemania 1 & 2 and subsequent movie They Live in direct comparison with Undertakers longevity and iconic gimmick.

Ahhhh my apologies, I thought you meant those in the WWE Universe!

She was also aware of...

Chris Jericho
Randy Savage
Big Show
Rey Mysterio
Brock Lesnar
Batista
Lita
Vince McMahon


She didn't know of...

Edge
Christian
Sting
Ric Flair
Legion of Doom
Ultimate Warrior
Trish Stratus
Chyna
Xpac
Jeff Hardy
Any Mick Foley persona
Eric Bischoff