Hello everyone my name is Larry Striker and I was born and raised in Johnstown, Pa and I am the host of the Pro Wrestling Extreme Talk Podcast and the Hey! Guy Podcast. I was asked by JT to give my top 10 wrestlers of all-time so here goes and I hope you enjoy.
10. Yokozuna - Why not!? Yoko was definitely one of the biggest if not biggest wrestlers ever and when you saw him he just gave you that wrestler look like don't piss with me lol. Seeing him live a few times was great at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown to see the size and how he presented himself. True legend in my eyes!
9. Big Daddy Cool Diesel aka Kevin Nash - Another big man in a different way from Yoko, Diesel towered over you lol. Great size and had that look once he got to the WWF, the Oz gimmick didn't work as you know. But once in WWF it was full steam ahead. Multi time champion in WCW and WWF/WWE. I loved the Diesel gimmick and the entrance theme. You heard those diesel truck horns blow and you knew you were in trouble. And NWO OG Kevin Nash was in my opinion his best work.
8. Sting - One of the very first wrestlers I remember seeing while watching wrestling with my pap and loved as a kid. Every kid loved Sting right? And wanted to be Sting! I always thought when he'd do the Stinger Splash "Holy cow he flew all the way to the other side of the ring" back then it seemed that way and that blew my mind. So Stinger makes the list.
7. Flyin Brian Pillman - Another one of the wrestlers I loved watching growing up and seeing the wrestling ring rotate on circles on WCW when they ran like a studio wrestling with only a small attendance. He also had that look and the high flying truly amazed me. And the Bengal trunks caught my eye, so flashy!
6. Doink - Absolutely loved this character! Coming from someone who doesn't like clowns and might be afraid of now lol. That's another story. The colorful and prank filled gimmick was great. You heard that circus whistle when his music hit you knew that you were in for a treat. Evil Doink was just as good and loved the entrance music even better.
5. Andre The Giant - The true biggest, tallest man in the business. Andre was such something you needed to see for yourself in person and not on tv. I had gotten to see him once at the War Memorial when I was younger and he slapped me five and I thought his hand was like 3 catchers mitts in size lol. So big yet gentle giant. You couldn't be a wrestling fan and not have Andre on your list.
4. Stone Cold Steve Austin - If you didn't love SCSA in the early-mid 90's then you were under a rock. Probably one of the most popular gimmicks ever. That shattered glass hits you knew somebody was getting their ass stomped lol. Met him at a gas station in Port Matilda, Pa near St. College after a Raw in the 90s and got his autograph. I loved it!
3. Razor Ramon - My 2nd all-time favorite wrestler! I loved the gimmick and the entrance music. He just had that "look" and you knew not to piss with the bad guy. The Razor's Edge was and still is the best finisher in my eyes! Once a bad guy, always the bad guy!
2. CM Punk - My favorite wrestler of all time!! Punk is truly the best in the world! Love him or hate him we were always talking about him while he was gone. I can talk way too much about CMP!
1. Hulk Hogan - Hulk Hogan made wrestling what it is today. If it wasn't for him my love for wrestling wouldn't be where it is today! I had the work out set when I was a kid, everyone loved Hulk. And if you don't think HH is #1 all-time then you might want to think about it again. Truly the OG of wrestling and like I said HH made me love this great sport!
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed my Top 10 List of Wrestlers All-Time
King Striker from Pro Wrestling Extreme Talk Podcast
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