The 20 best wrestlers in Wrestlemania history

Completing my ranking of Wrestlemania's greatest wrestlers, here are the top 20 of Wrestlemania 1-27, taking only in-ring work into account.





1. Steve Austin- only competed at 7 events, but crucially had no bad matches. The matches with Bret Hart at 13, and The Rock at 17 and 19 stand out as all-time classics.

2. Shawn Michaels- has 17 Wrestlemania matches, only the Undertaker has more. Early tags were a mixed bag, but generally good, and usually had the best match of the night in his pre-first retirement singles outings. A couple of stinkers post-comeback, but also good matches against Kurt Angle and The Undertaker.

3. Bret Hart- 14 matches to his name. The tag years were generally forgettable, but stand-out singles matches against Steve Austin, Owen Hart, Shawn Michaels and Roddy Piper elevate him above most others.

4. Randy Savage- the MVP of the first 10 events, having 11 matches across those cards, including all-time greats against the Ultimate Warrior and Ricky Steamboat.

5. Chris Jerocho- 9 matches on the big stage, and you'd be hard pressed to callone of them bad, and he's generally the better performer in the match, such as his matches against Shawn michaels and Triple H. His stand-out match is against Christian.

6. The Undertaker- with more matches than anyone else (19), it's perhaps no surprise 'Taker has had a few stinkers on the big stage, but there have been two many great matches, and performances, to ignore. Outings against Ric Flair, Edge, Batista and Shawn Michaels stand-out as greats.

7. The Rock- 8 matches for the Rock and, though he started slow, he blossomed into a great performer on the big stage, as highlighted by his matches against Steve Austin at 17 and 19, and his partial carry-job of Hulk Hogan at 18.

8. Hulk Hogan- Hogan has 10 matches on the first 9 events, stealing several of those early shows, and then came back for 2 more big matches against The Rock and Vince McMahon, in which he didn't always look good, but contributed to a generally good quality.

9. Ric Flair- high peaks see the Nature Boy reach the top 10. Only 5 matches on his resume, but great ones against Randy Savage and The Undertaker, as well as a good match against Shawn Michaels, elevate him above others.

10. Chris Benoit- rounding out the top 10 is a guy who has 7 matches to his name, none what you'd call bad, and with good stuff against the likes of MVP, and the triple threat against Shawn Michaels and Triple H.

11. Tito Santana- a consistent performer on each of the first 8 Wrestlemanias. No great match to speak of, but plenty of good in both singles and tag settings.

12. Edge- 10 matches and lots of crazy stunts in ladder and hardcore matches. His matches against Mick Foley, The Undertaker and Alberto Del Rio are all very strong showings.

13. Rey Mysterio- 7 Wrestlemania matches have generally yielded good results. The perfect guy to warm up a crowd, and usually does good things with short matches and unfavourable situations.

14. Ted Dibiase- a consistent performer, having 8 matches on 6 cards. The wheels fell off towards the end, but his matches at 4, 6 and 7 are memorable.

15. Ricky Steamboat- never looked bad in his 5 performances, incredible considering he came out of retirement at Wrestlemania 25, 21 years after his last appearance on the big show. The match against Randy Savage is his highlight.

16. Kurt Angle- a couple of his 7 matches are forgettable, but he does good work against Shawn Michaels and Eddie Guerrero in particular, which is enough to see him on the list.

17. Eddie Guerrero- only 5 matches for Guerrero, but he always found a way to stand out, and had the ability to make bad matches/opponents seem good.

18. Goldust- another guy who had the ability to stand out from the crowd. Wrestlemania gave him lemons, and he made lemonade, the tastiest of which being his match with Triple H at 13.

19. Kane- makes the list due to the earlier part of his career, which has seen him compete 12 times at Wrestlemania. Had good performances against The Undertaker and Triple H, and still worked smart even when he'd slowed considerably.

20. Triple H- 15 matches on the big stage for the Game, as many bad as good, to be honest. He always tried to work psychology into his matches though, and when he was good he was very good.