I think Buddy Rogers has to be in there and maybe Vern Gagne.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

Really? That's a weird guy to have as a favorite. He always struck me as a generic babyface. I guess the High Flyers were okay.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

1. Hulk Hogan
2. Ric Flair
3. Stone Cold
4. HBK
5. Gorgeous George

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

I guess when you're a kid, you're naturally going to identify with the faces. Or at least I would hope so. If not, you may be a sociopath.

I can remember watching roller derby and hating Ronnie Rains, but then i think he went from heel to good guy on the T-Birds.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

1. Hulk Hogan
2. Ric Flair
3. Steve Austin
4. Bruno Sammartino
5. Gorgeous George

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Yeah, I think he has to be in there.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Matthew, Tulsi, and Don

Gorgeous George basically created the modern era heel.

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SOB. I was going to toss George in there as a shocker. Good to see he has respect.

1) Hulk Hogan
2) Steve Austin
3) Gorgeous George
4) Ric Flair
5) Bruno or Rock

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In five years, Cena might be on my list.

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Yeah I was going to say that if we are doing this list in 5-10 years I would bet Cena makes the list.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

All these list are going to be extremely similar.

Sterling Golden
The Black Scorpion
The Ringmaster
Flex Kavana
Bobby Heenan

Greatest big man in the history of wrestling.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

I don't guess I have viewed Hogan in the "big man" category of wrestling.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Great Topic.
Here are mine:

5. Lou Thesz
4. Bruno Sammartino
3.Verne Gagne
2. Andre The Giant
1. Hulk Hogan

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Well obviously Hogan is a big man, but he transcended everything.

Some of the other names that come to mind in the big man category:

Andre
Haystacks Calhoun
Big John Studd
Ernie Ladd
Psycho Sid
Diesel
Big Show

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

I will get ridiculed for this. I'm not even what you would call a Cena fan. However, he has been vital in keeping the company popular while wrestling has become unpopular as far as mainstream goes. I can't imagine where this company's relevance in the mainstream would be without him over the last ten years.

1. Hulk Hogan (Basically mainstreamed wrestling twice, in two separate eras. As much of a loser this guy has turned out to be in his personal life, the guy's charisma and ability to carry the ball in undeniable and will most likely never be duplicated)
2. Stone Cold Steve Austin
3. Bruno Sammartino
4. John Cena
5. Ric Flair

I think my list is too post-1970 loaded. Thinking.

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Good group. There was also Sailor Art Thomas who I remember as a big guy.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Hogan
Flair/Horsemen
NWO
Angle
Austin

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Vader,dude was a monster.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

1. Hogan
2. Flair
3. Austin
4. Sting
5. Bret Hart

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1. Hogan
2. Austin
3. Flair
4. Andre
5. Bruno

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Lou Thesz
Buddy Rogers

Gary Hart (not as a wrestler, although he could)
Kabuki
Kamala
Freebirds
Spoiler

No Funks!!! How can this be?!?

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Middle Aged Crazy, like Uncle Terry

1. Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake
2. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper
3. Randy "Macho Man" Savage
4. "Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase
5. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat

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1. Gorgeous George
2. Lou Thesz
3. Hulkster
4. Bruno
5. Tiger Mask (I) (most influential non-north american)

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In regards to non Americans what about Justin Thunder Liger,he basically invented the cruiserweight phenomenon and they created one of the most prestigious tournaments to show him off,J-Cup

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"