July 25, 2025 • 8 mins
With the untimely death of Hulk Hogan yestreday, we decided that it would be a good time to go over the top WWE Superstars of all time
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Uh, we were talking about this yesterday. We broke the
news that the unfortunate passing of Hulk Hogan yesterday. A
tough week obviously, you know, losing Ozzy earlier in the week,
Malcolm Jamal Warner, and now this it was my whole
childhood just destroyed in one week. It was pretty tough.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
You My wife said to me, she goes, who do
you think is going to be the third? Because they
die in three it's and I go, Hulk was the
third And she goes, no, it was Ozzy and Hulk,
And I go, what about Malcolm Jamon Water And she
was like she didn't know who that was, but she
was like, I don't know if he's on their level.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
He's not, but he's still a celebrity. You know. So well,
I think.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Based on your generation too different different.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
Oh, you were like offended.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
I'm looking at her differently.
Speaker 4 (00:47):
Now.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
It's really tricky trying to work out my feelings about
Hulk Hogan. Okay, you know this was the guy, you know,
when I started watching wrestling in the eighties, he was
you know, it was a Hulk maniac. I loved Hulk
Hogan and you know, over the years, Hulk has. You know,
you heard things about his character which weren't great, and
(01:12):
you know you've heard stories over the years and they're
just not good. And so you know, that doesn't change
the way I grew up and how I felt, and
so obviously it affected me and it was tough. But
it's it's a weird feeling. It's a weird feeling.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
Like I like the character of Hulk Hulk, and but
like yeah, and then but like what he meant to wrestling,
because I'm such a big wrestling family, Eddie is, but
like the person I just it's like, you know, with
any of these celebrities like.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
Michael Jackson, like you love his music, but then you
read Eddie, don't look at me confused, like you don't
know what I'm referring to about. Sure, I think you
know there's been a couple of rumors over the years.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
No, you're not hearing them. Okay, okay, documentary. So yeah,
the Holkster is sad. You know, found out yesterday that
he passed away at the age of seventy one cardiac arrest.
You know, I mean, you do steroids for a good
million years, That's what happened.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
I was reading too. We went in for that next surgery. Yeah,
and there must have been complication, people were saying, because
he apparently he wasn't good and then he was.
Speaker 4 (02:19):
I mean, the next surgery just in general sounds sketchy,
especially the older you get.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
And if your heart's had a lot of his body. Listen,
these wrestlers, you know, they destroy their body. Yeah, and
so he's had massive hip issues and leg issues and
back issues and all these crazy things. And you know,
over the years, so very sad for US wrestling fans
to lose the Hulkster. Yesterday, so they put out the
rankings of the greatest WWE Stars of all time. Now,
(02:49):
this is tough because it's again generational. There's different eras
in the WWE. You know, you have the old stool cool,
golden arrows era of like the Bruno San Martinos, you know,
even yeah, Andre kind of was a little bit of both,
you know, and then the eighties era, which was Hulk
and Andre and Macho Man and all these great guys.
(03:11):
And then in the late nineties you had the attitude era,
which is what thora really grew up on, you know, yes,
and then now and then after that you have this
you know, next generation with John Cena and Randy Orton
and all these guys. So I don't know who's voting
for this, if it's the people or okay, So that
makes it a little tricky because again you're voting based
(03:33):
on what you know and how I don't know how
old you are. I would say Hulk would probably be
one or two of the greatest w W stars of
all time. He changed the face of wrestling. You know,
wrestling was kind of an underground thing. It wasn't like
the biggest thing, and Hulk made it mainstream. Him and
Vince McMahon made it mainstream and massive, and he was
(03:55):
the guy that crossed over, you know, into Hollywood and
all that stuff. So he's he was He's either one
or two. And Stone Cold did very similar things in
the nineties where he made this. I mean, wrestling was
out of control, so huge, and you know, you have
a whole generation of kids who were trying to give
stunners to people and trying to drink beers. It was crazy.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
Not the smartest, it was crazy and obviously.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Well it's tough because like the Rock as a w
w WEE star, huge top five probably, but he he
became the Rock as a Hollywood star.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
Like probably the biggest star outside number.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
One, number one, he's definitely the biggest transition, you know,
wrestler to actor. Without a doubt, he's number one. But
his career in the ring, I would say five six
somewhere around there wasn't and I would probably put the
Undertaker above him, above the Rock, you know, for the
(04:59):
length of his career and what he did. So I
don't know, but we'll see what this list is. Yeah,
so what.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
Oh no, I don't know.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Ten. I don't have to work out my feelings. Okay,
all right, and this is just WWE.
Speaker 4 (05:17):
Yes, the best WWE superstars of all time by a
popular vote.
Speaker 3 (05:23):
Number ten Rick Flair.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
So, Rick is more of a WCW guy. He was
a legend in the NWA and WCW back in the day,
and then he did come over to the WWE and
had different runs with the WWE. Yeah, a few times
in the ninety early nineties. He won the championship when
he first came over and stuff like that. I don't
know that Rick, it deserves to be in the top
(05:49):
ten WWE. He's a top tenor of all time. Obviously,
he's top five of all time love. He's a legend.
He's absolutely legend. But that one's a little okay.
Speaker 3 (06:01):
Number nine Brett Hart.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Yeah, Brett's Brett carried the WWE for a time when
it wasn't so good.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
I went from Hulk to Brett.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
Yeah, that's what most kids did when when Hulk sort
of was out, Brett was the next guy in. Oh yeah,
so he was huge for sure, all right.
Speaker 4 (06:16):
Number eight whole Coogan's same.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
I mean, that's that's people not knowing what they're talking about.
Speaker 4 (06:23):
Well, and I and I also think, and I don't know,
because there's been you know, a couple lists out there.
Speaker 3 (06:28):
I honestly think what you talk about hurts.
Speaker 4 (06:31):
Yeah, his legacy guy, I heard a bit because of
his personal life.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
What who's been dead for twenty years? Oh okay, Midian,
Midian because they're all random. Ninety eight Oh god.
Speaker 3 (06:48):
Number seven, those two triple h only number seven, Oh
you think higher?
Speaker 1 (06:53):
I do, because he's like he runs the show now,
but you're not thinking of him any career.
Speaker 2 (06:58):
Guy against the top guy.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
He was at a time he had a hard time
eclipsing Sewan Michaels and then eventually when Sewan went out,
Triple as became the guy. It depends he was above him.
Speaker 4 (07:10):
Number six John Cena, Yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:13):
I mean sena like whether you love him or hate
him from like four till like, you know, twenty nineteen,
he was the guy. Yeah, you know.
Speaker 4 (07:21):
So the rankings are the best WWE superstars of all time.
Speaker 3 (07:25):
Number five Randy Orton.
Speaker 1 (07:29):
That's crazy. I'm not the biggest Randy Orton fan. Randy
should be around ten, maybe eleven. Oh I like him
more now, Yeah, he's he's fun now.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
Number four Shawn Michaels.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
Oh wow, Hpke Yeah, okay.
Speaker 3 (07:41):
Number three the rock Wow. Number two Stone Cold Steve
Austin Town.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
Yeah, that's crazy. I thought Stone Cold was a shoeing
for one.
Speaker 4 (07:52):
And the number one w superstar of all time maybe
goes to the Undertaker.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
Where's Macho man Oh big, where's Mocho man a big? Oh?
Now I'm pissed. Oh yeah, you know you put some
respect on Randy Savage Ray Mysterio.
Speaker 3 (08:09):
Number fifteen though.
Speaker 1 (08:11):
Okay, right, okay, right, okay? Six, one, nine, Yeah he
should be
Uh, we were talking about this yesterday. We broke the
news that the unfortunate passing of Hulk Hogan yesterday. A
tough week obviously, you know, losing Ozzy earlier in the week,
Malcolm Jamal Warner, and now this it was my whole
childhood just destroyed in one week. It was pretty tough.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
You My wife said to me, she goes, who do
you think is going to be the third? Because they
die in three it's and I go, Hulk was the
third And she goes, no, it was Ozzy and Hulk,
And I go, what about Malcolm Jamon Water And she
was like she didn't know who that was, but she
was like, I don't know if he's on their level.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
He's not, but he's still a celebrity. You know. So well,
I think.
Speaker 3 (00:37):
Based on your generation too different different.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
Oh, you were like offended.
Speaker 2 (00:43):
I'm looking at her differently.
Speaker 4 (00:47):
Now.
Speaker 1 (00:50):
It's really tricky trying to work out my feelings about
Hulk Hogan. Okay, you know this was the guy, you know,
when I started watching wrestling in the eighties, he was
you know, it was a Hulk maniac. I loved Hulk
Hogan and you know, over the years, Hulk has. You know,
you heard things about his character which weren't great, and
(01:12):
you know you've heard stories over the years and they're
just not good. And so you know, that doesn't change
the way I grew up and how I felt, and
so obviously it affected me and it was tough. But
it's it's a weird feeling. It's a weird feeling.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
Like I like the character of Hulk Hulk, and but
like yeah, and then but like what he meant to wrestling,
because I'm such a big wrestling family, Eddie is, but
like the person I just it's like, you know, with
any of these celebrities like.
Speaker 4 (01:43):
Michael Jackson, like you love his music, but then you
read Eddie, don't look at me confused, like you don't
know what I'm referring to about. Sure, I think you
know there's been a couple of rumors over the years.
Speaker 1 (01:56):
No, you're not hearing them. Okay, okay, documentary. So yeah,
the Holkster is sad. You know, found out yesterday that
he passed away at the age of seventy one cardiac arrest.
You know, I mean, you do steroids for a good
million years, That's what happened.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
I was reading too. We went in for that next surgery. Yeah,
and there must have been complication, people were saying, because
he apparently he wasn't good and then he was.
Speaker 4 (02:19):
I mean, the next surgery just in general sounds sketchy,
especially the older you get.
Speaker 1 (02:24):
And if your heart's had a lot of his body. Listen,
these wrestlers, you know, they destroy their body. Yeah, and
so he's had massive hip issues and leg issues and
back issues and all these crazy things. And you know,
over the years, so very sad for US wrestling fans
to lose the Hulkster. Yesterday, so they put out the
rankings of the greatest WWE Stars of all time. Now,
(02:49):
this is tough because it's again generational. There's different eras
in the WWE. You know, you have the old stool cool,
golden arrows era of like the Bruno San Martinos, you know,
even yeah, Andre kind of was a little bit of both,
you know, and then the eighties era, which was Hulk
and Andre and Macho Man and all these great guys.
(03:11):
And then in the late nineties you had the attitude era,
which is what thora really grew up on, you know, yes,
and then now and then after that you have this
you know, next generation with John Cena and Randy Orton
and all these guys. So I don't know who's voting
for this, if it's the people or okay, So that
makes it a little tricky because again you're voting based
(03:33):
on what you know and how I don't know how
old you are. I would say Hulk would probably be
one or two of the greatest w W stars of
all time. He changed the face of wrestling. You know,
wrestling was kind of an underground thing. It wasn't like
the biggest thing, and Hulk made it mainstream. Him and
Vince McMahon made it mainstream and massive, and he was
(03:55):
the guy that crossed over, you know, into Hollywood and
all that stuff. So he's he was He's either one
or two. And Stone Cold did very similar things in
the nineties where he made this. I mean, wrestling was
out of control, so huge, and you know, you have
a whole generation of kids who were trying to give
stunners to people and trying to drink beers. It was crazy.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
Not the smartest, it was crazy and obviously.
Speaker 1 (04:24):
Well it's tough because like the Rock as a w
w WEE star, huge top five probably, but he he
became the Rock as a Hollywood star.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
Like probably the biggest star outside number.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
One, number one, he's definitely the biggest transition, you know,
wrestler to actor. Without a doubt, he's number one. But
his career in the ring, I would say five six
somewhere around there wasn't and I would probably put the
Undertaker above him, above the Rock, you know, for the
(04:59):
length of his career and what he did. So I
don't know, but we'll see what this list is. Yeah,
so what.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
Oh no, I don't know.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Ten. I don't have to work out my feelings. Okay,
all right, and this is just WWE.
Speaker 4 (05:17):
Yes, the best WWE superstars of all time by a
popular vote.
Speaker 3 (05:23):
Number ten Rick Flair.
Speaker 1 (05:26):
So, Rick is more of a WCW guy. He was
a legend in the NWA and WCW back in the day,
and then he did come over to the WWE and
had different runs with the WWE. Yeah, a few times
in the ninety early nineties. He won the championship when
he first came over and stuff like that. I don't
know that Rick, it deserves to be in the top
(05:49):
ten WWE. He's a top tenor of all time. Obviously,
he's top five of all time love. He's a legend.
He's absolutely legend. But that one's a little okay.
Speaker 3 (06:01):
Number nine Brett Hart.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Yeah, Brett's Brett carried the WWE for a time when
it wasn't so good.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
I went from Hulk to Brett.
Speaker 1 (06:09):
Yeah, that's what most kids did when when Hulk sort
of was out, Brett was the next guy in. Oh yeah,
so he was huge for sure, all right.
Speaker 4 (06:16):
Number eight whole Coogan's same.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
I mean, that's that's people not knowing what they're talking about.
Speaker 4 (06:23):
Well, and I and I also think, and I don't know,
because there's been you know, a couple lists out there.
Speaker 3 (06:28):
I honestly think what you talk about hurts.
Speaker 4 (06:31):
Yeah, his legacy guy, I heard a bit because of
his personal life.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
What who's been dead for twenty years? Oh okay, Midian,
Midian because they're all random. Ninety eight Oh god.
Speaker 3 (06:48):
Number seven, those two triple h only number seven, Oh
you think higher?
Speaker 1 (06:53):
I do, because he's like he runs the show now,
but you're not thinking of him any career.
Speaker 2 (06:58):
Guy against the top guy.
Speaker 1 (07:00):
He was at a time he had a hard time
eclipsing Sewan Michaels and then eventually when Sewan went out,
Triple as became the guy. It depends he was above him.
Speaker 4 (07:10):
Number six John Cena, Yeah.
Speaker 1 (07:13):
I mean sena like whether you love him or hate
him from like four till like, you know, twenty nineteen,
he was the guy. Yeah, you know.
Speaker 4 (07:21):
So the rankings are the best WWE superstars of all time.
Speaker 3 (07:25):
Number five Randy Orton.
Speaker 1 (07:29):
That's crazy. I'm not the biggest Randy Orton fan. Randy
should be around ten, maybe eleven. Oh I like him
more now, Yeah, he's he's fun now.
Speaker 3 (07:37):
Number four Shawn Michaels.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
Oh wow, Hpke Yeah, okay.
Speaker 3 (07:41):
Number three the rock Wow. Number two Stone Cold Steve
Austin Town.
Speaker 1 (07:48):
Yeah, that's crazy. I thought Stone Cold was a shoeing
for one.
Speaker 4 (07:52):
And the number one w superstar of all time maybe
goes to the Undertaker.
Speaker 1 (07:58):
Where's Macho man Oh big, where's Mocho man a big? Oh?
Now I'm pissed. Oh yeah, you know you put some
respect on Randy Savage Ray Mysterio.
Speaker 3 (08:09):
Number fifteen though.
Speaker 1 (08:11):
Okay, right, okay, right, okay? Six, one, nine, Yeah he
should be
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