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The 12 Greatest WWE Superstars of All Time

Alright, alright – we’ll admit it. This one’s a bit indulgent. But with WrestleMania 41 just around the corner, we couldn’t resist diving back into the golden days, reliving the chaos, and counting down the absolute legends who shaped our childhoods. Seems from the Sunday Discussion, we weren’t the only ones. The Offspring Community has spoken, and the people have decided. Here are the 12 greatest WWE Superstars of all time, as chosen by YOU. This is from the fans, for the fans.

12_ ‘NATURE BOY’ RIC FLAIR

‘Woooo!’ You didn’t think we’d start this list without the 16-time World Champion, did you? Flair was pure wrestling royalty. ‘The stylin’, profilin’, jet-flyin’, limousine-ridin’, kiss-stealin’, wheelin’ dealin’ son of a gun’ defined what it meant to be a wrestling icon. With that platinum blonde hair, those sequinned robes, and the dirtiest tricks in the game, Flair made the Figure-Four Leglock the most feared submission in town. Whether you cheered or booed, you couldn’t not respect the Nature Boy.

Love him or hate him, no one lived and breathed wrestling like the Ric Flair – boy did he entertain! Is there a finer site than the shock of white hair gone red. My wrestling name, it’d have to be The People’s Eyebrow – fennlove

11_ KANE

Straight outta hellfire and brimstone. Kane, the Big Red Machine, exploded into WWE with a mask, a tombstone piledriver, and pure destruction in his eyes. The brother of The Undertaker, Kane’s debut was the stuff of nightmares – ripping the door off ‘Hell in a Cell’ and staring down the Deadman like a demon unleashed. Chokeslams (from hell), fireballs, and mayhem followed. This man literally set people on fire. Enough said.

Kane was my favourite growing up. Any time the Brothers of Destruction got together I was gassed – sneakerroom_hampshire

10_ JEFF HARDY

The Charismatic Enigma. The daredevil. The guy who thought gravity was just a suggestion. Jeff Hardy made every ladder match feel like a life-or-death experience. With his neon arm sleeves, face paint, wild eyes, and fearless Swanton Bombs, Jeff turned chaos into art. Whether solo or as part of the Hardy Boyz with brother Matt, Jeff Hardy was the heartbeat of TLC carnage. Every leap felt like it could end in glory or disaster, and we lived for it.

Jeff Hardy Vs Umaga 1st July 2008, on Monday Night Raw. When Jeff hardy jumps from the top of the steel cage and performs his finishing move on Umaga sent chills down my spine 🔥😂 – reisskicks

9_ REY MYSTERIO

The ultimate underdog. The master of the 619. Rey Mysterio didn’t just break the mold, he dropkicked it off the apron. He proved that size doesn’t matter when you’ve got lightning-fast speed, agility, and lucha libre magic. Draped in mystery and a mask, Rey danced, flipped, flew and spun circles around giants twice his size, making them look like they were wrestling shadows.

My favourite wrestling moment involves my favourite wrestler Rey Mysterio (got the tattoo to prove it 😂). When Rey won the World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania 22 I was over the moon. To see the little guy finally get what he deserved, truly memorable – elliot.waters

8_ MANKIND

Mick Foley – this one-man hardcore revolution gave us not one, not two, but three faces of wrestling madness – Mankind, Cactus Jack, and Dude Love. But it’s Mankind we remember most: that mask, that squeal, and Mr. Socko. Let’s be real, he literally got thrown off a steel cage in ‘Hell in a Cell’ and kept going. Foley sacrificed his body, his sanity, and probably a few teeth, all for the fans. His pain tolerance was the stuff of legend. He wasn’t the prettiest, but he was the damn toughest.

Foley is God – simonr555

7_ SHAWN MICHAELS

The Heartbreak Kid was charismatic, arrogant, and ridiculously good in the ring. With Sweet Chin Music knocking heads off since the early ’90s, HBK gave us classics every time he stepped between the ropes. Whether it was his barbershop betrayals, ladder matches, rivalry with Bret Hart, or his poetic retirement matches, Shawn made wrestling beautiful. He was the full package. The showstopper. The icon. The main event.

Shawn Michaels winning that belt from Bret Hart for the first time and living through the Monday night wars. Ahh as someone who’s unapologetically loved wrestling. HAPPY F’n MANIA week! – choowyk86

6_ HULK HOGAN

‘Whatcha gonna do when Hulkamania runs wild on YOU?!’ The red-and-yellow icon carried WWE (WWF back then) into the mainstream with his 24-inch pythons, big boot, and leg drop combo that won him countless titles, and fans. Hogan was the superhero of a generation. He told kids to say their prayers and eat their vitamins, and they did. Without Hogan, there’s no WrestleMania. But let’s save the Hollywood Hogan – biggest ever heel turn conversation for another day.

My all-time favourite? HULK HOGAN, brother! Despite his recent madness, back then he was everything. I legit CRIED when he lost to Ultimate Warrior in 1990, for Both the Intercontinental and WWF titles?! 😢 – ulysses_london

5_ BRET ‘HITMAN’ HART

‘The best there is, the best there was, and the best there ever will be.’ The Excellence of Execution. Pink and black never looked so deadly. Bret Hart wasn’t about flash – he was about precision. Every move, every hold, every Sharpshooter was textbook. A true technician, Bret made it look real, because it was! Cool, calm, and laser-focused, he put on a wrestling master-class night after night. And the Montreal Screwjob? Still being debated to this day.

Growing up The Hitman was my wrestling hero, such technical skill, the range of wrestling moves, the music, the shades, leather jacket, everything was just magic – dippersingh45

4_ THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR

INTENSE doesn’t even cover it. The Ultimate Warrior was a human explosion – sprinting to the ring like a lunatic and shaking the ropes like they owed him money. Face paint flying, muscles bursting, and energy levels off the charts, Warrior was a force of nature. And when that gorilla press slammed into a splash, you knew it was game-over. He didn’t say much that made sense, but Warrior didn’t need logic – he was pure adrenaline, and the fans loved it.

My favourite wrestler was and is the Ultimate Warrior! He just brought mad energy and was on a hype! I remember replicating his walk outs at home with my brothers 😂! And he was always colourful! – styles_p_84

3_ THE UNDERTAKER

The Deadman. The Phenom. The American Badass. The soul of WrestleMania. From the moment that GONG hit, chills went up every spine in the arena. With the Tombstone Piledriver and the Last Ride, Undertaker didn’t just beat opponents – he buried them. That 21–0 streak before it was broken? Legendary. His aura? Untouchable. Taker redefined what a gimmick could be. He evolved, adapted, and transcended wrestling. He became myth.

My favourite wrestler is the Undertaker, greatest character in wrestling, and Taker vs HBK at Wrestlemania 25, is my favourite match of all time – hafiz.alfarzan

2_ THE ROCK

‘Finally… The Rock has come back to number 2!’ The People’s Champ was pure electricity, from his eyebrows to his spinebusters. No one lit up a microphone like The Great One. He made the catchphrases legendary – ‘It doesn’t matter what your name is!’ – and dropped the most charismatic promos of all time. With the Rock Bottom and the People’s Elbow, he talked the talk and walked the walk. Millions (and millions) still ‘smelllllllllll... what The Rock is cookin’.

My favourite wrestler has to be the none other than the great one, the most electrifying man in sports entertainment. My wrestling name would have to be A bomb lol – nerdyacollects

1_ ‘STONE COLD’ STEVE AUSTIN

Glass shatters. Crowd explodes. Stone Cold marches down, flips the bird, delivers a Stunner, and drinks a beer. Repeat. ‘Austin 3:16 said I just whooped your ass’, and no one ever argued. The Texas Rattlesnake was the ultimate anti-hero, flipping off authority, raising hell, and stunning his way to icon status. He didn’t ask permission, he raised hell. No wrestler had more attitude, more impact, more fire, or more fans yelling Hell Yeah! The GOAT. End of.

My most favourite wrestler growing up was probably Stone cold... the entrance music when it hits is class and there won’t be another impactful wrestler such as him. Favourite moment... when Stone Cold had to save WWE against WCW & ECW invasion so gave about 20 stunners to everyone in the ring 😂😂 – jamie_jimz

TAG TEAM OF THE AGES: LEGION OF DOOM

When it came to tag teams, no one came close to the Legion of Doom. Road Warriors Hawk and Animal were absolute wrecking machines – built like tanks and hit like trains, with their spiked shoulder pads, face paint, and the most devastating tag finisher ever: the Doomsday Device. Their music hit, and you knew it was over. The Hardy Boyz flew, for sure but LOD dominated. And let’s face it_, ‘Ohhhh what a ruuuush!’_ still slaps.

When it came to tag teams, Legion of Doom were untouchable. The spikes, the power, the attitude – straight domination! – squadgigantic

BRITISH SUPERSTARS REPRESENT

Before WWE was even on British telly, we had our own heroes. Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks sold out halls up and down the country, bringing working-class wrestling to the masses. And then came The British Bulldog – Davey Boy Smith – repping the Union Jack in WWE. That SummerSlam ’92 win at Wembley is burned into our brains forever. Britain didn’t just cheer for wrestling, we brought our own into the spotlight.

The only wrestling I was interested in was Big Daddy vs Giant Haystacks back on LWT when I was a kid. Never been a fan of that American nonsense though – mistadoov

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The BRITISH BULLDOG needs an honourable mention on this page for repping the UK – thefamilykick

ICONIC MOMENTS THAT SHOOK THE RING

Let’s talk moments, those seismic flashes that made time stand still. First up, getting by far the most Community mentions: Hell in a Cell, 1998. Mankind vs. The Undertaker. Foley gets thrown off the top of the cage and crashes through the announce table. We all gasped. Then he climbed back up, only to be ‘chokeslammed’ through the roof. Absolute madness. That match redefined what pain and storytelling could look like.

If it's not Mankind off the top of the steel cage, I don't know what any of you lot have been watching – danarlington

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Then there's WrestleMania VI – Hulk Hogan vs. The Ultimate Warrior. Title vs. title. Icon vs. icon. Power meets power. It was the passing of the torch, the moment we realised there could be more than one hero in the ring. The crowd was unglued. Warrior stood tall, but everyone watching knew they’d witnessed history.

One of the most iconic matches ever – Ultimate Warrior vs Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania VI. Two absolute legends facing off when wrestling was at its best. Warrior beating Hogan clean was huge. Moments like that just stick with you, even after all these years – kris____foster

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And of course, the betrayal that launched a solo career: Shawn Michaels superkicking Marty Jannetty through the Barbershop window. You could hear hearts breaking across the country. HBK went full heartbreak, and we loved it. A moment that proved tag teams can turn traumatic real fast.

When Shawn Michaels shook his tag team partner, Marty Jannetty’s hand then proceeded to then give him that sweet chin music 🤣🤣🤣. He then continued to throw Marty though the barbershop window 🤣🤣🤣 11-year-old me was flabbergasted at how someone could do that to a friend and partner – mikesknowsbest

So there you have it, folks, the greatest WWE superstars of all time according the Offspring Community. Legends will rise, new names will break through, and debates will continue. But for now, that’s the list. From Stone Cold at the top to the LOD holding it down in the tag division, this one’s for the fans who’ve been watching since the VHS days.

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