LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 11: A WWE logo is shown on a screen before a WWE news conference at T-Mobile Arena on October 11, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was announced that WWE wrestler Braun Strowman will face heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury and WWE champion Brock Lesnar will take on former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez at the WWE’s Crown Jewel event at Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 31. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
There have been many amazing wrestlers to come through the WWE, some of whom are truly iconic. However, these 20 stand out from the rest. Here are some who just missed the cut: Kane, Razor Ramon, Edge, Becky Lynch. Agree? Disagree? Leave your comments below.
20. Randy Orton
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 23: Randy Orton enters the ring at the WWE SummerSlam 2015 at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on August 23, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images)
10x WWE Champion and part of an amazing wrestling family
19. Mick Foley
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 23: Mick Foley talks with WWE SummerSlam 2015 host Jon Stewart at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on August 23, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by JP Yim/Getty Images)
Hardcore legend
18. Chris Jericho
370782 07: World Wrestling Federation’s Wrestler Chris Jericho Poses June 2000 In Los Angeles, Ca. (Photo By Getty Images)
First ever undisputed WWE champion
17. Brock Lesnar
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 11: WWE champion Brock Lesnar is introduced at a WWE news conference at T-Mobile Arena on October 11, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lesnar will face former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and WWE wrestler Braun Strowman will take on heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury at the WWE’s Crown Jewel event at Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on October 31. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
7x WWE Champion and big match performer
16. Bruno Sammartino
PITTSBURGH, UNITED STATES – JANUARY 01: Championship wrestler Bruno Sammartino lifting weights during his daily exercise program. (Photo by John Olson/Getty Images)
Was champion for close to eight years
15. Kurt Angle
31 Jul 1996: Kurt Angle of the United States holds the American flag at the free-style wrestling competition during the Summer Olympics at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
Only Olympic Gold Medalist to be WWE Champion
14. CM Punk
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JANUARY 27: CM Punk speaks during WWE Monday Night RAW at State Farm Arena on January 27, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by WWE/Getty Images)
Revolutionary Industry Independent
13. Paul Levesque
Triple H celebrates his victory at Wrestlemania X8 (Photo by George Pimentel/WireImage)
“Triple H” 9x WWE Champion and incredible booker of matches
12. Roman Reigns
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 02: (L-R) Cody Rhodes wrestles Roman Reigns for Undisputed WWE Universal Title Match during WrestleMania Goes Hollywood at SoFi Stadium on April 02, 2023 in Inglewood, California.
(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
One of the greatest heels of his generation
11. Ric Flair
Ric Flair during WWE Superstar Ric Flair Signs Copies of his New Autobiography “To Be The Man” at Planet Hollywood in New York City, New York, United States. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/WireImage)
WWE Hall of Famer and Member of the Four Horsemen
10. Brett Hart
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – JULY 08: Special guest referee Bret “The Hitman” Hart is introduced during the WWE Smackdown Live Tour at Westridge Park Tennis Stadium on July 08, 2011 in Durban, South Africa. (Photo by Steve Haag/Gallo Images/Getty Images)
“The Excellence of Execution”—Greatest in-ring match performer
9. Randy Savage
NEW YORK, NY – 1987: Randy “Macho Man” Savage enters the ring before a WWF match against Sika circa 1987 at the Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. (Photo by B Bennett/Getty Images)
“The Macho Man” His match with Ricky “Dragon” Steamboat is widely considered as the greatest of all-time
8. Roddy Piper
“Rowdy” Roddy Piper, inductee (Photo by J. Shearer/WireImage)
“Rowdy Roddy” The Greatest Villain in WWE history
7. John Cena
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – FEBRUARY 16: WWE professional wrestler John Cena attends a press conference to announce a major international event, Wrestle Mania XXIX, at MetLife Stadium on February 16, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by John W. Ferguson/WireImage)
Marquee Superstar and longtime “Face” of the company
6. Andre The Giant
Andre the Giant at Wrestlemania 2 at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois April 7,1986.(Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
Was an inductee in the first WWE Hall of Fame class
5. Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels (Photo by KMazur/WireImage)
“The Heartbreak Kid”—Greatest big match performer
4. Dwyane Johnson
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – APRIL 06: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson reacts during a tag team fight against Cody Rhodes and Seth “Freakin” Rollins during Night One of WrestleMania 40 at Lincoln Financial Field on April 06, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
“The Rock” The Most Electrifying Wrestler in Sports Entertainment
3. The Undertaker
370782 04: World Wrestling Federation’s Wrestler Undertaker Poses June 2000 In Los Angeles, Ca. (Photo By Getty Images)
Arguably the greatest character in WWE history
2. Hulk Hogan
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 04: Hulk Hogan attends WWE 20th Anniversary Celebration Marking Premiere of WWE Friday Night SmackDown on FOX at Staples Center on October 04, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images)
The Hulkster” Brought wrestling to the masses in movies and on TV
1. Steve Austin
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 12 : Pro wrestler Steve Austin backstage at the 52nd Emmy Awards Show at the Shrine Auditorium, September 12, 1999 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images)
“Stone Cold” The ultimate anti-hero who relished the cameras and the drama with Austin 3:16
