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This it it, folks. We’ve reached the Final Four in our tournament to crown the most iconic pro wrestler of all-time.
The Elite 8 brought some major upsets, most notably the correct ending to the WrestleMania V main-event: Macho Man Randy Savage defeating Hulk Hogan. Savage took the match by fewer than 100 votes, which should show you the importance of making your voice heard. Don’t just skim, we need you for science. Also in the round, Ric Flair defeated Dusty Rhodes by a wide margin, assumedly with help from crooked referee Tommy Young.
Now it’s down to Savage, Flair, Stone Cold Steve Austin (who edged out The Rock in another blockbuster Elite 8 matchup) and Rey Mysterio, who became champion of the International bracket. Will we see any upsets in the Final Four? Are we building to a WrestleMania 8 rematch? It’s all up to you.
1. Macho Man Randy Savage
From being a two-time WWF Champion to wrestling the amazing Spider-Man, Macho Man’s done it all. Everybody has a Macho Man impression. He was a Slim Jim salesman in a cowboy hat and tassels with a voice like a cement mixer who also happened to be one of the best wrestlers and coolest personas of all time.
2. Stone Cold Steve Austin
Star of Grown Ups 2 and Smosh: The Movie. Also, a 6-time WWE Champion who defied the odds to redefine what people thought of heels and faces and lead WWF into the Attitude Era. If you ever dreamed of punching your boss in the face, Stone Cold Steve Austin was your dude. If you ever dreamed of drinking so many beers that 80 percent of a case ended up on your shirt (or the floor), same dude.
1. Ric Flair
WOO! Flair’s blurb should just be one long, sustained WOO. The most hip-hop character in wrestling history, The Nature Boy is a legendary 16-time Champion who has walked that aisle and styled and profiled for five decades. The ultimate wrestling bad guy. The leader of the Four Horsemen, a 2-time WWE Hall of Famer, and so good he could wrestle a broomstick to a four star match. His run from Ricky Steamboat in 1989 to Sting in 1990 might be the best ever.
3. Rey Mysterio Jr.
A 25-year veteran, wrestling’s “biggest little man” became WWE Champion despite being a 5-foot tall luchador. Really stop and think about that for a second. Rey has done it all everywhere, redefining cruiserweight wrestling in North American during his heyday, then coming back and doing it all again. Currently doing it all again as the new face of Lucha Underground. From ECW to WCW to WWE, one of the true greats.
