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After a long streak of pointless lists, the WWE website has finally published another countdown worthy of debate.
This time, WWE.com has compiled a list of the greatest heroes of all time. The criteria is very simple: who has been the most effective good guys during their combined stints in WWE, WCW, AWA, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, NWA and ECW? Only career highlights during their times as babyfaces count. As a result, while stars like Roddy Piper and Shane McMahon were hugely popular, their standing is hurt by the fact that they portrayed villains for most of their careers.
And the list carries quite a few surprises too.
50. DDP
49. “The Soul Man†Rocky Johnson
48. “Bullet†Bob Armstrong
47. Trish Stratus
46. Danny Hodge
45. Tommy Dreamer
44. Pedro Morales
43. Kofi Kingston
42. “The Polish Hammer†Ivan Putski
41. Tommy Rich
40. Lex Luger
39. Wahoo McDaniel
38. Eddie Guerrero
37. Antonio Rocca
36. Mr. Wrestling II
35. Jerry Lawler
34. Tito Santana
33. Verne Gagne
32. Rob Van Dam
31. Chief Jay Strongbow
30. Jack Brisco
29. “Hacksaw†Jim Duggan
28. Bob Backlund
27. Mil Mascaras
26. Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk (tied)
25. Bobo Brazil
24. Shawn Michaels
23. Dick the Bruiser and Reggie “The Crusher†Lisowski (tied)
22. Jimmy “Superfly†Snuka
21. Goldberg
20. Mankind
19. “Macho Man†Randy Savage
18. Magnum TA
17. Ultimate Warrior
16. Jeff Hardy
15. Andre the Giant
14. Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson (tied)
13. Junkyard Dog
12. The Undertaker
11. David Von Erich, Kerry Von Erich, Kevin Von Erich and Michael Von Erich (tied)
10. Rey Mysterio
9. Ricky “The Dragon†Steamboat
8. Dwayne “The Rock†Johnson
7. “The American Dream†Dusty Rhodes
6. Bret “Hitman†Hart
5. Sting
4. John Cena
3. “Stone Cold†Steve Austin
2. Hulk Hogan
1. Bruno Sammartino
This time, WWE.com has compiled a list of the greatest heroes of all time. The criteria is very simple: who has been the most effective good guys during their combined stints in WWE, WCW, AWA, Smoky Mountain Wrestling, NWA and ECW? Only career highlights during their times as babyfaces count. As a result, while stars like Roddy Piper and Shane McMahon were hugely popular, their standing is hurt by the fact that they portrayed villains for most of their careers.
And the list carries quite a few surprises too.
50. DDP
49. “The Soul Man†Rocky Johnson
48. “Bullet†Bob Armstrong
47. Trish Stratus
46. Danny Hodge
45. Tommy Dreamer
44. Pedro Morales
43. Kofi Kingston
42. “The Polish Hammer†Ivan Putski
41. Tommy Rich
40. Lex Luger
39. Wahoo McDaniel
38. Eddie Guerrero
37. Antonio Rocca
36. Mr. Wrestling II
35. Jerry Lawler
34. Tito Santana
33. Verne Gagne
32. Rob Van Dam
31. Chief Jay Strongbow
30. Jack Brisco
29. “Hacksaw†Jim Duggan
28. Bob Backlund
27. Mil Mascaras
26. Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior Hawk (tied)
25. Bobo Brazil
24. Shawn Michaels
23. Dick the Bruiser and Reggie “The Crusher†Lisowski (tied)
22. Jimmy “Superfly†Snuka
21. Goldberg
20. Mankind
19. “Macho Man†Randy Savage
18. Magnum TA
17. Ultimate Warrior
16. Jeff Hardy
15. Andre the Giant
14. Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson (tied)
13. Junkyard Dog
12. The Undertaker
11. David Von Erich, Kerry Von Erich, Kevin Von Erich and Michael Von Erich (tied)
10. Rey Mysterio
9. Ricky “The Dragon†Steamboat
8. Dwayne “The Rock†Johnson
7. “The American Dream†Dusty Rhodes
6. Bret “Hitman†Hart
5. Sting
4. John Cena
3. “Stone Cold†Steve Austin
2. Hulk Hogan
1. Bruno Sammartino
