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0 p+ z% b6 \# P) z; p( m4 s jFormer NWA Champion Lou Thesz is considered by many historians to be the top grappler of all time.
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Daniel Bryan perfected his craft on the independent scene and overseas.
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( y: \5 S/ B8 L' UAlberto Del Rio's father, Dos Caras, is an icon in his native Mexico.5 g7 w$ j* m9 w( E: B% |4 _
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Few Superstars have a passion for competition like CM Punk.
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, M. F; B& R# g& CJapan's Tatsumi Fujinami innovated both the Dragon Sleeper and Dragon Suplex.
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! S0 [" N# C8 w4 jWilliam Regal is a master of the bone splintering art of submission wrestling. l0 \ J4 m- H6 O" z: J$ l
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1 w* f$ P# ^7 ZEngland's Billy Robinson was an international attraction thanks to his superior mat skills./ c( ?0 ~6 C2 u. [
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Hardnosed and unrelenting, Finlay has earned the respect of all of his peers in the ring.
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A native of New Zealand, Pat O'Connor was a top grappler in the 1950s and '60s.
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. r3 x0 P% u% T( {: f8 n8 ]% D3 BDean Malenko's knowledge of the mat game earned him the title of "The Man of 1,000 Holds."& K# v2 H: z+ m3 ?# V' s6 C
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9 s/ Y# w' H( h# ?- }5 H( uWhile not a great success in WWE, England's Les Thornton was a top junior heavyweight across the globe in his prime.
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* k/ e" ^/ ~+ b9 |# c) yHis style was unorthodox, but "Stone Cold" Steve Austin understood the ring better than anyone.5 i- T. n! n8 w6 h# L
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Karl Gotch is so respected that he's known as the "God of Wrestling" in Japan.
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. D g4 Q7 }4 @: T R) i [, A' _; eIn his prime, Eddie Guerrero was considered to be the most well-rounded wrestler going.
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Shawn Michaels was, arguably, the most gifted Superstar of his generation.& ^( L* a3 H( m
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Triple H's dedication and work ethic have taken him to the very top of sports-entertainment.
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/ R! _; b; x& N5 nEngland's Dave Taylor is cut from the same cloth as greats like William Regal and Finlay.% ~" C' @+ l' a
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* t1 w1 H" E& k. G$ v4 m2 A; TArn Anderson passes on his ring knowledge to the Superstars of today as a producer for WWE.
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N( o2 I q g* q" `. qCM Punk considers Fandango to be a wrestler's wrestler.
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