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9 Q: }8 ^: m9 t- t! R4 Y7 aWrestlers' wrestlers: photos
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0 D$ g r2 }7 X! O) w* FFormer NWA Champion Lou Thesz is considered by many historians to be the top grappler of all time.4 z8 f0 Z; ~& @; E9 _& x
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n% N* a7 A- x; b6 mDaniel Bryan perfected his craft on the independent scene and overseas.9 O- O3 e4 b3 Q# D* o7 @
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, I- s) a0 F/ [' F5 W! H- zAlberto Del Rio's father, Dos Caras, is an icon in his native Mexico.
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+ z: {1 M" s2 ?1 i$ EFew Superstars have a passion for competition like CM Punk.+ w/ B- k( U* K8 L7 i
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: p8 J5 v6 ?, i- {9 A& @: S) O; UJapan's Tatsumi Fujinami innovated both the Dragon Sleeper and Dragon Suplex.' R4 S3 y8 Q' D8 C Y6 ~5 q* o# a
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; H$ p4 F" p# i3 n& {3 hWilliam Regal is a master of the bone splintering art of submission wrestling.
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( A0 _" |0 c5 P" p! mEngland's Billy Robinson was an international attraction thanks to his superior mat skills./ m, M5 _) W( d& a
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# A0 l7 a! \: s" R0 l. ^/ t$ v, H$ IHardnosed 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.) j) p4 Z/ p& U. ~7 y5 m3 E. O
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3 q! f9 g \ @+ vDean Malenko's knowledge of the mat game earned him the title of "The Man of 1,000 Holds."
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4 _ l) y# T2 l0 h U6 f3 lWhile not a great success in WWE, England's Les Thornton was a top junior heavyweight across the globe in his prime.1 U; P0 @! W; q# v) X5 L* [0 O# [
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: h2 K! p( b; a4 @' n2 v( ~His style was unorthodox, but "Stone Cold" Steve Austin understood the ring better than anyone.5 x- @7 R* n% b( ]- g" b
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Karl Gotch is so respected that he's known as the "God of Wrestling" in Japan.
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, k' b* r7 H: f/ K- X) ^/ w9 w. }: M- BIn his prime, Eddie Guerrero was considered to be the most well-rounded wrestler going. N: b/ ?' `; `! O3 k% K5 Z
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Shawn Michaels was, arguably, the most gifted Superstar of his generation.
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Triple H's dedication and work ethic have taken him to the very top of sports-entertainment.( e% a; H' N" Y. {$ m% \
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England's Dave Taylor is cut from the same cloth as greats like William Regal and Finlay.# C% x4 g0 M# u1 ^( u
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Arn Anderson passes on his ring knowledge to the Superstars of today as a producer for WWE.
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CM Punk considers Fandango to be a wrestler's wrestler.) T& A. R: W) }' U4 b+ p
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