10 Best Wrestlers Of The Golden Era, Ranked By Their Physique
In the s, the WWE exploded in popularity, evolving from the regional Northeastern territory into a national phenomenon. While it was Vince McMahon’s insatiable appetite that fueled their growth and his vision that guided them, it was the wrestlers who the fans gravitated towards. The s also coincided with the emergence of performance-enhancing drugs in professional wrestling, as well as an influx of weight-lifters and bodybuilders.
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All of those factors created a perfect storm, culminating in some of the greatest physiques in wrestling history; a quality that separated some of the Golden Era’s brightest stars from their contemporaries. Many of the s greatest stars were larger than life, both figuratively and literally. These are the 10 best wrestlers of the Golden Era, ranked by their physique.
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Every Wrestler Who Beat The Ultimate Warrior In WWEThe Ultimate Warrior suffered very few losses over his career. His legacy is so massive this fact sometimes gets lost compared to his bigger moments, but Warrior was pushed as an unbeatable force practically his entire career. He is sometimes criticized for his small skill-set in the ring, but in the late 80s/early 90s there were few wrestling stars as well known as The Ultimate Warrior. His skill-set did not affect his winning record either as most estimates assume Warrior won close to 90 percent of all his matches in the WWE. RELATED: 10 Wrestling Legends Who Lost To Jobbers The list of wrestlers who can say they beat the Ultimate Warrior is extremely short, and when we just focus on his WWE career the list can almost be counted on one hand. Legends like The Undertaker, Ric Flair, and even Hulk Hogan never scored a single victory over Warrior when he competed against them in the WWE. This list examines the few superstars who were able to score a rare victory over the WWE icon from "parts unknown." 8 Andre The GiantAlthough record-keeping from this era can get spotty, one of the few documented clean losses T Twenty years ago, I was glued to my television screen in anticipation of something that I had seen rumored on a Yahoo! wrestling chat room. &#;Today is finally the day.&#;, I thought to myself, even though the previous Monday was supposed to have been &#;the day&#; and maybe even the Monday before that. The Ultimate Warrior is coming to World Championship Wrestling, and there&#;s nothing that the WWF can do about it. Eric Bischoff is bringing in the big guns to settle the debate once-and-for-all on which company was the best. Granted, I was only fourteen-years-old in and had no real idea about the person behind the Warrior&#;s persona. It would be years before the racist, homophobic beliefs and bigoted opinions inside the mind of Jim Hellwig would even become known by anyone on the outskirts of his private life. I had just started my time as a ninth grader that day but somehow my life was centered around the idea of MY wrestling promotion winning the weekly television ratings war. The World Wrestling Federation had started to gain their footing within my circle of friends, but that didn&#;t matter because I knew in my heart-of-hearts that the Warrior was going to change every Ultimate Warrior() Who Was Ultimate Warrior?Ultimate Warrior enjoyed early success as a bodybuilder before transitioning to professional wrestling. He became an immediate star after his arrival to WWE, his rapid ascent punctuated by a win over champion Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania VI in April Warrior saw his career dwindle to a close following multiple suspensions, though he later mended fences with WWE and earned induction into its Hall of Fame shortly before his death in Early Years and Bodybuilding CareerUltimate Warrior was born James Brian Hellwig on June 16, , and raised in Crawfordsville, Indiana. The oldest of five children, Warrior endured financial and emotional difficulties after his father left the family, and turned to football and weightlifting at Fountain Central High School to fill the void. Quickly packing on muscle, Warrior relocated to Georgia in pursuit of a bodybuilding career and won multiple events, including the Mr. Georgia crown. He then moved across the country to train at the renowned Gold's Gym of Venice Beach, California, where he joined a fledging wrestling team that also featured fellow future WWE superstar Steve Borden, aka Sting. Ear
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