10 Best WWE World Champions (w/Denise Salcedo) | Tables Lists & Chairs | WrestleTalk

[@DeniseSalcedo]

This was so much fun. Thank you for having me!

[@brandonuddstrom]

Real talk. I could easily see you on a pre-show panel or as a backstage interviewer. You’re a natural. Very fun episode/series!

[@davetoms1]

I hope they bring you back for more wrestling episodes!

[@ciannolan9714]

Loved seeing team Denuke ride again. Also Pete was there which was................fine😅

[@jeremythomas8569]

you had by far the best list

[@SpaceGhost92]

“wErE sO DiFfErEnT” literally how many times are you going to say that?

[@PlayfulTraining]

I had a feeling Austin would be the unanimous #1. Bryan had the greatest chase of all time. I don't think there would be a WWE without Bret carrying the company at its weakest point.

[@charliesmith4951]

Bryan had a fantastic chase with the yes movement and the eco champion was so good and I love the guy and there is a strong case to be made for him being the best in ring worker ever but I don’t think he’s worthy to be a number 2 spot for this list tbh

[@pigs18]

Same with Bruno. The NWA _was_ professional wrestling for the first two decades of the WWE's existence. Without Bruno's star power, the rest of the list simply doesn't exist and the WWWF never makes it to WWF, never mind WWE.

[@diabeticman2194]

Denise making a return to the channel is lovely to see, liking the new series format too

[@Steveh216]

Yes she is 🥰

[@SpaceGhost92]

She is cringe and so are you incels

[@christopherwilliams5030]

Truly love this list and the breakdown on each selection. Also, it's always great seeing Denise with the WT Crew. Here for it!

[@CapLives]

This was really fun. I hope they keep this show around. I'm surprised HHH didn't make this list.

[@diabeticman2194]

I'm surprised he and Shawn didn't make the list, those were the two big omissions imo

[@AceTrainerLupi]

I'm kinda surprised nobody put Triple H, even at number 9 or 10. At the time, Triple H was THE bad guy, introducing many future stars into main event scene, being a de facto final boss for Daniel Bryan, elevating Batista and Randy in Evolution and serving as a reliable, consistent main event star across many years.

[@dokuganryu1565]

Reign of Terror.

[@GeekOfArabia]

There is an argument to be made that his Reign of Terror made him a great Heel because we just all collectively hated him, and wanted to see him lose the title so badly. But the fact that we wanted the world title belt OFF of him says it all.

[@tigre_9997]

Also his 1999 run is seen as the best title run in the Attitude Era. Yeah HHH should have been on the list

[@fromomelastocarcosa3575]

@@deanmcdougall5331 Yeah but by that logic The Rock's reigns were even worse. Corporate champ was decent but everything after that was just belt swapping shenanigans.

[@pablodiazrueda9630]

😂😂😂😂

[@DarkestSonata]

I was shocked the Planet's Champion didn't come up during the first Bryan discussion. While the WrestleMania 30 win is exceptional, the Planet's Champion was handily his best reign

[@RobertJW]

And Kofimania - being the perfect heel in the story that was the perfect inverse of his own greatest ascent?! Chef's kiss cinema.

[@Veggieman87]

This is a great format! Everybody loves lists, everybody loves a countdown, there’s the game aspect of seeing if your answers match, and then there’s the discussions about each pick and why which makes it more personal than a typical list video! Looking forward to more! And yay, Denise is back!

[@nathangibbs7149]

Absolutely love this format. Pure opinion based fun and discourse. Keep doing this, please. And get Dan Layton in here!

[@IWearTimepants]

Dan Layton please, please, please and thank you.

[@SkeweredUniversePodcast]

What a fun way to start a new series and it’s always fun to see Hollywood Salcedo joining the WT Crew. Really enjoyed this one folks and maybe you try and do Best Tag Team Champions (all major promotions) or Best IC Champs. Loving the content and I’m here for this series.

[@gelberblitzi]

Denise always brings some extra happiness to the Videos,you gotta love it! Great Lists

[@jgmhatter]

Great twist on the usual list format. Only suggestion might be to have everyone’s full ordered list on screen at the end so viewers can see how close or far apart everyone was.

[@theemeraldboars484]

Honestly, super happy to see Backlund make the list. The man was a legit powerhouse and should've been high on all your lists. And while I'm happy Bruno showed up, because obviously, I'm really sad to see Pédro Moráles wasn't here, easily in my top three with Austin and Bruno. I feel even more than Backlund that he gets lost to history. 10- Hulk Hogan 9- Edge 8- Kurt Angle 7- Daniel Bryan 6- Bob Backlund 5- The Rock 4- Brett Hart 3- Pédro Moráles 2- "Stone Cold" Steve Austin 1- Bruno Sammartino

[@mikeloeffler8960]

I can usually be objective and decide after the video is over whether you have or have not earned a like. But right when I saw Denise, I knew I didn't need to wait for the end, immediate thumbs up. Best personality in the wrestling world. Make her full time WT. Denuke watch along streams, please.

[@Bigpontious]

seeing denise on WT again makes me happy

[@Bimflam-ib7og]

I know Pete said he didn’t have much more to add about Stone Cold, but it’s interesting getting to hear stuff from his perspective considering he started watching wrestling later than the other two and this whole thing highlighted just how different everyone’s views on wrestling can be, and it was really cool. It also got me thinking that Steve Austin might be one of the few people who are simultaneously the best at the chase AND at being champion, and I think that’s what makes him the best.

[@darthbane5346]

I have to argue that the undertaker was a top 10 world champion. He was the final boss on smackdown and when he held the world title, it made it feel more special and a prize truly worth going after for anyone brave enough to go one on one with the undertaker. Also talking about building their character around the world title, look at triple H during the mid 2000s. His entire character was based on holding the world title and being the top man. You can also throw in batista's name into the hat as well. Both him and taker went back and forth as the top guy on smackdown as the champ.

[@charlesbeck5511]

I love when Jim Ross would be commentating on Austin's matches.His "Stone Cold! Stone Cold!" as Austin would run to the ring or hit the stunner was iconic.

[@swoosh94]

This is a cool format! Discussion side of things keeps things fresh, especially with different guests! Id be intrigued by a 10 favourite matches of all time episode!

[@ad206]

I agree with Denise's placement of the Rock. Remember, this is a WWE Champion list. He didn't need the belt to be supremely over. Typically, he had the belt to get his opponent to the next level or further some story (Austin, HHH, Brock, Cena). He just didn't need it to feel important.

[@fromomelastocarcosa3575]

Only Denise seemed to understand this. The other two seemed to treat it as a "My favourite wrestlers that were Champion" list outside of perhaps realising HBK and Taker couldn't really be included. The inclusion of Edge considering most of his title reigns were forgettable ones with La Famiglia is just cray-cray. Rock is a borderline Top 10 inclusion, and Punk and Bryan have no business being there either. Putting Sammartino at 9 or 10 is as Denise says, like putting Babe Ruth as 10 on Top 10 Baseball players or Gretzky 10 on NHL players...it would actually have been less insulting to leave him off the list than have him at 9 or 10.

[@facieboi2648]

Im sorry but can we please bring back denise. I just found this playlist of videos and denise is hands down one of the best parts of it. She brings so much to the table

[@nbkguy4203]

Need an episode of this with Laurie, Oli and Tempest

[@CulEdz]

Laurie would literally just bollock around. He would list Jinder Mahal as number one.

[@Iamtemjin]

Totally love this segment! Definitely want to see more of this as it’s so much fun and loving everyone’s in-depth explanation based around their lists. Also, Denise as a special guest is a nice touch and wonderful way to bring this segment into fruition!

[@demarcoadkins]

This was so cool, the idea for this video was awesome, I even loved how for one category all three chose Stone Cold Steve Austin and all three individually had different perspectives about why they chose him from their wrestling experiences.

[@TeganCantEven]

Love Denise’s insight and clear love of the history of the business.

[@martinwalters7150]

I'm sooo pleased to see Denise back! I miss ur Friday 'magazines' featuring her. I hope this video does well.

[@KallolMitra-wd4wt]

My top 10- 1 Stone cold 2 Cena 3 CM Punk 4 Edge 5 Triple H 6 Randy Orton 7 The Rock 8 Bret Heart 9 Hbk 10 The Undertaker

[@mrcorona5175]

bring back denise

[@wahhab783]

@@viipervenom4648idk about fire but yes tempest in a video makes me click off, maybe they should have him just do behind the camera stuff

[@ryuhayabaker]

​@@Typeinusername89I really hate shouty Americans. My old boss was like that. She was a c***. I'm with you.

[@ronburgundyspetfish]

I wish oli could literally do everything on screen, Adam was the only other one I could tolerate but u know the story there … now Denise is on again ugh no thanks

[@patrickcondron7919]

Leave tempest alone, everyone at wrestletalk are great i think

[@Barfbagdontsag]

@@patrickcondron7919I don’t understand why anyone would have anything against Tempest. He’s an angry Canadian….you know how rare that is?!?!

[@Rtor38486]

This new series is awesome. Please do more!!! Bring back Denise have other special guests on there as well. I love this so much I had to watch it multiple times and shared it with all my friends.

[@Maniacstorm]

i agree with #1 100%. i rarely watched wrestling before 1998. But March 29, 1998 I was at my grandmas house and she had a cable box that got free PPV channels. Watched Wrestlemania 14 and then I was a fan for life

[@redeyesman2894]

Pretty excited to see this new series!

[@DaRozeman]

Denise was SO on point, totally agreed with pretty much all of her list.

[@joshhale9355]

I loved this, it felt like friends just having a fun conversation. Mega plus that I agree with every choice because the pitches just made sense as a fan.

[@Mazz3D]

Love the new series! Thanks for all the content, jam that jam!

[@davetoms1]

Loved this episode! For all the surprise of how different your answers were, it's worth noting that between the 30 answers given there were only 14 wrestlers mentioned... which means you were all incredibly aligned on who's in the Top 10 even if the order you put them in were different. *Five* of the wrestlers were mentioned by *all 3 of you.* *Six* of the wrestlers were mentioned by *2 of you.* And only _three wrestlers_ were mentioned by only one of you. (Shoutout to Bob Backlund!) You all know your stuff!

[@bronstet]

Very fun watching you reveal your lists together. More of this please. ❤

[@TheGreatDevlin]

Crazy how you can argue for certain names that aren't on these least as much: Triple H - 2000 Hunter is what I think of when you show me the Attitude Era belt HBK - maybe one of the best babyface wins and heel losses in the title's history Pedro Morales - Next to Bruno, his run is ridiculous Orton - I think of him with the spinner belt as much as Cena Jeff Hardy - Selfish pick. The 2007-2008 chase for the belt and rivalry with Triple H is how you make a star. It was a FINALLY moment in an age of Cena and Orton domination.

[@starkiller7278]

Hell Yeah! He's the reason I've gone back and started watching the attitude era of WWE.

[@torcelthomas1399]

This got so much potential love this episode

[@alexandrenabais6053]

Not having Triple H here is criminal.

[@jeremythomas8569]

nah what he's done to the industry is criminal.

[@pablodiazrueda9630]

Having him winning so many titles Is criminal too

[@antonion.5970]

To be honest, I don't really like the format but I LOVED seeing Denise with you! I hope you can record something together every now and then

[@StillAdamClark]

This was fun, could you do a segment at the end where you debate who goes highest in a final list where you take the entrants from all 3 lists. Would be fun to see where people go to bat or dig their heels for their chosen candidates and who doesn't make it to the final 10

[@TheApache101]

I’m glad Bob Backland got a shout in here.

[@FabryLON]

very fun video and series! Can't wait for more episodes :D My (very subjective) list would probably be something like: 1) Bret Hart (to me, THE wwe champion) 2) Stone Cold Steve Austin (probably the coolest champion ever; more like a 1.5 ) 3) Kurt Angle (my personal favourite of all time...he just needed longer reigns. Imagine a full year of unstoppable wrestling machine champion!) 4) Daniel Bryan (the ultimate babyface champion; also, his heel run was great as well!) 5) Eddie Guerrero (kinda forgotten due to his reign being unfortunately short, but such a great and beloved champion) 6) Brock Lesner (the ultimate "final boss" champion...similar to Triple H, but better) 7) Triple H (the original "final boss" character/champion. Some of his runs were definitely not good - coff reign of terror coff - but to me he's one of the definitive heel champions) 8) The Rock (one of the most iconic champions ever. Giving him the belt in 2013 for the stupid "twice in a lifetime" gimmick, however, was a really bad idea) 9) Chris Jericho (one of my all-time favourites...his wwe championship run was terrible, but his whc, especially the 2008 one, was one of the greatest ever. He deserved much more as champion) 10) Macho Man Randy Savage (to me, the champion of the 80s. OOH YEAH)

[@zakhunt]

Not to nitpick, but the main reason the fans didn't count the three when DB won the gold was because it was the first time he'd used his new finisher, and we didn't realize it was a finisher yet :D

[@JoeNeroWest7]

Great to see Denise on WT again. My heart breaks that noone included Shawn Michaels on their list.

[@MjDudz99]

Loving the new format! Great stuff!

[@kibrisgazetesi6586]

Finalllyyy! been waiting for this since saw this trio's photo on X!

[@St.JohnsKid]

Denise seems to always be having fun when she’s around the WrestleTalk crew… love to see it

[@MeirNissim-c1t]

1.Bruno Sammartino 2.Hulk Hogan 3.John Cena 4.Stone Cold Steve Austin 5.Bret Hart

[@pookiek2]

Great video can’t wait to see the wacky lists. 🎉🤙 lots of positive vibes all 😎😎☺️

[@tommybatchelor3647]

Really like this concept look forward to more of these

[@a_ninja2376]

Loved this format and video!

[@fastcountwrestling3604]

Love this channel. Love the different shows and this is a great one. But no Triple H or HBK on these lists? That's crazy! Lovely to see Randy Savage get a shout out!

[@brandoncooper5221]

Love this series. My suggestion is to define the criteria for the list before you name everyone. Because criteria end up being important. Huge fan. I've been listening for years and my first actual comment. Also any list without the man Chris Jericho who made the list is incomplete

[@MJFV1]

Maybe I’m biased since he’s my all time favourite but Shawn Michaels not making any list is crazy. The guy brought a different style to the championship not really seen before. He was a “high flyer” at the time and gave his all in every match. He made every defence dramatic and was always an entertaining watch. Again, just my opinion of course, just shocked he wasn’t mentioned at all.

[@beezzus86]

Yeah dude I was baffled at a few not making any lists like no Undertaker, no Randy Orton, Triple H? I was like mannn lol although when Shawn’s name came to mind, I kinda more so thought about memorable moments and matches and like him as an all time performer. No one title reign really came up at first but I guess the same can be said for a few of the names they did select. Can’t go wrong with any name really tho🤷‍♂️

[@504branden]

Austin as unanimous #1 makes all the sense in the world. I am surprised by the lack of Shawn Michaels on any of the lists though

[@robertxhacker]

He was such an amazing Intercontinental champion that it surpasses his world champion reign imo.

[@ivenstorm]

one of the problems with adding Michaels, as good of a wrestler as he is, is that he is forever known as the worst drawing champion in the companies history as a world champion. Surprisingly, that's actually true. For a period of time he was drawing worse numbers than Diesel and Sid.

[@fromomelastocarcosa3575]

It's subjective and so can be justified as an inclusion as he's so great: but at the end of the day any objective measure (but mostly the single most important one of *being a draw*) says Michaels was a bad champion. It's why despite being basically the GOAT American in the ring he can never credibly be put on a Mt Rushmore of wrestling. Just had no mainstream cut through. They were even pushing it including Bret TBH.

[@adamthomas6735]

Wow, no Flair, no HBK, no HHH, no RKO, no Undertaker… shows how many good people you could have. How lucky we have been.

[@ivenstorm]

because Flair is more known more as the NWA heavyweight champion than the WWE champion.

[@DHW3008]

No Jinder either. Unforgivable.

[@ajk]

@@ivenstorm He had one of the most iconic title wins of all time though. That has to count for something.

[@ivenstorm]

@@ajk depends on who you ask I guess. Watching wrestling in the late 80s through 2000s I never really made the connection of Flair with either WCW or WWE as world champion. NWA champion sure, as there were pictures and old videos of him carrying that thing around everywhere.

[@TheMouthOfTheSouth]

I seriously love every piece of content produced across ALL WT associated channels!

[@donazard8884]

Jeez, did Luke forget about Cena's best reign from 2006-2007?

[@Midragor]

Great Video guys

[@CEOofmylyfe]

Great idea. Love this show. Bring more. Best tag team champions

[@jakosjustallkindsofstuff1595]

loved this, hope you make more!

[@haveman32]

I liked this. Fun to think of all the list ideas I the future.

[@iwaswatchingyoutube5345]

Hey wrestletalk. Keep doing these

[@njdevilsforlifewoohoo5533]

I'm surprised not even one of you had HHH on their list. But I do agree with #1. Personal favorite and also a big deal for the business. If he hadn't got injured he would have made the WWE even bigger possibly.

[@nsogre]

That was fun. Good job.

[@stewartmoore3590]

Great episode. I genuinely believe if you do this again in 5 years' time, with the right booking, Gunther will be there. What he's done for the intercontinental title, he could do that for the WHC next

[@erickallen93]

New produced, edited, and well performed series!!! It’s a good day!!! 🎉

[@samdath3439]

Happy to see Denise return.

[@zivosthrintolimgren3513]

I'm looking forward to who else might guest star! SRS for sure, also Dave Bradshaw and perhaps Steve from Going in Raw, complete with his hilarious impersonations?🤣👍

[@infiniteparadox]

Nice production! Only been a couple of months since Denise was actually in England, lol

[@SamSamSamJ]

Luke, Denise, and Pete have great chemistry together.

[@TheVanishedWolf]

@@LYE333how does that make any sense ?

[@TheVanishedWolf]

@@LYE333 oh okay just simping then no real arguments gotcha

[@jackwhiteford6842]

The lack of Triple H triggers me so much 😂

[@sonic5993]

B

[@johnfrankart702]

For me I got: 1: Bruno 2:Hulk Hogan 3:Ric Flair 4: Stone Cold 5:The Rock 6: Bret Hart 7: Shawn Michaels 8:Randy Savage 9:Roman Reigns 10:John Cena

[@chikowashere]

My list: 10. Mick Foley 9. Randy Savage 8. Bret Hart 7. Taker 6. Brock Lesnar 5. Jeff Hardy 4. Kurt Angle 3. Stone Cold 2. The Rock 1. Eddie Guerrero

[@MG-wb7wf]

I got to watch Bruno and Backlund. The villain hero angle was so important back then! when Bruno lost to Billy Graham the crowd was apoplectic! My top 3 wrestlers period in in no particular order are Bruno, Brett and Flair with honorable mention to Backlund Daniel Bryan and AJ Styles. and the yes chant came well before Daniel was a face. …. .. and Denise is the best!

[@jamesyomtob4094]

Great vid. Love this 😆

[@markmadden84]

As someone who endured through the Reign of Terror it warms my heart that Trips was nowhere to be seen anywhere. Phenomenal heel though.

[@dylank2428]

This is a really fun series idea

[@ryanblahblah2]

1. Stone Cold 2. Hogan 3. The Rock 4. HBK 5. Bret Hart That’s my top 5

[@luispinedajr.8227]

1. Eddie Guerrero 2. Chris Jericho 3. The Rock 4. Stone Cold Steve Austin 5. John Cena 6. Randy Orton 7. Bret Hart 8. Randy Savage 9. Kurt Angle 10. Undertaker

[@demarqwalk33]

I love this new format

[@theveggiebeast]

I just woke up from a nap at work and TEAM DENUKE IS BACK!!!!! YAY!!!!

[@riotd.r.8363]

When I started watching wrestling, Bob Backlund was getting beaten by Razor Ramon at Wrestlemania with a Small Package. Weird to find out he was the wrestling machine of his time. That being said, Bret was my champion.

[@yigitacar1337]

Made my list before watching the video: 10- Punk 9- Rock 8- Edge 7- Cena 6- Brock 5- Roman 4- Bruno 3- Bret 2- Hogan 1- Austin

[@jamesanthony274]

Very surprised that none of y'all put Triple H in your top 10!

[@Leopoldbloomed]

My personal pick is HBK. The first Raw I ever watched was the one with Owen Hart “injuring” him. Totally bought it.

[@TheAaron2786]

Yeah I feel like Denise nailed it. Good mix of generations and reasoning. Smoked you boys.

[@Joseconcepcion-xs6dc]

This was fun guys for me here's my list and I'm going with when I watched wrestling 1983 til now 10.. Roman reigns 9.. Ric flair 8..hulk Hogan 7.. Bret Hart 6.. John Cena 5.. Bruno 4..macho man 3..hulk Hogan first run 2..super star billy Gram..1... Steve Austin/Bret Hart first run single

[@seanhuggan1989]

1. Steve Austin 2. The Rock 3. Roman Reigns 4. CM Punk 5. Randy Orton 6. Shawn Michaels 7. Bret Hart 8. Daniel Bryan 9. Brock Lesnar 10. AJ Styles

[@DraperJake]

Triple H. I hated him SO MUCH as a kid. But that's why he was so great at his job. And he had banger after banger. HBK and Y2J should probably be on there too. Just for the work rate and Jericho's first world title win over Triple H when the crowd came unglued, just for it to be taken away. Great stuff.

[@vascowilton4420]

A top 10 of best wwe promos and segments (a separate so you have more content) and best debuts and turns (also separate)

[@nicholasterrett1401]

I'm really shocked no one had HHH in the top ten

[@brentsmith9134]

OH MY GOD DENISE IS BACK 😭😭😭♥️♥️♥️ genuinely surprised that no one had triple H at least lower on the list. How about something simple next, top ten greatest heels? 😂😂

[@byronburgess8061]

I agree with most people on this list but I would have added Triple H and The Undertaker

[@Scaramanga7]

They're right about Bruno, talking WWF title without him is like talking AWA without Bockwinkel & Gagne, or NWA without Flair & Race.

[@YoutubianLVP]

Daniel Bryan's run as Planet's Champion >

[@Eric90]

1) Austin 2) Rock 3) Taker 4) HHH 5) Flair 6) Orton 7) Cena 8) Reigns 9) HBK 10) Lesnar

[@HecsBrewed]

y'all shoulda cracked some cold ones for the triple consensus of SCSA! HELL YEAH