Jim Cornette on The NWA's Mount Rushmore

From Episode 147 of Jim Cornette's Drive Thru
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[@cgruthlessorder2548]

Mount Rushmore of NWA Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Harley Race , and Lou Thesz. Honorable mention Jack Brisco very underrated wrestler

[@csnide6702]

Jack Briscoe ... ! the big Indian from Oklahoma.... in NCAA he had a great hold called the pipewrench - a headlock variation.

[@mrg8581]

Mid to late 1980's WWF Mount Rushmore of Jobbers. "Iron" Mike Sharpe. " The Brooklyn Brawler" Steve Lombardi. Barry Horowitz and SD Jones.

[@hkg8788]

Pete Doherty, Terry Gibbs, Mario Mancini, Steve Gatorwolf

[@jdspreest]

Mario Mancini should be front and center of the Jobber Mt. Rushmore

[@rasputingrigori8901]

Shame on you for omitting Duane Gill.

[@TheSwerveShow]

😂

[@VivaPR21]

“From the West Indies, SD ‘Special Delivery’ Jones!” Goddamn I remember that like it was yesterday....

[@supmyd00d]

It's painful to hear some of these fan emails because it seems a lot of them think wrestling began in the '80s.

[@andrecoleman9200]

@ShadowAngel I agree, Sting? Cena - get real. Blassie alone influenced the business more than these kids know

[@tammyforbes2101]

ShadowAngel actually it did cause that’s when Cable TV went main stream! Before then if you wanted to watch wrestling you had to go to a regional show yourself and watch it. The 80’s came along and cable and changed it al! Vince seen this and knew it was the way of the future. Territory’s began dying off and he just took it al over corporate style! So in a way for most but the hardcore fans it kind of did start in the 80’s for most people. Hulk brought wrestling to the masses!

[@jenisia3600]

This ☝

[@andrecoleman9200]

@ShadowAngel Only area I will disagree is wrestling journalists. Journalists do research

[@supmyd00d]

@@tammyforbes2101 You didn't have to "go" to an event to see wrestling. They aired wrestling on television in nearly every big market. It was just regional across the U.S. (WWWF in the Northeast, Georgia Championship Wrestling in Georgia, Mid-Atlantic in the Carolinas, etc.)

[@IanSane]

I'll do some quick math and look up what the longest combined NWA title reigns were. The four longest are Lou Thesz, Ric Flair, Harley Race and Dory Funk Jr. That seems like a good enough Mt. Rushmore to me.

[@johneaston918]

You could put Dusty over Funk

[@kevinbrown-ge6sz]

This is wrestling, not boxing. Title reigns shouldn't mean everything. Dusty was a bigger star than Dory and probably Harley. Even when Dusty was under contract in Florida in the mid seventies, he could be loaned out to McMahon or the Crocketts and have sell out crowds in those territories.

[@loudenkliehr3633]

@Joe Greene You're high. Dusty drew in the AWA when he was a heel, Florida, Georgia, Detroit, WWWF/WWF (when they returned to the NWA pre-Titan), Mid Atlantic, MId South, Amarillo, and pre-World Class Dallas. I'm not real good at math but I count more than 1, maybe 2. Messing with you, Joe. As much as Dusty meant to 70s NWA, mainly the Southern territories, so he didn't carry the belt the way Thesz, Race, Funk Jr, and Flair when he got his chance. What I'm saying is that I agree and disagree with both of you.

[@tempestfennac9687]

I was thinking the same thing due to not being overly familiar with a lot of people who were active at the time (I only got into wrestling in the mid-'90s and I'm guessing none of the US promotions outside of the WWF and WCW aired stuff over here before that point). I can see Jim's point about Buddy Rogers being important but that to be more about how he changed wrestling history rather than the NWA itself.

[@Kfowlkes09]

@@johneaston918 No, you couldn't. Dory and Harley were travelling champs. Dusty wasn't. They were exposed to a much more eclectic audience.

[@masterjay7163]

NWA Mount Rushmore Lou Thez, Buddy Rodgers, Ric Flair and Harley Race

[@jasonjimerson7046]

Thank you, Mr. Last for bringing up Harley Race. The reason why Teddy Roosevelt is on Mt. Rushmore is because he created the National Parks system which includes Mt. Rushmore.

[@bogmon]

Imagine the wasteland of America if Teddy doesn’t preserve our public lands. What a visionary. .

[@clevelandleathermaker299]

Let's be honest, Teddy Roosevelt wanted to make sure there would be enough animals to kill in the future, and everyone went along with it because if there wasn't any animals he'd start hunting people.

[@tylerbushong3452]

Only reason Jefferson’s on it is because of the Louisiana Purchase.

[@michaelstagar4254]

To be fair he was the first modern president. TR was the original 20th century president.

[@thefinnishchamp]

Good question, but you can't have WWE Mount Rushmore without Bruno

[@rude73dog]

Kwizera Moses If you don’t drop Colt for the Question mark, asses will be kicked

[@SAM-ru4vx]

Bruno is from the regional days not the cable tv era. Sorry but he is not on my list.

[@drg5352]

Without Bruno Sammartino, the WWF would have died. He saved the then WWWF in the 60's, then was blackmailed out of retirement in the early 80's to save it from bankruptcy again during the national expansion.

[@marcelmoreau2733]

Yes you can. Bruno on WWWF Rushmore bu not WWE. Have to consider them as different companies.

[@alie6718]

Thank you for your messages. Growing up in the late 90’s, I was only exposed to the attitude era on forward. However when going back, I’ve gained huge appreciation for 70’s and 80’s nwa and would argue that it even produced better content than what wwf had on at the time. Having said that, it’s difficult to put Cena out of the Mount Rushmore because of his overall run and contribution to the business. Hogan will also be a given. Austin is probably the most popular wrestler of all time specifically within the wrestling fans/community. And finally, I cannot find a way to remove Rocky because he was the perfect package of what the face of wrestling for the mainstream fans would look like as well as his work in such a short run which surpassed 99% of the wrestlers from any era. Having said that, Bruno deserves the recognition as well.

[@thesupervisor3270]

She said “tell the youngsters about Terry Funk” but your memory only goes back to Survivor Series 97? Oooooh kkkkk and Sting goes on the WCW Mount Rushmore NOT NWA

[@SuperDevolution]

Sting, Flair, NWO (maybe?), Goldberg (maybe?). The Mount Rushmore of WCW is actually a lot harder because they were hot for such a brief period of time that it's hard to judge who belongs on it. Flair and Sting are easy for longevity, but I'm kind of meh on everyone else.

[@douglaswilson95]

Yep

[@cirenosnor5768]

Goldberg??? C’mon

[@natehandford5030]

@@SuperDevolution It would have been Flair, Sting, DDP and Nash. The 80s top guy and the three 90s top guys. Goldberg was getting stale. Some people were chanting Goldberg sucks in the buildings.

[@SuperDevolution]

@@natehandford5030 Nash might have booked himself for the spot, but I don't think he was ever big enough on his own. It was a package deal with the NWO. I liked DDP, but I don't think he was one of the 4 most important or biggest guys in company history. Except for the Sting/NWO angle in '97, no one in company history drew more than Goldberg in '98. He was on fire until bad booking did him in too.

[@randyshopher7146]

Gorgeous George made wrestling viable on tv. Sputnik Monroe was instrumental in bringing black folks into the fold.

[@jasperdriver8546]

Wahoo McDaniel was criminally underrated

[@chadk890]

His heel turn was bad ASS.

[@jasperdriver8546]

I thought the Crockets missed the boat big-time on a potential wahoo versus flair match at star cade 84 But going with big dust wasn’t bad either

[@TranceMasterJack]

I broke Wahoo's leg! 7

[@smartphonerick]

love these podcast from cornette..they really make my day easier

[@rich19727]

It’s still real to me damnit!

[@noahhossman7070]

I have a job where I drive a lot and these podcasts definitely make the time go by.

[@blacksmith44]

To have a "Mount Rushmore" in the WWF without Bruno Sammartino is just wrong!

[@yoholmes273]

Bruno, Hogan, Austin. Cena

[@MaxxCoyote]

@@yoholmes273 No way Cena goes in over Andre

[@yoholmes273]

@@MaxxCoyote You're right. I fucked up

[@Whatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhat]

@@MaxxCoyote and this is what fucks the whole Rushmore question up lmao

[@thegoughandbordenfamily8234]

@@MaxxCoyote Cena is the poster boy for a crap Era. He goes nowhere near Mt rushmore

[@Mr.Majestic77]

I think I speak everyone in saying the NWA Mount Rushmore needs to have a much bigger list lol.

[@gregbailey8253]

NWA: Lou Thesz Harley Race Ric Flair Dusty Rhodes WWE: Bruno Sammartino Hulk Hogan Steve Austin The Rock

[@scottmcginn2169]

Pretty close to mine, only change is I'd drop out Rock for Taker. Dusty I'd definitely have on there, even when he went north in the 70's and wrestled the series against Superstar Billy Graham in the WWWF he was so over. He travelled and was an NWA stalwart.

[@user-uu8up6ki9u]

NWA is good WWE: Bruno Hogan Taker Shawn Michaels

[@RogerLockridge]

I put in Andre instead of Rock but agree on the others.

[@vanalbright9868]

We can't forget about Andre the Giant

[@madbrowniac7871]

Greg: You'd have to have The Funks and The Briscos in serious consideration as well. And Jerry Lawler would have a sort of Rushmore Free Agency. Also Gordon Solie definitely merits NWA consideration.B.W.

[@SuperDevolution]

When they sculpted the Mount Rushmore, there were only about 30 Presidents at the time. If I'm being honest, most of them were crappy or mediocre, (Nobody's putting Buchanan, Fillmore, Pierce, Johnson, Tyler, or William Henry Harrison on anything) so it wasn't exactly a tough competition. That's why "Who's on the Mount Rushmore of X" with this level of competition never makes sense to me.

[@mike04574]

Adams?

[@williamflowers9435]

The real problem with making a Mt. Rushmore is that everyone thinks it’s the 4 best… Washington represents the birth/founding of the nation Jefferson… the expansion of the nation (Louisiana purchase, manifest destiny) Lincoln… the unity of the nation (holding it together thru civil war and reunification) Roosevelt… the nation becoming a world power (acquired territories, Spanish American War)

[@210Dinero]

WWE: Bruno, Hogan, Austin, Cena NWA: Thesz, Rodgers, Harley, Flair

[@wackozackoyt]

This is spot on

[@thefranchise2356]

Can't support it. I'd yank Cena and put Rock up there. Rock transcended the business even when he was active and continues to.

[@scooobydoo27]

Taker has to be on there.

[@bryanmurphy1107]

@Joe Greene longevity though, Taker drew serious money over the years and sold s shit tonne of merchandise

[@rude73dog]

Joe Greene Andre was worldwide favorite. Hard to put him in one company

[@garyhen2028]

In the thumbnail pic.....the 4 faces of corny lol, spot on Travis, well done!

[@tyote]

Y'know, Corny really looks like Mark Mothersbaugh.

[@ricflairslastdoobie7605]

Context: Mark Mothersbaugh is an original member of Devo as well as the dude who does soundtracks including Rugrats

[@channelynta-yourlocalpubli244]

YES. HE. DOES.

[@je7055]

Holy shit, will never be able to unsee it.

[@sammmm87]

Thought the same thing, huge fan of both

[@mikelong2756]

And I bet your Mark from Markville Mississippi 😂

[@jonbaird8835]

Mount Rushmore of NWA? Ric Flair, Terry Funk, Harley Race, and Dusty Rhodes. Sting was GREAT. Once in a generation talent; but Harley Race has GOT to be there.

[@shanebagin]

You have the same Mt. Rushmore as me.

[@thomaskia8441]

If you dont put Lou Thesz on a NWA Mount Rushmore you are out of your mind

[@mike04574]

take terry funk out

[@EddieHenderson92]

@@mike04574 NO

[@sonic-qh7ed]

harley race is no.1. no doubt.

[@TheMagnificentMongoSlade]

The WWF Mt. Rushmore needs to feature Andre as well. So Bruno, Hulk, Andre and Austin.

[@christophmatthews4313]

Perfect.

[@mikegatti3349]

Tough to disagree

[@ikill4klondikebars]

Andre and not Taker?

[@bogmon]

Andre carried wrestling into a whole new level. Hogan isnt even Hogan without the Andre match at Wrestlemania. Kids like me grew up watching him on old black and white tvs wrestling three jobbers at a time. It was a glorious freak show

[@madddoggnogood1491]

WWF/E : Hogan, Taker, Rock , Austin or Hogan, Andre, Rock Austin Professional Wrestling History: Flair, Rock , Austin, Undertaker

[@UnitedForeverWeStand]

Love the show really has a lot of detail and stories.

[@poindexterflex3528]

Cena is not in any Rushmore conversation at all.

[@redpanda3815]

Well that’s not true at all the man was a draw for years and had some amazing feuds

[@poindexterflex3528]

@@redpanda3815 Sure he was. Sure he did.

[@fearthescarecrow666]

Best way to do the Mt Rushmore argument is to do it by decade. 60s 70s 80s 90s 00s and 10s. Cause honestly its always gonna change

[@nickonite]

Here's a question for you. Guys like Hogan, Taker, Shawn, and AJ Styles who have been on top in multiple decades. Which decade would you correlate each to.

[@shubhamdeshpande6320]

@@nickonite hogan 80s, taker 90s and 2000s, Shawn 90s, AJ 2010s

[@LanceJ.]

@@nickonite AJ styles lol

[@EddieHenderson92]

Too much, best way to do it is your pre-1984 territory day wrestlers Mount Rushmore and a separate for the WWF/E guys starting with what Hogan kicked off in 1984.

[@trapmontana9440]

The many faces of Jim

[@pabsts____3964]

Looks like Jim turns into JJ Dillon.

[@MrEggplant]

Some of Travis Heckel's best work on that art :)

[@halfwaydecent6842]

My Grandma was such a huge Johnny Weaver fan, if we were watching on TV and Johnny was getting beat up she'd leave the room. lol Got to see Weaver in person a few times at the YMCA gymnasium!

[@Briansgate]

Main problem with people, like the person that sent the mail, only pull from what they saw, or in recent memory. Like Corny said, where was Bruno? Buddy Rodgers? Harley Race? they only picked people withing 30 years of each other. You gotta branch out if you're going to do a list like that.

[@jasonnewbery]

Your artist for these videos is amazing lol

[@n0m4nic]

Mt Rushmore is less a best of but rather a most prominant. Washington was the first president, Jefferson authored the Deceleration of Independence, Lincoln reunified the states, and Roosevelt created the parks system where the monument stands. NWA Lou Thesz- most prominent champion Verne Gagne- Biggest unofficial champion Orville Brown- first champion Buddy Rogers (as far from Thesz as possible)- major gimmick champion WWE Bruno Samartino- first original champion Hulk Hogan- brought wrestling to a mainstream audience Andre The Giant- biggest spectacle champion Stone Cold Steve Austin- initiated the most profitable wrestling period WCW Ric Flair-first champion Sting- the WCW guy champion Ron Simmons- first black champion Hollywood Hogan- NWO champion

[@n0m4nic]

@@Asfgxff The monument is of the first 130 years and who expanded or preserved the union. Theoretically, Zachary Taylor, Andrew Jackson, and Ulysses S Grant would be equally applicable. The worst Roosevelt did was get Woodrow Wilson elected, and our textbooks still suffer because of it, but the progressives of the time was far different from what we have today. Hell, their emphasis on muckraking would have a field day with the media we have now, and there would be a firm boot in the ass of big tech right now.

[@michakomisarek3885]

And Corny, I love. And funk you for entartaining me and my wife every week :-). A long-time wrestling fan from Poland:-)

[@philiphowell6336]

When I think of NWA I think of Ric Flair, he should definitely be on there.

[@sheep1903]

That picture is tremendous.

[@lusterthomas2435]

I think the guy was thinking about WCW when he mentioned sting.

[@victorflores2780]

You have to have Verne Gagne for his work prior to the AWA and after.

[@DC-hy2rg]

That artwork is pure gold.

[@antwilder]

Once again the guy that makes the thumbnails need a raise

[@gtor2286]

NWA : Ric Flair, Harley Race, Jack Brisco, and Lou Thesz. Honorable mentions to Terry Funk, Dory Funk Jr and Buddy Rogers.

[@mr.mirchenstein6549]

Johnny Weaver’s forehead looked like one of those old slots you’d insert the coins, in one of those old quarter or nickel machines at the grocery store 🪙

[@tobiasfarragut292]

Sorry Lou, We gotta get Sting 🦂on there

[@thomaskia8441]

WWE Mount Rushmore: Bruno Sammartino, Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, John Cena

[@madddoggnogood1491]

For me WWF/E: Hogan, Rock, Austin, Undertaker Honorable mentions: Savage, Andre, Cena, Lesnar, HBK, Bret Hart WCW/JCP/GCW: Sting, Flair, Vader, Dusty Honorable mentions: Luger, Steamboat, The Steiners ECW: RVD, Tommy Dreamer, Tazz, The Dudleys Honorable mentions: Sabu, Sandman, Raven, Rhyno TNA/IMPACT : AJ Styles, Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Sting Honorable mentions: Jeff Hardy, EC3, Bobby Roode, Christian Cage NJPW: Inoki, Muta, Liger, Tanahashi Honorable mentions: Fujanami, Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura ROH: Bryan Danielson, CM Punk, Jay Lethal, Nigel Mcguiness Honorable mentions: Kevin Steen, The Briscoes, The Young Bucks, Adam Cole, Tyler Black Professional Wrestling History: Flair, Austin, Rock, Undertaker Honorable mentions: Dusty, Andre, Hogan, Savage

[@DC-wh2yk]

good list dude only I think I might have Bruno in WWF/E

[@chrishickey2151]

Professional Wrestling History - Add Bruno and subtract Rock. Bruno held the belt for 10 years Rock had 8 title Reigns that averaged 45 days each.

[@madddoggnogood1491]

@@chrishickey2151 so what??? This is my list do your own. Rock stays on mine

[@sammmm87]

Lol how does the rock make any of these ? Hes just your favorite wrestler?

[@robertsexton2965]

Well you left out the AWA

[@stephencraft2618]

All time: Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Bruno Sammartino and Lou Thesz

[@blacksmith44]

You have to put Sammartino ahead of everyone else, because his reign is longer than theirs!

[@kevinp7519]

You cant leave out Harley Race

[@thomaskia8441]

Actually should be: Lou Thesz, Jim Londos, Ric Flair and The Undertaker

[@jakubwidlarz]

I'd say the all-time Mount Rushmore of Memphis would be: Sputnik Monroe, Jackie Fargo, Dundee, and Lawler.

[@davidlayne4147]

Allie from Toronto, Ontario? Is The Bunny stalking Jim? Maybe she's taking knowledge of real wrestling back to AEW.

[@martyc909]

NWA: 1948-1988 Lou Thesz Ric Flair Harley Race Dory Funk Jr. WWF: 1963-2002 (I’m ending WWF in 2002, because after WWF bought WCW and became WWE, it was a different business. Just like we are not adding the Pioneer days pre-1952, the modern era is a different business and harder to compare.) Bruno Sammartino Hulk Hogan Steve Austin Pedro Morales For shits and giggles, the Pioneer Era (kayfab part only, not the half shoot maybe it was a work era pre-1919): Ed Lewis Jim Londos Joe Stecher Gorgeous George

[@martyc909]

This might be the most perfect list I’ve ever seen for these Mt. Rushmore questions

[@thomaskia8441]

Pre 1919 Era would be: Joe Stecher, Frank Gotch, George Hackenscmidt, Martin Burns

[@martyc909]

@@thomaskia8441 you are right… lol, why did I add Gorgeous George, knowing he’s post-1919.

[@thomaskia8441]

@@martyc909 maybe cuz you didn’t read your comment properly but also why did you answer your own comment?

[@martyc909]

@@thomaskia8441 honestly, I think I was responding to someone else who’s comment disappeared, or they were banned or something.

[@theoregonguy]

These really are impossible lists to finalize, so many wrestlers had different impacts on the business at different times. We can't go on ticket sales, because of arena sizes, and inaccurate reporting for taxes/paydays. There's no way to measure merchandise sales for earlier wrestlers, or attendance for free spot shows either.

[@magnusyarbrough5527]

unfortunately we have to work with what we got. i think the only qualifier here would be inflation, market size, and market share. like yeah cena draws tons of dollars nominally, but he was also the guy whenever only wwe existed in terms of national tv on majour networks.

[@dominicomegon4714]

It's not impossible. Just very difficult.

[@unchainamv2912]

Harley race is on my nwa rushmore

[@jeffreyfreeman4843]

Bruno, Flair, Hogan and The Rock.

[@AGH69]

NWA Mount Rushmore writes itself. Surfer Sting, Dark-Haired Sting, Crow Sting and Wolfpac Sting.

[@chwenhoou]

My brain immediately went to Flair, Harley Race, and Dusty Rhodes for the NWA. But the fourth escapes me.

[@Katie_The_Libra]

Wwf should be bruno, Hulk, Austin, and Cena

[@brewer921]

A better question would be ... What would be your dream promotion -- 10 or so singles wrestlers and 10 or so tag teams?

[@williamflowers9435]

Harley Race needs to be on there

[@itsyoboi9914]

10/10 for the thumbnail

[@SamuelGates-db3jz]

Hey Ma, more Corn please.

[@terryengland3212]

HARLEY RACE for sure imo!

[@siddhanth3044]

Sting on the NWA Rushmore doesn't work. On the WCW Mt. Rushmore, he would be on there first.

[@sgtraytango]

But then who else would go on it? Vader? Hogan? It wasn't him who turned business around, it was the nWo so maybe Nash or Hall? And then there'd be the later years when the younger wrestlers dominated the locker room, so who'd represent that? Booker T? Scott Steiner? Jeff Jarrett? Rey Mysterio Jr.?

[@brianpizza1344]

How the nwa blonde hair sting was more popping than flair at the time

[@Assenayo]

WCW mount Rushmore would be Sting, Flair, Goldberg and unfortunately, Hollywood Hogan

[@ADrockstar22]

honorable mention for WWE goes to the Brooklyn Brawler. Longevity count

[@douglasrose6660]

Iron mike sharpe

[@Kingsc84]

I was about to say what about Harley Race. I’m only 36 and don’t know how I remembered in was NWA lol.

[@jasonvoorhees6416]

Mr race is that you ? What are you doing?…………… fucking

[@jddye9652]

Rick Flair, Harley Race, Dusty Rhodes, and Ole Anderson would be my four.

[@RealSasquatchWatch]

so in 40 yrs u would put 4 on there that appear on the same shows?

[@mr.mirchenstein6549]

Buddy Rogers, Rocca, Hogan, Austin, Undertaker, Andre & Bruno. That’s my WWE/WWF Mt Rushmore…Mine has 7, and I don’t think you can do a fair list without all those guys. They were all equally important in their own way, at their own time. I like Jim’s NWA list. Only I would Add on Strangler Lewis. I know he held the original version of the title, but the lineage carried over, & he was behind Thesz for all those important moments. Not to mention his incredible influence on modern day wrestling as we know it today.

[@zekun4741]

Washington - Lou Thesz Jefferson - Bruno Samartino Lincoln - Hulk Hogan Roosevelt - Steve Austin

[@dolandarkxgrandayy6953]

Hogan is too racist to be Lincoln lol

[@CactusInsane]

@@dolandarkxgrandayy6953 you sir made my day 😂😂😂😂

[@mikegatti3349]

Good list, I have Andre instead of Austin

[@tonyjackson4078]

I'd put Savage on a Rock n Wtestling era mount Rushmore. I grew up in South Carolina. Boogie Woogie Jimmy Valiant was huge, just like Wahoo McDaniel.

[@chadk890]

Mt. Rushmore managers is Heenan, Jimmy Hart, Corny, Lou Albano.

[@jmhproductions7335]

Freddie Blassey

[@fivestar1836]

Baron Von Raschke vs Johnny Weaver 1978 is a fun clip

[@matthewpearlingi3332]

WWE mount rushmore..Undertaker,Austin,Hogan,Bruno..All pillars in the success of that company..

[@tevinlandry1885]

As much as I love Taker, he's not on that Mt Rushmore. Rock has gotta be on there instead.

[@matthewpearlingi3332]

@@tevinlandry1885 I pick undertaker because of he was a star on the wwe roster allmost 30 years.He has respect all through the industry,he drew money for the company for a long long time.The Rock is an icon.But he left the company and became a movie megastar.The Undertaker never left.

[@wackozackoyt]

Taker was always A star, but he was never THE star. There are several people I'd put on before taker

[@tevinlandry1885]

@@matthewpearlingi3332 great points. I'm not hating on your choices, I love lists like these. It's fun to see which wrestlers and eras fans were most influenced by.

[@georges4835]

Love to know who Jim’s Mount Rushmore would be from current wrestlers (apart from mjf)

[@jmhproductions7335]

Timothy Thatcher, MJF, Mance Warner, Teddy Hart

[@Search4theYeti79]

WWE: Sammartino, Hogan, Austin, Rock NWA: Thez, Race, Flair, Rhodes AWA: Gange, Bockwinkle, Lawler, Perfect ECW: Van Damn, Dreamer, Sabu, New Jack

[@thomaskrug9277]

The only changes I would make to this list (with respect to your opinion) would be WWE Undertaker instead of Rock, and ECW Shane Douglas instead of New Jack. But that's just me.

[@dominicomegon4714]

Putting New Jack over Sandman is a ballsy take. lol

[@madbrowniac7871]

ECW: Douglas, Dreamer, Raven, and Taz.B.W.

[@thomaskrug9277]

@@madbrowniac7871 can't believe I forgot Raven or Taz

[@bobbeckey6941]

you take cornette to seriously. were you even alive for bruno? and Lawler? the rock?

[@mr10tomidnight]

Jim Cornette in his heel persona would have himself, Stan Lane, Dennis Condrey, and Bobby Eaton on the NWA Mount Rushmore

[@chadk890]

And deserving of it

[@jason_008]

I am a long time fan of Mr. Cornette going back to 83/84 when the Midnight Express came to my hometown of San Antonio,Tx in the old Joe & Harry Freeman Colosseum. Who would be on your Mount Rushmore of Texas Wrestlers.(wrestlers from/or based in Texas)

[@worldoutreachchristiancent7464]

WWWF Mount Rushmore: Buddy Rogers, Bruno Sammartino, The Graham Brothers, Antonino Rocca.

[@whitebathroomguy]

NWA mount Rushmore.. Bill Mulkey, Randy Barber, George South and Thunderfoot...Ray Traylor as a jobber to Tully Blanchard before becoming big bubba Rogers...lol

[@bogmon]

How is Andre the Giant not mentioned anywhere. He carried wrestling into the mainstream television era. He was a legendary draw.

[@markmelo2779]

Probably because he never stayed in one promotion for very long.

[@stevew7571]

got to have Harley Race on that list

[@someparts]

Got clear to the end but the TDS still there. SAD

[@yoholmes273]

NWA - Lou Thesz, Harley Race, Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes. WWE - Bruno, Hogan, Austin, Taker

[@MrJjburgess11]

What about WCW Rushmore? Hollywood Hogan Sting Flair Goldberg?

[@mr.mirchenstein6549]

Can’t forget about Ed The Strangler Lewis either….That’s why these lists are impossible. Wrestling has been around for too long for just 4 names…

[@johngallagher72]

Thez, Flair, Rogers, Race, Jack Brisco

[@johngallagher72]

@nw 45 yes ..sorry aboot that...forgive my ignorance as I'm Canadian and we hate excluding anyone eh ...let me swig my Molsons and take a bite of my beaver tail while I think of who I would leave out... I guess the hoser that gets left off would be Brisco eh ?

[@LanceJ.]

Lmao @ Sting

[@lyricsanonymous9036]

Bruno, Andre, Hogan, Austin Thesz, Brisco, Race, Flair

[@Halbared]

Bruno, hulk, Bret and Steve if four is strict but I’d also like Andre and Rock

[@nopenottoday8490]

Ric Flair, Terry Funk, Harley Race, Dusty Rhodes

[@eugeneturner8666]

Denny hodge

[@timmylong833]

Kwizera Moses excellent take sir

[@guaromiami]

If "consistency" is one of the criteria (as the questioner mentioned), then the Undertaker deserves a spot more than Steve Austin.

[@Airdathegamer]

Am I the only one who wants to see these two commentating on a wrestling match together?

[@UnnameableGreviance]

If you were to have one for who made wrestling what it is today: Toots Mont, Gorgeous George, Riki Dousan, Vincent K. McMahon.

[@TheSwerveShow]

Hogan,Macho,Andre,Flair! You’re Welcome ❤️

[@chrischar9428]

ROFLMFAO

[@csnide6702]

Ric Flair , Harley Race , then argue about the rest..... for me it's Terry Funk and Jack Briscoe.

[@mr.mirchenstein6549]

How do you have these lists without ANDRE THE GIANT? Harley Race….The Undertaker….Thesz, Rogers, Rocca…

[@robfinlay8058]

WWF: Bruno, Hogan, Austin, Rock. NWA: Thesz, Brisco, Race, Flair WCW: Flair, Sting, Hogan, Goldberg AWA: Verne, Crusher, Mad Dog Vachon, Bockwinkel ECW: Terry Funk, Sabu, Sandman, Raven TNA: Jarrett, Styles, Angle, Samoa Joe, ROH: Samoa Joe, Danielson, McGuinness, Jay Lethal

[@mrpants5462]

Wwe: mantar, phantaso, red rooster, Isaac yankum

[@MrJjburgess11]

Damn no room for Brooklyn Brawler?

[@daleharris3809]

I was gonna include Giant Gonzales but his head would require a separate mountain

[@justanotheresperantolearne9246]

Jim is right. Teddy did know the sculptor

[@nunyabidness7463]

NWA Lou Thez, Harley Race, Ric Flair have to be on there. 4th is debatable

[@gjfwang]

People who ask about Mount Rushmore of something are people who would put Sting on it for NWA

[@thereal9118]

Late 70’s - Late 80’s NWA Mt Rushmore of Jobbers: 1. Rocky King 2. Randy Mulkey 3. Snake Brown 4. Bill Mulkey/Mike Jackson/George South/Chick Donovan/Whoever faced the Road Warriors, Abdullah, Brody, Mark Lewin

[@chrisalscher4852]

Gladiator #1

[@dimedraweriv258]

The Italian Stallion , Buddy Lee Parker , Tommy Angel , Barry Horowitz , Reno Riggins , and the Cuban Assassin.

[@dimedraweriv258]

Gene Ligon lol

[@thereal9118]

Libertarian Mind Wow. Great find. Gene Fkn Legion Adding Ron Rossi & my ex neighbor Sgt. Jacques Goulet too

[@jasonsager6535]

Don't forget Randy Barber

[@worldoutreachchristiancent7464]

NWA Mount Rushmore: Buddy Rogers, Lou Thesz, Ric Flair, Harley Race.

[@MilMaska]

"When I think. Than i must be working for the best and making the most" - Ric Flair

[@n4l734]

Jim Cornette is the God of Wrestling!!!! When he dies a piece of wrestling will die with him.

[@halwarner3326]

It is The Mulkeys , and any two others.