The GOAT of Every Wrestling Promotion!

The GOAT of Every Wrestling Promotion!
When it comes to the world of wrestling, everyone wants to be great. And why not? After all, it’s a highly competitive field and the better you’re considered to be, the more money you’re going to make at the end of the day. That said, for as many greats as there are out there, only one can be considered the GOAT of each individual promotion. And while the reasons for this can vary, with some being great in ring workers, other being better with promos, and others just being more legitimate in the way that they carry themselves, they each stand alone atop the mountain, with no able to touch them. But who are these wrestlers? Well, that’s exactly the question we’re looking to answer today. So, join us today as we cover every major company North America has ever had to offer in Who’s The GOAT?: Every Promotion’s Greatest Wrestler.
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[@WRESTLEWITHANDY]

Fill out who you think the GOAT of Every Promotion is? 🤘🏻💪🏻🤟🏻👊🏻 WWWF: WWF: WWE: NWA: WCW: ECW: TNA: AEW ROH: NXT:

[@jaxonjaxoff3291]

WWWF- Bruno Sammartino (The Overall GOAT) WWF-Stone Cold Steve Austin (What?) WWE-John Cena (sorry) NWA- Ric Flair (Woo) WCW- Sting (ITS STINGGGGGGGGGG) ECW- Rob VAN DAMN TNA- The Phenomenal AJ Styles AEW- MJF (Better than Mox) ROH- Bryan Danielson (YGGYFHKI) NXT- Johnny Gargano (you convinced me)

[@FaysalIsGoated]

WWWF: Bruno Sammartino WWF: Stone Cold Steve Austin WWE: John Cena NWA: Ric Flair WCW: Sting ECW: RVD/Tommy Dreamer TNA: AJ Styles AEW: MJF/Jon Moxley ROH: Samoa Joe/Bryan Danielson NXT: Adam Cole/Finn Balor

[@luedanger561]

WWWF: Sammartino WWF: The Rock WWE: John Cena NWA: Ric Flair WCW: Sting ECW: Rob Van Damn TNA: AJ Styles AEW: Chris Jericho ROH: CM Punk NXT: Ciampa WWC: Carlito

[@luedanger561]

@@jaxonjaxoff3291 great pick with MJF. Definitely a future GOAT

[@jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545]

I really think that an argument could be made for Sting in TNA as well. He held that promotion together with his grit and guts, especially when AJ was being underutilized.

[@zlinedavid]

I love how you separated out WWE, WWF and WWWF and think that it’s entirely fair to do so. The requirements for being a “top guy” were vastly different in 1971 vs 2001 vs 2011.

[@TheMuscleMan2244]

The older days of wrestling had to have people that actually drew money. In the WWE era, it’s more about who the company chooses

[@evilmejosh]

I agree. I like how it was divided up by organization, but you have to look at basically the time period. Do you talk to some older people they're going to talk about Vern Ghana and a lot of others probably from the late '70s and early to mid '80s. But if you will get the mid to late '80s, you can't deny that hulkamania brought wrestling to the forefront. I personally started watching in the mid '90s, and for me it was Sting, Steve Austin, the rock, The undertaker, Hall, Nash, Mick Foley, etc. So it's kind of hard to really name exactly just one person. Like do you look at the overall body of work and longevity? Do you work at the entire influence of the industry? I mean I'm surprised the undertaker wasn't on the list, since he's been going for 30 years before retirement; which is a hard thing to do in the business as injury, addiction, etc take a lot of them out in the late '30s and early '40s

[@duckz3099]

YES. I AGREE. I commented about the Cena shit but that was WWE LMAO. I completely agree with how he had it all seperated.

[@Jetup24]

It's not wwwf it was just wwf

[@zlinedavid]

@@Jetup24 It was known as the WWWF until 1979. It then became the WWF until 2002, when it was renamed to WWE.

[@ajtaylor8750]

Sting was without a doubt the face of WCW especially in the heat of the Monday Night Wars with WWF. For 15 months he showed up as The Crow Sting, said nothing, and never wrestled a match yet carried the company the entire way even with the NWO being there. He'll always be one of my all-time favorite wrestlers, no matter the brand.

[@alabamamagick]

definitely agree with you on that!

[@Jetup24]

Goldberg was the face of WCW.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@Jetup24 for 1 year

[@machpandac]

As problematic as it may be, the face off WCW during the monday night wars was the NWO. The Outsiders taking over was the most compelling reason for viewers to tune in. Don't get me wrong, WCW was brimming with talent, but the plot development was lacking until the NWO came to town. the people really dug the whole foreign takeover. it explains why the majority of the people even cheered for the heel organization (nwo) vs the good company (wcw).

[@unknownunknown3692]

@@pleaseshutup7053 from 1998 til the end it wqsa goldberg. His peak was 1998 though.

[@bricktop.]

One of my all time Austin favourite entrances was when he came down to save the WWF from WCW & ECW during the invasion. The pop was off the scale and JR absolutely losing his shit on commentary still gives me goosebumps to this day.

[@Beano369]

All 7 stunners made this moment truly legendary

[@cerebralfanatic]

That's literally my favorite wrestling moment lol

[@DavidxBoyd]

It was like Optimus Prime in the 80s transformers movie

[@falconmclenny7284]

Oh he's walking! He's talking! Love when he pulls up in the truck and just start opening cans of whoop ass. Edge getting thrown around backstage is peak wrestling.

[@retronerds6884]

@@DavidxBoyd this is so accurate 🤣😭

[@xolaxman2883]

😂😂You always get me when saying "Big Match John"

[@joshbunton6424]

It always shocks me seeing young AJ Styles in both WCW and TNA

[@chrisgaleana6215]

more WCW, imo, his best work is mainly at TNA, he was pretty much the top guy there

[@shoeplayisbad1]

@@chrisgaleana6215 no his best work was new Japan and ring of honor

[@georgelaflare]

@@shoeplayisbad1I don’t agree. He was already established when he went to those places and he joined an already established faction that he kinda felt out of place in

[@shoeplayisbad1]

@@georgelaflare he wasn't really established in ring of honor He was established when he was in Tna though

[@mattchristensen3519]

Moxley for AEW? I don’t know about that one, Andy. He’s definitely a more worldwide known star, but I really think it’s MJF who deserves that title. Maybe I’m alone in that opinion, but he’s undoubtedly the biggest homegrown star of the promotion

[@andreasschoen1702]

I agree with you mjf is the real goat of AEW

[@igortroy]

Not Kenny Omega?

[@andreasschoen1702]

@@igortroy kenny is good but I think that mjf is more recognazible ( sorry for my english )

[@satrigger1]

@@igortroy ok

[@anandkrishnanajayakumar132]

He is the upcoming star of AEW just like how theory is for wwe,you cannot ignore the work jon put throughout to carry aew for some years now

[@aceofspades001]

To me its always the Undertaker, he has the biggest clout WW and the one with the most consistent and remarkable career ever.

[@islandclubtech]

Yes, Taker should have been listed as GOAT for WWF/E

[@nicholausbell2749]

As good as Undertaker is he is not the goat he deserves to be in the conversation but he wasnt as over as Stone Cold was in the Attitude era

[@resulnaki]

@@nicholausbell2749 3 years of being over doesn't make you the goat. Sure, he accomplished a lot in a short time, but contrary to this video and popular belief among fanboys, the Rock was more over after 2001.

[@dtop668]

@@resulnaki No offense, but Austin did more for the WWF/E then The Rock. Not to take anything away from The Rock; he might have been more over, but Austin's success was a major influence on the entire Attitude Era.

[@markant9534]

@@islandclubtech hogan was a bigger star during the wwf era

[@mykenewman5821]

This was nice but a couple of promotions should be notably added AWA: Nick Bochwinkel CWA & USWA: Jerry "The King" Lawler WCCW: Kerry Von Eric

[@thomaskia8441]

NWA (Assosiation): Bill Longson

[@jesseelipford6736]

Myke Newman, Exactly!!! I was just about to type this. As a native Memphian, who used to wake up every Saturday morning in the 80's to watch the local wrestling, people simply don't realize how big the AWA,, CWA and USWA were during those territory days. I remember Sting's and the Ultimate Warrior's first match in Memphis as part of the AWA when they were called the Freedom Fighters/ Blade Runners and were nothing more than big, buff, and stiff muscle bound freaks with no personalities or in ring skills. Then I remember Hulk Hogan in Memphis as part of the AWA when he was called Terry Boulder and simply not famous at all. I remember the Undertaker as the Master of Pain somewhere during the late 80's in Memphis as part of the CWA and the Rock later being introduced as Flex Kavana in the USWA. All of this to say that despite all of those future legends and potential near GOATs of other promotions coming through the AWA, CWA and USWA in Memphis, Jerry Lawler was easily the GOAT of the CWA and USWA. You're right about Kerry Von Erich in the WCCW, and to show how big Jerry Lawler was at that time, he defeated Kerry Von Erich in a match which basically brought the WCCW to an end and unified the title.

[@belphegor9165]

GCW: Nick Gage

[@AceGoodheart]

AWA: Nick Bochwinkel WCCW: David Von Erich Stampede: Bret Hart CWA: Jerry Lawler Pacific Northwest: Roddy Piper

[@quinnsanders4676]

@@AceGoodheartlucha underground pentagon dark AAA blue deamon Jr njpw Jushin ligher

[@benespinosa6725]

AJ Styles was awesome in TNA I remember watching the December 2nd 2007 episode of TNA impact on Spike TV Live as it aired and I instantly became a fan of his and the Claire Lynch storyline and the Pairing with Ric Flair was Terrible IMO

[@rektl2036]

AJ and samoe joe were great. Still don't get it why samoa joe was in X division though

[@WRESTLEWITHANDY]

Thanks for watching, what should we cover in future videos? Also, make sure to drop a like to help get the video picked up by KZbin’s algorithm 💪🏻👊🏻

[@M.S.Fitness]

MJF

[@nWo89]

Antonio Inoki

[@Hallofshame-f7x]

The bloodline

[@kalebwatson-nims3594]

Besides individual wrestling careers so maybe Baba or Inoki in that regard. Or a video like this talking about groups of wrestlers so maybe the wrestlers with the most reigns of terror. So basically the early 2000’s triple h, late 2000’s early 2010’s John cena, hulk Hogan, the single wrestlers that dominated a certain point of time and often made people look bad to further their own career

[@jonathanbranhamsgaminganda8799]

Njpw retrospective would be cool after the death of Antonio inoki it will be a fitting tribute I think

[@noellegendary3120]

WWF 1980-1993:Hulk Hogan WWF 1994-1997:Bret The Hitman Hart WWF 1998-1999:Stone Cold Steve Austin WWF 2000-2001:The Rock WWE 2002-2004:Brock Lesnar WWE 2005-2019:John Cena WWE 2020-2022:Roman Reigns WCW 1997-2000:Sting AEW 2019-2022:Jon Moxley TNA 2002-2014:AJ Styles

[@sthbmc5963]

Solid list, except Austin owned 2001.

[@justinwilliams9262]

From 2007 to 2010 the Undertaker was the top one

[@rljmnm03]

Hope to have a next part which includes NJPW, NOAH, AJPW, AAA, CMLL and other independent wrestling promotions (RevPro,PWG, EVOLVE,CZW and other promotions). Maybe you can also include Stardom.

[@SnipingIsFun]

Chikara

[@spacequack5470]

Waste of time

[@LuchaGangsta]

Mistico for Cmll, Dr wagner jr for AAA, Misawa is AJPW, Hiroshi Tanahasi is NJPW, Shiozaki is NOAH. The rest would be hard to pin point imo

[@shanewillis316]

I just rewatched the Mankind vs The Rock match. All you hear is the glass shatter and the crowd goes nuts. Stone Cold is the GOAT of GOATS.

[@ShinbrigTV]

I mean the last Wrestlemania against Kevin Owens, that glass shattered and everybody freaked out.

[@fingersTitan]

Antonio Inoki says hello.

[@sporkinstien6571]

If his run dident get cut short by the broken neck, then Maybe. But when it comes down to it he was only the "stone cold" of legend for like 4 or 5 years? That shit can't even come close to comparing to the legendary careers of undertaker, Bret hart, Shawn Michael's ect ect.

[@lmaoitsmee1812]

@@sporkinstien6571 you got the last sentence backwards. Lol

[@kevingriener7441]

@@sporkinstien6571 Undertaker was never the face of the franchise, due in large part to the other two clowns you mentioned, who just about sunk the whole company because they forgot they were performers.

[@saurabhdeb2299]

John Cena is the whom i loved to watch in my childhood days but after i bought dvd casette of Attitude Era I got know Stone cold man that guy is total box office and probably the GOAT of wrestling

[@platform4entertainmenttv]

Man agree, I was 8 years old when I first saw Austin in 97 on tv, you had to watch it live to see it! Goat!

[@d3athr0ck3r]

Hard pass on Gargano. He was one of the best but Sami Zayn was 100% the goat of NXT. He was the one who put NXT on the map with his insane matches with Cesaro and as someone who was there in there in the crowd live from 2013-2018. There was never a more feeling of excitement from the crowd once Zayn won the NXT championship for the first time.

[@giancarlodiolata4581]

in terms of popularity yes sami won but in achievements imma go with gargano and gargano is kinda popular too

[@hylytreal5543]

I’d was thinking the same, Sami or Finn were the nxt goats

[@user-vh8bw6jt7j]

One could’ve said him or Kevin owens.. when KO faced cens it really legitimized NXT

[@elite_artist351]

While Sami was popular, Gargano was the goat of NXT from his story with Ciampa to him turning heel to the creation of the Way..Gargano was the man!

[@supermarroman9120]

Coulda made a solid argument for Seth or Finn too

[@dabigguy7788]

Hogan is the WWF GOAT. My personal favourite is Bret Hart, but i concede that Hogan is the biggest reason why it became so huge.

[@brandonc7303]

I agree.

[@derekandkaty4593]

It’s cool to hate on hogan now. This video is 27 minutes too long having not given Hogan his due.

[@danlc95]

Bill Eadie as AX is my all time favorite, but Hulk Hogan may just very well be the GOAT of all time, universally.

[@danlc95]

@@derekandkaty4593 - He must hate Hogan.

[@dylanmulroe9978]

Casual take

[@MTAVx2]

It’s kinda mind blowing how many genuine contenders there are for Goat of ECW, I could argue like 6 different people, and if RVD ever won the ECW World Title during real ECW I would say 7! I suppose you don’t always need the big title but it certainly helps, so I still say 6!

[@winddmmy]

raven

[@NateNizzle]

Agreed.. I didn't have Tommy Dreamer on my list though

[@brianlogsdon4824]

@@NateNizzle Tommy dreamer was more of a “heart and soul/glue guy/company guy” but I would have thought Raven or RVD.

[@menace4082]

I agree w/RVD. Because Andy said whenever TNA had to count on someone to have a good match they looked to AJ,, same with ECW. When Heyman needed a good match he would count on RVD. But I could also throw Raven in there for ECW Goat as well.

[@brianlogsdon4824]

“What about Raven?” 🤣

[@IStevenSeagal]

WWWF era: Sammartino Golden era: Hogan New Generation era: Bret Hart Attitude era: Austin and The Rock Ruthless Aggression era: Batista and Undertaker PG era: Cena and CM Punk Reality era: Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns

[@alphagames8737]

Facts

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Ruthless aggression is. Shawn Michaels

[@KingJadInfiniteHope]

Ruthless Aggression is definitely Cena, Batista, Orton, Undertaker. that era had too many stars, but cena is #1.

[@IStevenSeagal]

@@KingJadInfiniteHope You must have missed RA era if you put Cena over Batista and Undertaker.

[@KingJadInfiniteHope]

@@IStevenSeagal that’s my favorite era, i grew up watching it, cena was champion for over a year for a reason. Batista even made an entire fued with cena, over the fact that wwe chose him instead of Batista to be the face of the company. i know what i’m talking about.

[@marlon778]

Flair really is a good pick for "greatest in all of NWA" but you could also certainly give each of the old NWA territories. I'd love to see a video on this subject with NWA Mid America, CWA, WCCW, Midsouth, Polynesian Pro, etc.

[@shoeplayisbad1]

Nwa it was harley

[@Travlr013]

@@shoeplayisbad1 Not Thesz? Five years straight with the title, plus another 2 years after dropping it to Whipper Watson, then another 2-3 years after Rogers. I'll grant how many reigns Harley had -- and he was terrific, no doubt about it -- but a good argument can be had that Lou's total run (not including the NWAssociation reigns during the 30s and early 40s) puts him into some serious contention. At the same time, gotta think Rogers, who was a serious serious DRAW, because EVERYBODY wanted to see him get beat....

[@shoeplayisbad1]

@@Travlr013 you have a point

[@Undefeatable-jo2vr]

I disagree since someone like Jeff hardy who was so famous at the time and took tna wrestling to incredible hights

[@boy1da81]

Cena for sure is the GOAT babyface. Merchandise sales, mic work, in ring work, lockeroom respect, 13x world champion, over 650 make a wish visit.

[@Riot.92]

You lost me with the ring work 🤣

[@2682shark]

Hulk Hogan Main Evented the first 8 consecutive Wrestlemanias .. lol, he single handily brought professional wrestling from local territories to a mainstream national audience...

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Definitely not single handily macho man was right there with him. Flair and dusty was huge and wrestling was already known to the main stream. That’s just a lie wwe tells you. Macho man is so well known when people think of what a wrestle is suppose to be the imitate macho man. Your comment is disgraceful

[@TruckerJenkins82]

Hogan didn't main event Wrestlemania 4 although he was a peripheral part of it.

[@2682shark]

@@pleaseshutup7053 lol disgraceful?? It’s factual... without Hogan, wrestling does not boom in the 80s on a national stage .. end of story.. Macho Man did not become a main event guy until Wrestlemania 4.. by that time, Hulkamania was already running wild and selling out arenas across the country.. BROTHER!!!

[@Loganedward29]

Hold up. You got played. Remember that a lot of shade was played in building Hogan. Give an example, at WM3 Hogan was the main event with Andre but the crowd waited to talk with Savage and Ricky when the show was over. The fued with Jake Roberts was scrapped because when he did the ddt on Hogan in the snake out the crowd cheered. The jeering of Hogan was hidden for a long time till WcW started showing it prior to the heel turn

[@Loganedward29]

@@2682shark You literally just seen this happen with Roman. For 5 years most of us couldn't stand him but Vince pushed it so hard people started cheering him. Who is the goat isn't always determined by the fans at that time.

[@napalmstriker5173]

Lucha Underground goat: Pentagon Jr. (Penta el Zero M)

[@3tp]

Hell yeah. Lucha Underground had a great couple of years and Penta was on fire after it.

[@LombardItv_]

We need the next year in review, WCW storyline & NWA storyline ‼️‼️‼️ Appreciate tf out the time u put into this i don’t watch wrestling anymore but i love your content

[@junjunpr69]

I’VE HEARD DOZENS OF KZbinRS WANNA BE WRESTLING PODCASTERS AND NO ONE, BUT NO ONE COMES EVEN CLOSE TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR MAKING YOUR VIDEOS A WORK OF ART, YOU MY FRIEND ARE “The Goat” of KZbinRS BROADCASTERS! 💪🏼👊🏼

[@mikekariuki9523]

Shawn Michaels for me for wwe he changed its promotion from wrestling to a sporting entertainment

[@lukasblacc8330]

its taken me a while to believe but this is such a great channel 🔥

[@TheAirForceFly]

Love the channel but the info on stings crow turn was September/October 1996 and he dropped from the rafters March of 1997 at Uncensored. Just discovered you today. Outside of wrestling bios this is the best one I came across. Ima go through all the videos. But WCW 1995 to 98 was amazing

[@kcole3937]

We lost so many legends of the ring but Nature Boy Ric Flair loves it so much he literally can’t stay away One of my top 5 Woooooooooo

[@warrencapes8286]

Flair should have retired 20 years ago, he did nothing good for the business but show it up since the 2000s

[@BmanTheChamp]

I thought Ric was cutting a passionate promo when he said one time that he wants to die in the ring. Now, I'm not so sure he wasn't being completely serious.

[@93MisterE]

To be the man you have to beat the man and all I'm saying is champaign and cocaine are clearly not the man

[@venomousnate7263]

Jon Moxley being the GOAT of AEW is dead on. The aura he has, his great work and character, and the fact he bust his ass night in and night out is what is needed for a huge star. Probably my favorite wrestler in current era wrestling.

[@zemox2534]

Dude he is overrated. His matches are boring, his promos all sound the same and he bleeds in every match. I am surprised he died of blood loss at this point.

[@ShinbrigTV]

@@zemox2534 Guess you haven't read his memoir or watched any of his NJPW ya mark.

[@carter3369]

Jon Moxley is the worst wrestler in the world

[@ShinbrigTV]

@@carter3369 How??

[@16dwreck]

MJF

[@skunky-lee]

Love your videos brings back so many memories from my childhood I remember being so stoked to watch pro wrestling weekly ❤

[@jp3813]

3:44 Many who grew up during the Attitude Era assume that it was when pro-wrestling peaked in popularity. But the highest Nielsen rating that the Monday Night Wars achieved for a single show was 8.1 when Raw went unopposed, while the highest for Nitro was 6.0, also unopposed. Even if you combine those numbers despite them happening on different dates, they still don't reach the 1st Main Event special's 15.2 in 1988 [33 million viewers] that remains an all-time record for the business to this day. Raw's most-watched segment on TV was Austin vs Taker on 06/28/99, which achieved a 9.5 rating [10.72 million viewers] after Nitro went off the air eight minutes early. Yet the entirety of the 2nd Main Event drew an 11.6, the 3rd w/ 12.8, the 4th w/ 8.6, & the 5th w/ 6.7 in '91. The original 31-episode run of Saturday Night's Main Event also drew bigger show ratings in general [reaching a zenith of 11.6] than either Raw or Smackdown [the latter maxing out at 5.8, merely two decimals above the NWA's 1st Clash of the Champions] during their respective heydays. Those are just some of the reasons why The Golden Era is officially referred to as such.

[@alanmacdonald1457]

well its hard to compare the popularity of pro wrestling before and after everyone knowing wrestling is not real... also ain't those ratings based on how many people are watching tv? very different back then and also those ratings are not considered important anymore with the internet...

[@jp3813]

@@alanmacdonald1457 It's not hard at all given that you just gave another reason why pro-wrestling was more popular back in the 80s by pointing out that many thought it was real. TV ratings were the main focal point of the Monday Night Wars as Raw & Nitro competed for viewership back when the internet was at its infancy. And nobody considers any time period after the Attitude Era to be another boom for wrestling's popularity.

[@alanmacdonald1457]

all i wanted to say was that if you consider pre and post kayfabe as being different things, then the attitude era was the high point. i don't disagree with what you said in general @@jp3813

[@hankhenshaw619]

RVD was the goat. Love Dreamer but RVD most definitely

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Post ecw career he definitely was not the goat of the ecw run. He wasn’t even ecw champion

[@hankhenshaw619]

@@pleaseshutup7053 Dreamer didn't even want the world title. He held it for like 10 minutes. RVD elevated the TV title, and was main eventing pay-per-views with the TV title. And an RVD didn't break his leg he probably would have beat Mike Awesome for the world title.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@hankhenshaw619 if he didn’t break his leg he probably would have been the goat. I would go with sandman as the goat of ecw

[@dylanmulroe9978]

Such a casual take lmao

[@FrankeeTJ]

Absolutely

[@rollandcurtis874]

The GOAT of ECW is Rob Van Dam, but my favorite was Sabu ☝️!

[@dylanmulroe9978]

Such a casual take lmao

[@rollandcurtis874]

@@dylanmulroe9978 Yeah, except I was actually watching 90’s ECW live and you only watched 90’s ECW on KZbin, but you watched WWE’s ECW live…..so congratulations to you and your other fellow fake ECW fans. 🤫🤫🤫 Lol

[@kurtiscolbert8437]

Rick Flair! The kiss stealing, wheeling dealing, limousine riding, Jet flying, son of a gun! WOOO! I love Rick Flair

[@raidernation7427]

Like him or not, Cena was one of the hardest working champions ever. He traveled all around the world without missing too many Raw's. Even While filming the Marine, he only missed a cpl of Raw's. He's granted over 650 wishes. Stone Cold & Hogan were in higher demand but John was the guy that really tried to say yes to every appearance request.

[@victor03000]

Cena deserves respect. Classic storylines with Edge and Randy Orton, Styles, Brock.

[@mentalhaze4226]

Cena is well respected in th Biz and desearvingly so! dude was a workhorse for WWE and was extremely talented cutting promos in and out of the ring.

[@raidernation7427]

@Joseph Snider II sounds like ur trying to compare him to Hogan. Can u name 1 wrestler he's accused of buying? Big Show, CM Punk, JBL & Batista have all given him credit for his work ethic. Plz tell me who exactly has talked shit about him besides Kenny Dykstra & Ken Anderson. Orton had more to do with Anderson being fired than Cena & Dyksta buried himself with "the boys" & the fans simply didn't give a damn about him.

[@falconmclenny7284]

Wrestling died around him. It's his fault, and the people booking him, that wrestling is not what it used to be and will never reach those heights again. Basically.. fark John cena

[@MoeCamera]

Everyone worked hard not just cena…. Ppl work harder than cena but Vince only cares about pushing cena.

[@hexidecibel999]

Rock and Stone cold kind of share the mantle for the attitude era imo

[@midsectionmark8956]

Yes very true especially if you started watching in 1999 or remember more of 1999. That’s how I was. Watched 1997 and 98 but remember 99 and so on much more.

[@revilo-kf9xp]

I mostly agree with this video except for the ECW part. Most old-school ECW fans like myself never considered Dreamer as the "GOAT" of ECW. We respected him, but not held him to such high regards. Personally, I can't pick who can be defined as G.O.A.T., but Rob Van Dam is definitely on top of that list. Shane Douglas was a close one, as he literally was the Franchise of the promotion from early, mid, and late 90s. Taz is a solid contender. Since you said Mox was GOAT for AEW even though there are wrestlers who outclassed him on technical skills, I'll say Sandman is another worthy one. Sandman, RVD, Franchise, Taz, even Raven. But not Dreamer, with all due respect.

[@islandclubtech]

RVD should have been GOAT for ECW honestly. I know Dreamer was like heartbeat of the company, but RVD was the whole f'n show and brought a level of quality that few others in ECW could bring.

[@ns4lsb455]

RVD is most definitely the 🐐 of ECW only part of the vid that lost me

[@s0biektywnie]

If we're looking mostly at crowd interaction and reactions/pops I think it's hard to put someone over sandman

[@k-lee481]

Thanks for the new video, Andy 🤩🔥

[@mmurph]

Great video, great narrative, great segues, great talent highlighted.

[@littlebud9999]

👍

[@derreckpressley1463]

I like separating WWE and WWF, having said that I couldn't disagree with the goat of WWF more. I know Austin was the top guy of the attitude era, but his run was short (due to various injuries) and interrupted by the emergence of the Rock. Hulk Hogan almost single-handedly created the modern wrestling industry. Vince wanted to go national and goble up all the regional promotions, but he needed a star to promote and he found it in Hulk Hogan; the WWE would not exist as it does today without Hulk Hogan. In other words, there would not have been a Cena, Rock, DX, or Stone Cold if not for Hulk Hogan.

[@maverickrod2443]

Austin was a product of what was already laid by DX. His time was short and was with the times AND came with the Monday night wars which gave more attention to wrestling in general . Hogan literally carried all of wrestling for a decade. The goat for wwf is easily hogan

[@pav3039]

And there would not have been a Hulk Hogan if Bruno hadn't carried wwwf for a decade. Different names and geographical market, but still the same company. They have to split the McMahon family promotion into eras or you get into that cyclical thinking. Hogan carried the golden era. He was at wcw for the attitude era.

[@bucksolo703]

Stone cold this year sold the most merchandise of any wrestler now that tells you something. Stone cold is a Texas boy and as a Texas boy myself cant be more proud to share that similarity with him

[@mrhz4939]

For me , Chris Jericho is one of the GOAT in all wrestling industry and still wrestle in his 50's . Whether is the Painmaker , Demo-God , The Wizard , The Ocho , Le Champion , Lionheart or Y2J , he still make himself relevant throughout his wrestling career by reinventing his gimmick. Whether he is a heel or babyface, Chris Jericho is among the greatest wrestler of all time. Plus , he also a rockstar.

[@drums5785]

Agree!

[@DERRTYCHYBO]

Lol please

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@DERRTYCHYBO yes

[@davemcduringo4377]

Undeniably. Flair is the only competition to Jericho in this, and even his achievements fall flat to those of Jericho. Jericho by miles. People disagreeing are just haters who's favorite wrestler put Jericho over and they are salty about it, every fucking one of them.

[@littlebud9999]

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[@markjackson6431]

Nick Bockwinkel is the goat of the AWA. the Ric Flair of the AWA. the most underrated wrestler ever.

[@kevinpayton2664]

Kinda surprised the AWA wasn't mentioned.

[@markjackson6431]

@@kevinpayton2664 i know considering at one point it was the number 1 promotion in North America

[@kevinpayton2664]

@@markjackson6431 Yep

[@StraightEdgeJunkie]

Internet smarks often aren’t very knowledgeable about AWA. They repeat and parrot certain common narratives, and they generally revolve around companies other than the AWA. As in, it’s WWE, WCW, some surface level Crockett, ECW, and AEW. No AWA, no Florida, Memphis, Mid South…

[@jpbart1390]

during that time, hogan was becoming more popular, but verne gagne repressed him & denied him the title twice against bockwinkel. and this is where vince jr capitalised on hulkamania.

[@McStarkiller666]

So AWA no mention Nick Bokwinkel was a phenomenal wrestler and no mention

[@3tp]

tremendous oversight

[@kevinhill9431]

@@3tp indeed, he and Heenan were great together

[@Arthur5000]

this was an amazing video well done

[@Davidwest28]

I'm pretty sure it was the triple threat between Joe, Styles, and Daniel's at unbreakable that is widely considered TNAs best match. The match u listed was the rematch and was also amazing but not the one u fondly remembered

[@goryj2248]

You're correct. The match from 2005 is the better of the two.

[@Davidwest28]

@@goryj2248 thanks. I was starting to wonder if I was remembering wrong, but I stuck to my memory and commented it anyone. This is the first mistake I ever seen him make tho. I guess he's just not that into TNA in its glory days.

[@SnipingIsFun]

Agreed

[@christhornycroft3686]

The GOAT in wrestling is the one who drew the most money. That’s Stone Cold or Hulk Hogan.

[@honestreviewer7788]

Wwf - Bruno Nwa - flair Wcw - sting Ecw - Shane Douglas Tna - AJ Roh - Brian Danielson Aew - omega njpw - okata AAA - Konan Just my opinion. I'm also talking about having good matches and drawing money.

[@davidd.fletcher750]

Looking forward to this same list for international companies.

[@stingrey1571]

nxt-asuka ecw-RVD or taz

[@Austin-dl9dh]

When it comes to WWE, I personally think Stone Cold is the GOAT. Biggest draw of all time, got the loudest pops, has the two most iconic feuds with Vince and The Rock that many people consider is the best rival of all time, the main reason WWF survived the Monday Night Wars, still gets loud pops despite not making a lot of WWE appearances, and he did a lot in such a short span of his WWE career. Edit: I didn't realize you were separating WWF and WWE, haha. WWF: Stone Cold, WWE: John Cena I still say Stone Cold is the GOAT though.

[@moereese34]

It’s Hogan or Cena for me. Stone Cold run was just too short.

[@Austin-dl9dh]

@@moereese34 That's fair, man. I respect that.

[@fingersTitan]

Antonio Inoki was probably bigger than all of the ones talked about added together..

[@zlinedavid]

@@moereese34 Hogan was on top for longer, but Austin got to a slightly higher peak. It’s a close call no matter who you go with.

[@zlinedavid]

@@fingersTitan And Rikidozan was probably bigger than Inoki at one point.

[@Chris-xd4ho]

Sorry but personally I feel like the term GOAT should have more factors than who was the best draw. Sure it is important, but so is in-ring athleticism, gimmick presentation, and mic skills and many share these traits. However since GOAT is mostly just opinion sorry but it's true. I will list in my own personal opinion, which wrestlers fit the best into each category. This will only be WWF since I never really watched any other promotion, I'd occasionally change the channel to WCW but it was rare. GOAT draw -Stone Cold Steve Austin GOAT in-ring performer-Shawn Michaels GOAT gimmick-The Undertaker GOAT mic skills- The Rock But like I said it's all opinionated.

[@DODATification]

Love the content. Can we get a best rivalry series? Please and thanks

[@gsbmusic9835]

For me it’s Undertaker for wwe

[@vincebasile8721]

My 🐐 will forever be John Cena he’s the reason I became a huge wrestling fan & then went back & watched the attitude era & every other era & became big fans of people like Rock & Austin & became a true wrestling fanatic because Cena always had me hooked in any rivalry he was in as a kid & nowadays you see just how truly goated Cena is when people who couldn’t stand him missed him so much during the MITB return plus on top of that he’s had so many 5 star classics is one of the greatest promo guys ever if not the greatest & has over 600 plus make a wishes & sold his merch like crazy like he’s the complete package of as perfect a wrestler could be in my opinion & he’ll always be my personal Greatest Of All Time.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Gay

[@unknownunknown3692]

hahah damn

[@exodia9817]

GOAT of... NWA: Ric Flair WWWF: Bruno Sammartino WWF: Hulk Hogan (80s) Steve Austin (90s) WCW: Sting ECW: Tommy Dreamer TNA: AJ Styles ROH: Samoa Joe WWE: John Cena NXT: Johnny Gargano (Johnny Wrestling) AEW: Jon Moxley

[@jaydenrock]

Man, that’s a hard one. It would be between Austin, The Rock, and Sting. Dusty Rhodes, Macho Man, and Antonio Inoki could also be on that list also. New guys who could be on that list in the future would be MJF, Darby Allen, Sammy Zane/Uso, Seth Rollins, and Kevin Owens.

[@SyedHaseebAliShah]

Where is UNDERTAKER.......?

[@awesomereviews1561]

HBK is the overall GOAT. Ring work, charisma, good promos, innovation in the ring and in promos, memorable feud and legendary matches.

[@Fafnir2000]

Mmhmm nope, No.

[@josephbuono4392]

Shawn was excellent but he had too many vacated title runs

[@spacequack5470]

Nah

[@darrencole97]

HBK was popular but was not the greatest. He had too many flaws due to his Klick issues. He lie Hogan spent too much time cheating the system in the locker room to really be the greatest. He was great in the ring and on the mic but as I said he cheated the system too much.

[@goryj2248]

Great video. I agree with all your picks with one exception and that would be Bryan Danielson instead of Samoa Joe for ROH.

[@danielproctor5237]

Great video, thanks!!

[@LRM5195]

Sting is definitely the face of WCW but I would say Goldberg is a close second. That guy had some crazy pops for sure by 1998.

[@midsectionmark8956]

Yes very true! I think Sting just has longevity on him and longer period on top. Similar to comparing Hogan Vs Stone Cold for WWF goat because both Stone Cold and Goldberg popularity felt overall louder in there short runs on top.

[@LRM5195]

@@midsectionmark8956 Very true!

[@troyfew2373]

I was hoping to see the AWA, MLW, WCCW on the list......

[@kevinpayton2664]

I was hoping to see Memphis on the list.

[@AceGoodheart]

@@kevinpayton2664 Well we know who Memphis would be. None other than Jerry 'The King' Lawler.

[@kevinpayton2664]

@@AceGoodheart True

[@JTeam45]

This is the first list in a long time where I've been in agreeance with pretty much every single decision.

[@theghostreckon69420]

I think you should make a who was the goat per era of the company, and make it a series.

[@Griezz]

You forgot about the American Wrestling Association or AWA. I'd have to say that its GOAT would have to be Nick Bockwinkel; he could wrestle one-on-one or in tag teams, fighting technicians, brutes, giants or brawlers with equal ease. Simply the fact that he could still wrestle, not to mention win the AWA title, so late in life showed how smart an athlete that he was. Most imp, he always presented himself with an air of dignity and self-respect, doing promos in a soft, cultured voice when do many others yelled and carried on. Even when being a dirty, cheating heel, Bockwinkel exuded only class.

[@mrdork2]

AWF - American Wrestling Federation Goat: Tito Santana

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

They all are…Cena will always have a soft spot in my heart, he made me want to watch wrestling!

[@bigstillow91]

Cena was the last best wrestler for promos

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Gay

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

@@pleaseshutup7053 I’m a girl & he’s cute🤷‍♀️

[@MsTinkerbelle87]

@@bigstillow91 ok? He was enthusiastic and good looking…

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@MsTinkerbelle87 That’s why you like him so nothing to do with his wrestling makes sense.

[@techmic2854]

Man this is such a great video

[@WRESTLEWITHANDY]

Appreciate the support 🤘🏻👊🏻🤟🏻💪🏻

[@RomaroBrandon]

I'm not gonna disagree with this because I think it's perfect but I am gonna give a one alternative for each promotion in alphabetical order. AEW: Adam Page ECW: Rob Van Dam NXT: Adam Cole NWA: Harley Race ROH: Jay Lethal TNA: Samoa Joe WCW: Diamond Dallas Page WWE: Randy Orton WWF: The Rock WWWF: Buddy Rodgers

[@luedanger561]

WWF/E: The Rock WCW: Sting ECW: Rob Van Damn WWC: Carlito Impact: AJ Styles ROH: CM Punk AEW: Chris Jericho At least those are my goats

[@ronaldogoat1924]

CM punk?? Bryan danielson is the GOAT od ROH.

[@luedanger561]

@@ronaldogoat1924 MY GOATS.. Daniel is YOUR goat. But you see how MY is mine?

[@alphagames8737]

Same

[@justinwilliams9262]

Undertaker over the Rock any day

[@asencionponce8825]

That was a good Video good job 👏👏👏👍

[@KingDubb420]

Austin's pop when his music hit was something special even watching it you get a little amped

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

For me the GOAT of every promotion has got to be Hulk Hogan, there is not a single person in the world who doesn't know who he is, he is not only a household name but is a mainstream icon who transcends pop culture history, even people who don't watch wrestling know who he is. I'll admit there are lots of guys like Ric Flair and Stone Cold who are all true legends in their own right but from a historical perspective, i definitely would go with Hulk Hogan as he helped put the wrestling business on the map.

[@bobbybravo123]

Hulk Hogan himself said he opened the door , but the rock blew it off.

[@DimitrisKaolis]

@@bobbybravo123 Hogan said that about Hollywood movies

[@bootydaddy555]

Austin was a greater star.

[@DTVisDISNEY1984]

@@bootydaddy555 hulk lasted longer then austin

[@bootydaddy555]

@@DTVisDISNEY1984 doesn't mean anything. Austin drew more money than Hogan. And Austin is more beloved. Hogan even in his peak had fans who hated him. Austin is still loved till this day.

[@CPWWrestling]

Love or Hate the guy, it's undeniable that Hulk Hogan is the GOAT of wrestling. He was able to do something the others on this list couldn't do. He was the driving force back during the Hulkamania period which took the entire wrestling business to new heights unseen before him. During the Attitude Era over on the WCW side, he helped establish the historic nWo completely turning the wrestling world upside down. His heel turn was so impactful it literally sent shockwaves through the industry. The All-American Wrestling superhero is a bad guy???? No other wrestler could have pulled that off. If Hogan didn't join nWo it would have flopped. The nWo along with Hogan ushered in the ERA of rooting for the bad guys. Austin nor The Rock could pull this off when they tried to go "HEEL" again with zero impact on the business. Both did well but nowhere near the star power and level Hogan was able to attain when he did it in 1996. Hogan literally changed the wrestling status quo TWICE!! in his career, no other wrestler can make that claim. From Hulk Hogan to Hollywood Hogan, he was able to reinvent himself and change the landscape of wrestling. Then on top of all this WWE rehired him to come back as a HEEL to face The Rock in which he was so over with the fans that the WWE had to change their plans and made him babyface LOL. Also for those who think he [HOGAN[ can't wrestle I would advise you to go watch his earlier career before the WWF, especially his time in NJPW you'd be surprised. Again you don't have to like the man for whatever reason but this is something I don't hear a lot of people talk about or take into consideration. SCSA would have to be a very close #2 in my book but overall given these reasons Hulk Hogan would have to be the GOAT of wrestling his resume and impact on the culture clearly speaks for itself though a lot of people will overlook it.

[@angel-ij4xv]

exactly hogan made wrestling what it is today

[@mr.mention4243]

This was so perfectly said. I can't tell you how many times I said exactly this to people who try to downplay Hogan.

[@jpbart1390]

true that. the hulkster was big in awa, wwf/e, njpw & wcw. how many wrestlers were that big in as many promotions? the dude became bigger than the entire industry. i suppose we've got sylvester stallone to thank for that. btw, it's mostly millennial fans who don't remember the '80s who overlook & trash the hulkster.

[@kevinhill9431]

plus even in the 80's and 90s when he went to Japan, we would wrestle hard and very well as he was still a good wrestler. His WWF matches at that time were more show with some wrestling and the wwf wanted it that way. he is no Chris Benoit but the man is an underrated wrestler.

[@LordDonkey67]

bro it's unbelievable how hard Ciampa and Gargano carried nxt for YEARS - this feud is the highlight of my era

[@niigenius6467]

Well done. I agree with this list. But you should have an honourable mention the Undertaker as well.

[@gaurav7142]

1:12 The GOAT of WWE 3:31 The GOAT of WWF 6:34 The GOAT of WWWF 9:24 The GOAT of NWA 12:00 The GOAT of TNA 14:27 The GOAT of NXT 17:08 The GOAT of AEW 19:30 The GOAT of WCW 21:52 The GOAT of ECW 24:32 The GOAT of ROH

[@logicallydashing]

Stone Cold’s greatest rival was Vince McMahon, not The Rock.

[@fartdonkey8290]

Name: sting Finisher: scorpion death lock Animal character based on: crow Animal brought to ringside: vulture Sounds like a goat to me

[@ernestgouker5939]

Agree with you about all of these. I would change a few choices for my own list.

[@garyhen2028]

The GOATis easily the undertaker of all of pro wrestling. He spanned all those eras! And still killed it

[@bootydaddy555]

That doesn't make him the G.O.A.T. He is kinda overrated.

[@garyhen2028]

@@bootydaddy555 sorry, this is my favorite wrestler of all my time on earth! I'm sure that was the question!

[@danielmccaughey2861]

@@bootydaddy555 he definitely wasnt overrated. If anything I think he should have been given a few more title pushes but I remember Vince saying his character was so strong and legendary that he didn't need a title

[@bootydaddy555]

@danielmccaughey2861 When I say overrated. I mean overrated in the eyes of some fans. Fans who put him in the Mount Rushmore conversation, which he has no business being in. There were more important, more impactful stars in the history of that company. They just didn't have the longevity of Undertaker.

[@marsaillecanty765]

Personally I believe Cody Rhodes would have been the goat of aew if you didn't jump ship this year and I like what Jon Moxley has done in aew so far

[@pleaseshutup7053]

You can’t be the goat if you never the world champion and Cody never would have been

[@noahmiller4953]

Glad to see sting a part of the conversation he has to have a place on wrestling Mount Rushmore

[@My19812011]

WWWF: Bruno Sammartino WWF: Steve Austin WWE: John Cena NWA: Ric Flair WCW: Sting AWA: Nick Bockwinkel TNA: AJ Styles ROH: Samoa Joe AEW: Jon Moxley

[@joelthorpe4170]

The GOAT is Stone Cold Steve Austin. Out of everybody who you could argue is the GOAT, Austin had the least time on top and set records that are still held today.

[@kevingriener7441]

You can't put SCSA above Terry Boulder. WWF was built on Hulk Hogan's back, and the whole reason the Attitude Era happened was because every babyface the WWF tried in Hogan's wake failed spectacularly, and once Hogan's NWO made it cool to cheer for the bad guys, then and only then could Austin 3:16 even be a thing.

[@StraightEdgeJunkie]

That’s actually an interesting point.

[@guyverjay1289]

@@StraightEdgeJunkie except.it isn't

[@guyverjay1289]

Except that is complete horse sheet. Austin won king of the ring and uttered his famous "Austin 3:16 says I just whupped your ass" June 23rd 1996. The Nwo wasnt formed until July 7th 1996. Austin made himself cool enough to cheer as a bad guy, has piss all to do with fricking Hulk Hogan. Nice try though

[@brianl2483]

Lol no. Bret Hart, the Undertaker and HBK "failed spectacularly"? Hogan fanboys are the absolute worst

[@kevingriener7441]

@@brianl2483 83 weeks, bro. Bret Hart and HBK made WWF basically unwatchable for years with their little ego battle playing out on camera. I love how the pink tight army thinks that it's just a coincidence that the WWF came back to prominence after Montreal 97 (and HBK's back injury). Sorry buddy. Neither one of those guys were main event players, and they both knew it, which is why they were so chronically insecure that they couldn't even work with each other by the end. What pros. As for Undertaker, he should have been the monster heel who held the belt for basically that whole time. But the WWF was so obsessed with recreating Hulkamania they didn't see the landscape shifting until the NWO came along. Maybe Taker should have been more insistent that he wear the belt backstage, I don't know. I do know that he wasn't the star the WWF needed at the time, and the company almost went belly up during his prime.

[@SteveDorsett]

WWWF: Bruno Sammartino WWF: Hulk Hogan WWE: Undertaker NWA: Dusty Rhodes WCW: Ric Flair ECW: Rob Van Dam TNA: Kurt Angle AEW: Kenny Omega ROH: Bryan Danielson NXT: Sami Zayn

[@baldigfx]

"2002 " uhmm 2022 in the Samoa Joe part

[@rorythompson5410]

i literally burst out laughing when he said jon moxley is a modern day stone cold, to think they are even close is hysterical. the average person on the street would know who stone cold is no one outside wrestling marks know who jon moxley is.

[@DreDaDon16]

Jon Moxley is so untalented yet so over with these smart marks he looks like a drunk the average guy at the gym can kick his ass Stone Cold looked like a bad MF

[@retronerds6884]

Yeah that was some mark shit

[@gerryrinderer1407]

Now do The GOAT of Every Non-US Wrestling Pomotion.

[@Static-ash]

I'm in my late 30s, love horror and metal. And I still love neon surfer Sting over his darker incarnation all day long. Andhe's STILL the man

[@wannabe_D7000]

When you say Rick Flair you must follow with “Wooooo”

[@hardybryan]

Stone Cold over Hogan is pretty wild. There was a point in time where Hulk Hogan was right there with Michael Jackson for most recognizable entertainer in the world. That dude was everywhere. You wanna split the 'WWF' into eras, fine, but having lived through them both, I'm going Hogan all day every day.

[@jeremyc5882]

I was waiting for this comment like Hulk Hogan made wrestling what it is today wasn’t for him WWE probably wouldn’t have made it to Hollywood status

[@heels4lifx]

Hogan was forced down everyone’s throat when wrestling was undergoing a national expansion. Stone cold developed organically when WWE was almost bankrupt. Stone cold greater then Hogan and it’s not even a question.

[@spacequack5470]

Trash

[@Brian4449]

You should do "The GOAT Of Every Year Since Wrestling Started"

[@thedonk2]

Stone cold ... He did something no other wrestler ever could and that was grow the audience by the percentage he did.

[@gregd806]

I think there is NWA, early 1990's WCW, and late 1990's WCW. For me, it's Ric Flair, Sting, Sting.

[@boletus2001]

Man I miss that era of ROH so much. Best period of wrestling since 2000. ROH was absolutely killing it giving us MOTY contenders on every show.

[@theworsttalkshowever6186]

Just watched a match with a dude named Zack saber jr, he had 3 belts on him don’t know who he is and that my fault but would be dope if you would do a video on him

[@gertruidagertruida3920]

yep one of the best gaijin wrestler in njpw right now along with will ospreay... njpw have a great roster and factions its hard for me to pick a favorite

[@3tp]

He's been on fire for a half decade and had a match with Claudio Castagnoli(who you may know as Cesaro) at Forbidden Door.

[@harrygreb3457]

That was awesome man, can you do a part two and go older? Like Awa wccw, Georgia championship, Portland, LA, ect…all the North American Territories?