Who is the GOAT?

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Taking in factors like technical ability, talking ability, charisma, relevance, longevity, impact,  ..
 
who is your number 1 in the business?
 
 
let's get the joke answers out of the way first
 

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I'm sure Dan will try to say it's Daniel Bryan but that's a fucking joke

Are we counting WWE runs only?
 

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Nah, I'd say Pro Wrestling GOAT. But being popular in the E is a big part of that
 

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Well yeah. my initial gut told me stone cold but I need to think about it more. There's a few guys I'm considering
 

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My initial thought is HBK. Just so many 5 star matches
 
Not the best talker but well enough charisma to make up for it. And of course wrestling ability that is second to none 
 

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It's either Flair, Michaels, or Austin imo
 

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I'll always consider Eddie as well. Probably better than anyone ever when you combine in ring ability, story telling, and making other people look good.
 

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id say flair or scsa
 

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CameronCrazy06 said:
I'm sure Dan will try to say it's Daniel Bryan but that's a fucking joke

Are we counting WWE runs only?
you talk about Daniel Bryan more than I do
 

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Coming from the guy who literally just pre-emptively criticized me for an opinion I don't actually have.

He wouldn't have been mentioned in the thread if not for you. Its your fault he gets attention!
 

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Not to mention I don't even think he's the best from his era. Without CM Punk's success, he probably never makes it to the WWE. And CM Punk all around was just better anyway. Not as good a ring technician but miles better on the mic and certainly a great wrestler in his own right.
 

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cena has to be up there too
 

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Pretty much a top  5 is hard alone. The number 1 spot can be interchangeable alone.
 

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elcheato said:
Not to mention I don't even think he's the best from his era. Without CM Punk's success, he probably never makes it to the WWE. And CM Punk all around was just better anyway. Not as good a ring technician but miles better on the mic and certainly a great wrestler in his own right.
First of all I think Punk is better in ring but that's a different debate. I only said that because you've called him the GOAT before and I wanted to shut that down immediately.
 

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Really depends what you value the most. Obviously Stone Cold, Rocky and Hulk are in a category that will probably never be touched in terms of popularity. 
 
If you put more stock into in ring ability there are different candidates, your HBK's, your Angles, etc
 

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I was going to bring up Angle as well. Not sure if you can call him all time GOAT but man that guy was good
 

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Also have to take in guys who was before our time like Bruno Sammartino, Frank Gotch, George Hackenschmidt
 

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