WWE Bracketology Part 6: Who Is the Greatest Wrestler of All Time?

Christopher OlmsteadJun 8, 2018

This is part six of the WWE Bracketology series.

You will find out who won in the opening round of the Rated R Region, and you will have the opportunity to vote on the second round.

Part six will also recap all of the previous action and include a link to the actual bracket.

The next regions that there will be voting on are the Hulkamania Region and the SmackDown Hotel Region.

Additionally, there is also going to be a sneak peek at the upcoming matchups for the Rated R Region and the Flair Country Region.

So, let's get to the voting.

Criteria and Voting

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Criteria

The method to come up with these 68 names wasn't an exact science.

The first step was to look through all of the WWE, WCW and TNA World Champions. Once this was done, the majority of my list was complete.

To fill the final spots I looked at many lists citing the greatest wrestlers to never be world champion, taking into consideration upper mid-level talent that dominated middle divisions.

I was looking for wrestlers with unique accomplishments, great ring work, good characters, great mic skills and the overall package.

This list has a little bit of everything in it.

Voting

Voting will take place over the span of the next couple of weeks. The play-in round will be voted on first, followed by the opening rounds in each region.

I will allow 24-48 hours between each round of voting.

In order to vote, you will need to comment on the article corresponding with your selections or tweet it to me.

Recap: Play-in Round

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Here are the results from the play-in round:

DDP defeated Great Khali
Alberto Del Rio defeated Jack Swagger
Daniel Bryan defeated Colt Cabana
Dean Malenko defeated Honky Tonk Man

Winners were all awarded No. 16 seeds and placed into an official Region.

Recap: Hulkamania Region Round 1 Results

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Here are the results of the opening round of the Hulkamania Region. The percent of the vote that each wrestler received is in parenthesis next to his name.

No. 1 Hulk Hogan (81%) defeated No. 16 DDP (19%)
No. 2 Bret Hart (93%) defeated No. 15 William Regal (7%)
No. 3 Triple H (93%) defeated No. 14 Bam Bam Bigelow (7%)
No. 4 Goldberg (56%) defeated No. 13 Vader (44%)
No. 5 Chris Jericho (100%) defeated No. 12 Lex Luger (0%)
No. 11 Christian (58%) defeated No. 6 AJ Styles (42%)
No. 10 British Bulldog (75%) defeated No. 7 Ultimate Warrior (25%)
No. 8 Mr. Perfect (56%) defeated No. 9 Rey Mysterio (44%)

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Recap: SmackDown Hotel Region Round 1 Results

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Here are the results of the opening round from the SmackDown Hotel Region. The percent of the vote that each wrestler received is in parenthesis next to his name.

No. 1 Steve Austin (79%) defeated No. 16 Alberto Del Rio (21%)
No. 2 The Rock (93%) defeated No. 15 Dolph Ziggler (7%)
No. 3 Randy Savage (98%) defeated No. 14 Abyss (2%)
No. 4 Sting (86%) defeated No. 13 Mark Henry (14%)
No. 5 Chris Benoit (74%) defeated No. 12 RVD (26%)
No. 11 JBL (75%) defeated No. 6 Sgt. Slaughter (25%)
No. 7 CM Punk (91%) defeated No. 10 Samoa Joe (9%)
No. 8 Owen Hart (88%) defeated No. 9 Sid Vicious (12%)

Feel free to share your thoughts on these results below.

Recap: Flair Country Region Round 1 Results

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Here are the results of the opening round of the Flair Country Region. The percent of the vote that each wrestler received is in parenthesis next to his name.

No. 1 Ric Flair (53%) defeated No. 16 Daniel Bryan (47%)
No. 2 Shawn Michaels (99%) defeated No. 15 Chyna (1%)
No. 3 Bruno Sammartino (77%) defeated No. 14 Vince McMahon (23%)
No. 4 Kurt Angle (90%) defeated No. 13 Ted DiBiase (10%)
No. 5 Brock Lesnar (52%) defeated No. 12 Jeff Hardy (48%)
No. 6 Batista (82%) defeated No. 11 Sheamus (18%)
No. 10 Eddie Guerrero (90%) defeated No. 7 Scott Hall (10%)
No. 8 Big Show (84%) defeated No. 9 Yokozuna (16%)

Feel free to share your thoughts on these results below.

Recap: Rated R Region Round 1 Results

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Here are the results of the opening round of the Rated R Region. The percent of the vote that each wrestler received is in parenthesis next to his name.

No. 1 John Cena (68%) defeated No. 16 Dean Malenko (32%)
No. 2 Undertaker (98%) defeated No. 15 Scott Steiner (2%)
No. 3 Andre the Giant (63%) defeated No. 14 Jimmy Snuka (37%)
No. 4 Edge (96%) defeated No. 13 Jeff Jarrett (4%)
No. 5 Mick Foley (78%) defeated No. 12 Booker T. (22%)
No. 11 Dusty Rhodes (57%) defeated No. 6 Kevin Nash (43%)
No. 7 Randy Orton (65%) defeated No. 10 Jake Roberts (35%)
No. 9 Kane (73%) defeated No. 8 Roddy Piper (27%)

Feel free to share your thoughts on these results below.

Hulkamania Region Round 2 (Voting Needed)

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No. 1 Hulk Hogan vs. No. 8 Mr. Perfect

Hogan is a six-time WWE champion as well as a six-time WCW champion.

He has held the WWE Tag Team Championships with Edge as well. Hogan is a former two-time winner of the Royal Rumble and a current member of the WWE Hall of Fame.

Mr. Perfect may have played the part of perfect, but he was never world champion in WCW or WWE.

He has held the WCW Tag Team and United States Championships, as well as the WWE Intercontinental Championship. Perfect is also a posthumous member of the WWE Hall of Fame.

No. 4 Goldberg vs. No. 5 Chris Jericho

Goldberg is a former WCW Champion and WWE World Heavyweight Champion. He was the fifth triple-crown winner in WCW.

Goldberg has also held the WCW Tag Team and United States championships. Although his title history is short, he was the face of WCW with his incredible unbeaten streak.

Jericho is a former Cruiserweight and T.V. champion in WCW. In WWE Jericho has won the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship a combined five times. He also holds the record for most Intercontinental Championships reigns with nine. Jericho was the first ever Undisputed Champion after the acquisition of WCW.

He is also the ninth triple-crown winner and the fourth Grand Slam Champion in WWE.

No. 3 Triple H vs. No. 11 Christian

Triple H has held the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship a combined 13 times. He has also held the WWE Tag Team, Intercontinental and European championships, making him the second Grand Slam Champion.

Also winning the King of the Ring and the Royal Rumble.

Christian is one half of one of the greatest tag teams ever in Edge and Christian.

He has held the tag team titles on nine different occasions. He is also a former two-time World Heavyweight Champion and two-time ECW Champion.

Christian also held the TNA Championship on two occasions. He has also held the Light Heavyweight, Hardcore, European and Intercontinental Championships. Christian is the 11th WWE Grand Slam Champion.

No. 2 Bret Hart vs. No. 10 British Bulldog

Hart is a two-time WCW champion and a five-time WWE champion. Hart was the second man in the WWE to win the triple-crown and the fifth to do it in WCW.

He is also a former two-time King of the Ring winner, as well as a Royal Rumble Winner. Hart has also held numerous tag team championships, the United States Championship and the Intercontinental Championship.

Bulldog was a member of the Hart Foundation. He is a former Hardcore, European, Tag Team and Intercontinental champion. He was never able to win the WWE Championship in his career.

SmackDown Hotel Region Round 2 (Voting Needed)

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No. 1 Steve Austin vs. No. 8 Owen Hart

Austin is a six-time WWE Champion. He has also won the most Royal Rumbles with three, as well as a former King of the Ring champion.

He's a former four-time Tag Team champion and a two-time Intercontinental champion. In WCW, he held the Tag Team, T.V. and United States titles. Austin was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009.

Hart is a former WWE Tag, European and Intercontinental champion. In 1994, he won the King of the Ring. Hart was also a member of the famed Hart Foundation as the youngest sibling of the Hart family.

No. 4 Sting vs. No. 5 Chris Benoit

Sting might be the biggest name in wrestling to have never stepped foot in a WWE ring.

He is a six-time WCW Champion and a five-time TNA World Champion. He has held tag team gold in WCW and TNA a combined four times. Sting has also held the T.V. and United States titles.

In 2012, he was inducted into the TNA Hall of Fame.

Benoit is a former WCW and WWE World Heavyweight Champion. While in WCW, he held the Tag Team, T.V. and United States titles. In WWE, Benoit held the Tag Team, United States and Intercontinental titles. His five U.S. title reigns are tied for a record. In 2004, Benoit won the Royal Rumble.

No. 3 Randy Savage vs. No. 11 JBL

Savage is a four-time WCW Champion and a two-time WWE Champion. He also held the Intercontinental Championship while in WWE. In 1987, Savage won the King of the Ring.

JBL is a former WWE Champion. He is also a 17-time WWE Hardcore Champion. JBL has also held the WWE Tag, European, Intercontinental and United States titles.

He was one half of the APA tag team with Farooq.

No. 2 The Rock vs. No. 7 CM Punk

The Rock is an eight-time and current WWE Champion. He is also a two-time WCW Champion. Rock has held the WWE Tag Team and Intercontinental titles and was the winner of the 2000 Royal Rumble.

Punk is a former ECW, WWE and World Heavyweight champion. Punk's most recent WWE title reign was the longest of the modern era. Punk is also a two-time winner of Money in the Bank.