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

Christopher OlmsteadMar 5, 2013

This is part seven of the WWE Bracketology series.

You will find out who won in the second round of the Hulkamania Region and the SmackDown Hotel Region. You will also have the opportunity to vote on the second round of the remaining regions.

Part seven 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 Flair County Region and the Rated R Region.

Additionally, there is also going to be a sneak peek at the upcoming Sweet 16 matchups.

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 and 2

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

Round One:

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%)

Round Two:

No. 1 Hulk Hogan (76%) defeated No. 8 Mr. Perfect (24%)
No. 5 Chris Jericho (78%) defeated No. 4 Goldberg (22%)
No. 3 Triple H (89%) defeated No. 11 Christian (11%)
No. 2 Bret Hart (93%) defeated No. 10 British Bulldog (7%)

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Recap: SmackDown Hotel Region Round 1 and 2

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

Round One:

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%)

Round Two:

No. 1 Steve Austin (93%) defeated No. 8 Owen Hart (7%)
No. 4 Sting (58%) defeated No. 5 Chris Benoit (42%)
No. 3 Randy Savage defeated (86%) No. 11 JBL (14%)
No. 2 The Rock (65%) defeated No. 7 CM Punk (35%)

Recap: Flair Country Regions Round 1

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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%)

Recap: Rated R Region Round 1

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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%)

Flair Country Region Round 2 (Voting Needed)

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No. 1 Ric Flair vs. No. 8 Big Show

Flair is a 16-time World Heavyweight Champion, with reigns in NWA, WCW and WWE. In many peoples' minds, Flair is pro-wrestling. Flair has held numerous Tag Team titles as well as the WWE Intercontinental Championship. In 1992 Flair won the Royal Rumble. He is also the first ever WCW triple-crown winner. Flair has been inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame twice, by himself and with the Four Horsemen.

Show is a former WCW, ECW, WWE and World Heavyweight Champion. He has also held the Tag Team, Hardcore, United States and Intercontinental titles.

No. 4 Kurt Angle vs. No. 5 Brock Lesnar

Angle has held the TNA, ECW, WWF and WWE World Heavyweight championships. While in WWE, he also held the Tag Team, European, Hardcore and Intercontinental titles. Angle is a former King of the Ring winner. In TNA, Angle won King of the Mountain twice and was their second ever triple-crown winner.

Lesnar is a three-time WWE Champion. He has also won King of the Ring and the Royal Rumble.

No. 3 Bruno Sammartino vs. No. 6 Batista

Sammartino is the longest reigning WWE Champion in history. This is a feat that will, in all likelihood, never come close to being matched.

Batista has held the WWE and World Heavyweight titles a combined six times. He is also a four-time WWE Tag Team Champion. In 2005 he won the Royal Rumble.

No. 2 Shawn Michaels vs. No. 10 Eddie Guerrero

Michaels is a former WWE Champion and World Heavyweight Champion. He has also held the Tag Team, European and Intercontinental titles. Michaels was the first ever WWE Grand Slam winner. Michaels won back-to-back Royal Rumbles in 1995 and 1996. In 2011 he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Guerrero is a former WWE Champion. He has also held the European, Tag Team, United States, and Intercontinental titles. While in WCW, he was a two-time Cruiserweight Champion. Guerrero was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006.

Rated R Region Round 2 (Voting Needed)

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No. 1 John Cena vs. No. 9 Kane

Cena has held the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship a combined 12 times. He is also a former three-time United States Champion and four-time Tag Team Champion. He won the Royal Rumble in 2008 and 2013. Cena has also won the Money in the Bank.

Kane has held the WWE Championship, WWE World Heavyweight Championship and the ECW Championship. He is also a 12-time WWE Tag Team Champion. Kane has also held the Hardcore and Intercontinental titles. He was the third Grand Slam winner in WWE. In 2010, he won Money in the Bank.

No. 4 Edge vs. No. 5 Mick Foley

Edge has held the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship a combined 11 times. Edge is also a 14-time WWE Tag Team Champion and has held the Hardcore, United States and Intercontinental titles. Edge has won King of the Ring, Money in the Bank (twice) and the Royal Rumble. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012.

Foley is a former WWE Champion and TNA World Champion. While in TNA, he also held the TNA Legends Championship. In WWE, Foley is a former Hardcore Champion and an eight-time WWE Tag Team Champion. He is set to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame this year.

No. 3 Andre the Giant vs. No. 11 Dusty Rhodes

Andre is a former WWE Champion and WWE Tag Team Champion. At WrestleMania 2, he won the WrestleMania Battle Royal. In 1993 he was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame.

Rhodes is a former NWA World Champion. He has also held the Television and United States titles and is a member of the NWA, WCW and WWE Hall of Fame.

No. 2 Undertaker vs. No. 7 Randy Orton

Undertaker has held the WWE Championship and World Heavyweight Championship a combined seven times. He is also a former Tag Team and Hardcore champion. In 2007 Undertaker won the Royal Rumble. In his career he is a perfect 20-0 at WrestleMania.

Orton has held the WWE Championship and WWE World Heavyweight Championship a combined nine times. He is also a former WWE Tag Team and Intercontinental champion. In 2009, Orton won the Royal Rumble.