Great Moments in Pro Wrestling



This is a list of what the Top-25 coulda/shoulda/woulda been as of 17 November 1959 aka my birthday. The date is significant also because 1959 was the last full year with a unified world champion; and Bruno Sammartino made his pro debut just a couple of weeks later...

1 - Thesz
2 - Gagne
3 - Rogers
4 - Rocca
5 - O'Connor
6 - Carpentier
7 - Kowalski
8 - Kiniski
9 - Don Leo Jonathan
10 - Houston Harris aka Bobo Brazil
11 - Dick Hutton
12 - Rikidozan
13 - Johnny Valentine
14 - Ilio DePaolo
15 - Billy Whipper Watson
16 - Reggie the Crusher Lisowski
17 - Wilbur Snyder
18 - Classy Freddie Blassie
19 - Enrique Torres
20 - Doctor (of veterinary medicine) Big Bill Miller
21 - Pepper Gomez
22 - Cowboy Bob Ellis
23 - Bearcat Wright
24 - Chief Don Eagle
25 - The man without whom professional wrestling would Not exist in its current form, Gorgeous George Wagner
 
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