# Pro Wrestling 10 List Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [May 17, 2024, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674 "2024-05-17T04:01:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 34
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674/661 "2025-02-26T20:51:25Z")
**Best feuds of the Monday Night Wars era** 1. Randy Savage vs. Diamond Dallas Page, WCW 2. Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon, WWE 3. Tommy Dreamer vs. The Sandman, ECW 4. Kevin Sullivan vs. Chris Benoit, WCW It’s not every day that a man is willing to destroy his own marriage for the sake of a pro wrestling storyline. The series of falls-count-anywhere fights where they repeatedly brawled their way into the arena bathrooms was like nothing else I’d seen at the time. ---
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**Best feuds of the Monday Night Wars era** 1. Randy Savage vs. Diamond Dallas Page, WCW 2. Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon, WWF 3. Tommy Dreamer vs. The Sandman, ECW 4. Kevin Sullivan vs. Chris Benoit, WCW 5. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock, WWF They fought each other multiple times for both the Intercontinental and WWF Titles. They ended up becoming the two biggest breakout stars of the Attitude Era. ---
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**Best feuds of the Monday Night Wars era** 1. Randy Savage vs. Diamond Dallas Page, WCW 2. Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon, WWF 3. Tommy Dreamer vs. The Sandman, ECW 4. Kevin Sullivan vs. Chris Benoit, WCW 5. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock, WWF 6. Sting vs. the NWO, WCW ---
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**Best feuds of the Monday Night Wars era** 1. Randy Savage vs. Diamond Dallas Page, WCW 2. Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon, WWF 3. Tommy Dreamer vs. The Sandman, ECW 4. Kevin Sullivan vs. Chris Benoit, WCW 5. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock, WWF 6. Sting vs. the NWO, WCW 7. Chris Jericho vs. Dean Malenko, WCW ---
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**Best feuds of the Monday Night Wars era** 1. Randy Savage vs. Diamond Dallas Page, WCW 2. Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon, WWF 3. Tommy Dreamer vs. The Sandman, ECW 4. Kevin Sullivan vs. Chris Benoit, WCW 5. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock, WWF 6. Sting vs. the NWO, WCW 7. Chris Jericho vs. Dean Malenko, WCW 8. Sabu vs Taz, ECW Not technically “Monday Night”, but ECW had this along with the previously mentioned Dreamer/Sandman (though I would have chosen Raven), Tajiri/Super Crazy, and Mike Awesome/Masato Tanaka. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674/666 "2025-02-27T00:57:02Z")
**Best feuds of the Monday Night Wars era** 1. Randy Savage vs. Diamond Dallas Page, WCW 2. Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon, WWF 3. Tommy Dreamer vs. The Sandman, ECW 4. Kevin Sullivan vs. Chris Benoit, WCW 5. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock, WWF 6. Sting vs. the NWO, WCW 7. Chris Jericho vs. Dean Malenko, WCW 8. Sabu vs Taz, ECW 9. Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels, WWF Arguably THE feud of the New Generation era. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674/667 "2025-02-27T01:11:02Z")
**Best feuds of the Monday Night Wars era** 1. Randy Savage vs. Diamond Dallas Page, WCW 2. Steve Austin vs. Vince McMahon, WWF 3. Tommy Dreamer vs. The Sandman, ECW 4. Kevin Sullivan vs. Chris Benoit, WCW 5. Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. The Rock, WWF 6. Sting vs. the NWO, WCW 7. Chris Jericho vs. Dean Malenko, WCW 8. Sabu vs Taz, ECW 9. Bret Hart vs. Shawn Michaels, WWF 10. Al Snow vs. Big Boss Man, WWF Boss Man kidnapped Al’s little dog Pepper. Meeting with Al to try to resolve their problems Boss Man served Al some food which was made from the little dog. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674/668 "2025-02-27T01:17:05Z")
New category: Wrestling Doesn’t Pay - Wrestlers who had unusual jobs outside the ring 1. Jesse Ventura Navy demolitions expert in Vietnam before his wrestling career, then acting, then governor of Minnesota. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674/669 "2025-02-27T01:31:16Z")
**Wrestling Doesn’t Pay - Wrestlers who had unusual jobs outside the ring** 1. Jesse Ventura 2. Randy Orton Former United States Marine; received a bad conduct discharge after going AWOL and refusing an order from a commanding officer. He covered up his USMC tattoo after his discharge. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674/670 "2025-02-27T01:36:08Z")
**Wrestling Doesn’t Pay - Wrestlers who had unusual jobs outside the ring** 1. Jesse Ventura 2. Randy Orton 3. Paul Bearer Actually was a licensed mortician in real life and ran a funeral home alongside his WWE career. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674/671 "2025-02-27T01:54:28Z")
**Wrestling Doesn’t Pay - Wrestlers who had unusual jobs outside the ring** 1. Jesse Ventura 2. Randy Orton 3. Paul Bearer 4. Muhammad Hassan Became an educator after his stint in the WWE and is now a principal. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674/672 "2025-02-28T15:24:47Z")
**Wrestling Doesn’t Pay - Wrestlers who had unusual jobs outside the ring** 1. Jesse Ventura 2. Randy Orton 3. Paul Bearer 4. Muhammad Hassan 5. Road Dogg Brian Armstrong started wrestling in 1986 then enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 1987, deployed during Operation Desert Storm, and returned to wrestling in 1991. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674/673 "2025-02-28T16:13:04Z")
**Wrestling Doesn’t Pay - Wrestlers who had unusual jobs outside the ring** 1. Jesse Ventura 2. Randy Orton 3. Paul Bearer 4. Muhammad Hassan 5. Road Dogg 6. Abdullah the Butcher Lawrence Robert Shreve owned two restaurants. One in Georgia, the other in Japan. He was often there to meet fans and promote business. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674/674 "2025-02-28T16:15:21Z")
**Wrestling Doesn’t Pay - Wrestlers who had unusual jobs outside the ring** 1. Jesse Ventura 2. Randy Orton 3. Paul Bearer 4. Muhammad Hassan 5. Road Dogg 6. Abdullah the Butcher 7. Diamond Dallas Page After wrestling, he founded DDP Yoga and helped a _lot_ of people turn their lives around, including Jake Roberts, Scott Hall, and Lex Luger. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674/675 "2025-02-28T18:54:08Z")
**Wrestling Doesn’t Pay - Wrestlers who had unusual jobs outside the ring** 1. Jesse Ventura 2. Randy Orton 3. Paul Bearer 4. Muhammad Hassan 5. Road Dogg 6. Abdullah the Butcher 7. Diamond Dallas Page 8. Billy Gunn Gunn was a professional bull rider in Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association before leaving to train as a wrestler. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674/676 "2025-02-28T19:42:34Z")
**Wrestling Doesn’t Pay - Wrestlers who had unusual jobs outside the ring** 1. Jesse Ventura 2. Randy Orton 3. Paul Bearer 4. Muhammad Hassan 5. Road Dogg 6. Abdullah the Butcher 7. Diamond Dallas Page 8. Billy Gunn 9. Asuka Asuka was a graphic designer, wrote gaming articles, and owned/own a number of hair salons. Diversification. Regarding Lex Luger, I read that he recently was able to start walking again. Headline only, so I don’t know what put him in a wheelchair to begin. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674/677 "2025-02-28T20:10:22Z")
**Wrestling Doesn’t Pay - Wrestlers who had unusual jobs outside the ring** 1. Jesse Ventura 2. Randy Orton 3. Paul Bearer 4. Muhammad Hassan 5. Road Dogg 6. Abdullah the Butcher 7. Diamond Dallas Page 8. Billy Gunn 9. Asuka 10. Aubrey Edwards 21 years of classical ballet, and she was one of the lead designers who worked on the Scribblenauts game series. New category: Living the gimmick: Wrestlers who went to great lengths to keep kayfabe 1. The Sheik Ed Farhat spent decades pretending to be Muslim and refused to answer to his real name, and was known on occasion to assault smart fans who called him Ed and wouldn’t even take calls from bookers if they asked for him by that name. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674/678 "2025-02-28T20:37:43Z")
Living the gimmick: Wrestlers who went to great lengths to keep kayfabe 1. The Sheik 2. Ted DiBiase During his Million Dollar Man push, he used WWF money outside of the ring for hotels, food, and transportation to maintain the gimmick. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674/679 "2025-02-28T20:43:36Z")
Living the gimmick: Wrestlers who went to great lengths to keep kayfabe 1. The Sheik 2. Ted DiBiase 3. Nikita Koloff For years even other wrestlers thought he was Russian. He’d keep quiet in the locker room, fans and wrestlers gave him Russian/English dictionaries. ---
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**Living the gimmick: Wrestlers who went to great lengths to keep kayfabe** 1. The Sheik 2. Ted DiBiase 3. Nikita Koloff 4. Chris Benoit He and Nancy Sullivan (Woman) started sharing hotel rooms while on the road, during the Benoit/Kevin Sullivan feud in which Kevin basically booked his own divorce. Ultimately, the two fell in love for real. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674.md?page=33) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674.md?page=35)