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The best wrestlers of the 1990s

Every wrestler this project places at their peak in the 1990s, ranked by the same all-time algorithm the main list uses. The evidence tier sits beside each score, because most of them are provisional.

1,515 of the 5,578 wrestlers in this database peaked in the 1990s; these are the 100 of them the algorithm ranks highest, 9 on researched evidence. Their scores are all-time — this is the 1990s measured against every era, not against itself.

The top 100 wrestlers of the 1990s, by all-time GOAT score
#WrestlerGOATEvidence
1 Shawn Michaels1990s · PWI #1 in 1996 · 4 world titles 99.86 Calibrated
5 The Undertaker1990s · PWI #2 in 2002 · 7 world titles 99.38 Calibrated
10 Steve Austin aka Steve Williams1990s · PWI #1 in 1998 · 6 world titles 99.14 Calibrated
14 The Rock aka Rocky Maivia1990s · PWI #2 in 2000 · 8 world titles 98.95 Calibrated
16 Sting1990s · PWI #1 in 1992 · 4 world titles 98.80 Calibrated
18 Bret Hart1990s · PWI #1 in 1993 · 5 reigns 98.48 Calibrated
27 Mick Foley1990s · PWI #26 in 1998 · 1 world title 97.63 Calibrated
34 Goldberg1990s · PWI #2 in 1998 · 3 world titles 96.90 Calibrated
48 Paul Heyman1990s 92.65 Calibrated
51 Scott Steiner1990s · PWI #6 in 1991 · 6 reigns 80.36 Provisional
53 Kevin Nash aka Diesel1990s · PWI #6 in 1996 · 3 reigns 79.85 Provisional
58 Jim Ross1990s 79.17 Provisional
59 Lex Luger1990s · PWI #2 in 1991 · 5 reigns 79.14 Provisional
65 Jerry Lawler1990s · PWI #7 in 1992 78.48 Provisional
66 The Great Muta1990s · PWI #13 in 1995 78.10 Provisional
68 Konnan1990s · PWI #25 in 1996 · 1 reign 77.87 Provisional
69 Billy Gunn1990s · PWI #39 in 1999 · 12 reigns 77.85 Provisional
71 Nikita Koloff1990s · PWI #17 in 1992 · 1 reign 77.83 Provisional
73 Ron Simmons1990s · PWI #20 in 1992 77.75 Provisional
74 X-Pac1990s · PWI #30 in 1999 · 7 reigns 77.67 Provisional
75 Tito Santana1990s · PWI #51 in 1995 · 4 reigns 77.63 Provisional
77 Ricky Morton1990s · PWI #79 in 1993 77.38 Provisional
121 Kenta Kobashi1990s · PWI #4 in 1996 67.08 Provisional
126 Mitsuharu Misawa1990s · PWI #2 in 1997 66.62 Provisional
203 Dustin Rhodes aka Goldust, Dustin Runnels1990s · PWI #12 in 1993 · 3 reigns 63.63 Provisional
211 Jushin Liger1990s · PWI #8 in 2000 63.16 Provisional
258 Dean Malenko1990s · PWI #1 in 1997 · 7 reigns 60.45 Provisional
271 Yokozuna1990s · PWI #5 in 1993 · 2 world titles 59.97 Provisional
273 Diamond Dallas Page1990s · PWI #4 in 1997 · 4 reigns 59.87 Provisional
291 Big Van Vader1990s · PWI #2 in 1993 59.15 Provisional
292 Sabu1990s · PWI #5 in 1995 58.98 Provisional
300 Mankind1990s · PWI #19 in 1999 · 3 world titles 58.61 Provisional
302 Rick Steiner1990s · PWI #10 in 1991 · 3 reigns 58.59 Provisional
305 Toshiaki Kawada1990s · PWI #6 in 2004 58.43 Provisional
308 Owen Hart1990s · PWI #10 in 1994 · 7 reigns 58.36 Provisional
342 The Ultimate Warrior1990s · PWI #9 in 1992 · 1 world title 56.79 Provisional
347 Ultimo Dragon1990s · PWI #12 in 1997 56.57 Provisional
348 Scott Hall aka Razor Ramon1990s · PWI #7 in 1994 · 4 reigns 56.56 Provisional
358 Shinya Hashimoto1990s · PWI #7 in 1997 56.16 Provisional
395 Rey Misterio, Jr.1990s · PWI #4 in 1999 55.61 Provisional
399 Rick Rude1990s · PWI #4 in 1992 55.54 Provisional
401 Curt Hennig1990s · PWI #9 in 1993 · 1 reign 55.34 Provisional
412 Ken Shamrock1990s · PWI #8 in 1998 · 2 reigns 55.27 Provisional
427 Davey Boy Smith1990s · PWI #15 in 1993 · 1 reign 54.80 Provisional
431 The Great Sasuke1990s · PWI #23 in 1996 · 2 reigns 54.76 Provisional
441 Shane Douglas1990s · PWI #20 in 1996 · 1 reign 54.65 Provisional
468 Sid Justice aka Sid Vicious, Sycho Sid1990s · PWI #18 in 2000 · 1 reign 54.24 Provisional
475 Tatsumi Fujinami1990s · PWI #13 in 1998 · 6 reigns 54.14 Provisional
478 Taz1990s · PWI #10 in 1999 54.12 Provisional
489 Marty Jannetty1990s · PWI #13 in 1993 · 2 reigns 53.80 Provisional
493 Bam Bam Bigelow1990s · PWI #24 in 1994 53.62 Provisional
504 Tony Anthony1990s · PWI #25 in 1994 53.41 Provisional
510 Big Boss Man1990s · PWI #23 in 1992 · 5 reigns 53.33 Provisional
519 Al Snow1990s · PWI #52 in 1999 · 8 reigns 53.13 Provisional
520 Tracy Smothers1990s · PWI #26 in 1995 53.09 Provisional
530 Ahmed Johnson1990s · PWI #5 in 1996 · 1 reign 53.00 Provisional
531 Chris Candido1990s · PWI #42 in 1995 · 1 reign 53.00 Provisional
532 2 Cold Scorpio1990s · PWI #33 in 1995 52.99 Provisional
540 Akira Taue1990s · PWI #33 in 1997 52.85 Provisional
542 Brian Christopher1990s · PWI #30 in 1994 52.83 Provisional
545 Road Warrior Hawk1990s · PWI #15 in 1991 52.83 Provisional
554 Octagon1990s · PWI #50 in 1999 52.71 Provisional
555 Road Warrior Animal1990s · PWI #18 in 1991 52.71 Provisional
564 Rick Martel1990s · PWI #35 in 1992 · 3 reigns 52.58 Provisional
575 Silver King1990s · PWI #46 in 2001 52.39 Provisional
585 Psicosis1990s · PWI #39 in 1996 52.24 Provisional
592 Brian Pillman1990s · PWI #18 in 1993 52.16 Provisional
593 Dan Severn1990s · PWI #35 in 1995 52.15 Provisional
596 The 1-2-3 Kid1990s · PWI #22 in 1994 · 2 reigns 52.14 Provisional
601 Bobby Eaton1990s · PWI #27 in 1992 52.10 Provisional
603 Awesome Kong1990s · PWI #191 in 1993 · 2 world titles 52.07 Provisional
604 Masa Chono1990s · PWI #46 in 2003 52.07 Provisional
612 Irwin R. Schyster1990s · PWI #26 in 1994 · 3 reigns 52.00 Provisional
617 Cactus Jack1990s · PWI #27 in 1994 · 1 reign 51.92 Provisional
618 Faarooq1990s · PWI #45 in 1997 · 3 reigns 51.92 Provisional
619 The Sandman1990s · PWI #60 in 1995 51.92 Provisional
625 Perry Saturn1990s · PWI #47 in 1999 · 3 reigns 51.86 Provisional
626 Scott Norton1990s · PWI #47 in 1993 51.86 Provisional
632 Riki Choshu1990s · PWI #55 in 1993 · 1 reign 51.84 Provisional
633 Savio Vega1990s · PWI #49 in 1996 51.84 Provisional
634 Brian Lee1990s · PWI #40 in 1993 51.83 Provisional
636 Stevie Richards1990s · PWI #66 in 1997 51.81 Provisional
641 Steven Regal1990s · PWI #18 in 1994 51.77 Provisional
642 Hiro Hase1990s · PWI #52 in 1995 51.75 Provisional
644 Abdullah The Butcher1990s · PWI #35 in 1991 51.71 Provisional
646 Jim Duggan1990s · PWI #66 in 1993 51.69 Provisional
647 Ray Gonzalez1990s · PWI #95 in 1994 51.69 Provisional
662 Brian Knobbs1990s · PWI #66 in 1994 · 1 reign 51.53 Provisional
668 Nobuhiko Takada1990s · PWI #27 in 1995 51.48 Provisional
671 Jim Neidhart1990s · PWI #61 in 1994 · 2 reigns 51.44 Provisional
681 Buh Buh Ray Dudley1990s · PWI #30 in 2001 51.31 Provisional
683 Tatanka1990s · PWI #40 in 1994 51.31 Provisional
687 Johnny Ace1990s · PWI #77 in 1997 51.28 Provisional
688 Eddie Gilbert1990s · PWI #29 in 1993 51.27 Provisional
689 Larry Zbyszko1990s · PWI #38 in 1991 · 1 reign 51.26 Provisional
700 Gran Hamada1990s · PWI #115 in 1999 · 2 reigns 51.21 Provisional
707 Terry Gordy1990s · PWI #31 in 1992 51.18 Provisional
708 Brad Armstrong1990s · PWI #63 in 1992 51.17 Provisional
711 Doug Gilbert1990s · PWI #73 in 1995 51.17 Provisional
712 Robert Gibson1990s · PWI #63 in 1991 51.17 Provisional

Ranks are the wrestler's position on the full all-time list, so they are not consecutive here — the gaps are everyone who peaked in another decade. How the score is built · re-weight it yourself · the other decades.

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