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The incredible bout represented a great story of them building to this moment over the weeks. Greatest wwe wrestlers of all time the top ten greatest wwe wrestlers of all time 1 the undertaker mark william calaway born march 24, 1965, better known by his ring name the undertaker, is an american semiretired professional wrestler currently signed to wwe, where he has worked since 1990, making him the companys longest tenured inring. My top 10 greatest pro wrestling stables of all time. The wrestling career of booker t saw him thriving in both wcw and wwe before. John cena will go down as the greatest wwe wrestler of all time after years at the top the 16time world champion is better than anyone, says the soonto. For over 11 years he had held the wwwf world heavyweight championship. Few wrestling matches have ever had this kind of flow, with, arguably, the two best inring performers in wwe history pulling out all the stops. So leave your picks for the best payperviews of all time in our comments section.
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