Highest Ranking Wrestler without a Number 1 vote

[van_Fair]

As we are progressing more and more on the list I have started to wonder. Who is the highest ranking wrestler that no one considers the greatest ever?

 

My personal guess is one William/Steven Regal. I have him ranked in my top 20 and he has an amazing body of work, as most of you are well aware of, which is also why I think he will do very well. But his career also always has been a case of what could have been to me. His personal demons kept him from reaching even higher levels. As far as I know he only has one match for a major championship in his entire career, which is match with Hashimoto from 95 for the IWGP title. For a wrestler of his caliber to never get big opportunities seems ridiculous unless you know about his drug problems and the fact promotores just didn't trust him enough to give him a big push. Case in point the one time WWE gave him something resembling a major push when he won King of the Ring, he promptly got himself suspended. He seems to be in a good place now, but if he never had the problems in the first place I wonder if he could have become a slam dunk candidate for Nr 1 overall.

[El-P]

Arn.

[Stiva]

Wouldn't surprise me if it was Bobby Eaton

[El McKell]

Regal and Arn seem like likely choices. Someone who I think it has a chance of being that I think would be interesting is El Dandy. I could see him beating Arn or Regal and I think it's probable that nobody ranked him number 1.

[jamesie_2015]

Arn, Dustin Rhodes, Regal all good shouts from US guys.

 

Could see Kawada or Taue being very high without any No.1's too.

[El McKell]

No way in hell Kawada doesn't get any number one votes

[NotJayTabb]

My first thought was Barry Windham. He's a guy I see ranking highly, but not being anyone's #1

[Jimmy Redman]

This came up in another thread and my guess is Arn. Regal is also a decent shout.

 

Maybe Rey. Kind of wonder if he'll get a #1 vote.

[Grimmas]

The person comes up in the number 14 slot.

[El-P]

ARN !

[Willninho]

Santo? I don't know if anyone has dropped a 1 on him but he could have a ton of top 10s.

[The Man in Blak]

There's going to be enough of a voter percentage gap for Lucha that I'd think that even someone like Bret or Shawn might have a better shot at this than Santo. (Though I hope Santo finishes high, regardless.)

[Matt D]

I think Santo is absolutely immune to reevaluation, to the point that I bet he made it at least 1 Number 1.

[InYourCase]

Liger? Taue? Akiyama?

[JKWebb]

I'm wondering if Steamboat got a number one? I could see it being Liger too...

[Death From Above]

Bobby Eaton, outside shot Aja Kong though I suspect she drops too soon for that.

[Mr. Lacelle]

I'm thinking Steamboat as well, Ricky not Vic.

[InYourCase]

I don't see Steamboat ranking at 14. Wouldn't complain if he did, but I don't see that as a possibility.

[Matt D]

We know it's not Scott Steiner.

[goodhelmet]

It's not 2 Cold Scorpio either

[JKWebb]

Well, it's not Curt Hennig...

[van_Fair]

Since it is not going be either Arn or Regal I am now quite curious who is going to be revealed as Nr. 14 should come up today. A good number of the candidates that were thrown out here have been eliminated since. Steamboat appears to have a decent chance, but I would have expected him to get at least one Nr. 1 vote. Another candidate of those that are left is Eddie.

[Matt D]

Vader maybe?

[El McKell]

I was definitely thinking Steamboat

[van_Fair]

Vader maybe?

I was just about to edit my post to point him out as well. If you make it this high without a Nr. 1 vote you will have to make almost every ballot.