Greatest Canadian Wrestler

[Dewar]

Voted Bret. this will definitely be a contest for second place.

[ohtani's jacket]

What, no Kenny Omega?

 

I suspect George Gordienko is the greatest. Bronko Nagurski deserves a mention too

[Shrike02]

Voted Bret, but the more I see of Rick Martel the more I'm tempted to move him up from #2.

 

It would be more interesting if this poll was expanded to give more options for voters to rank the candidates.

[gordi]

What, no Kenny Omega?

 

I suspect George Gordienko is the greatest. Bronko Nagurski deserves a mention too

 

 

I had NO IDEA Nagurski was born in Canada!

 

I have always felt there were a lot of parallels between Nagurski and Kiniski: Athletic and charismatic football players with great tough-guy faces who were respected enough that the "real" wrestlers were willing to put them over in important matches. It's cool to learn that they are both from my home country as well.

[WingedEagle]

Probably have to give Bret the nod here when weighing entire careers, but peak Martel smokes him in my eyes.

[DMJ]

Voted for the Hitman, but mostly because he's the best "total package" on the list for me. Maybe not the best in any specific category, but top 3-4 in most categories I'd consider (promos, great matches, babyface/heel work, selling, execution of offense). For the same reason, I might place Christian somewhere in my top 5.

[El-P]

What, no Kenny Omega?

 

He'll get in the discussion soon enough. Enough people love his stuff.

[goodhelmet]

I went with Garvin, mostly because I really love his style. Altough Microscopes post made me want to check out some Bret Hart matches.

I also went with Garvin for the same reason. If I'm going to look through matches featuring the guys on this list, Garvin is the one I'm going to be most excited about.

[Cap]

It is good Owens/Steen isn't on there. I would have been really tempted to troll vote for him.

 

I went Bret. I don't think it is as run away as some. I can make a case in my head for quite a few of these, especially Martel, Patterson, and Jericho.

[KB8]

I went Martel, but I really only looked at this from an in-ring standpoint. The more of him I watch, the more he feels like one of the very best babyfaces ever (I haven't watched heel Martel in years, but I don't imagine he sucked in the role).

[Shrike02]

Earl McCready probably should be considered on a list like this.

[Ricky Jackson]

Haha, you found the thread

I should've included Whipper Watson as a choice 

[C.S.]

On 1/25/2017 at 10:45 PM, Mad Dog said:

I find it very offensive that Iron Mike Sharpe was snubbed here.

Came here to post this.

[SteveJRogers]

Jericho being AEW’s Terry Funk, and doing it well, should move him up some notches.

[Shrike02]

The more I look at the list of candidates, the more I think my top ten list would have to have earlier stars on it: Whipper Watson, Gene Kiniski, Yvon Robert - whom in particular is a tremendous regional star with a lot of cultural importance - as well as big modern stars on it. I don't think I'd still vote Bret Hart as number one though.

[SirEdger]

Yvon Robert had the same impact in pro wrestling for us French Canadians than Maurice Richard had in hockey. He was someone that people related to because he was successful in a time where the establishment in our province didn't really want French Canadians to be. Without Yvon Robert breaking in the North American wrestling scene, we wouldn't have had the Rougeaus or Rick Martel of Mad Dog Vachon.