WWE is an American professional wrestling company. Professional wrestling matches are held according to the stories developed in various scenarios written. Champions are determined in the championship matches.
There are currently four active championships with male wrestlers and one team championship belt, while there is one active championship belt among female wrestlers. So who are the oldest WWE wrestlers and top WWE wrestlers? Here are the unforgettable WWE wrestlers.
1. Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar is an American professional wrestler and former MMA fighter. He is a former UFC Heavyweight champion. He won the NCAA Heavyweight Championship in 2000. He placed second in the Freestyle branch at the World Wrestling Championships. He ended the Undertaker's undefeated streak at WrestleMania 30 in WWE. He is a 5-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion and a 3-time WWE Universal Champion.
2. Hulk Hogan
Hogan began his professional wrestling career in 1977 but gained worldwide recognition after signing with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1983. During his first run, Hogan won the WWF Championship five times. He held the record for the second-longest in federation history. He also became the first wrestler to win consecutive Royal Rumble matches in 1990 and 1991. He returned to WWE from WCW in 2002 and won the WWE title for the sixth time before leaving in 2003. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.
3. CM Punk
Among the top WWE wrestlers, CM Punk held the title of "The Longest Reign of WWE Champion of the Modern Age", holding the WWE title for 434 days from November 20, 2011, to January 27, 2013. His notable achievements in professional wrestling include the ROH World Championship once, the ECW Championship once, the WWE Intercontinental Championship once, the World Heavyweight Championship three times, and the WWE Championship twice.
4. Bret Hart
Hart won 32 titles in his career throughout the decades of the 1970s and beyond. Among them, he is a seven-time world champion by WWE, a five-time WWE champion, and a two-time WCW World heavyweight title; He is a five-time WCW/WWE United States Champion and the second WWF Triple Crown champion, four of which are a record in WCW history.
5. Batista
Batista made his debut as Khan on October 30, 1999. He entered the main roster of WWE in 2002. He made his WWE debut on the May 9, 2002, show Raw. In January 2003, he joined the Evolution team, consisting of Ric Flair, Triple H, and Randy Orton.
He won the tag along with Ric Flair on December 14, 2003, but later lost the title on the February 16, 2004 episode of Raw, losing to Booker T and Rob Van Dam.
On January 30, 2005, he won the Royal Rumble 2005 by entering 28th place and eliminating John Cena last. Bautista left Evolution by attacking Triple H and Ric Flair before WrestleMania 21 on April 3, 2005, and won the World Heavyweight Championship, winning his match against Triple H at WrestleMania 21.
6. Kane
One of the best WWE wrestlers, Kane has won a total of 18 championships throughout his WWF/E career. These championships he won once became the WWF Championship, ECW Championship, and World Heavyweight Championship, as well as 12 times team champion.
Kane is the 2010 Money in the Bank winner. Kane is also the strongest wrestler in WWE. In addition, Kane eliminated 43 people in the Royal Rumble during his career. Kane is the first to survive The Undertaker's tombstone move.
7. The Undertaker
The Undertaker is one of the audience's favorite professional wrestlers. He is a four-time WWF/E Champion and a three-time World Heavyweight Champion. Considered one of the most popular wrestlers in the world, The Undertaker's most popular move is the tombstone.
8. Ric Flair
The nickname of the successful wrestler who wrestled under the name of Ric Flair is “The Nature Boy”, that is, “The Natural Boy”. He has a wrestling career of over 36 years. He won 16 World Championships in his 36-year career. Also, Flair is the 1992 Royal Rumble winner.
9. John Cena
Cena began his wrestling career at Ultimate Pro Wrestling in 1999, where he went on to win the UPW Heavyweight Championship. Cena signed a contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE) in 2001 and joined the main roster in 2002.
Cena won the title 24 times until December 2022. Of these; Holding the record for "the most champion wrestler", he had the joys of 13 times the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, 3 times the World Heavyweight Championship, 5 times the United States Championship, 2 World Tag Team Championships, and 2 WWE Tag Team Championships.
10. Randy Orton
Randy Orton, who is among the best WWE wrestlers, has simultaneously held the WWE Championship and the World Heavyweight Championship. He is the youngest and last wrestler to win the World Heavyweight Championship. He is also the 2009 and 2017 Royal Rumble winner and the 2013 Money in The Bank winner.
11. Goldberg
Goldberg is best known for his undefeated streak in World Championship Wrestling from September 1997 to January 2001. He also wrestled for World Wrestling Entertainment from March 2003 to March 2004. He became the first wrestler to win the World Heavyweight Championship, known as the Big Golden Belt, in both WCW and WWE.
12. Rey Mysterio
Widely considered one of the most influential wrestlers of all time, Mysterio is credited with popularizing half-weight wrestling and is one of the world's best-known Mexican pro wrestlers. He has managed to impress everyone with his movement named 619.
13. Jeff Hardy
Before Jeff Hardy rose to fame in WWE, he appeared with his brother Matt in a federation called OMEGA. After signing a contract with WWE, he and his brother lost matches to some big names and gained experience while promoting that wrestler. When they wrestled as a team, they became famous for their difficult moves in action matches. Hardy won the World Tag Team Championship six times and the WCW Tag Team Championship once.
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