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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.

1,510 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 99.82 Calibrated
3 Steve Austin aka Steve Williams1990s · PWI #1 in 1998 · 6 world titles 99.61 Calibrated
8 The Undertaker1990s · PWI #2 in 2002 · 7 world titles 99.40 Calibrated
11 The Rock aka Rocky Maivia1990s · PWI #2 in 2000 · 8 world titles 99.31 Calibrated
16 Sting1990s · PWI #1 in 1992 · 4 world titles 98.65 Calibrated
17 Bret Hart1990s · PWI #1 in 1993 · 5 reigns 98.44 Calibrated
23 Goldberg1990s · PWI #2 in 1998 · 3 world titles 97.59 Calibrated
31 Mick Foley1990s · PWI #26 in 1998 · 1 world title 96.81 Calibrated
50 Paul Heyman1990s 89.92 Calibrated
52 Scott Steiner1990s · PWI #6 in 1991 · 6 reigns 80.36 Provisional
54 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
260 Dean Malenko1990s · PWI #1 in 1997 · 7 reigns 60.45 Provisional
272 Yokozuna1990s · PWI #5 in 1993 · 2 world titles 59.97 Provisional
274 Diamond Dallas Page1990s · PWI #4 in 1997 · 4 reigns 59.87 Provisional
292 Big Van Vader1990s · PWI #2 in 1993 59.15 Provisional
293 Sabu1990s · PWI #5 in 1995 58.98 Provisional
304 Mankind1990s · PWI #19 in 1999 · 3 world titles 58.61 Provisional
306 Rick Steiner1990s · PWI #10 in 1991 · 3 reigns 58.59 Provisional
309 Toshiaki Kawada1990s · PWI #6 in 2004 58.43 Provisional
311 Owen Hart1990s · PWI #10 in 1994 · 7 reigns 58.36 Provisional
323 Rick Rude1990s · PWI #4 in 1992 57.94 Provisional
328 Curt Hennig1990s · PWI #9 in 1993 · 1 reign 57.74 Provisional
348 The Ultimate Warrior1990s · PWI #9 in 1992 · 1 world title 56.79 Provisional
352 Ultimo Dragon1990s · PWI #12 in 1997 56.57 Provisional
353 Scott Hall aka Razor Ramon1990s · PWI #7 in 1994 · 4 reigns 56.56 Provisional
356 Davey Boy Smith1990s · PWI #15 in 1993 · 1 reign 56.34 Provisional
362 Shinya Hashimoto1990s · PWI #7 in 1997 56.16 Provisional
398 Rey Misterio, Jr.1990s · PWI #4 in 1999 55.61 Provisional
403 Ahmed Johnson1990s · PWI #5 in 1996 · 1 reign 55.40 Provisional
414 Ken Shamrock1990s · PWI #8 in 1998 · 2 reigns 55.27 Provisional
418 Road Warrior Animal1990s · PWI #18 in 1991 55.11 Provisional
434 The Great Sasuke1990s · PWI #23 in 1996 · 2 reigns 54.76 Provisional
437 Terry Gordy1990s · PWI #31 in 1992 54.74 Provisional
446 Shane Douglas1990s · PWI #20 in 1996 · 1 reign 54.65 Provisional
451 Brian Pillman1990s · PWI #18 in 1993 54.56 Provisional
474 Sid Justice aka Sid Vicious, Sycho Sid1990s · PWI #18 in 2000 · 1 reign 54.24 Provisional
481 Tatsumi Fujinami1990s · PWI #13 in 1998 · 6 reigns 54.14 Provisional
484 Taz1990s · PWI #10 in 1999 54.12 Provisional
495 Marty Jannetty1990s · PWI #13 in 1993 · 2 reigns 53.80 Provisional
500 Bam Bam Bigelow1990s · PWI #24 in 1994 53.62 Provisional
512 Tony Anthony1990s · PWI #25 in 1994 53.41 Provisional
518 Big Boss Man1990s · PWI #23 in 1992 · 5 reigns 53.33 Provisional
528 Al Snow1990s · PWI #52 in 1999 · 8 reigns 53.13 Provisional
529 Tracy Smothers1990s · PWI #26 in 1995 53.09 Provisional
539 Chris Candido1990s · PWI #42 in 1995 · 1 reign 53.00 Provisional
540 2 Cold Scorpio1990s · PWI #33 in 1995 52.99 Provisional
547 Akira Taue1990s · PWI #33 in 1997 52.85 Provisional
552 Road Warrior Hawk1990s · PWI #15 in 1991 52.83 Provisional
563 Octagon1990s · PWI #50 in 1999 52.71 Provisional
572 Rick Martel1990s · PWI #35 in 1992 · 3 reigns 52.58 Provisional
581 Silver King1990s · PWI #46 in 2001 52.39 Provisional
590 Psicosis1990s · PWI #39 in 1996 52.24 Provisional
597 Dan Severn1990s · PWI #35 in 1995 52.15 Provisional
600 The 1-2-3 Kid1990s · PWI #22 in 1994 · 2 reigns 52.14 Provisional
605 Bobby Eaton1990s · PWI #27 in 1992 52.10 Provisional
607 Awesome Kong1990s · PWI #191 in 1993 · 2 world titles 52.07 Provisional
608 Masa Chono1990s · PWI #46 in 2003 52.07 Provisional
616 Irwin R. Schyster1990s · PWI #26 in 1994 · 3 reigns 52.00 Provisional
621 Cactus Jack1990s · PWI #27 in 1994 · 1 reign 51.92 Provisional
622 Faarooq1990s · PWI #45 in 1997 · 3 reigns 51.92 Provisional
623 The Sandman1990s · PWI #60 in 1995 51.92 Provisional
629 Perry Saturn1990s · PWI #47 in 1999 · 3 reigns 51.86 Provisional
630 Scott Norton1990s · PWI #47 in 1993 51.86 Provisional
636 Riki Choshu1990s · PWI #55 in 1993 · 1 reign 51.84 Provisional
637 Savio Vega1990s · PWI #49 in 1996 51.84 Provisional
638 Brian Lee1990s · PWI #40 in 1993 51.83 Provisional
640 Stevie Richards1990s · PWI #66 in 1997 51.81 Provisional
645 Steven Regal1990s · PWI #18 in 1994 51.77 Provisional
646 Hiro Hase1990s · PWI #52 in 1995 51.75 Provisional
648 Abdullah The Butcher1990s · PWI #35 in 1991 51.71 Provisional
650 Jim Duggan1990s · PWI #66 in 1993 51.69 Provisional
651 Ray Gonzalez1990s · PWI #95 in 1994 51.69 Provisional
666 Brian Knobbs1990s · PWI #66 in 1994 · 1 reign 51.53 Provisional
672 Nobuhiko Takada1990s · PWI #27 in 1995 51.48 Provisional
675 Jim Neidhart1990s · PWI #61 in 1994 · 2 reigns 51.44 Provisional
685 Buh Buh Ray Dudley1990s · PWI #30 in 2001 51.31 Provisional
687 Tatanka1990s · PWI #40 in 1994 51.31 Provisional
691 Johnny Ace1990s · PWI #77 in 1997 51.28 Provisional
692 Eddie Gilbert1990s · PWI #29 in 1993 51.27 Provisional
693 Larry Zbyszko1990s · PWI #38 in 1991 · 1 reign 51.26 Provisional
704 Gran Hamada1990s · PWI #115 in 1999 · 2 reigns 51.21 Provisional
711 Brad Armstrong1990s · PWI #63 in 1992 51.17 Provisional
714 Doug Gilbert1990s · PWI #73 in 1995 51.17 Provisional
715 Robert Gibson1990s · PWI #63 in 1991 51.17 Provisional
719 Jerry Sags1990s · PWI #52 in 1994 · 1 reign 51.14 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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