Who are the Most Overrated Wrestlers?
Wrestling promotions don't always get it right - somtimes they push the wrong guy. And on the other hand, it ain't unusual for internet wrestling fans to turn mediocre talents into underdog favorites. Check out our list of wrestlers that you should quit cheering so loudly.

25
Diesel

His recent Royal Rumble appearance and massive pop notwithstanding, Diesel, aka Kevin Nash, kind of stinks. He's the prototypical example of both the big man who never bothered to learn to work worth a damn, and the politically cunning wrestler who was able to get himself over anyhow. Sure, he was a founding member of one of wrestling's biggest stables ever, but people conveniently forget that Nash, the NWO and friends completely sunk the good ship WCW.


24
Arn Anderson

We caught a lot of heat for not putting Double-A on our list of the best wrestlers of all time, but frankly, Anderson was only ever as good as he was close to Ric Flair. A solid ring technician who needed a coked-up blonde peacock and a couple other rednecks to really get over does not a top 50 wrestler make.

23
Alberto Del Rio

By all accounts, in Mexico, where he goes by the name Dos. Caras, Jr., Alberto Del Rio is a massive star. And as the 2011 Royal Rumble winner, he even seems well on his way to becoming one north of the border. But his main event push in WWE has been remarkably fast, and comes on the heels of only one notable feud with Rey Mysterio. Del Rio has the tools to become a big deal in WWE, but right now he just looks like an over-pushed midcarder. And having to sell the Cobra on a pay-per-view certainly didn't help.

22
Jerry Lynn

Internet geeks and independent wrestling fans alike love to rave about Jerry Lynn. His technical wizardry, his "no bumps" match with Lance Storm, the fact that he only looks about 10 years older than he actually is, blah blah blah. But the fact remains that he's a midcard cruiserweight that crapped out of both WCW and WWE. And sure, he won the ECW title, but you know who else did? Mikey Whipwreck, Justin Credible and Rhino. So get ahold of yourself already.

21
Shelton Benjamin

Billing Shelton Benjamin as the promotion's most athletic wrestler was a stroke of genius by WWE, as it allowed wrestling nerds to think of themselves as true connoisseurs of the genre by cheering this bland, charisma-bereft grappler. Being nominated the Wrestling Observer's Most Underrated Wrestler three years in a row doesn't make you an underdog - it makes you a jobber who throws himself off a ladder once or twice a year.

20
Verne Gagne

As a 10-time AWA World Heavyweight Champion, and the record-holder for the most combined days of any world champion, Verne Gagne has a pretty impressive resume. But, like a lot of over-pushed mid-carders in wrestling history, Gagne was also a promoter. It ain't tough to be the top guy in a promotion when you're also the owner - even for a bland, bald grappler like Gagne.

19
Jeff Jarrett

When it comes to getting yourself an undeserved push, owning your own promotion is always your best bet. But being the son of a promoter is almost as good - just ask Jeff Jarrett, the son of promoter Jerry Jarrett. Granted, the guy isn't untalented, and can work a good match when he feels like it, but he's never been as big as his politically-based pushes in USWA or TNA.

18
Sabu

We loved seeing Sabu hit crazy, dangerous spots as much as anyone, but there's more to being a wrestler than just meting out and sustaining serious injuries. Though Sabu's been involved in some incredible matches, he deserves recognition for his amazing stunts more than for his actual wrestling work. He's like the Hooper of professional wrestling.

17
Finlay

There are some wrestlers, that despite never receiving a notable push, or even being involved in a memorable feud, are inexplicably beloved by internet wrestling nerds. Many of them due to some perceived link to "real wrestling" - whatever the balls that's supposed to mean. A great example of this is Finlay, who while no doubt a tough old bastard, is a career lower-midcarder, not the heir to some great forgotten Irish fighting tradition. That would be Sheamus.

16
Christopher Daniels

Christopher Daniels is called "The King of the Indies," which is the same thing as saying "Just Barely Too Shitty Not to Make it Big." Seriously though, we like watching Daniels work, and he's got a full arsenal of impressive moves at his disposal, but he's just not the main event level talent his fans want you to believe he is. Which might have something to do with why TNA storylines keep seeing him leave the company and return under assorted stupid masks.

15
Mr. Anderson

We like Mr. Anderson - we really do - and there should be a spot for a guy of his talents in TNA, or even WWE. But despite his idolization of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, and attempts to position himself as a tweener badass, his first TNA World Heavyweight Title run doesn't exactly feel natural. Mr. Anderson was great in WWE and he's done some neat stuff in TNA too, but whether through some fault of his own, his proneness to injury, or just on account of TNA's questionable booking, he's not the kind of guy around whom you should base a promotion.

14
William Regal

It's not uncommon to see folks on the internet raving about the incredible ring-work of Mr. William Regal. But if he's so great, how come the impressively-coifed wrestler has never made it to the top of the card during his 25+ years in the industry? Internet commenters would have you believe that the reason Regal can't break out of the midcard is because he doesn't have a bodybuilder's physique, Vince McMahon's supposed hatred of true wrestling talent or even "politics, maaaaaaaaaaan." But how about we stick with the simplest solution to the problem: He's an extraordinarily talented midcarder.

13
Indy Geeks

If you read the wrestling dirt sheets, get ready to hear a lot of jibber-jabber from fans who claim that they understand wrestling on a deeper level than folks who like WWE. They prefer to watch wrestling promotions populated by scrawny nerds that can flippity-flop all over the place, but have no idea how to build a compelling match, and even claim that those senseless spot-fests are better than anything produced by WWE. Going nuts for indy geeks doesn't make you better than your average wrestling fan, it just makes you a different type of mark.

12
Randy Orton

By 2009, Randy Orton was finally making good on his promise, as he became one of the most maniacal and threatening heels in recent WWE history. During his feud with Triple H and the family McMahon you would have been crazy to put him on this list. But in early 2010, something changed: Orton turned face. With his glowering presence, lousy sleeve tattoos and increasingly ridiculous in-ring theatrics, the Orton of 2011 is a lousy face that people cheer and like by default.

11
Gorgeous George

In the past year or so, people have really begun to give Gorgeous George his due - and less than 50 years after his death to boot. Gee, do you think this could have anything to do with the fact that WWE inducted him into their Hall of Fame in 2010? George was extremely influential, but the only reason anyone cares about him now is because they've been told to. Sure, he was the first guy to figure out that you could get crazy heat by acting gay, but he never even held his day's top title, the NWA World Heavyweight Championship. And have you ever sat down to enjoy a nice Gorgeous George match on YouTube? Didn't think so.

10
Scott Hall

Like his buddy Kevin Nash, Scott Hall was huge in the 1990s, both as Razor Ramon as well as under his real name. And while fans were into Hall and the NWO for a while, they weren't behind them for near as long as WCW seemed to think they should have been. But despite having a considerable role in sinking WCW and becoming an overweight drunk incapable of working a match, people still cheered for Hall when he resurfaced in TNA in 2010. Yes, his Ladder Match against Shawn Michaels is a classic, but one phenomenal match over the course of 25 years isn't exactly a great average, is it?

9
Dean Malenko

It's no wonder that some people flip absolute shit for Dean Malenko. He was incredibly talented in the ring, and had some really stellar matches in WCW's cruiserweight division. But there's a lot more to professional wrestling than just technical proficiency - you also have to be, you know, kind of interesting. Anyone who says they'd rather watch this bland nerd than a giant muscley guy throwing around other giant muscley guys is only lying to themselves.

8
Owen Hart

Get your hagiographic comment-section flames and rants ready, nerds, because here it comes: Owen Hart was a talented midcarder and nothing more. Suffering an awful wrestling-related death doesn't make Hart a better wrestler than he was, and people shouldn't be scared to point it out. Oh, and anyone who claims he was better than Bret is a contrarian asshole looking for attention

7
Christian

Alongside Edge, Christian blazed trails for tag team wrestling in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but since then, the Rated-R Superstar has left his former partner in the dust. Message board posters seem to think that Christian's lack of a main event push since returning to WWE is some kind of slight for having once left the promotion for TNA - and that's entirely possible. But even if there were no hard feelings, WWE's main event needs something better than a skinny, orange-skinned guy with weak offense, a lousy finisher, and a wry persona stuck in 2001.

6
"Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig

He had one of the all-time great gimmicks with a series of classic vignettes, but Curt Hennig wasn't quite as perfect as people like to remember him. Hennig tooled around in WWE for almost a decade without doing much more than beating up jobbers, and when he finally got his push, it was only for the Intercontinental Title. Yes, he was a talented worker, and if he hadn't suffered so many back injuries, he might have become a world champion. He also might have sprouted wings and flew to the moon. Who can say for sure?

5
Miss Elizabeth

Even thought she wasn't a wrestler, we're playing a little fast and loose in order to include Miss Elizabeth on this list. In fact, one of the reasons that she's so overrated is because she isn't even a wrestler. While legitimate female wrestling talents like Sherri Martel, Wendi Richter and others bumped their way through the 1980s, Miss Elizabeth got (hugely) over simply by standing at ringside with a dopey blank stare plastered on her face. She couldn't wrestle and she couldn't act, but luckily for Betsy, she found another surefire way to get over in professional wrestling: Sleep with a top star.

4
Jerry "The King" Lawler

Jerry Lawler owes his legendary status in the wrestling world to two things: Slapping Andy Kaufman on Late Night and just refusing to go away. Well after WWE's national expansion, Lawler continued to hang on in the Memphis territory, where a lack of money and actual wrestling talent led to matches that were dependent largely on cheap heat to get over. But when Lawler became a successful announcer in WWE, his role in wrestling history was edited so that he was no longer seen as a softbodied hick dealing out sloppy piledrivers and punches between "ropes" made of garden hoses, but rather a grappling legend and a WWE Hall of Famer.

3
Giant Baba

While Giant Baba's lumbering, uninspired in-ring work was nothing to shout about, the wrestler had a couple important things working in his favor: 1) He was trained by the father of Japanese wrestling, Rikidōzan and 2) He was huge and freakish-looking. Those two facts were enough to make Baba a popular attraction, but he became a true sensation on account of his many victories over some of the world's top wrestling talent. And why was this skinny-armed, barrel-chested monster booked to win so often? Because he owned his own promotion, All Japan Pro Wrestling.

2
Hulk Hogan

There's a fair argument to be made that he's the biggest and most popular professional wrestler in history, but internet nerds (including us) love to hack on Hulk Hogan. This is largely because he's one of the most notable examples of a major star being pushed more because of his look and charisma than any kind of in-ring ability. In fact, wrestling lore says that Bob Backlund refused to drop the WWE Title to the leg dropping dope for this very reason, which led to the one-month transitional title reign of the (also extremely overrated) Iron Sheik. Hogan was a talented wrestler alright - he just wasn't very good at wrestling.

1
Triple H

For too long, Triple H has received a free pass from internet wrestling fans, but we say, "No more!" Sure, he used to be great, but that was before he destroyed his body and moved on to destroying the careers of younger wrestlers. Folks these days like to say that "The King of Kings" makes people into stars, but wrestlers tend to either suceed despite the terrible, emasculating beatings he gives them or just disappear back into the midcard. What's worse is that he does it all with the same four boring, mechanical moves - a fact which goes strangely unnoticed by the world's Cena-bashers, who tend to love "The Game." If Triple H was as great as people say he is, the past 13 years of constant pushes shouldn't have just turned him into another Rock or "Stone Cold," it should have gotten him elected King of the Universe.

And The Chaperone looks atrocious.

(BTW This is one of the worst lists ive ever seen and didnt want to post).