Best Wrestler Alive Tourney 3rd Round --- Ric Flair vs. Bret Hart

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Cast your vote for the best wrestler alive using the following metrics​

Ring work (10)
Mic work/promos (10)
Personality/gimmicks (10)
Overall rating (10)
Number of matches you like from each person

The poll closes after 7 days and if there's a tie the poll extends for an additional 24 hours

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Ric Flair
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Championships and accomplishments

All Star Pro Wrestling
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

All Japan Pro Wrestling
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Central States Wrestling
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling / Jim Crockett Promotions / World Championship Wrestling
NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with [[Rip Hawk (1), Greg Valentine (1), and Big John Studd (1)
NWA Mid-Atlantic Television Championship (1 time)
NWA Television Championship (1 time)
NWA & WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (5 times)
NWA World Heavyweight Championship (10 times)
NWA World Tag Team Championship Mid-Atlantic Version (3 times) - with Greg Valentine (2), and Blackjack Mulligan (1)
WCW International World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (7 times)

National Wrestling Alliance
NWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2008)

Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum
Class of 2006

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked him #2 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the PWI Years in 2003
PWI ranked him #3 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1991, 1992, 1994
PWI Feud of the Year (1987) Four Horsemen vs. Super Powers and Road Warriors
Feud of the Year (1988, 1990) vs. Lex Luger
Feud of the Year (1989) vs. Terry Funk
PWI Match of the Year (1983) vs. Harley Race on June 10
Match of the Year (1984) vs. Kerry Von Erich at Parade of Champions 1
Match of the Year (1986) vs. Dusty Rhodes at The Great American Bash in a steel cage match
Match of the Year (1989) vs. Ricky Steamboat at WrestleWar 1989
Match of the Year (2009) vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XXIV
PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1978, 1987)
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (2008)
PWI Rookie of the Year (1975)
PWI Stanley Weston Award (2008)
PWI Wrestler of the Year (1981, 1984-1986, 1989, 1992)

St. Louis Wrestling Club
NWA Missouri Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame
Class of 2007

World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
WWF Championship (2 times)
WWE Intercontinental Championship (1 time)
World Tag Team Championship (3 times) - with Batista (2) and Roddy Piper (1)
Royal Rumble (1992)
WWE Hall of Fame (2 times)
Class of 2008 - Individually
Class of 2012 - as a member of Four Horsemen

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
WON Best Heel (1990)
WON Best Interviews (1991, 1992, 1994)
WON Feud of the Year (1989) vs. Terry Funk
WON Match of the Year (1983) vs. Harley Race in a steel cage match at Starrcade
Match of the Year (1986) vs. Barry Windham at Battle of the Belts II on February 14
Match of the Year (1988) vs. Sting at Clash of the Champions I
Match of the Year (1989) vs. Ricky Steamboat at WrestleWar
WON Most Charismatic (1980, 1982-1984, 1993)
WON Most Outstanding (1986, 1987, 1989)
WON Readers' Favorite Wrestler (1984-1993, 1996)
WON Worst Feud of the Year (1990) vs. The Junkyard Dog
WON Worst Worked Match of the Year (1996) with Arn Anderson, Meng, The Barbarian, Lex Luger, Kevin Sullivan, Z-Gangsta, and The Ultimate Solution vs. Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage in a Tower of Doom match at Uncensored
WON Wrestler of the Year (1982-1986, 1989, 1990, 1992)
WON Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

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Bret Hart
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Championships and accomplishments

Cauliflower Alley Club
Iron Mike Mazurki Award (2008)
George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame (2006)

Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame
Class of 2008

Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Comeback of the Year (1997)
PWI Feud of the Year (1993) vs. Jerry Lawler
PWI Feud of the Year (1994) vs. Owen Hart
PWI Match of the Year (1992) vs. British Bulldog at SummerSlam
PWI Match of the Year (1996) vs. Shawn Michaels in an Iron Man match at WrestleMania XII
PWI Match of the Year (1997) vs. Steve Austin in a Submission match at WrestleMania 13
PWI Most Hated Wrestler of the Year (1997)
PWI Most Inspirational Wrestler of the Year (1994)
PWI ranked him #1 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 1993 and 1994
PWI ranked him #4 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003
PWI ranked him #37 of the top 500 tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Jim Neidhart in 2003
PWI Stanley Weston Award (2003)

Stampede Wrestling
NWA International Tag Team Championship (Calgary version) (5 times) – with Keith Hart (4) and Leo Burke (1)
Stampede British Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
Stampede North American Heavyweight Championship (6 times)
Stampede Wrestling Hall of Fame

World Championship Wrestling

WCW United States Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
WCW World Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Goldberg

World Wrestling Council
WWC Caribbean Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Smith Hart

World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE United States Championship (1 time)
WWF Championship (5 times)
WWF Intercontinental Championship (2 times)
WWF Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Jim Neidhart
King of the Ring (1991, 1993)
Royal Rumble (1994)1
Second Triple Crown Champion
1993 Superstar of the Year
WWE Hall of Fame (2 times)
Class of 2006 - Individually
Class of 2019 - Member of The Hart Foundation
Slammy Award for Put a Fork in Him, He's Done (1996) The Sharpshooter
Slammy Award for Best Music Video (1996)
Slammy Award for Which WWF champion, past or present, in attendance, is Hall of Fame bound? (1996)
Slammy Award for Match of the Year (vs. Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania XII) (1996)

Wrestling Observer Newsletter
5 Star Match (1994) vs. Owen Hart in a cage match at SummerSlam
5 Star Match (1997) vs. Steve Austin in a Submission match at WrestleMania 13
Best Pro Wrestling Book (2007) Hitman
Best Pro Wrestling DVD (2006) Bret "Hit Man" Hart: The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be
Feud of the Year (1993) vs. Jerry Lawler
Feud of the Year (1997) with Owen Hart, Jim Neidhart, British Bulldog, and Brian Pillman vs. Steve Austin
Match of the Year (1997) vs. Steve Austin in a Submission match at WrestleMania 13
Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1996)

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Ring work (10)
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Overall rating (10)
Number of matches you like from each person


ring Work: for me it's Bret BY A MILE. Flair is mad overrated for in ring in MY opinion. Bret is Great at psychology, great at selling(he always LOOKED like he was in a real fight how hard he was breathing)
Bret 10
Flair 7

Mic work/promos - Easily Flair here. Bret had some golden years on the mic late in his career. I actually LOVE the promos from him and Flair during their 98 WCW feud. BUT Flair is on a GOD tier for promos. for me its him and Rock as the #GOATs of the mic
Bret - 7
Flair - 10

Personality/gimmicks

Flair - 10
Bret - 8

Overall rating
Bret - 8.33
Flair - 9
 

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Ring work (10)
Mic work/promos (10)
Personality/gimmicks (10)
Overall rating (10)
Number of matches you like from each person

ring Work: for me it's Bret BY A MILE. Flair is mad overrated for in ring in MY opinion. Bret is Great at psychology, great at selling(he always LOOKED like he was in a real fight how hard he was breathing)
Bret 10
Flair 7

Mic work/promos - Easily Flair here. Bret had some golden years on the mic late in his career. I actually LOVE the promos from him and Flair during their 98 WCW feud. BUT Flair is on a GOD tier for promos. for me its him and Rock as the #GOATs of the mic
Bret - 7
Flair - 10

Personality/gimmicks
Flair - 10
Bret - 8

Overall rating
Bret - 8.33
Flair - 9

dudes finally using the metrics :blessed::wow:
 

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the marks on this forum voting for Flair over shytman.

wow.i thought idsee it all.


EVERYONE knows who Flair is. 5 star classics in multiple DECADES. MULTIPLE HOUSEHOLD promos.

objectively, Flair is top 4. mount rushmore.

id expect this level of smark from reddit, not thecoli.

but but but 97 bret! :mjlol:


the WON meltzer award for best wrestler of the year is literally named after Flair :deadmanny:
:hhh:
 
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