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Let's make it of the "modern" era so we're not talking Gorgeous George or some pogue nobody's ever heard of. In fact, let's define it as people active from 1997 to today.
I'll say Stone Cold Steve Austin. No doubt Hulk Hogan like him or not, really changed wrestling, but I think Austin tops him. Stone Cold, Hulk Hogan, The Rock, Ric Flair.
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Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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My guess is John Cena would probably be the most recognizable today.
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Buy once, cry once.
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Hogan or Andre’, not even close.
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Those guys aren't wrestlers - Dan Gable is a wrestler!
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Other than the Minnesota governor, all in my time were ruled out.
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Andre the Giant died four years before 1997.
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Tryone, yes Gable was a wrestler. I think he has passed.
Big, strong, athlete's, but a scripted show.
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Most famous, or most Awesome?....
Since 97 kind of cuts down on some of The Greats.
Triple H should not be over-looked in the ‘modern era’.
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Most famous, or most Awesome?....
Since 97 kind of cuts down on some of The Greats.
Triple H should not be over-looked in the ‘modern era’. Most famous from 1997 to now. That was what I asked. Per usual...
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OH YEAH . . . I always like Dick the Bruiser but that was back during B&W TV I think - and before '97.
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Gotta be Hogan on sheer fame /status recognition. Had a whole reality show, etc.
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Gable. Went to Waterloo West High. ISU. Olympic champ. Coached U of Iowa to the most incredible dynasty ever. 181-1 high school and college. Only defeat was his very last college match. He is 71 and still alive. All hail the greatest ever. Yes, I was born, raised and wrestled in Iowa.
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1997 to now -- Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
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There's no one more "Famous" than Hogan and or Andre of any era. They both are Cultural Icons known well outside the world of wrestling.
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Gable. Went to Waterloo West High. ISU. Olympic champ. Coached U of Iowa to the most incredible dynasty ever. 181-1 high school and college. Only defeat was his very last college match. He is 71 and still alive. All hail the greatest ever. Yes, I was born, raised and wrestled in Iowa. Dresser is bringing Iowa State back, lookout Hawkeyes!
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