Every ranking update ever (Last wrestling update: 8/12/2025 Next scheduled wrestling update: May ’26)

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Ranking	Wrestler
1	Hulk Hogan	Why?
2	“Stone Cold” Steve Austin	Why?
3	The Rock	Why?
4	John Cena
5	Ric Flair
6	The Undertaker
7	Shawn Michaels
8	“Macho Man” Randy Savage
9	Roman Reigns
10	Bret Hart
11	Andre The Giant
12	Brock Lesnar
13	Seth Rollins
14	Lou Thesz
15	Buddy Rogers
16	Bruno Sammartino
17	Triple H
18	Mick Foley
19	Cody Rhodes
20	Harley Race
21	Dusty Rhodes
22	Sting
23	Gorgeous George
24	Chris Jericho
25	Kurt Angle
26	Randy Orton
27	Ted DiBiase
28	Roddy Piper
29	Terry Funk
30	Daniel Bryan
31	Edge
32	Scott Hall
33	CM Punk
34	Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat
35	Nick Bockwinkel
36	Jake “The Snake” Roberts
37	Kane
38	Jerry “The King” Lawler
39	AJ Styles
40	John Moxley
41	Bob Backlund
42	The Big Show
43	“Superstar” Billy Graham
44	Mr. Perfect
45	Chris Benoit
46	Big Van Vader
47	Kevin Nash
48	Drew McIntyre
49	Dory Funk Jr.
50	Jack Brisco
51	Bruiser Brody
52	Pedro Morales
53	Rick Rude
54	The Ultimate Warrior
55	Vern Gagne
56	The Miz
57	Kevin Owens
58	Stan Hansen
59	Jimmy Snuka
60	Dick the Bruiser
61	Ray Stevens
62	Jey Uso
63	Booker T.
64	Rey Mysterio
65	DDP
66	Gunther
67	The Sheik
68	Jeff Hardy
69	Eddie Guerrero
70	Kenny Omega
71	Goldberg
72	Lex Luger
73	Bam Bam Bigelow
74	Ed “the Strangler” Lewis
75	Abdullah the Butcher
76	Kerry Von Erich
77	Bray Wyatt
78	Batista
79	Bobby Lashley
80	Scott Steiner
81	The British Bulldog
82	Sgt. Slaughter
83	Goldust
84	MJF
85	Sami Zayn
86	RVD
87	Owen Hart
88	Will Ospreay
89	Rick Martel
90	Rick Steiner
91	Arn Anderson
92	Sabu
93	Ron Simmons
94	Killer Kowalski
95	Road Warrior Hawk
96	Dynamite Kid
97	Terry Gordy
98	JBL
99	The Crusher
100	Wahoo McDaniel

The rest of the best wrestlers of all time.

Every ranking update ever (Last MMA update: 1/1/26)

The making of the list.

The Rules

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Rank	Fighter		Years
1	Jon Jones	Why?	2008-active
2	Islam Makhachev		2010-active
3	Anderson Silva		1997-2020
4	Alexander Volkanovski		2012-active
5	George St-Pierre		2002-2017
6	Khabib Nurmagomedov		2008-2020
7	Ilia Topuria		2015-active
8	Khamzat Chimaev		2018-active
9	Merab Dvalishvili		2013-active
10	Daniel Cormier		2009-2020
11	Stipe Miocic		2010-2024
12	Alex Pereira		2015-active
13	Israel Adesanya		2009-active
14	Fedor Emelianenko		2000-active
15	Francis Ngannou		2013-active
16	Dricus Du Plessis		2013-active
17	Kamaru Usman		2012-active
18	Max Holloway		2010-active
19	Dominick Cruz		2003-active
20	Magomed Ankalaev		2014-active
21	Lyoto Machida		2003-active
22	Dan Henderson		1997-2016
23	Shogun Rua		2002-active
24	Demetrious Johnson	Why?	2007-active
25	Leon Edwards		2011-active
26	Henry Cejudo		2013-active
27	Fabricio Werdum		2002-active
28	Rampage Jackson		1999-active
29	Alexandre Pantoja		2007-active
30	Chuck Liddell		1998-2010
31	Randy Couture		1997-2011
32	Matt Hughes		1998-2013
33	Alistair Overeem		1999-active
34	Charles Oliveira		2008-active
35	Dustin Poirier		2009-active
36	Conor McGregor		2008-active
37	Jose Aldo		2004-active
38	Frank Shamrock		1994-2010
39	Royce Gracie		1993-2016
40	Rashad Evans		2003-2018
41	Tito Ortiz		1997-active
42	Wanderlei Silva		1996-2018
43	Robert Whittaker		2009-active
44	Aljamain Sterling		2010-active
45	Brandon Moreno		2011-active
46	Cain Velasquez		2006-2019
47	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira		1999-2015
48	Junior dos Santos		2006-active
49	Chris Weidman		2009-active
50	Petr Yan		2014-active
51	Ken Shamrock		1993-2016
52	Bas Rutten		1993-2006
53	Rickson Gracie		1980-2000
54	Anthony Johnson		2006-active
55	Vitor Belfort		1996-active
56	Jake Shields		1999-active
57	Forrest Griffin		2001-2012
58	Glover Teixeira		2002-active
59	Justin Gaethje		2011-active
60	Vadim Nemkov		2013-active
61	Ryan Bader		2007-active
62	Phil Davis		2008-active
63	Frankie Edgar		2005-active
64	Mirko Cro Cop		2001-2019
65	Ricardo Arona		2000-2009
66	Gegard Mousasi		2003-active
67	Antonio Rogerio Nogueira		2000-2020
68	Kazushi Sakuraba		1996-active
69	TJ Dillashaw		2010-active
70	Josh Barnett		1997-2016
71	Masakatsu Funaki		1993-2012
72	Cyril Gane		2018-active
73	Deiveson Figueiredo		2012-active
74	Jan Blachowicz		2007-active
75	Belal Muhammad		2012-active
76	Mark Coleman		1996-2010
77	Yoel Romero		2009-active
78	Nick Diaz		2001-2015
79	BJ Penn		2001-2019
80	Tyron Woodley		2006-active
81	Jiri Prochazka		2012-active
82	Luke Rockhold		2007-active
83	Jacare Souza		2003-active
84	Stephen Thompson		2010-active
85	Eddie Alvarez		2003-active
86	Rich Franklin		1999-2015
87	Rafael dos Anjos		2004-active
88	Arman Tsarukyan		2015-active
89	Sean O’Malley		2013-active
90	Sean Strickland		2008-active
91	Jack Della Maddalena		2016-active
92	Sean Brady		2014-active
93	Colby Covington		2012-active
94	Tony Ferguson		2008-active
95	Anthony Pettis		2007-active
96	Benson Henderson		2006-active
97	Robbie Lawler		2001-active
98	Shavkat Rakhmonov		2014-active
99	Tom Aspinall		2014-active
100	Frank Mir		2001-active

The rest of the best MMA fighters of all time.

Every ranking update ever (Last baseball update: 11/2/25 Next baseball update: December ’26)

The making of the List

The Rules

If you disagree with the placement of an athlete whose prime occurred before 1975, please read The ChatGPT Cautionary Tale before commenting.

Historically undervalued: 🔵

Rank	Player			Position	Years
1	Barry Bonds		Why?	OF	1986-2007
2	Babe Ruth			OF	1914-1935
3	Willie Mays			OF	1951-1973
4	Roger Clemens			SP	1984-2007
5	Randy Johnson	🔵	Why?	SP	1988-2009
6	Albert Pujols			1B	2001-2020
7	Alex Rodriguez			SS	1994-2016
8	Greg Maddux			SP	1986-2008
9	Lou Gehrig			1B	1923-1939
10	Hank Aaron			OF	1954-1976
11	Ted Williams			OF	1939-1960
12	Mike Schmidt			3B	1972-1989
13	Ty Cobb			OF	1905-1928
14	Clayton Kershaw			SP	2008-2025
15	Mike Trout			OF	2011-active
16	Pedro Martinez	🔵		SP	1992-2009
17	Justin Verlander			SP	2005-active
18	Mickey Mantle			OF	1951-1968
19	Shohei Ohtani			P/DH	2018-active
20	Rogers Hornsby			2B	1915-1937
21	Stan Musial			OF	1941-1963
22	Mariano Rivera			RP	1995-2013
23	Max Scherzer			SP	2008-active
24	Sandy Koufax			SP	1955-1966
25	Bob Gibson			SP	1959-1975
26	Aaron Judge			OF	2016-active
27	Tom Seaver			SP	1967-1986
28	Walter Johnson			SP	1907-1927
29	Lefty Grove			SP	1925-1941
30	Manny Ramirez	🔵	Why?	OF	1993-2011
31	Miguel Cabrera			1B	2003-2023
32	Ken Griffey Jr.			OF	1989-2010
33	Frank Robinson			OF	1956-1976
34	David Ortiz			DH	1997-2016
35	Frank Thomas			1B	1990-2008
36	Reggie Jackson			OF	1967-1987
37	Johnny Bench			C	1967-1983
38	Joe Morgan			2B	1963-1984
39	Jimmie Foxx			1B	1925-1945
40	Warren Spahn			SP	1942-1965
41	Rickey Henderson			OF	1979-2003
42	Willie Stargell			OF	1962-1982
43	Jim Palmer			SP	1965-1984
44	Steve Carlton			SP	1965-1988
45	Honus Wagner			SS	1897-1917
46	Chipper Jones			3B	1993-2012
47	George Brett			3B	1973-1993
48	Carl Yastrzemski			OF	1961-1983
49	Curt Schilling	🔵	Why?	SP	1988-2007
50	Pete Rose			OF	1963-1986
51	Derek Jeter			SS	1995-2014
52	Cal Ripken Jr.			SS	1981-2001
53	Yogi Berra			C	1946-1965
54	Christy Mathewson			SP	1900-1916
55	Pete Alexander			SP	1911-1930
56	Joe DiMaggio			OF	1936-1951
57	Freddie Freeman			1B	2010-active
58	Tris Speaker			OF	1907-1928
59	Jeff Bagwell			1B	1991-2005
60	Mark McGwire			1B	1986-2001
61	Jim Thome			1B	1991-2012
62	Vladimir Guerrero			OF	1996-2011
63	Mike Piazza			C	1992-2007
64	Wade Boggs			3B	1982-1999
65	Sammy Sosa			OF	1989-2007
66	Mel Ott			OF	1926-1947
67	Tom Glavine			SP	1987-2008
68	Gaylord Perry			SP	1962-1983
69	John Smoltz			SP	1988-2009
70	Roy Halladay			SP	1998-2013
71	Nolan Ryan			SP	1966-1993
72	Mookie Betts			SS/2B/OF	2014-active
73	Adrian Beltre			3B	1998-2018
74	Jose Altuve			2B	2011-active
75	Gary Sheffield			OF	1988-2009
76	Whitey Ford			SP	1950-1967
77	Eddie Mathews			3B	1952-1968
78	Johan Santana	🔵	Why?	SP	2000-2012
79	Al Kaline			OF	1953-1974
80	Roberto Clemente			OF	1955-1972
81	Harmen Killebrew			1B	1954-1975
82	Ernie Banks			SS	1953-1971
83	Cy Young			SP	1890-1911
84	Carl Hubbell			SP	1928-1943
85	Hal Newhouser			SP	1939-1955
86	Willie McCovey			1B	1959-1980
87	Tony Gwynn			OF	1982-2001
88	Rod Carew			2B	1967-1985
89	Bob Feller			SP	1936-1956
90	Robin Roberts			SP	1948-1966
91	Ferguson Jenkins			SP	1965-1983
92	Hank Greenberg			1B	1930-1947
93	Johnny Mize			1B	1936-1953
94	Nap Lajoie			2B	1896-1916
95	Brooks Robinson			3B	1955-1977
96	Rafael Palmeiro			1B	1986-2005
97	Eddie Murray			1B	1977-1997
98	Paul Molitor			DH	1978-1998
99	Pudge Rodriguez			C	1991-2011
100	Dennis Eckersley			RP	1975-1998

The rest of the best baseball players of all time.