10 of the greatest wrestlers of the 1980s

#1 Nature Boy Ric Flair

Ric Flair

These days, literally every wrestling fan loves and worships Ric Flair. He can't even accompany his daughter Charlotte to the ring any longer because his fame dims the light of her own! And in every arena around the world, the crowd always unleashes a hearty "WHOO!" whenever anyone uses the knife edge chop in the ring.

But that wasn't always the case. For most of the 1980s, Ric Flair was the Darth Vader of pro wrestling. He could rile up crowds with his condescending, bragging interviews, and wrestle for sixty minutes at the drop of a hat against the world's best talent. In fact, during the 1980s Flair had so many long matches he was nicknamed "the Sixty Minute Man."

Whether on his own or part of the legendary Four Horsemen stable, Ric Flair was a huge draw. He ranks higher on this list than Hogan does because Flair fought more of the biggest names in wrestling, and put on better matches overall.

Here's Ric taking on his major rival Ricky Steamboat.