The best wrestler from each of the 50 United States 

COLORADO - "Dr Death" Steve Williams

"Dr Death" was a machine in the ring.

HONORABLE MENTION: Vader

This was a tough one, but in the end, I had to go with the native Coloradoan.

For a good while, " Dr Death" Steve Williams was one of the most feared men in professional wrestling. He was a 285-pound boulder of a man who could move like a cat, hit like a truck, and suplex anyone with ease. It's pretty easy to be afraid of someone like that.

Williams started off his wrestling career in promotions such as the NWA, WCW, and in Japan, where he was a part of three separate matches rated 5-stars by Dave Meltzer. He also went unpinned in North America for a decade and built up an impressive résumé of championship victories along the way, including 16 Tag Team Championships and four World Heavyweight Championships, among others. He also had a cup of coffee in the WWF in the late-90's, but we all know how that went.

"Dr Death" continued to wrestle until two months prior to his premature death from throat cancer in December of 2009. He was only 49 years old and likely could have continued to wrestle had his cancer not returned. Still, he accomplished plenty in his career, and that's why he's my pick for Colorado's best wrestler.

CONNECTICUT - Mercedes Martinez

HONORABLE MENTION: Justin Credible

The first of four women on this list, Mercedes Martinez has had quite the wrestling career so far.

A native of Waterbury, Connecticut, Martinez started wrestling in 2000 after an injury ended her collegiate basketball career. Since then, she has dominated in every promotion she's entered. So far, Martinez has won a total of 24 Women's Championships (four of which she's holding right now), and she does not appear to be slowing down anytime soon. Her reputation earned her a place in this year's WWE Mae Young Classic, where she made it all the way to the semifinals.

Martinez is one of the most respected and sought-after women in professional wrestling today, and she is the best wrestler to ever come from Connecticut, in my opinion.

DELAWARE - Jay Briscoe

HONORABLE MENTION: Mark Briscoe

Could only pick one Briscoe brother, so I had to pick Jay

If I could've put The Briscoes here as one entry, I would have. But unfortunately, I must abide by the rules and pick only one person from each state. I ultimately went with Jay over Mark, as he has seen more individual success than his brother has.

One half of what has consistently been one of the best tag teams on the independent scene for over a decade, Jay Briscoe has also won two ROH World Championships. So far, as a tag team wrestler, he and his real-life brother have won 21 Tag Team Championships across several different promotions. He currently holds the record for most ROH Tag Team Championship reigns with eight, and he is one of only three people to have held the ROH World Championship on more than one occasion (the other two being Austin Aries and Adam Cole).

And to cap it all off, he's only going to be 34 years old come January, so he still has so many years ahead of him. Though the future is uncertain, what is certain is that he's the best wrestler to ever come from Delaware.

FLORIDA - Hulk Hogan

Easily the most popular wrestler of the 1980's and one of the greatest to ever do it, Hulk Hogan was born in Georgia but relocated to Florida at one-and-a-half years old.

Starting off his wrestling career in Japan, Hogan would make a huge splash in Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation in the early 80's. "Hulkamania" was running wild, indeed. The kids wanted to be just like him, and the men wanted to be as big as him. Those 24-inch pythons ended up holding six World Championships in the WWF/E, as well as six more in WCW.

He is also one of only seven men to win the Royal Rumble twice, and he's one of three men (the others being Shawn Michaels and Stone Cold Steve Austin) to win it in two consecutive years. He also had what was arguably the greatest heel turn of all time when he became the de-facto leader of the nWo in 1996.

Though much of his reputation has been tarnished in recent years, it's completely impossible to deny Hogan's drawing power, his charisma, and his indelible impact on the wrestling industry. Many would even go as far to say that the WWE would not exist today (or at least be as well known as it was and is) if it weren't for Hulk Hogan. It's kind of hard to deny such a claim, too... the man was a cultural phenomenon, and he's my pick for Florida's greatest wrestler of all time.

GEORGIA - A.J. Styles

The current WWE champion certainly is "phenomenal"

Those who are strictly WWE fans may not know that Styles has been wrestling since 1998. He was one of the final members of the WCW roster before tearing up ROH, TNA, and NJPW for over a decade.

His current list of accolades is unprecedented. So far, Styles has won 22 World Heavyweight Championships across various promotions, two of which were in WWE, two more were in NJPW, and five more were in NWA/TNA. He was also TNA's inaugural X-Division Champion (a title he would go on to win 6 times), ROH's inaugural Pure Champion, TNA's first Triple Crown and Grand Slam Champion, he's won 2 U.S. Championships in WWE so far...and the best part? He's not done yet.

Chances are that A.J. Styles will also become a Triple Crown/Grand Slam Champion in the WWE. He has already had a fantastic career with the company in his almost-two years there, and despite being 40 years old he doesn't look to have slowed. In fact, I'd argue he's at his best right now. He's the best in the company, among the best in the world today, and he's the best wrestler ever to come from Georgia.