Wrestler of the Year
YEAR
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WINNER
Pedro Morales
Jack Brisco
Bruno Sammartino
Mr. Wrestling II
Terry Funk
Dusty Rhodes
Dusty Rhodes
Harley Race
Bob Backlund
Ric Flair
Bob Backlund
Harley Race
Ric Flair
Ric Flair
Ric Flair
Hulk Hogan
Randy Savage
Ric Flair
Sting
Hulk Hogan
Ric Flair
Vader
Hulk Hogan
Diesel
The Giant
Lex Luger
Steve Austin
Steve Austin
The Rock
Steve Austin
Brock Lesnar
Kurt Angle
Chris Benoit
Dave Batista
John Cena
John Cena
Triple H
Randy Orton
Randy Orton
CM Punk
CM Punk
Daniel Bryan
Brock Lesnar
Seth Rollins
AJ Styles
AJ Styles
AJ Styles
Adam Cole
Jon Moxley
Kenny Omega
Roman Reigns
Seth Rollins
Cody Rhodes
FIRST RUNNER UP
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Bruno Sammartino
Billy Graham
Bob Backlund
Dusty Rhodes
Harley Race
Bob Backlund
Ric Flair
Nick Bockwinkel
Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
Ric Flair
Jerry Lawler
Hulk Hogan
The Ultimate Warrior
Lex Luger
Ron Simmons
Bret Hart
Bret Hart
Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels
Steve Austin
Bill Goldberg
The Rock
Triple H
Kurt Angle
Rob Van Dam
Brock Lesnar
Randy Orton
John Cena
Samoa Joe
Kurt Angle
Kurt Angle
John Cena
Rob Van Dam
John Cena
Sheamus
John Cena
Daniel Bryan
Jay Lethal
Roman Reigns
Kazuchika Okada
Kenny Omega
Chris Jericho
Bayley
Roman Reigns
Jon Moxley
Gunther
Gunther
SECOND RUNNER UP
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Nick Bockwinkel
Bob Backlund
Ricky Steamboat
Jimmy Snuka
Verne Gagne
Tommy Rich
Hulk Hogan
Andre the Giant
Kerry Von Erich
Rick Martel
Randy Savage
Randy Savage
Lex Luger
Lex Luger
Hulk Hogan
Bret Hart
Rick Rude
Shawn Michaels
Razor Ramon
Sting
Ric Flair
The Undertaker
Dallas Page
Sting
Booker T
The Rock
Triple H
Triple H
Eddie Guerrero
AJ Styles
Rey Mysterio
Dave Batista
Randy Orton
Chris Jericho
John Cena
Davey Richards
Austin Aries
Bully Ray
AJ Styles
Roman Reigns
Kevin Owens
Kenny Omega
Cody Rhodes
Seth Rollins
Chris Jericho
Bianca Belair
Cody Rhodes
Will Ospreay
Will Ospreay
THIRD RUNNER UP
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Paul Jones
Harley Race
Harley Race
Bob Backlund
The Iron Sheik
Dusty Rhodes
Jimmy Snuka
Bob Backlund
Rick Martel
Sergeant Slaughter
Nikita Koloff
Steve Williams
Ric Flair
Ricky Steamboat
Lex Luger
Sting
Bret Hart
Yokozuna
Ric Flair
Hulk Hogan
Ahmed Johnson
Dallas Page
The Rock
Taz
Kurt Angle
Rob Van Dam
The Undertaker
AJ Styles
AJ Styles
Samoa Joe
Edge
Randy Orton
Samoa Joe
Kurt Angle
Sheamus
Bobby Roode
John Cena
Randy Orton
John Cena
John Cena
Dean Ambrose
Cody Rhodes
Seth Rollins
Kofi Kingston
Sasha Banks
Big E
Bianca Belair
Maxwell Jacob Friedman
Bryan Danielson