Wrestler of the Decade: Prologue

The Aughts are coming to a close soon, and as all pretentious bloggers do, I was thinking about who the Wrestler of the Decade was. It came on from this thread at PTC, which is also where I got the article where Hogan put over Jericho. It got me thinking, who is the Wrestler of the Decade? Is there really a slam dunk? I mean, really, was there any decade where there was a slam-dunk winner? I'm not too familiar with wrestling pre-1980, but after that, there's debate. In the '80s, Hulk Hogan might have seemed like a lock, but really, there are those who'd say that Ric Flair would give him a run for his money. In the '90s, well, Hogan again was a major player, but then you had Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Goldberg, Steve Austin and The Rock as well.

This decade is no different. There are no fewer than four really strong contenders that I think could take the top spot. But then again, there are other guys who've had impact in this decade that deserve mention. So, I'm going to embark on a project: listing the top 25 wrestlers of the Aughts. It won't be easy, and when it's all said and done, people will probably want my scalp. But hey, I'm a blogger, and this is the kind of thing I do. If I couldn't handle people thinking I was a dope, I wouldn't be doing this.

So, starting tomorrow, you'll get the wrestlers in groups of five, and then the top five will get their own pages each. That's nine days of listage. I hope you enjoy even if you don't agree.