Since WrestleMania is this Sunday at the Georgia Dome, I started thinking about the success different Superstars and Divas (as well as celebrities and athletes) have had all time at the Showcase of the Immortals. For those unfamiliar, there have been 26 different WrestleMania events which celebrate the best that Sports Entertainment has to offer.
When I set out to compile this list, I had to set a few ground rules:
1) Superstars and Divas are listed by their most popular, or most successful name or gimmick
2) Matches that ended in a time-limit draw, double countout, double disqualification, or no-contest were considered to be draws (though a draw does adversely affect one's winning percentage)
3) Dark Matches, as well as matches that took place on Free For All, Heat, WWE.com, or in any other capacity prior to the official pay-per-view were not considered to be WrestleMania matches.
4) Superstars that competed in multiple rounds of a tournament were considered to have had multiple matches at that WrestleMania. Additionally, the two-fall match at WrestleMania 2000 was considered to be two separate matches as two different championships were at stake in each fall.
5) Determining the all-time rankings would be based on number of wins, then by winning percentage.
A few things from this list jumped out at me:
1) Though his nickname is "Mr. WrestleMania", Shawn Michaels has a paltry .353 winning percentage on the Grandest Stage.
2) While his first WrestleMania match was at WrestleMania XX, John Cena has already moved into a tie for 6th in all-time WrestleMania wins with Shawn Michaels. Also, each of Cena's six wins resulted in him earning or retaining a championship, including five World Championship wins.
3) Hulk Hogan, who was victorious in the most iconic WrestleMania match, at WrestleMania III vs Andre the Giant, ranks second on this list.
4) Just 12 Superstars and 2 Divas have two or more wins and no losses, including Rob Van Dam (4-0), Animal, Ax, Hawk, Razor Ramon, and Sable (all 3-0), Mr. T, Shane McMahon, Tatanka, Terry Funk, Virgil, and Chyna (all 2-0), and "Ravishing" Rick Rude (2-0-1)
5) Though he won the first match ever at WrestleMania, Tito Santana is just (1-6) all time, good for a .143 winning percentage.
6) 162 Superstars, Divas, Celebrities, and Athletes have competed in at least one WrestleMania match without earning a victory. Among them are Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka (0-3), Koko B. Ware (0-3), MVP (0-4), Vince McMahon (0-4), and Jacques Rougeau and Jeff Hardy who are tied for the WrestleMania futility record at (0-5).
7) While most matches have ended in either pinfall or submission, 34 matches have ended in some form of DQ, countout, or draw; though the most recent was at WrestleMania X8.
8) There have been 330 competitors at WrestleMania all-time, through WrestleMania XXVI.
Here's the list (as accurately as I could compile it) ranking every competitor at WrestleMania all-time:
(It's possible I made an error here or there, this list is by no means "official". If an error is found let me know and I will fix it)
Feel free to leave any comments or thoughts, they'd be appreciated.
