#5 The Undertaker
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Mark William Calaway, better known by his ring name The Undertaker, is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to WWE, where he has worked since 1990, making him the company's longest tenured in-ring performer. Wikipedia
Born: March 24, 1965 (age 50), Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 2.08 m
Organization: WWE
Spouse: Michelle McCool (m. 2010), Sara Calaway (m. 2000–2007), Jodi Lynn (m. 1989–1999)
Siblings: Michael Calaway, Timothy Calaway, David Calaway, Paul Calaway
Mark William Calaway (born March 24, 1965),[7] better known by his ring name The Undertaker, is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is currently signed to WWE, where he has worked since 1990, making him the company's longest tenured in-ring performer. Calaway began his wrestling career with World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) in 1984. After wrestling forWorld Championship Wrestling (WCW) as "Mean" Mark Callous from 1989 to 1990, he signed with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in 1990.
As The Undertaker, Calaway's gimmick is a horror-themed, dynamically dark, macabre entity who employs scare tactics and holds links to the supernatural; the character was reinvented as a biker during the early 2000s. The Undertaker is the storyline half-brother of fellow WWE wrestler Kane, with whom he has alternately feuded and teamed with as The Brothers of Destruction. Since unseatingHulk Hogan as WWF Champion in 1991, The Undertaker has been involved in various pivotal storylines and matches within WWE history.[5]
The Undertaker is well known for The Streak, an unprecedented run of 21 straight victories at WWE's leading pay-per-view (PPV),WrestleMania (including main event bouts at WrestleMania 13, WrestleMania XXIV, and WrestleMania XXVI); he sustained his first loss at WrestleMania XXX to Brock Lesnar.[8] He was also winner of the 2007 Royal Rumble and in doing so, became the first man to enter the event last and win. Among other championships, Calaway is an eight-time world champion, having held the WWF/E Championship four times, the World Heavyweight Championship three times and the USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship once.
The Undertaker has cultivated a legacy as one of the great pro wrestlers.[9] In November 2015, Telegraph journalist Tom Fordy called him "the world's greatest sportsman
#4 Brock Lesnar
About
Brock Edward Lesnar /ˈlɛznər/ is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler, professional American football player, and mixed martial artist who is currently signed to WWE. Wikipedia
Born: July 12, 1977 (age 38), Webster, South Dakota, United States
Height: 1.91 m
Weight: 134 kg
Spouse: Sable (m. 2006)
Siblings: Chad Lesnar, Troy Lesnar, Brandi Nichol Lesnar
Brock Edward Lesnar[3] /ˈlɛznər/ (born July 12, 1977)[3] is an American professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler, professional American football player, and mixed martial artist[4] who is currently signed to WWE.[5] Lesnar is a four-time WWE (World Heavyweight) Champion, a former UFC Heavyweight Champion, and an NCAA Division I Heavyweight WrestlingChampion,[6][7] the only person to have won a WWE championship, UFC championship, and NCAA championship in a career. He is also a one-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, making him a five-time world champion in professional wrestling.
After his successful amateur wrestling career at Bismarck State College and the University of Minnesota (106 victories and 5 losses), Lesnar signed with WWE (then the World Wrestling Federation) in 2000. He was assigned to its developmental promotion Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he was a three-time OVW Southern Tag Team Champion with Shelton Benjamin. After debuting on WWE's main roster in 2002, he won the WWE Championship on three separate occasions with victories over The Rock and Kurt Angle (twice). Lesnar won his first WWE Undisputed Championship five months after his main roster debut at the age of 25, becoming the youngest champion in the title's history. He was also the 2002 King of the Ring and the 2003 Royal Rumble winner, making him the youngest King of the Ring and Royal Rumble winner as well.[8][9] Following his match with Goldberg at WrestleMania XX, Lesnar left the WWE and pursued a career in the National Football League (NFL).[10] He was named a defensive tackle for theMinnesota Vikings but was cut prior to the start of the 2004–05 season.[11] In 2005, Lesnar returned to professional wrestling and signed with New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), where he won the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in his first match. After a contractual dispute with NJPW, he also wrestled as IWGP Heavyweight Champion in the Inoki Genome Federation (IGF).[12]
In 2006, Lesnar pursued a career in mixed martial arts. He signed with Hero's and won his first fight, against Min-Soo Kim, in June 2007.[13] He then signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) the following October. Lesnar lost in his UFC debut againstFrank Mir and then won his second fight against Heath Herring. In November 2008, Lesnar defeated Randy Couture to become the UFC Heavyweight Champion. Shortly after a successful title defense in a rematch with Mir, Lesnar was sidelined due to diverticulitis. He would return at UFC 116 to defeat Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Shane Carwin and unify the heavyweight championships, becoming the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion. Lesnar then lost the championship to Cain Velasquez at UFC 121. In 2011, he was once again sidelined due to diverticulitis and underwent surgery.[14] Lesnar returned at UFC 141 in December, losing to Alistair Overeem and promptly retiring from MMA.[15] Lesnar was a box office sensation in UFC. He took part in a few of the best selling pay-per-views in UFC history, including a co-main event at UFC 100, the highest selling UFC pay-per-view ever.[16] After his pay-per-view bonuses and fight purses, Lesnar became the highest paid UFC fighter in 2010 and was on the ESPN list of best paid athletes.[17]
In April 2012, Lesnar once again returned to professional wrestling, rejoining WWE after an eight-year hiatus. Two years later, atWrestleMania XXX, Lesnar defeated The Undertaker to end his undefeated streak at the premier annual event. Lesnar has had an onscreen partnership with Paul Heyman throughout the majority of his professional wrestling career. He has headlined numerous pay-per-view events for both the WWE and UFC, including WrestleMania XIX, WrestleMania 31, and UFC 116. In 2015, anESPN.com article referred to Lesnar as "the most accomplished athlete in pro wrestling history
#3 Randy Orton
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Randall Keith "Randy" Orton is an American professional wrestler and actor who is currently signed with WWE since 2001, but is on hiatus due to injury as of February 2016. Wikipedia
Born: April 1, 1980 (age 35), Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Height: 1.96 m
Spouse: Samantha Speno (m. 2007–2013)
Organization: WWE
Parents: Elaine Orton, Bob Orton J
Randall Keith "Randy" Orton[5][6] (born April 1, 1980)[7][8] is an American professional wrestler and actor who is currently signed with WWE since 2001, but is on hiatus due to injury as of February 2016. He is a 12-time world champion,[9][10] having held the WWE Championship/WWE World Heavyweight Championship eight times and the World Heavyweight Championship four times. He was the final holder of the World Heavyweight Championship.[11]
Orton is a third-generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Bob Orton, Sr., his father "Cowboy" Bob Orton, and his uncle Barry Orton all competed in the professional wrestling business.[7][12] Before being promoted to the main World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) roster, Orton trained in and wrestled for Mid-Missouri Wrestling Association-Southern Illinois Conference Wrestling for a month. He was then sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW), where he held the OVW Hardcore Championship twice.[13]
Orton became a member of the stable Evolution shortly after his WWE debut, which quickly led to a Intercontinental Championshipreign, his first title with the company.[14] He also acquired the moniker "The Legend Killer" during a storyline where he began disrespecting and then physically attacking WWE Hall of Famers and wrestling veterans.[2] At age 24, he became the youngest person ever to hold the World Heavyweight Championship.[15] With this win, he departed from Evolution and a feud with his former stablemates began. In 2006, Orton joined forces with Edge in a tag team known as Rated-RKO. Together, they held the World Tag Team Championship.[16]
After Rated-RKO disbanded in mid-2007, Orton gained two WWE Championship reigns in one night.[17] He formed the group The Legacy with Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase in 2008. It disbanded in 2010 and Orton returned to singles competition. From 2013 to 2015, Orton was aligned with The Authority, who named him the "face of the WWE". Overall, he has won 14 total championships in WWE. He is also the winner of the 2009 Royal Rumble match[18] and has headlined many pay-per-view events for the organization, including WrestleManias XXV[19] and XXX
#2 John Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, rapper and actor signed to WWE. Cena is credited by WWE as the public face of that organization, and has served as its franchise player since 2005. Wikipedia
Born: April 23, 1977 (age 38), West Newbury, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 1.85 m
Spouse: Elizabeth Huberdeau (m. 2009–2012)
Partner: Nikki Bella (2012–)
Siblings: Matt Cena, Sean Cena, Steve Cena, Dan Cena
John Felix Anthony Cena (/ˈsiːnə/; born April 23, 1977) is an American professional wrestler, rapper and actor signed to WWE. Cena is credited by WWE as the public face of that organization,[8] and has served as its franchise player since 2005.[9]
Cena started his pro wrestling career in 1999 with Ultimate Pro Wrestling (UPW), and won its heavyweight title the following year.[10]Cena signed a developmental contract with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later renamed to WWE) in 2001, debuting on the main roster in 2002. As of March 2016, Cena has won 24 championships, with 15 reigns as a world champion (12 times as WWE Championship/WWE World Heavyweight Championship[11] and three times as World Heavyweight Championship),[12][13] five reignsas United States Champion and four reigns as world tag team champion (two World Tag Team and two WWE Tag Team). Furthermore, he is a 2012 Money in the Bank ladder match winner, a two-time Royal Rumble winner (2008, 2013), and a three-time Superstar of the Year Slammy Award winner (2009, 2010, 2012).
Cena has the fourth-highest number of combined days as WWE World Heavyweight Champion, behind Bruno Sammartino, Bob Backlund, and Hulk Hogan. He has also headlined WWE's flagship event, WrestleMania, on five different occasions (WrestleManias22, 23, XXVII, XXVIII, and 29) over the course of his career.
Outside of wrestling, Cena has released the rap album You Can't See Me, which debuted at No. 15 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and starred in the feature films The Marine (2006), 12 Rounds (2009), Legendary (2010), The Reunion (2011), Trainwreck (2015), and Sisters (2015).[14] Cena has also made appearances on television shows including Manhunt, Deal or No Deal, MADtv, Saturday Night Live, Punk'd, Psych, and Parks and Recreation. He was also a contestant on Fast Cars and Superstars: The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race, where he made it to the final round before being eliminated, placing third in the overall competition.
Cena is involved in numerous philanthropic causes; most notably with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He has granted the most wishes in Make-A-Wish history.
#1 Roman Reigns
About
Leati Joseph "Joe" Anoaʻi is an American professional wrestler, former professional Canadian football player, and a member of the Anoaʻi family. He is signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Roman Reigns as of February 2016. Wikipedia
Born: May 25, 1985 (age 30), Pensacola, Florida, United States
Spouse: Galina Becker (m. 2014)
Siblings: Rosey
TV shows: WWE Raw, WWE SmackDown, WWE: Fast Lane
Parents: Patricia A. Anoa'i, Sika Anoaʻi
Leati Joseph "Joe" Anoaʻi (born May 25, 1985) is an American professional wrestler, former professional Canadian football player, and a member of the Anoaʻi family. He is signed to WWE, where he performs under the ring name Roman Reigns as of February 2016.
After playing collegiate football for Georgia Tech, Anoaʻi started his professional football career with brief off-season stints with theMinnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) in 2007. He then played a full season for theCanadian Football League's Edmonton Eskimos in 2008 before his release and retirement from football.
Anoaʻi then pursued a career in professional wrestling and was signed by WWE in 2010, reporting to their developmental territoryFlorida Championship Wrestling. Using the ring name Roman Reigns, he made his main roster debut in November 2012 alongsideSeth Rollins and Dean Ambrose as the Shield. Reigns is a two-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion, a one-time WWE Tag Team Champion (with Rollins), and was the 2015 Royal Rumble winner and the 2014 Superstar of the Year. He also tied the WWE record for most eliminations in a Survivor Series elimination match with four in the 2013 event, and set the record for most eliminations in a Royal Rumble match with 12 in the 2014 event. He has also main-evented numerous pay-per-views, includingWrestleMania 31 and is set to main-event WrestleMania 32.
