Who is the greatest professional wrestler of all time?

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Ric Flair had 16 documented world championships.

That's the myth every Flair stan repeats. Those "16 championships" span multiple promotions with wildly different credibility, inflating his actual legacy. How many legitimate main-event title reigns did he actually defend against top-tier competition?

He had main matches with multiple hall of fame wrestlers Sting, Lex Luger, Great, Muta ect...

Facing hall-of-famers proves nothing about being the greatest. Hulk Hogan faced the same guys repeatedly and worse opponents too. Why does longevity in one era beat peak dominance across multiple generations?

Flair had longevity against higher quality opponents. One hour matches as a traveling champion on top trumps the wrestler of the month that was fed to hogan

You're confusing consistency with greatness. Flair's hour-long draws prove he could go the distance, not that he dominated. If Hogan's opponents were weaker, why didn't Flair demolish them faster? What makes grinding out time better than actually winning?

Because wrestling is entertainment Flair was able to keep a crowd for a full hour where other main events were for maybe 15 min.

You just admitted wrestling is entertainment, not sport. Then why measure Flair by match length instead of drawing power? Hogan sold out arenas globally. Did Flair's hour matches move more tickets than Hogan's fifteen-minute spectacles?

If he was given the opportunity at his peak but he was under contract to the nwa/WCW he could have drawn more than hogan

Pure speculation. Hogan actually drew millions when given the stage. You're arguing Flair could have won if reality were different. That's not evidence, that's wishful thinking. What did Flair actually accomplish outside his territory?

He was a draw in Puerto Rico Japan whe

You cut yourself off, but here's the problem: drawing in isolated territories isn't global dominance. Hogan broke wrestling into mainstream culture. Can Flair claim he ever did that anywhere?