Wrestling Legends Of The 80s And 90s, And Not Letting It Go

The WWE and its predecessors have released numerous legendary wrestlers, especially in the 1980s and the 1990s. Flamboyant, weird, loved and hated, but all of them with their own problems and quirks. It is what made them famous in the first place.

Did you know that if you went to particular sports betting websites you could actually place a real money bet on the WWE? That is how big wrestling actually is on the internet. But, did wrestling have more interesting characters 20-30 years ago compared to today? Let us see some of the legends from the past.

Razor Ramon is one of those. He was a four-time WWF Intercontinental Champions, and held seven WCW World Tag Team titles. His career started in 1984 and throughout the 90s, it was stained with alcohol and hard drugs. He continued abusing substances even after his WWE career ended. However, in 2014, he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame and today at 59, he is in incredible shape.

But, some of them are no longer with us, like Roddy Piper. He has been legendary through his tirades, and has been in the WWE Hall of Fame since 2007. Roddy, aka Hot Rod died of cardiac arrest on 31 July 2015 at the age of 61.

Others have even received their own holiday, like Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart, who got a Bret Hart Day in the town of Halifax, which was proclaimed by the mayor of Halifax on October 16. The Hitman was active well into his 50s until 2010. In 2016, he announced that he had prostate cancer, but claims to have successfully beaten it after a surgery the same year.

One of the longest running and still active legends of the 1990s is The Undertaker. You cannot do a list without including him. He has been under contract with the WWE since 1990, and although his career is slowly ending, the Undertaker will be remembered by many different generations of wrestling fans, as one of the scariest wrestlers.

Does the name Curtis Michael Hennig ring any bells? Well, if you were a kid growing up in the 1990s, it sure does. ‘Mr. Perfect’ is arguably one of the best wrestlers of his time, although he could not win any big title. His story ends in 2003, when he passed away at the age of 44.

Another legend to go down in tragedy is Macho Man Randy Savage, one of the most popular wrestlers in the 1980s and 1990s. His real name was Randall Mario Poffo, and died of heart attack in 2011 after his car hit in a tree. He was 58. His final appearance was in 2000, but returned in 2004 to confront Jeff Jarrett. He also wrestled as recently as 2004, and after that, he retired for good.

Considering there are dozens of legends we could talk about here, we will cut this list short and do an honorable mention of names like Hulk Hogan, Diesel, Shawn Michaels, Ric Flair, The Ultimate Warrior, The Nasty Boys and bunch of other amazing characters.