#23. Harley Race
Achievements/Accolades:
- 8-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion
- 5-time AWA World Tag Team Champion
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)
Opinions:
“My first memories of Harley Race was seeing him and Hacksaw Jim Duggan fight each other throughout The Slammy Awards in the 80s. At that point in my life, and years after, I only knew Harley as “The King” in WWE & as a member of The Heenan Family. As I grew up, I become more educated on his career as one of the greatest NWA Champions of All Time. Harley was able to make more stars than arguably anyone in the history of the industry. He continually put over wrestlers in the 1980s who are on this list & then used his knowledge, wisdom, expertise & promo ability to make stars in the 1990s. He’s without a doubt one of the all time greats.” — Jay Alletto
“An NWA veteran, Harley Race had a stellar career wrestling for promotions such as the AWA, WCW and of course WWF. A member of multiple hall of fames, and the first United States Champion, Harley Race is a true legend of the industry, and is very deserving of his #23 ranking.” — Matt Burgess
“If you don’t know, Triple H is my favorite wrestler of all time. Being 21 years old, I didn’t get to experience the great Harley Race, but I know that Paul Levesque has said multiple times that he has patterned a lot of his moveset after Harley Race. I believe if I was born 20 years earlier, Race would have been my favorite wrestler. He’s the definition of the word, “CHAMPION.” Race is definitely a deserving member of this list, and on my personal list, he was in my top 20.” — Eron Ramadanov
