10 Excellent Reasons Why Bret "Hitman" Hart Is The Greatest Wrestler Of All-Time

With 2016 featuring the passing of two GOATs of their respective sports - the great Muhammad Ali in the world of boxing and the legendary Arnold Palmer in professional golf - there's no better time than to look at figuring out just who the greatest professional wrestler of all-time is. Not the biggest star, not the greatest worker, not the biggest draw, but, all things considered, the greatest professional wrestler ever.

For millions, it's the guy that advertised himself as such throughout most of his career. His slogan boasted his superiority over those that preceded him, those that competed with him, and those that would follow him. When considering all aspects and the prerequisites it takes to become a great professional wrestler, such as the look, the moves, the ability to draw, the promo skills, the believability factor, the professionalism, the ability to connect and more, few can compare to Bret Hart.

While other names are often brought up regarding the greatest wrestler ever, such as Ric Flair, Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin, or The Rock, they're often labeled with qualifiers like "greatest in-ring performer" or "most celebrated athlete", indicating tremendous superiority in one area but not necessarily all.

Each of those aforementioned talents had at least one gaping hole in their repertoire. Obviously, their incredible talents in other areas more than made up for any shortcomings, but they did have them.

The Best There Is. The Best There Was. The Best There Ever Will Be.

Ahead of his appearance at WCPW's first iPPV Refuse To Lose on October 6th, here's why it doesn't get better than Bret Hart...

Bret began his journey to pro-wrestling immortality as part of his father Stu's Stampede Wrestling territory in Calgary, Alberta Canada. From there, Bret made a career in WWE that lasted over a decade before becoming one of the highest-paid wrestlers when he signed with WCW in 1997.

In all those companies, Bret found incredible success, making his way to world championships in each promotion.

During his peak run in WWE, Bret achieved major success at every level. Already a Tag Team and Intercontinental Champion on two separate occasions. The Hitman shocked the wrestling world in late 1992 by defeating Ric Flair for the WWF Championship.

Bret also shattered numerous glass ceilings in every division of WWE. The Hart Foundation were not meant to get over in the 80s, yet they became one of the greatest tag teams the promotion ever had. Bret wasn't supposed to succeed as a singles performer, having experienced multiple start-stop solo runs, but he elevated the Intercontinental Championship to the position where it could be defended in the main event of SummerSlam '92 (although Davey Boy Smith's popularity had something to do with it, too).

And he wasn't ever supposed to be on the level of the company's main event headliners before he wound up tying Hulk Hogan for the most reigns as WWF Champion (5) by 1997.

Nobody has that type of history, except for the Excellence of Execution.