10 Most Believable Superstars In WWE History
Believe this.
What makes a good wrestler truly great? What components are crucial in creating a WWE superstar that will be remembered for the ages, long after their days in the ring are done? There's the look, the promos, the in-ring work, sure, but one characteristic sets them apart from everyone else.
Credibility.
Do you believe what you are seeing? Do you believe what this wrestler is saying or doing? You don't have to like it, but if you believe their actions could be legitimate, that's something special.
Especially today, few WWE superstars are able to capture that feeling. Blame it on the lack of kayfabe, a world where every spoken word originates from a script penned by non-talent, the expansion of social media, or even a generational difference - there's numerous theories as to why fans don't believe in wrestlers today like they have previously.
Most fans want to believe. For those few hours, they want to believe what they're watching is real - no different than Game Of Thrones, The Walking Dead, or any other dramatic television show. The following 10 superstars allowed fans to do that with ease.
The integrity and credibility behind these 10 talents should be studied by everyone in WWE today - if they want fans to believe.
10. Ultimate Warrior
Starting off the list is a controversial superstar, no doubt about that. Some loved him, some hated him, but despite all the opinions shared on the man formerly known as Jim Hellwig, one thing is not arguable - and that was the man's intensity.
Intensity is what made Warrior a WWF icon in 1990 and, along with his bizarre promos, frenetic entrances, and struggles with the in-ring "work", Warrior become one of the more believable WWE superstars of all-time. If ever there was one, the Ultimate Warrior really did seem like someone from another planet. He was so intense, so forceful, so aggressive that his characteristics felt like more than just a television character.
They say the most successful wrestling personas are the ones that are not too far removed from the individual(s) portraying them - often, it's the character's personality with the volume turned up to 11. By all accounts, that was the case with Warrior.
Unfortunately for his opponents, this believability was helped by a stiff, often clumsy in-ring style in which he never fully learned how to work. It's one of the reasons why his peers may not have taken a huge liking to Warrior, but it can't be denied: fans believed his act.