[CaptainCrunch]

So what about the ones that didn't make it, and there are a lot. I admit that when you're doing a Mt Rushmore of anything and you only have 4 slots you're certainly going to be putting some personal feelings and memories to that.

But in making my case for my 4, I have to make a case for the why the hell nots?

Hulk Hogan - Absolutely was a game changer in the wrestling world as he took wrestling out of the smoke filled armories and gyms and made it mainstream. You can argue that Hogan himself became a multi platform star as he went no pun intended Hollywood. He was part of some of the biggest storylines in Wrestling such as his feuds with Andre and the Wrestling World changing NWO. But there are lots of cracks in his foundation. Hogan you can argue couldn't work. He was a rudimentary wrestler at best, but it was offset by his charisma and mic skills. What put Hogan off of the Mount Rushmore was that he was a guy that built wrestling up, and then through selfishness and politics tried to tear it down. He was selfish, he rarely did the best for business thing. He buried wrestlers to hold his spot, he buried a company due to his indulgences on more then one occasion. His ego was destructive.

Ric Flair - Another one that should rightfully be up on Mount Rushmore. A man with a 50 year career who never hesitated to make his opponent look like a million bucks, even as he beat him. A Wrestler with unbelievable charisma. He could work a 60 minute match 5 days a week and twice on Sunday. He headed one of the greatest factions in the history of wrestling and was must see TV. And he would be on my Mt Rushmore if he had retired in the mid 90's. Because his work after the Mid 90's was almost like Flair hated himself and his legacy and he wanted to tear it down. To be honest watching Flair in his last 15 years or so was more sad then it was awe inspiring. He lost his in match creativity fighting the same match every night. He was a man that in the end held on because he needed the money, because his personal life was a train wreck.

Shawn Michaels - To me Bret and Shawn are entirely interchangeable. Both supreme and natural workers who understood story telling and psychology. Neither Bret nor Shawn were ever considered to be major draws But Shawn had natural charisma and awesome Mic skills. To bad he was also a destructive force for Wrestling in his early to mid years. The Clique wasn't a good thing, Shawn was universally reviled except for Vince and the Clique. He later became a positive beacon for the sport, and it certainly saved him because frankly if he had been driven to retirement by his back injury he would be remembered as awesome potential wasted.

The Rock - Sue me, but the Rock was awesome on the mic, and he was ok in the ring. But his level of charisma and his ability to stretch his character was amazing. He's certainly generational. He's also the most successful wrestler in history in terms of his cross over into Hollywood. He was an ultimate draw. So why not on my Mount Rushmore. Maybe I'm a wrestling snob or purist. But it always felt like the Rock was playing the in ring stuff as a gag. Was it entertaining? Sure. But after a while it always felt like Rock was looking at the camera and winking and saying "This #### ain't real". Ridiculous moves and sells hurt him when I ranked the workers. I also felt like after a while he felt a bit entitled. He became too reliant on blurting out 30 catchphrases an hour and lost his natural feel.